If you don't have an anti-static band the other free way that I've found is to shout at your parents until you're fully grounded for about a week or so. Hope this helps :)

instructions were not clear, thermal paste in the ram slots

Instructions not clear enough, got graphics card stuck in ceiling fan

2:11 He ment pain in the Asus

The instructions weren't clear, now I am stuck in the middle of the desert with a PC.

Here is the list 1. Get decent parts 2. Don't break the parts 3. Read the manual in the case and motherboard 4. Don't break the parts... 5. Stop pushing the parts so hard!

i accidentally used tooth paste, as my thermal paste

guys, is my PC good? CPU: a lightbulb GPU: etch-a-sketch Motherboard: a chalkboard RAM: somewhere eating grass Monitor: a mime HDD: a black slave SSD: an Asian slave PSU: Croatia Total budget: Croatia's GDP

If static really this much of an issue, then I will just build it naked. I don't care how many concerned looks I get at Micro Center.

Just the tips? Not very helpful for the female viewers They prefer the whole shaft too

I like to get to get rid of static electricity on my motherboard, processor, whatever the closest component is really. None of my computers turn on though no idea why...

You can magnetize a non magnetic screwdriver.

Tip 1 : do not put ram in pci e 16x slot tip 2 - dont wear socks and sandals tip 3 - gimme ur parts tip 4 - thank u for ur parts tip 5 figure it out

Instructions clear. I applied thermal paste to my screwdriver to magnitize it while i install my RAM to my power supply

Instruction not clear enough, I got my ram stuck in the graphic card socket..........

I feel like Linus has way too much fun with these tips, haha

or you know, you can just rub a strong magnet in your non magnetic screw driver and bam, its magnetized.

Instructions not clear Got my videocard flushed down the toilet

This channel and techquickie are probably the most useful channels on KZfaq for me and basically formed all my knowledge on computers

my cousin chews tobacco and I was wondering if I can use the dip he's chewed up and spit on the floor as thermal paste, also, can I use his chewed-up tobacco as liquid cooling instead of using the rancid milk I was originally going to use? One more thing, the X99 Asus motherboard costs too much so I was thinking about just pulling out the icetray from my freezer and using that for now as a motherboard. please reply for any suggestions, -love, Peter

One big thing I notice people make a mistake on is watching all those "750$ budget build" videos that neglect to mention a monitor, peripherals, OS, etc. All those budget videos should add hundreds more onto the price before the title their videos "complete builds."

protip: you can MAKE a magnetic screwdriver simply by rubbing a magnet on a screwdriver.

guys how is this build for gaming: Total cost: 2 cents i found on the floor 0.25 core potato chip cpu pepperoni pizza with 16 salami motherboard 1kb soft state drive 2kb piece of metal drive 2x AA batteries psu cooler: doritos mint flavoured Case:random box of juice i found on the street Gpu: nvidia potato69 0.0000069kb vram Please tell me what should i change

I zapped my dad while adding more rams

Tip #4.5 - Don't have a magnetized screwdriver? Find a decently strong magnet, and rub the screwdriver, in the same direction, for several strokes, over the magnet for something in a pinch. *reads further in the comments* Of course..

Tip #6: Use PC Part Picker.

really wanted to learn how to ride a horse tho

I can tell this guy is gonna do good in KZfaq

Linus is such a tease with just the tips.

At first in the intro i thought he was gonna cry. Lol.

PROTIP: Swipe a magnet from the base of the screwdriver shaft to the tip of the screw driver 30 times, slowly twisting the screw driver, this will magnetize your screw driver !

You should have also mentioned about RAM channels. I imagine a lot of new builders may just install RAM in the two nearest slots if they have more than one stick rather than utilising dual channel etc.

Just the tip *giggity*

A last thing on tip 1: be naked

Okay about the thermal paste if you didn't know this already I feel bad for you... it's like you squeezed the whole bottle of ketchup (or Mayo, or mustard, or other) on a hotdog... just don't do it

This "Linus" guy seems to know his stuff; maybe he should start his own channel.

I used to be a fan... Now i am a air conditioner

Helpful! Do more of this series!

I think the most common mistakes about RAM is the incorrect placement of the sticks into A and B slots.

Oh linus. How much humans change over the years. Your voice doesnt peak as much anymore.

Instructions not clear, posted shitty comment in original way.

really enjoyed this, a buddy of mine was a smart ass in collage when his instructor asked if there was a wrong way to put in ram. his reply "it only fits one way" he was called a smart ass for it

Your smile before the intro ... legendary

Would a massive mousepad work as a floor mat or table mat? And could you ground yourself on a radiator?

LinusTechTips Just the turnip!

To add to the bit about applying thermal paste on the CPU. I found it to be useful to spread the thermal paste with an old gift card or something with a clean, smooth, flat surface. That way you can remove excess thermal paste if you did in fact put too much as well as ensure thermal paste isn't seeping over the sides of the CPU when you install your CPU fan/cooler.

Great tips. I am looking to build a PC pretty soon and I haven't heard the one about having magnetic tools yet. Hopefully it will help!

I hate when I accidentally get DDR2 memory for my DDR1 board

Is it okay if I get rid of my static on my processor/motherboard?

it's these small things that are really worrying me with my first build, thanks for these nice tips.

Happy one year anniversary this video!

Memory Orientation: Should I put the dual channels beside each other, in the blue sockets or the black sockets????

How about not putting anything on top of a anti static bag? Cuz only the inside of the bad is anti static (Or so i've been told)

About magnetic screwdrivers: Excellent tip! I picked up a screwdriver magnetizer/demagnetizer from my local big box home improvement store for about $3 and it saved me having to buy any other new tools.

Good video. More please. I am a noob about to embark on computer building and I need this stuff. Thanks.

Fun fact: You can magnetize your own screwdriver by taking a fairly strong magnet and rubbing it up and down the front and back of a screwdriver tip!

i am thinking to build a gaming pc, so which part should i buy first.

Linus: click here to watch video of smoke coming out of cases. Me: stupidly clicks and pauses video.

Here is a tip if using an old case. Make sure the only grommets on the case, match the holes in the motherboard. If a grommet is in the wrong place, it could short out the motherboard when it contacts the back of it. Almost learned this the hard way, but did a bit of research before applying power.

(I know nothing about computers) why use thermal paste ?

So my brothers got this friend... whose friends pc wasn't working, but thing is he'd just put it together and it was all new, so he asked my brothers friend for help but well... yeah he put thermal paste all over his motherboard...9-9 it never stood a chance. rip in pepperoni mobo...

I find that blue tack holds on screw. to the screw driver, just great to insert the screw into them hard spots , and to left out too

Tip 1 Hold and handle all components by touching and holding onto the motherboards circuits, the gpu's circuits and hold the cpu and ram by the pins to ensure you don't damage any of the components, also don't bother with grounding yourself as that wastes timeTip 2 Bring heavy strong magnets to your building area be sure to have them 2 feet away, this will help them shield them from the harsh environmentsTip 3 Make sure you are wearing conductive clothing and are on conductive floor and area this will eliminate all threats to the PCTip 4 Work in a messy and untidy environment, preferably a place where you will easily lose stuff, such as screws and boltsTip 5 Put the thermal paste on the gpu's circuitry and do not read the instructions and try to build it as fast as possible.I hope these tips help for anyone out there having trouble, do not worry this wont cause any harm to your PC.

"buy" a magnetic screw driver? MAGNETIZE IT

Can I just touch my case not a plugged in psu?

is my pc setup any good? cpu: core i9-9950x (20 cores, 40 threads) clocked at 5.1GHz gpu: 4x 1280 ti sli ram: 1tb of ddr5 ram Motherboard: ASUS Z480 ULTRA GAMING w/Sound Blaster Pro 999 kilahertz Monitor: 6 Dell 8k G-sync monitors connected using HDMI 3.9 HDD: 20TB 10000RPM and a 40TB 7200RPM SSD: 5x 4TB Intel PCIe SSDs PSU: 17000w Corsair

Tech you have best intros, so funny and different than others :) !

Can i touch my case so i dont get static

my pc : p4 1.8GHZ single core 512Mb ram of DDR2 20GB HARDDRIVE AND I STILL FUCKING PLAY GTA 3 AHA :v

magnetic screw drivers can be annoying sometimes. Just get a good set of regular screw drivers and a magnetiser. this will aloow you to give the screw driver a small magnetic pull when you need it and remove it when you don't. also you can use any strong magnet you have around the house to magnetise a screw driver.

3:38 "You're gonna have a bad time" *Play Megalovania here*

“You’re gonna have a bad tiiiimmee...” (Hears Megalovania in the distance)

Just rub a magnet on the screwdriver and it will be magnetic

Isubed! I am waiting for my parts to get here as we speak for my very first build. I love your channel.

You may use a small magnet and stick it to the screw driver just below the handle to turn its tip to magnetic.

if you have no magnetic screwdriver, put a fridge magnet on the shaft of a normal one!

This video would have been so much more helpful with a firepole in it.

So for the static thing, I have a bunch of boxes around my house. Could I make small segmented platforms, set them on my carpet and stand on those while I work, that way I don't have to plug in the power supply and ground myself every few seconds? I'm fairly certain that where I'm working, there are no outlets anywhere nearby, so the power supply option would be a problem.

It's probably already been mentioned but you can magnetise any ferrous tools by just stroking them with a magnet. It doesn't last long but its still handy.

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I love your channel. Also this helps me cause I'm gonna be building my first PC very soon

Good video Linus. I'm looking to build my own gaming computer and I thought it would be great if you could give me so extra tips on how to build it. I have already bought a magnetic screwdriver, what else would be useful for a basic I5 4460/gtx 960 build?

I have never built a pc myself because my parents didn't want me to have a pc because they apparently got viruses all the time but I think that is complete bs at least according to my experience, and yes I have a mac but it's become a dinosaur by now. I don't even know what kind of case I should get and how I should know what parts fit where and stuff like that.

I want more, the tip doesn't give me enough. Please Linus give me more.

Is an I5 4690k and a gtx 970 good?

I have one question and that question is, soon I am going to build a pc and I am choosing to build it over a tiled floor and I was wondering if that is ok.

Okay, one REALLY important tip many forget: Make sure your casings mounting points for the motherboard, where you screw it in, line up with the corresponding holes on the motherboard. If your motherboard has 6 holes and your motherboard has 4, its not a problem as long as they line up and you get a firm connection. Whats really bad though is if your motherboard has 4 holes, and the casing has 6, and they are made out of metal, and touch the backside of your motherboard, where there are circuts, and essentially youll end up shorting out your motherboard. It happened to me once and i couldnt figure that out for the life of myself at the time, however no lasting harm was done.

here's one: get a portable CD drive for driver installation.

i was naked when i built my pc.

Always great your tutorials

This is my first PC build is it any good? Suggestions? Intel core i5-4690k, Cooler master hyper 212 Evo, MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 motherboard, Crucial ballistix sport 8gb, WD green 2tb hard drive, EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4gb, Fractal Design define R5 ATX mid tower case, Corsaie CX 750w, Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" monitor.

Very cool video. We definitely need more like this.

You can use a non-magnetic screwdriver by putting adhesive tape round it and the screw, you screw it in and the screw will slip out of the tape. That's how i do it when working on tape machines.

Hi,linus.I am building a new pc and would appreciate if you could demonstrate how to assemble an entire pc from scratch.Keep up the good work.Cheers!!

Good stuff. I'm sure many people apply way too much thermal paste. And I liked the confirmation that you can use a spare power supply, plugged in and turned off, to ground yourself.

What if the ram i installed it properly but the ones that tighten it up doesn’t flick and i have to pull it up aswell? Cause i had to change the ram slots because it was put in the wrong place.

Yes, I'd like to see more of these!

I would like to see some more videos like this!!

Nice video! Can you tell me if it is possible to get this polo you are wearing?