The Verge: How NOT to Build a Computer

A few tech channels brought this to the forefront  on Twitter and I can't resist it is so bad and   full of such misinformation this may be how  the verge builds a computer but it is not how   you should build one this video is brought to  you by ExpressVPN now what does a VPN and why   should you care Virtual Private networking  gives you the ability to securely browse the   web by masking your IP and encrypting your data  you can even run ExpressVPN from your iPhone or   Android device to retain your security on-the-go  a personal case where this came in handy Germany   restrict certain Netflix shows and radio stations  like Pandora which I didn't know beforehand so   by simply clicking this button right here and  tunneling through say Chicago I'm now accessing   my content through Chicago instead of Germany so  by by restrictions this is one use case but you   get the idea anyone and everyone could benefit  from a VPN go to ExpressVPN.com/science or click   the link below and get three months free with  a one-year subscription all right so I have the   video up here now you see it's only got about  29,000 views it's not too much considering this   channel it's 2.1 million subscribers but what  attracts me more than anything is this like to   dislike ratio here 839 up votes and then 1200  and roughly what sixteen or so down votes and   that's not good that's enough that's an indication  that the video is either extremely controversial   or extremely inaccurate and you're gonna find  out here it's the latter of the two it's kind   of out of date and it's definitely not gonna hold  up for Battlefield 5 so let's build a new one you   can build a gaming desktop for around $1,000 but  I want to go all out so I spent around 2,000 and   if you need help choosing the right parts for  your build there are sites like PC part picker   com that helps you'll preset for which parts fit  together which sort of part conflicts you might   have and where to find deals on new parts okay  so we're about two minutes in and I'm not seeing   anything too controversial at this point I do  think that they've made a few generalizations   but nothing worth downloading the video for so  let's keep going and see how cringe it actually   gets here pay close attention to the brace that  goes at the back of the computer you always have   to make sure that you really hammer it in because  there's no screw it girls accessories side of the   case and clasp on to the frame it's pretty fast  Ram it's two thousand six hundred and sixty six   megahertz I believe so it's pretty fast and this  motherboard sidewall your four standards that's   not to with us now wick Lane you cues depends  entirely on what other parts are gonna put in   the system I'm just gonna pick the top one because  the SSD is at the bottom and I don't want to cover   it I just think it looks nice okay I was actually  going to elaborate on why his statement regarding   the PCIe slots is incorrect it's they're not all  the same first off and there are bandwidth limits   and not assuming that these cars can hit those  limits but still they exist and that's why it   doesn't matter to an extent which slot you plug  those cards into but also I just noticed that   he has both of his RAM modules to the far right  side so he I guess is completely avoiding dual   channel support because I mean this is just some  some other words won't even boot like you can't   even get to the BIOS when you do this sometimes  because you're just you're just not supposed to   you have slot a which is usually the second slot  and the F slot B which is this far-right slot   but he just completely ignored that I don't know  if he did it on purpose maybe his cooler is too   big we'll see what cooler uses it eventually  but that's not correct that's actually super   cringy I chose Corsairs 850 watt power supply  because I need enough Headroom for ray tracing   GPUs when they come out and I don't wanna have  to upgrade it are you sure you can get biology   that is take the brave a new card and make sure  that you align it with these little insulating   pads so the powers always isn't short-circuit and  come into contact with the rest of the system I gotta replay this I gotta I gotta make sure I  heard this correctly so all you have to do is   take the break uh-huh and make sure that you align  it with these little insulating pads so the power   supply isn't short-circuit and come into contact  with the rest of the system so that the power   supply doesn't short-circuit and come into contact  with the rest of system so you heard it from the   verge first folks if you place your bear power  supply shell against your chassis while your PC   is on you will short-circuit something guaranteed  that is the most idiotic thing I've ever heard   from any channel claiming to know anything at  all about pcs that is so this David is so dumb   I got here one more time and make sure that you  align it with these little insulating pads so   the power supply isn't short-circuit and come  into contact with the rest of the system slide   it in nice and easy until you have a snug fit  and then send it to the back and make sure it's   right up against the frame now you just take your  resource then okay so you're okay with the power   supply touching the backside of the case but it  can't touch the base of the case because that's   where it's short-circuits I get it now so next  step we're going to install the CPU core and   this little bit on the top end of the case and  we're just gonna have the hose hang out for the   oil until we install the processor which is  gonna come a little later next step is we're   connecting the power supply to the motherboard  with the 24 pin cable we're just matching that   cable from the motherboard threading it through  the back and attaching the 24 pin header to the   power supply just economics 101 cable at a time  as an EVP you for any specific ports that the   case has for any lighting that the case has  the CPU cooler okay he's gonna keep that all   on classic port literally the entire time toss  that out of here okay don't say that in school   now we have an exposed CPU holder or rather slot  on the motherboard you haven't even live in the   socket levering applicator this is a special  little part that not everyone may get but this   McGowan is Isis definitely does have it's all CPU  installation tool it makes it really use you just   dropped the chip into the socket core i7 hexa core  CPU oh yeah yeah and you've got Mauritian chip and   he's got it grow and it supports overclocking and  light it up with the triangles that you'll see on   the bottom left corner there's a triangle that's  more easier for us to apply it to the motherboard   and then apply thermal paste and then you just  drop the CPU into the sockets gonna carefully   you literally just did it and make sure that  everything lines up and we're gonna class you   don't even have the bracket on there I think you  realized halfway through filming that that was   completely pointless every CPU hour actually comes  with a base already neatly applied and a circle   around it hmm but it's usually not enough it's  good essentially PC building practice to have a   little bit extra and layer it on top of the CPU  you sandwich a third party paste onto the IHS   with stuff that's already pre applied on to the  Corsair cooler or whatever cooler is using that   is so cringy I I just I've never seen that before  I've never heard that ever recommended before   it's probably not recommended for a good reason  probably some weird air bubbles and stuff trapped   between them I don't know but I know that that's  not conventional and him recommending this on a   site like the verge is just a little disappointing  the final portion is to add this you know that   application process my dad you spread that all  over Disney you're gonna see that they're just   just like let me get his finger out of this move  your hand move your head look at that just it's   like he drew a little maze with thermal paste all  over the IHS and then he's gonna sandwich that on   top of what he's already got pre applied on the  water block dirt this is they're going to keep the   cooler raised oh sure but it's also gonna be close  enough to actually physically come in contact with   Italy basically keep it cool this is pretty much  what you would see me do on a gaming computer test   stuff out and hopefully have really high frame  rates like I am right now that gaming PC you've   just built is way overkill for League of Legends  in 1080p so for this to be your second game of   choice to showcase for this gaming PC build you've  done the entire build a disservice this is kind   of a joke at this point I'm averaging 120 fps and  then obviously I've actually locked the game yeah   that framerate because I can get around 300 FPS  playing League on maximum settings you don't say   it's a little bit absurd and you don't really need  that so because you can't see that on the monitor   like that I've been a great experience I'm able  to max out a lot of my favorite titles and I'll   be able to play a lot of upcoming titles like  battlefield 5 and cyber 2077 without worrying   too much about the parts I have and of course  now we also have a computer to test and benchmark   games here with the verb ok I need to go back and  look at this system because installation media on   it and address resolution with ko screen didn't  look that worried all this fun stuff is happening   so we fully built the PC everything's put together  yeah everything's put together Haley showed it one   second probably because he's ashamed of it okay  look he's got like his 24-pin running through   here he's got I don't even know what that cable  is I'm a maybe it's his EPS and did he run this   eight pin through the front either this case has  terrible cable management or he just doesn't know   how to route cables he's got a mess of cables  down there he didn't try to pull anything to   the back and he just didn't care to make it look  pretty and I'm sorry if you're on a channel like   the verge with 2.1 million subs and you consider  yourself you know a tech enthusiast channel then   you're gonna want to keep things nice and tidy  if possible this literally would have required   like 20 seconds worth of cable management but he  didn't even want to yank on cables because I don't   know this is like a parody video that's what it  feels like to me I mean look at this thing and   yes that was his 8 pin cable so he has a penny PS  running through the front he's got his 24 pin just   kind of hanging he's got his VGA supplemental 8  pin looks like right there and he's it's just a   mess it's an ugly looking bill definitely could  have taken again a minute or so to clean this   up and then it would have looked at least much  more presentable than the way he has it here I   don't know this just this just doesn't look good  you know when the producer at the verge makes   statements like this you shouldn't expect too much  in the way of actual content in my opinion what a   pretentious thing to say Phil we should all bow  down to your technical superiority right because   you guys type stuff and we film it honestly if  you were willing to approve this video you have   no place in the computer journalism space anyway  no intended rhyme there I mean the guy on camera   might be completely hands-off when it comes to  production and that's fine I'm not faulting him   specifically I just think that it definitely could  have been conveyed much better than it was whoever   wrote the script for sure needs a refresher a  really quick one in regards to the PC building   the reason why I think they disabled comments and  likes and dislikes is because they saw how many   people gave negative feedback in the comment  sections including myself I literally pointed   directly to the timestamp where he talked about  you know short-circuiting your system when your   power supply is not standing on rubber mats I  guess this what he was trying to say no that   makes sense that's all misleading and you're going  to tell people how to build a PC the wrong way and   that's why a video like this exists to shoot down  any I don't know misconception out there that this   video is accurate from the verge because it's  not anyone who's built any PC at all ever knows   that some of the things shown in this video or not  true leave a comment down below this video thumbs   up that was cool check out our sponsor again to  ExpressVPN I appreciate their support in this   one and we'll catch you in the next video this  is science studio thanks for cringing with us.

Channel: Greg Salazar

Views: 1,416,102

Keywords: Science, Studio, Greg, Salazar, how to build a pc, how not to build a pc, the verge, the verge build a pc, pc build guide, verge tutorial, we built a pc, the verge fail, pc fail, gaming fail, computer fail, Phil Esposito, Stefan Etienne

Id: jciJ39djxC4

Length: 11min 44sec (704 seconds)

Published: Fri Sep 14 2018