Going to build a new PC.

Hey. I'm very worried though. It will be my first time building. How does this sound:



I'm very worried about building it though. It looks so hard and I'm afraid I'll fuck something up

 

I need reassurance that it's not hard. I'm a noob and I'm scared I'll bend some pins, electrocute myself or someshit because I'm clumsy

 

Dont worry you can't bend pins, all conectors have a key, it only goes one way so you can't bend it.....assuming you're not a savage.
And you won't build it connected to power, so you can't electrocute yourself...

Also maybe get a bigger PSU in case you will add an extra HDD /SSD or GPU later. A 600W should do it. And you forgot about an optical drive

 

Do I need an Optical Drive? Sorry I'm such a noob with this. The thing is pal I'm just frightened to make it, I fear that I'll snap a pin, or fuck my motherboard up somehow

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Oh yeah so I did, I had that but I forgot to add it to the basket, my bad!

 

Also get an anti-static wrist/ankleband so you don't damage with static electricity. They're like 5 pounds or so

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Also, what is your budget? Btw, if you're really that scared you can ask them to do it. Most charge around 50 euros

 

Case and PSU.

 

Building a pc is as easy as making a lego house. Will be no problem, don't really need an anti-static wrist band if you're careful. I have one but never bothered using it for all 4 of my builds, just gets in the way. Good luck and most importantly have fun. Nothing better than watching something you made actually work

 

Everyone say's it's easy, but I'm looking at the tutorials and it looks insanely hard

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Also, just how good is the R9 290, my friend says it's one of the best out there, behind the R9 290x and probably a few others. Will I be able to run battlefield 4 and other top end games on high settings and get a solid 60 fps?

 

I built my first PC a couple months ago. A lot easier than I thought it would be tbh. The videos look confusing but once you get going its pretty straight forward if you are following a video or the manual.

 

I just get worried that I'd break something. Were you not worried?

 

Of course I was but as long as you are a bit careful and follow a guide I knew I could do it. Just give it a go man the feeling of completing it is worth it.

 

What happens if I mess upthough

 

I'd avoid the R9x series unless you have some proper cooling, my 290X hits 70c often.

 

I think I followed this whole video the first time I did it. After you build one once though you won't need help like this. It's literally just plugging components and cables in, maybe a few screws.

 

It's not the 290x, it's just the 290

 

But if I don't use the R9 290 then what could I use? I want top games to perform on high settings.

 

No more than 600, with a monitor and a keyboard.