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How fast do you build a computer?

Did you ever have probl;em putting legos together as a kid? 😕

IN about an hour, minus OS setup.
 
hmm i just built a rig today but i didn't time it. i'd say an hour to two. definitely less than two though. it's the 2nd one i've built.

but software installation takes much longer. often days because it's so boring to install them
 
depends on the case and components. but average, i'd say about 20 minutes, not including formatting/OS installation.


=|
 
first time, about 3 hours.


second time, about 5 days (2 hours a day)


second time, i made a custom case. so that includes case manufacturing.
 
Probably about 30-45 minutes. Most of that time spent fumbling with the little fvcking usb, led, firewire, etc headers. Annoying little bastards :|
 
Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl
Probably about 30-45 minutes. Most of that time spent fumbling with the little fvcking usb, led, firewire, etc headers. Annoying little bastards :|
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what else is there to building a computer heh.
 
Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl
Probably about 30-45 minutes. Most of that time spent fumbling with the little fvcking usb, led, firewire, etc headers. Annoying little bastards :|
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What he said.
 
Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl
Probably about 30-45 minutes. Most of that time spent fumbling with the little fvcking usb, led, firewire, etc headers. Annoying little bastards :|
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I hate those.
 
Originally posted by: dighn
Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl
Probably about 30-45 minutes. Most of that time spent fumbling with the little fvcking usb, led, firewire, etc headers. Annoying little bastards :|
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what else is there to building a computer heh.
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Not much really 😛
 
Realistically, it often takes over an hour to assemble a full computer from scratch and install Windows on it. But over two hours and you're doing something wrong.
 
Originally posted by: thomsbrain
Realistically, it often takes over an hour to assemble a full computer from scratch and install Windows on it. But over two hours and you're doing something wrong.
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I took the original post to mean without formatting/installing OS

Including that, including the time I start the install and walk away while certain processes are doing their thing, MAYBE 3 hours MAX if I'm being lazy.
 
Heres a simple breakdown.

5 minutes to figure out how to get the new case open. 1 if you had experience with the case before.
10 minutes to open the motherboard box and install the board.
5-10 minutes to option the board(if board has jumpers) includes skimming thru manual.
5-10 minutes to install and option drives.
2 minutes to install memory and AGP and PCI cards.
10 minutes to connect and double check all connections.
4 minutes to go thru the BIOS.
1 minute to put case

This is just an estimate.

KK
 
def. takes an hour to do the hardware part if your doing a quality job. I could prob. throw some ish together in like 20-30 minutes though and get it to boot. But if I take time to reroute cables, spread some nice thermal paste on the HS, etc. it takes me a good 1hr-2hr, provided I don't get stuck along the way with some crazy problem.
 
Depends on case...one of my systems with a window I spent hours hiding almost every cable. If I dont care about how it looks on the inside, roughly half hour or so.
 
Originally posted by: KK
Heres a simple breakdown.

5 minutes to figure out how to get the new case open. 1 if you had experience with the case before.
10 minutes to open the motherboard box and install the board.
5 minutes for CPU and fan install.
5-10 minutes to option the board(if board has jumpers) includes skimming thru manual.
5-10 minutes to install and option drives.
2 minutes to install memory and AGP and PCI cards.
10 minutes to connect and double check all connections.
4 minutes to go thru the BIOS.
1 minute to put case

This is just an estimate.

KK
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Opps, forgot the CPU
 
its the f*cking software install that takes forever while it crunches away.😛 then the endless internet updates.
 
Putting together the hardware might only take an hour, but installing the software, checking for compatibility issues, bugs, updates, and ironing out all the bugs, and optimizing for performance takes a lot longer than that.
 
Originally posted by: dighn
Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl
Probably about 30-45 minutes. Most of that time spent fumbling with the little fvcking usb, led, firewire, etc headers. Annoying little bastards :|
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what else is there to building a computer heh.
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dude, those were the biggest pita, I probably spent more on those than anything else.
 
Originally posted by: Sudheer Anne
def. takes an hour to do the hardware part if your doing a quality job. I could prob. throw some ish together in like 20-30 minutes though and get it to boot. But if I take time to reroute cables, spread some nice thermal paste on the HS, etc. it takes me a good 1hr-2hr, provided I don't get stuck along the way with some crazy problem.
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Rerouting cables: If you've ever used the same motherboard and case before: 30 extra seconds.
If you haven't: 5 minutes usually, 10 minutes max. Folding cables is an extremely simple and quick process once youve done 2 or 3 systems.

Spreading thermal paste??? I won't even add a timeframe for that one since noone builds a system without adding thermal paste anyways. If you need to put a time on it... I dunno... 10 seconds or so.
 
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