is it dangerous to put my PC together?

[potato_1]

i got all my parts and they are compat but I need to know if it's worth paying someone to put it together or just putting it together myself. thanks in advance.

 

[jediTT]

dangerous how?

 

[potato_1]

dangerous how?

can i somehow break it by putting the parts into the case? or is it easy?

 

[poochiepiano]

Putting together your parts is a pretty simple process but there definitely are things that you can do that would mess up your PC. They are easy mistakes to make but also easy to avoid, like matching your standoffs, touching/bending pins, static discharge, etc. Your installation guides will point these out, though. I would trust in yourself to do it right. Do some research beforehand like watching guides and you will be fine, I promise!

 

[Vynavill]

To add up on the above answer, you can consider these as general guidelines.
- Place and mount everything on non static-producing surfaces and without wearing anything that can produce it as well (e.g. wool fabric)
- If you don't have any anti-static equipment (e.g. coats, bracelets, mats, etc) discharge yourself often by touching a conductive or metallic surface. The lid you take off the case to open it up, if made of metallic materials, is usually a good object.
- Try, whenever possible, to never grab components by touching the lower or upper part of the printed circuit boards (sides are ok), or any of their parts that has metal pins. If you really have to, make sure you discharged yourself first.
- It's like matching shapes. A modicum of strength might be needed to correctly fit some pieces, but squares don't go with circles, so if you're applying too much it generally means something is or will be wrong.
- If you bought an aftermarket CPU cooler, don't forget the thermal paste before you apply it. (plenty of videos around the Web)
- Don't over-tighten screws. You need things to stay in place, not bend around them.
- Don't panic, it's easier than you think.
- Have fun :3

Worst case scenario, you can send stuff back as DoA and blame the shipping company (lol)

 

[Deeds4life]

Watch a couple youtube videos until you feel like you are comfortable enough to do it.

 

[ael00]

I recently completed my first build. TBH it is very hard to mess it up, unless you are a neanderthal trying to force the 24 pin connector into the sata port ..

Take it step by step and look up vids on youtube as you go, see which connector goes where and what it does exactly. Do not worry, touching the mobo once in the wrong spot wont make it explode.