How to Build a Pc - Dan Bull

And I’m about to walk you through how to build a computer

Now, despite what you might believe about building a PC

Well, you see, it’s really flipping easy

It’s kinda like a puzzle where you put the different bits together

There’s only certain places that the kit will fit the setup

And I’m gonna take you through it at a comfortable pace

So let’s cut to the chase, you open up the case

And have a look inside, that’s what the detachable cover’s for

That panel stuck just to the back and up will store the motherboard

Your stuff will all link up to that but as I talk there’s bugger all

Because of course we’ve got it all spread in a muddle on the floor

Now luckily, this sequence is pretty easy to do

First thing you’re gonna need to do is seat the CPU

Once you’re sure there’s no static and everything’s unboxed

You can check your motherboard’s processor socket’s unlocked

Align the triangles on processor and socket

Then slowly lower it into the slot and lock it, got it

Now you’ll place the thermal paste where the heat sink sits

Gotta get it right first time, you can’t rethink it

Squeeze a bit the size of a pea right in between

Then line up the heat sink with the screws on the side to complete

Apply some low pressure right on the processor

And tighten the screws without any ooze, no stress, huh?

Now, you heat sink’s attached to a cool fan

Connect that to the motherboard and that bit’s just gone all to plan

As a reward here’s something straightforward: installing RAM

Just pop 'em in the slots until the lock, we' rolling now

Now it’s time to go back to the tower from prior

Look in the back, attach, and then patch in the power supply here

Now, once you’ve screwed it in, it’s best to check you’re able

To connect the bits you’re yet to place to their respective cables

But don’t plug 'em in yet 'cause just in case it’s best to wait

Until the next bit sits in place so you can check they fit the case

Come on, relax, it’s a precaution just avoiding heart attacks

Now screw in the motherboard with all the other parts attached

Then locate the ribbon named the «twenty four pin»

Bet you can guess why it’s called that even if you’ve just only walked in

That connects the motherboard and PSU

And if it doesn’t you’ll be surely seeing the issue

Next the CPU cable’s either eight or four pins

Like how you and your mates may or may not have foreskins

And unlike that unfortunate punchline I forced in

It’s of great importance to make sure that they all fit

So put in the cable to the case’s IO panel section

And any remaining wires that require manual attention

Then locate the bay your primary hard disk drive will sit in

Slide it in affix the power supply via SATA ribbons

Tighten the screws till the device is sitting snug and tight

Then redo the steps described for any secondary drive

Very nice, congratulations, parts of that were hard

It requires patience to come out without being battle scarred

Thankfully it’s rather painless to kit out the graphics card

Just clip it in the PCI lane and that’s your lot

Some require external power, some are self-reliant

Either way, it’s likely you’ll be fine without help required

Now if it still looks like the build was made by amateurs

Just wait until we deal with it with cable management

Tuck away the random ribbons down the bay beside the main array

And make them stay away from sight with cable ties, hooray

It’s time to power up your newly-made computer

Only to find it failed to boot up, that’s okay, it’s usual

If there’s no signs of life it could be time to troubleshoot it

Otherwise have fun and use your lovely new kit