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Cheap PSU<\/h3>\n
One of the most overlooked purchases for a PC is a quality power supply.<\/p>\n
If you’re building a PC with powerful hardware inside, you should power your components with a reliable PSU.<\/p>\n
Cheap power supplies are prone to malfunction, which could damage components.<\/p>\n
The I\/O shield should be the first component you install, as it is impossible to insert into your chassis once other components are in.<\/p>\n If you forget to install this protective shroud, you will have to disassemble your build and start over.<\/p>\n This can be a great frustration, especially if you have installed a liquid cooling loop.<\/p>\n The most nerve-wracking part of building your own system is the installation of your processor.<\/p>\n Although newer Intel processors have more refined pins and mounting systems, it is still important to follow the included instructions and double-check your orientation before installation.<\/p>\n Forcing your processor into the socket could bend socket pins, rendering the CPU unusable.<\/p>\n Many system builders and overclockers have different opinions regarding the ideal amount and brand of thermal paste you should apply to your CPU.<\/p>\n It is generally recommended that you apply a pea-sized amount of compound to the lid of your CPU and then mount your cooler onto the processor – letting the heat sink contact spread the paste.<\/p>\n Make sure your cooler has pre-applied thermal compound\u00a0and that the plastic covering the heat sink contact is removed.<\/p>\n If a component doesn’t fit into a slot or a cooler does not fit on your CPU or motherboard, the components are not compatible.<\/p>\n Shaving down connections or drilling holes will probably destroy expensive components and cause serious\u00a0problems.<\/p>\n There are exceptions to this rule, but any DIY tasks should be conducted by someone with a sufficient knowledge of the hardware.<\/p>\n Fans are mounted as intakes and exhausts in order to achieve optimal airflow through the chassis.<\/p>\n Mounting fans in the wrong orientation (example: three intakes instead of two intakes and one exhaust) could result in high PC temperatures.<\/p>\n While components like RAM modules may require a bit of elbow grease to lock into place, applying brute force to motherboard connections is not a good idea.<\/p>\n This is especially true for processor and graphics card installations, where a need to use brute force probably indicates a connection or compatibility problem.<\/p>\n A bit of pressure is fine, but leaning your whole body onto your graphics card will result in tears.<\/p>\n Electrostatic discharge can be a real danger to your components and it is important to neutralise any static charge when working on a PC.<\/p>\n Avoid working in carpeted areas or wearing clothes prone to static build-up when building your system.<\/p>\n It is recommended that you either use an anti-static wrist strap or periodically maintain contact with the chassis when installing and touching components.<\/p>\n While building a PC is not as difficult as beginners think, there are common mistakes you should avoid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":341028,"featured_media":146151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[35,40798,40796],"class_list":["post-195556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hardware","tag-headline","tag-mistakes","tag-pc-build"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195556"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/341028"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195556"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":196324,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195556\/revisions\/196324"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/146151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=195556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=195556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a><\/p>\n
\nI\/O shield<\/h3>\n
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\nCPU installation<\/h3>\n
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\nThermal\u00a0compound<\/h3>\n
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\nDIY<\/h3>\n
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\nFan orientation<\/h3>\n
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\nBrute force<\/h3>\n
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\nStatic electricity<\/h3>\n
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