What are the most common PC building errors people make?

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What are the most common PC building errors people make?

What are the most common PC building errors people make?

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Rounyx
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12-02-2023, 07:37 PM

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It's not always a construction error, but I dislike seeing prebuilt units with just a single stick of RAM.

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Rounyx

12-02-2023, 07:37 PM #11

It's not always a construction error, but I dislike seeing prebuilt units with just a single stick of RAM.

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AngryCarrots
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12-02-2023, 10:25 PM

#12

back a long time ago I had a motherboard with DDR1 and DDR2 RAM slots, and I filled all of them with 6GB or something I don’t remember clearly. when i started using the pc, there was only 1GB of ram left, which really frustrated me 😤
🙁 later i found out that ddr1 and ddr2 aren’t supposed to work together if they’re in the same motherboard 🤦‍♂️

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AngryCarrots

12-02-2023, 10:25 PM #12

back a long time ago I had a motherboard with DDR1 and DDR2 RAM slots, and I filled all of them with 6GB or something I don’t remember clearly. when i started using the pc, there was only 1GB of ram left, which really frustrated me 😤
🙁 later i found out that ddr1 and ddr2 aren’t supposed to work together if they’re in the same motherboard 🤦‍♂️

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StreetHobo
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12-03-2023, 06:37 AM

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another "funny" incident occurred while I was working at a PC store (around 2010). I managed to assemble a PC, but somehow it wouldn’t start. After swapping the CPU and trying again, nothing worked. Then I replaced the motherboard, but it still wouldn’t boot. I tried another CPU and new motherboard, and they finally started. However, I ended up replacing multiple CPUs and motherboards, burning around 10 boards in total. Even now, no one knows why it happened. 😄

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StreetHobo

12-03-2023, 06:37 AM #13

another "funny" incident occurred while I was working at a PC store (around 2010). I managed to assemble a PC, but somehow it wouldn’t start. After swapping the CPU and trying again, nothing worked. Then I replaced the motherboard, but it still wouldn’t boot. I tried another CPU and new motherboard, and they finally started. However, I ended up replacing multiple CPUs and motherboards, burning around 10 boards in total. Even now, no one knows why it happened. 😄

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