'PC Building Simulator' Is More Fun Than Building a Real Computer

Re:'PC Building Simulator' Is More Fun Than Building a Real ... by meddlepal on Thursday March 29, 2018 @10:30PM (#16713213)

Yep installing the CPU is literally the most nerve wracking part of PC building. Aftermarket heatsink is a close second IMO.

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Re:'PC Building Simulator' Is More Fun Than Building a Real ... by shadowfacts on Thursday March 29, 2018 @10:43PM (#16713280)

I didn’t have trouble with the CPU or the cooler. The memory, on the other hand, with the insane insertion force required, was pretty scary.

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Re:'PC Building Simulator' Is More Fun Than Building a Real ... by meddlepal on Thursday March 29, 2018 @10:50PM (#16713319)

Hmm odd... Maybe motherboard dependent? I've never felt uncomfortable slotting RAM in.

CPU definitely... The modern video cards that weigh like ten pounds also give me pause. Not because slotting them is hard but because they sag.

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Re:'PC Building Simulator' Is More Fun Than Building a Real ... by snvzz on Friday March 30, 2018 @05:48AM (#16714875)

I find CPU easy, but the heatsink is absolutely the hardest.

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Re:'PC Building Simulator' Is More Fun Than Building a Real ... by meddlepal on Friday March 30, 2018 @10:19AM (#16716284)

Wasn't saying CPU is hard just nerve wracking as it crunches. Heatsinks are annoying as fuck. The first time I did a CoolerMaster H212 EVO I botched install... Had to pull it off which is a careful exercise in and of itself as you sort of wiggle slide it off the top of the CPU which is glued to it with thermal paste at this point and seated to the motherboard.

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