What computer parts can I mess up if I'm not careful?

[Fesims]

Before you jump in and say "ALL OF THEM" keep in mind that I will be as careful as a computer building newbie can be. The real question is what parts of the computer could I mess up without realizing it. I know I can mess up the RAM if I touch the gold connectors at the bottom, and the same for the CPU, but are there other "need to know" things about handling various computer components?? Thanks in advance!

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

You will not mess up the ram by touching the bottom of it but it should be free of oils on your hands and dust. Also the bottom of the CPU is very important not to touch or get any thermal paste on. Ground yourself properly and you will be fine. What are your projected parts?

 

[shakeel amlay]

DON'T FLEX THE MOTHERBOARD. Seriously that can really break it. Also be careful about the flex when installing the gpu and ram they need abit of force to go in. When installing the cpu cooler do so by tightening opposite ends a small bit at a time to avoid putting to much pressure on one side. Also don't work where there is alot of water ( as a liquid or water vapor). Don't work on metal surfaces, it can cause a static discharge and kill your parts and try to groung yourself by touching metal before working on it and do this periodically to make sure you get rid of any static ( or wear an anti-static wristband). Don't force the cpu into its slot in the motherboard.If it is't sitting right, give it a very gentle wiggle till it comes right.

 

[Bombie1138]

The mother board is the easiest component to damage,..Static charge,(always make sure your grounded and touch something metal before handling any components) as mentioned before,..Also be very careful when removing the CPU,..don't let anything touch the pins in the motherboard where the CPU is installed its easy to bent the pins,.and not easy to straighten them back out,.,.As for the wiring all the connections are unique to themselves so it hard to screw up the connections,..but never apply a lot of force when connecting
the wiring from the PSU to the components,..it shouldn't take a lot and if it does,something isn't right,..

 

[Fesims]

You will not mess up the ram by touching the bottom of it but it should be free of oils on your hands and dust. Also the bottom of the CPU is very important not to touch or get any thermal paste on. Ground yourself properly and you will be fine. What are your projected parts?

CPU - AMD A4-6300 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor

Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard

Memory - Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

Storage - Western Digital RE3 750GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Case - Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply - Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

Operating System - Windows 8.​1 System B​uilder OEM​ DVD

Wireless Network Adapter - TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter

Keyboard - Microsoft Wireless Desktop 3000 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse

Custom - NRG Tech 7​4-In-1 3.5​-Inch Inte​rnal Flash​ Media Car​d Reader

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

Everything will work fine. Just be sure you do not touch the bottom of the CPU. It is really hard to "flex" the mobo and I have never herd this becoming an issue. Good luck with the build

 

[shakeel amlay]

Thats a great build but you should probably go 8gb of RAM. Most games and avideo rendering apps need at least 8gb's of ram. Also I didn't mention earlier but the motherboard does have some bend to it and it won't be dangerous unless you hear a crack or it bends on a line where a capacitor or other large component is situated.