Go Rig Or Go Home

Am I crazy or does it look way too bright in that room?

I imagine they turned the lights up to see what they were doing

C O M P U T E R S

TEAM BRAD keeping the lights on.

That is how I do it- maybe they do it this way so its more film-able

Anyone have a list of what they actually put into this thing?

@loungemonkey: Brad said he was going to put the parts in the show notes, so, check back later I guess?

Mounting cumbersome CPU coolers is much easier outside of the case. Also much easier to do a dry run to see if it even posts before you've mounted everything and ran cables through the case.

@klager said:

I usually put the mobo in first too, but those are all fair points (I can think of a time or two where it would have been so much easier to put the CPU cooler on if it had been outside of the case).

@reasonableman: Excellent, thanks.

They address that in the video. They are building a PC, hence bright lights to see.

Spread that paste nice and good.

Anyone know the name of the show Rorie was talking about around 25 min about guys hitting golf balls?

man... I don't understand how it takes them 4 hours to put a couple components into a case. Building PC's are a 20-30 min job at most. No one should ever think this is how you put a PC together. It was an entertaining stream though.

Debate about thermal paste strategies, go!

@lebdrift: I've only built a couple of PCs, but I usually do it your way: mount the mobo, then add everything else.

...I've got fat hands with chubby sausage fingers, so mounting the mobo is difficult at the best of times, let alone with other stuff attached to it.

I'm a computer

4 hours? Holy shit, how does it take them that long to build a PC? Or are they doing 4-5? Well, this will be entertaining.

This is a Breaking Brad edition

I have the same air cooler and tower. Would strongly recommend both.

@themadman007: How long would it take you to build a pc if you were using one hand to knock ice cream out of the hands of children the whole time?

@ripelivejam: Never spread it with your finger in a plastic bag, that's for sure. That creates too much risk of air bubbles, which will hurt cooling performance. Really, you only need a single grain-of-rice-sized ball in the center, but anything up to pea-sized is fine.

There's actually nothing wrong with too much these days, since most thermal paste is non-electrically conductive (for safety). The original concern in the 90s was paste leaking onto the board (or CPU package, back when CPU's didn't have integrated heat spreaders) and shorting something out.

You would want to err on the side of more, not less, for the type of cooler Brad had (the CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Evo) because it is a heatpipe direct contact type cooler. They need more paste because some is going to squeeze into the gaps between the pipes.

@pmurph03: which online store is that? Seems like a great idea to have them test everything.

Did they give specs? Might have missed it.

Looks like a Fractal case.

@mrsmiley: That may be so, but they can always adjust the camera aperture to compensate. I'm only a few minutes in, but everything is really blown out. That table is sizzlin'.

@dooley: camera about 2 stops over exposed

Is there a compiled info dump on all of the exact components used to build this pc? sorry if this is a repeated question as I have not browsed the entire comments listings.

@lebdrift: I wouldn't say you are weird neccesarily, but just a few minutes into this video, it looks like they have a 212 or 212 evo, which is something you would want to mount before sticking into the case. I've built more than 20 and less than 50 pcs over the years, and i've always found it easier to build to board then mount afterwards.

I remember watching the Agents of Mayhem quick look and thinking the bad English that the Japanese assassin and his daughter spoke with sounded sorta racist. After listening to the narrator of Everybody's Golf(Yuka?), I guess it was actually pretty accurate.

I was already snickering at my RFID-ed balls, so the first stroke at a hole was just uncalled for.

If anyone wants G-Sync, 144Hz, 1440p for a good price look at the dell S2716DG. It is TN but I have been happy with it and dell is great for returns if required. I didn't need it. You can find it on sale from time to time for $500 or less.

a.k.a. Breaking Brad - Chat Advice Edition.

Brad I'm sorry I have to tell you this but the point of the pea shape/line/cross application of thermal paste is to promote consistent spreading of it as you tighten the cooler. By manually spreading it with the bag you have created uneven application of the thermal paste and may have created air pockets which will trap heat.

I need a time stamp for the fingernail moment.

Edit: 3:15:50!

I haven't watched a lot of videos lately, but it sounds like a mic or something is generating a low background rumble noise.

BTW, the people talking about proper spreading of thermal paste, should watch these as the results were all the same except when they used too little of thermal paste, which resulted in higher temps(bad):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2MEAnZ3swQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJq-FbhzOtk

In other words, Brad should do Brad in how he wants to spread the thermal paste.

Agreed.

nice on

cool dudes

I've got a question for somebody on upgrading video cards:

My MB is about 4 years old w a 3570k, I have a 550w power supply currently running a GTX 970. Are there any limitations to keep upgrading a video card to a 1080 or so?

Building PCs sure has changed since 9 years ago when brad only took 3 minutes. Must be because of the GPU and cooler.

Yeah, too thick of a layer = higher temp.

Brad should just put some paste in a line (arcticsilver has online docs on a variety of AMD and Intel processors and in which orientation to apply the line of paste to cover the dies more efficiently) and just put on the heat-sink. The weight and pressure will do the rest.

http://www.arcticsilver.com/methods.html

Do not spread manually on the CPU itself, but you can apply a very, very thin layer on the cooler side to cover up any irregularities. But usually, with better coolers, that last step is rarely needed.

Just started the watching, but I had to chuckle at seeing the 4 hour video length. People always say that PC building should take like an hour, max. The two that I've built became 24 hour nightmares. I guess that that projected time comes from knowing precisely what you're doing. Having to chase down answers on the internet for weird roadblocks along the way, or because you're super paranoid, will slow you down an awful lot.

It's something that I would like to get better at and more familiar with.

Man that's a serious looking cooler. I should upgrade over my stock. This is a really relaxing stream on the side.

@dooley: Easier to see small screws with more light.

Computers are the most important thing in my life

what on heck is cryptomining?