Tips for assembling a PC

[Hypnotic47]

This is my PC:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($226.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U12S SE-AM4 CPU Cooler ($59.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($91.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($136.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston - SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.87 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($549.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Zalman - Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($41.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($137.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: BenQ - XL2411 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($289.00 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Razer - BlackWidow Chroma Wired Gaming Keyboard ($142.88 @ OutletPC)
Mouse: Razer - DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse ($56.89 @ B&H)
Headphones: Razer - KRAKEN 7.1 CHROMA 7.1 Channel Headset ($87.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $1916.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I am going to assemble this PC tomorrow and I could use some tips or sharing common problems that you guys stumbled upon.

Thank you in advance

 

[rgd1101]

common problem is not reading the manual

 

[JalYt_Justin]

Read the manual, and double and triple check all connections. Also make sure the CPU fan is mounted correctly. Aside from that, the rest is fairly simple.

 

[tsnor]

If this is your first build read the "no boot, no video" sticky before assembling. It will prevent some issues. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-perform-steps-posting-post-boot-video-problems

If you have not already purchased consider a larger SSD. Small SSDs (128 gb or less) are slower than larger SSDs (very few chips in that small a drive so no opportunity for the drive to internally stripe / run things in parallel). I assume you have a spinning drive for the rest of your data.

 

[Hypnotic47]

If this is your first build read the "no boot, no video" sticky before assembling. It will prevent some issues. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-perform-steps-posting-post-boot-video-problems

If you have not already purchased consider a larger SSD. Small SSDs (128 gb or less) are slower than larger SSDs (very few chips in that small a drive so no opportunity for the drive to internally stripe / run things in parallel). I assume you have a spinning drive for the rest of your data.

Thank you for the tips but unfortunately I can't change anything, and yes I do have a 1TB SSHD

 

[tsnor]

If this is your first build read the "no boot, no video" sticky before assembling. It will prevent some issues. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-perform-steps-posting-post-boot-video-problems

If you have not already purchased consider a larger SSD. Small SSDs (128 gb or less) are slower than larger SSDs (very few chips in that small a drive so no opportunity for the drive to internally stripe / run things in parallel). I assume you have a spinning drive for the rest of your data.

Thank you for the tips but unfortunately I can't change anything, and yes I do have a 1TB SSHD

You have a great build. I was very happy using a slow intel 120 GB SSD for years, and have used SSHDs. Your 128 SSD will be faster than the SSHD and boot times will be much faster than spinning. Given your 16GB memory, windows prefetech will load whatever you need into memory and keep it there anyway. Good Luck with the build.

 

[Hypnotic47]

Thank you all for your answers and have a great day!

 

[sizzling]

Start the build when you have lots of time so you don't end up rushing.