Saving up money for good components and waiting for components to be in sale or in stock.
evo_moment_37
Cable management
pooamalgam
Stability testing, for me.
norapeformethankyou
Personally, sanding is one of my favorite things about wood working. Taking the orbital sander to a table top and slowly getting it smooth as glass…. Fucking great feeling.
MrOphicer
Depends on what you consider a complete build:
If only a hardware assembly, then definitely cable management.
If you’re using the software, then definitely installing and setting up all your software and games. Takes ages.
Ycg1
everything software, not necessarily building, also troubleshooting
WiseLong4499
Just thinking about what to get… *Especially* if you start from scratch!
Checking that things are compatible, reading reviews, comparing options, etc. I’ve done probably over 30 builds and there’s **always** something I didn’t necessarily plan for, such as RAM clearance, PSU cable length, radiator placement, etc. that’s *never quite right*.
DayneTreader
Picking the parts
Popular-Tune-6335
Everything.. Every. Thing.
rebelSun25
Waiting for Windows updates to finish
Own-Refrigerator7804
Researching
Over_Ring_3525
Research prior to doing the purchase. I always spend far more time deciding which components to buy than it takes to actually build the PC.
SirOakin
Software installation
BkOttr
Waiting for parts to ship
ABCauliflower
Troubleshooting, overclocking
asdfgaheh
90% not doing the hobby lol. Once you build it, it’s a years until the next build
No_Impression_3470
Choosing your components
only1yzerman
Specifically for Windows – Updating Windows. I swear to all that is holy.
Here is a 100% accurate timeline for building a PC:
* Choosing parts and ordering them: 1-2 hours
* Hooking up the hardware and cable management – 1-2 hours
* Troubleshooting why the PC won’t turn on and fixing it: 1-2 hours
* Installing Windows: 30-45 minutes
* Flashing BIOS: 10-30 minutes (if necessary).
* Updating Windows, the first time: 4-24 hours.
* Updating Windows after the first restart from the previous update: 4-24 hours
* Updating Windows after the 2nd restart: 4-24 hours
* Updating Windows after the 3rd restart: 4-24 hours
* Updating Windows after the 4th restart: 4-24 hours (At this point you start to wonder what the point of service packs are)
* Updating Windows after the 5th restart, which finally allows you to install service pack 1: 4-24 hours
* Updating Windows after Service Pack 1 restart (6th restart for those keeping count): 4-24 hours.
* Updating Windows after the 7th restart: 4-24 hours
* Updating Windows to Service Pack 2 after the 8th restart: 4-24 hours
* Updating Windows after the 9th restart: 4-24 hours
* Updating Windows to Service Pack 3 after the 10th restart: 4-24 hours (almost done….right? RIGHT???)
* Updating Windows to after the 11th restart: 4-24 hours
* Installing and Updating hardware drivers: 20-30 minutes.
No_Cardiologist735
Graphics and FPS optimization
XsNR
Always software. Takes 30 minutes to an hour to put together the parts for, and build the PC, but then even installing windows alone can take an hour, let alone if you want to pre-install or pre-configure anything, or do some stability testing for XMP or to make sure you’ve not goofed somewhere.
Aggravating_Wrap7324
Trying to convince people to buy the exact crap you just built your computer with so you feel like you didn’t make a horrible decision.
elliotborst
90% complaining
Ccm1957
Getting the money to build it
thekrisn4
researching parts to pick?
SadTurtleSoup
Troubleshooting random bullshit like loose or forgotten connectors.
IchedDyy
Benchmarks.
candiedbunion69
Looking for screws you dropped.
josht198712
90% trying to get those little 2-4 pin connectors in at the bottom of the mobo. All while yelling obscenities at it.
jesuscheetahnipples
Or, or maybe the guy in the tweet is full of shit and not every hobby is 100% sanding.
XNinjaMushroomX
Being your own tech support
AngelCuddlefluff
Plugging in those tiny cables with raccoon like fingers
JamieDrone
It’s cable management
HershySquirtle
Spending
Phaylz
Wading through recommendations to use Linux
wattur
Part research / price comparison
H0vis
Making the money to buy the thing in the first place.
There is no part of building a PC that is as labour intensive or important for the hobbyist as any of those tasks mentioned above. You absolutely do not need to do any cable management if you don’t want to.
For a professional build the cable tidy game has to be perfect, not for a hobbyist though.
steak4take
Scouring the internet for working solutions to arcane problems
Millkstake
Probably optimization after getting the thing put together
IndecisiveFixation
90% what the fuck windows
runmymouth
Praying it turns on after assembly.
faverodefavero
The software part, including stability testing, fine tuning BIOS, overclocking, undervolting, troubleshooting, etc..
Gentle_Capybara
When you assemble the perfect build, both hardware and software-wise, and you deliver it… and the final user finds a crazy way to fuck it up because they are digitally illiterate.
peaveyftw
Looking for that last fecking screw
PsychologicalDebts
Working 80 hours for the price of one piece.
smokie12
Disassembling everything to put in the frickin motherboard IO Shield plate that you manage to forget every fricking time
Fun_Bottle_5308
For me its min maxing/tweaking cpu, gpu, ram clock for that 5% gain, and buying 200$ aio for that extra 3 degree off from my previous 50$ air cooler
46 Comments
Saving up money for good components and waiting for components to be in sale or in stock.
Cable management
Stability testing, for me.
Personally, sanding is one of my favorite things about wood working. Taking the orbital sander to a table top and slowly getting it smooth as glass…. Fucking great feeling.
Depends on what you consider a complete build:
If only a hardware assembly, then definitely cable management.
If you’re using the software, then definitely installing and setting up all your software and games. Takes ages.
everything software, not necessarily building, also troubleshooting
Just thinking about what to get… *Especially* if you start from scratch!
Checking that things are compatible, reading reviews, comparing options, etc. I’ve done probably over 30 builds and there’s **always** something I didn’t necessarily plan for, such as RAM clearance, PSU cable length, radiator placement, etc. that’s *never quite right*.
Picking the parts
Everything.. Every. Thing.
Waiting for Windows updates to finish
Researching
Research prior to doing the purchase. I always spend far more time deciding which components to buy than it takes to actually build the PC.
Software installation
Waiting for parts to ship
Troubleshooting, overclocking
90% not doing the hobby lol. Once you build it, it’s a years until the next build
Choosing your components
Specifically for Windows – Updating Windows. I swear to all that is holy.
Here is a 100% accurate timeline for building a PC:
* Choosing parts and ordering them: 1-2 hours
* Hooking up the hardware and cable management – 1-2 hours
* Troubleshooting why the PC won’t turn on and fixing it: 1-2 hours
* Installing Windows: 30-45 minutes
* Flashing BIOS: 10-30 minutes (if necessary).
* Updating Windows, the first time: 4-24 hours.
* Updating Windows after the first restart from the previous update: 4-24 hours
* Updating Windows after the 2nd restart: 4-24 hours
* Updating Windows after the 3rd restart: 4-24 hours
* Updating Windows after the 4th restart: 4-24 hours (At this point you start to wonder what the point of service packs are)
* Updating Windows after the 5th restart, which finally allows you to install service pack 1: 4-24 hours
* Updating Windows after Service Pack 1 restart (6th restart for those keeping count): 4-24 hours.
* Updating Windows after the 7th restart: 4-24 hours
* Updating Windows to Service Pack 2 after the 8th restart: 4-24 hours
* Updating Windows after the 9th restart: 4-24 hours
* Updating Windows to Service Pack 3 after the 10th restart: 4-24 hours (almost done….right? RIGHT???)
* Updating Windows to after the 11th restart: 4-24 hours
* Installing and Updating hardware drivers: 20-30 minutes.
Graphics and FPS optimization
Always software. Takes 30 minutes to an hour to put together the parts for, and build the PC, but then even installing windows alone can take an hour, let alone if you want to pre-install or pre-configure anything, or do some stability testing for XMP or to make sure you’ve not goofed somewhere.
Trying to convince people to buy the exact crap you just built your computer with so you feel like you didn’t make a horrible decision.
90% complaining
Getting the money to build it
researching parts to pick?
Troubleshooting random bullshit like loose or forgotten connectors.
Benchmarks.
Looking for screws you dropped.
90% trying to get those little 2-4 pin connectors in at the bottom of the mobo. All while yelling obscenities at it.
Or, or maybe the guy in the tweet is full of shit and not every hobby is 100% sanding.
Being your own tech support
Plugging in those tiny cables with raccoon like fingers
It’s cable management
Spending
Wading through recommendations to use Linux
Part research / price comparison
Making the money to buy the thing in the first place.
There is no part of building a PC that is as labour intensive or important for the hobbyist as any of those tasks mentioned above. You absolutely do not need to do any cable management if you don’t want to.
For a professional build the cable tidy game has to be perfect, not for a hobbyist though.
Scouring the internet for working solutions to arcane problems
Probably optimization after getting the thing put together
90% what the fuck windows
Praying it turns on after assembly.
The software part, including stability testing, fine tuning BIOS, overclocking, undervolting, troubleshooting, etc..
When you assemble the perfect build, both hardware and software-wise, and you deliver it… and the final user finds a crazy way to fuck it up because they are digitally illiterate.
Looking for that last fecking screw
Working 80 hours for the price of one piece.
Disassembling everything to put in the frickin motherboard IO Shield plate that you manage to forget every fricking time
For me its min maxing/tweaking cpu, gpu, ram clock for that 5% gain, and buying 200$ aio for that extra 3 degree off from my previous 50$ air cooler