Maybe Building Your Own PC is a BAD Idea
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PC Secret Shopper returns - with a twist. In this episode, Agent Sarah investigates the experience of building a computer herself with the help of PCPartPicker to determine whether it's better to buy a pre-built PC, or DIY.
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Michael Hansen
10 minuti fa
This video was just spot on.. i finished my own build (first time builder)last weekend.. after hours of “researching” parts here on ITput , I managed to put together a complete build, that , after 5 hours of anxious cold sweating and ‘try and error’ actually posted, booted up on my nvme m.2 ssd and installed Windows without anything blowing up or smelling weirdly.. that was such an amazing feeling, that It actually just worked out fine.. definately worth the sweaty hands. *intel 10400f, *Asrock B560m Steel Legend, *Be quiet Pure Rock 2, 3200 MHz ram and a rtx 3060ti.. Thank u for all the help I got from watching your (and other YT’s videos).. keep inspiring.. 🤟🤟
F4113n
20 minuti fa
She is so cutty..and those eye's are like from shrek,this cat in boots;P so cute:)
blackeliteops
Ora fa
get her to do hard line water cooling next
Luc Gion
Ora fa
Funniest thing I’ve watched in a while 🤣🤣🤣
SEMO
Ora fa
God bless Sarah 🙏😌
TheFallenAngel
Ora fa
This shit gave me anxiety lmao
TheFallenAngel
Ora fa
You really need to get that wing involved in PC talk more often
Lightefied
Ora fa
Yeah the first 4 seconds i knew why he titled the video that
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2 ore fa
Bang it a little harder
Citrus Things
2 ore fa
14:46 This literally happened to me yesterday and I cannot separate the cpu from the removed heatsink CPU pins are all okay though!
Hr1s7i
3 ore fa
I'll quote Jordan Peterson - "Reading is a superpower".
Jiayue Guo
3 ore fa
Well when you have no idea how to do something, instead of keeping saying "I think blablabla", you can just learn some basics and read the manual which most of the components have in their package. And take respect to it. I mean, she act just like the stereotype of a girl who knows nothing about pc, but we all know it's just a stereotype, normal people won't act that way even if they're doing something they aren't familiar with. Yeah she is a ITputr, it is justified that she "act" like that to gain views.
Ron S
4 ore fa
From knowing almost nothing, Sarah did a pretty decent job. I couldn't watch her put the parts together though. Too painful.
stonix1992
5 ore fa
PornHub is, where men rape girls .... LinusTechHub is, where a girl rapes men :D
iBenjamin
5 ore fa
I need a break after watching this, GG
stonix1992
5 ore fa
"It seems very secury there, lets check this" ... shakes board .. linus "wwwhHHHYYYYYY ?!?!?!?!?" :D
Rudy Madrigal
5 ore fa
What a great actress...
Alexei W.B.
6 ore fa
LOOSE THE MASKS LOL... TEXAS and FLORIDA have and they are doing great... so has SWEDEN just to name a few...
OneTwentyOver80
6 ore fa
I may have done better on my first build but it also took me around 6 hours because I watched a separate video for every step and must have read the instructions 100 times. I would have been worse than this had I not hand held myself every step. (Maybe not shaking the parts or touching the thermal paste though)
cavekas
7 ore fa
This was funny as hell but I think also very helpful to other beginners out there? :) And actually Sarah did it but with her own style/touch to it! :P (also touching the thermal compound) :D :D
Toyo Masauce
8 ore fa
Linus: "I need to fire her immediately watching her is stressing me out."
MI, U And I
8 ore fa
The first clip immediately gave me some time to think if I had a stroke or not...
Kazmir Runik
8 ore fa
It took me 7 hours to build my first computer, once all the parts were in, but the only reference I really needed was the motherboard manual. That little booklet's your best friend in your first build.
Sujal Krishna
8 ore fa
😕
UNKNOWN USER
9 ore fa
But hey, at least she is good looking! :D #noFront
Ethan Brells
9 ore fa
I think we need a Sarah reacting to Linus's POV video of this
Kevin Lawson
9 ore fa
The computer shake , gotta remember that one.
Roger Barraud
9 ore fa
Well if Linus is a Dinosaur, then... I must be T.Rex, Baby!!1!! :-) Seriously, well done, Sarah! You are now officially a Geek! Here's to many more, progressively less-stressful builds. [I'd like to see LMG develop your Techo side seriously - if you're interested... You're obviously a seriously smart girl.]
ׂ
10 ore fa
There is nothing worse than looking totally incompetent with millions of people watching, so kudos to Sarah for having the grit to agree to it!
Szymon Grabarczyk
10 ore fa
linus looks quite good in suit.
Shirou8
10 ore fa
"You are also a dinosaur"
AJ
11 ore fa
I love these types of videos. It's like watching Meet the parents. LTT you have put together an amazing team.
DQuiLon
12 ore fa
Good thing she was gonna be gentle with "everything" I can't imagine her being rough
daniel reyns
5 minuti fa
Being rough involves using a sledgehammer to mount everything ... I guess :P
Morad K
13 ore fa
24:51 I knew Linus was thinking about 69
Akoto Sac
13 ore fa
I survived watching Sarah build, this is scarier than Amityville TBH
sehhi vooty
13 ore fa
You have such a great employee! She had such a good attitude about the whole ordeal.
Hebl von Heblowitz
14 ore fa
12:20 Linus' reaction here is just priceless! And I completely agree with him.
Inigo Montoya
14 ore fa
Still better than The Verge's video on how to build a PC.
Sir John Johnson, The Eighty-Nineth
14 ore fa
but jesus christ my heart is racing watching this. she is teriifying.
Sir John Johnson, The Eighty-Nineth
14 ore fa
she so cute. give her my number Linus.
James McCarte
15 ore fa
This video is hilarious, but it is also not fair having a non-geek building a computer
Stig Niskanen
16 ore fa
Why would anyone who doesn't know anything about computers even contemplate of trying to build their own. There are more than a thousand ways to do it wrong. The whole idea is stupid. You might as well ask a five year old build a house...
Marco Alessio Giovanni
16 ore fa
Shake Shake Shake Shake Shake Shake Shake your Buildy Shake your Buildy.
Frank Wales
17 ore fa
I think Linus has PCSD from watching Sarah figure stuff out
Blackbirdone11
17 ore fa
"We just YOLO" i love her
Cinder Block Studios
17 ore fa
The only thing this tells me is that to build a PC you need a friend who has done it already...which I already knew. Also HOW DOES SHE NOT KNOW HOW TO READ INSTRUCTIONS!?
Joseph Cocchi
18 ore fa
Great video.
Aleks Tobias
18 ore fa
HOW IS NOBODY TALKING ABOUT HOW GOOD LOOKING SHE ISSSS
BigSi
18 ore fa
safemoon to the moon !!!!
TongueHead
20 ore fa
wow everyone is different. my first build was so easy but I spent an hour figuring out how the pins worked and how they hook up. she gets it right away lol
Hey_Beter_
20 ore fa
I'm in pain
Hey_Beter_
20 ore fa
I heard the parts screams over an entire ocean
Hey_Beter_
20 ore fa
I just bought my Intel setup and it saved me from paying an extra 800$ for an shitty GPU
Mickelodian Surname
21 ora fa
Having said all this looking at a novice buy stuff to a budget is fucking fascinating.... jaysus this is the makings of a good YT channel in its own right.
1st_Luis
21 ora fa
7:45 You definitely YOLO, in some extent. In this context it would mean gather the pieces and checking the details later. I've seen MANY times how a given component does not fit (you name it, CPU cooler/AIO, RAM, some motherboard CPU incompatibility). I know there's a lot of research behind, but still 5#¡+ happens. Sometimes that's the fun part of a PC project.
Mickelodian Surname
21 ora fa
I'm fairly sure this Sarah lady is a bit pissed that this whole thing is not what she signed up for Linus....
Dark Sanctuary Cinema
21 ora fa
14:02 Linus: Stop Touching it! Me: She's exploring! she feels attracted to it, let her! x) For some reason, I like girls hands on pc parts more than a good looking woman riding her body against a car...
Mr.NTR
22 ore fa
Remember the good old days when they said origin pc was way too expensive and only had a 1660 with it ? Those were better times
TheGreatArchiteuthis
22 ore fa
I think Linus deserves workers comp for the mental injuries he sustained while making this video
Algot Adolfsson
23 ore fa
I really do not like watching this, It makes me very uncomftarble.
Greynold Godrig
23 ore fa
She's hilarious xD Well I cringed a lot too, but still.
ZMacZ Furreh
23 ore fa
Happy ending. Nice.
ZMacZ Furreh
23 ore fa
Give me zombies, army battle gore, werewolves, necromancers, witchcraft and psycho's. Never again shall I watch this horror. It's too much. "SAW, the PC version"
ZMacZ Furreh
23 ore fa
Run for yer life little PC, RUN !!
ZMacZ Furreh
23 ore fa
I'm about to see the PC hacking off it's own powersupply trying to escape, through flamey acid.
ZMacZ Furreh
23 ore fa
22:16 Butt clenching. I'll have trouble going potty today.
ZMacZ Furreh
Giorno fa
20:38 Yea, I think just about every person knowing how to assemble a computer, went OMG.
ZMacZ Furreh
Giorno fa
For real, did that thing actually work after she 'hammered' it together ? Those poor parts..
ZMacZ Furreh
Giorno fa
18:50 All those that cringed at this moment say "Aye" -Aye.
ZMacZ Furreh
Giorno fa
I can so imagine the with just a little bit of force upward connector going crunchy snappy and ruining that video card. Well, at least she wasn't using a hammer.
Jake Jackson
Giorno fa
I'm as terrified as I am happy she got the thing together.
James Miller
Giorno fa
I feel like you learn more from this build than any of linus' tutorials
The 69ers
Giorno fa
She lowkey did a better job than Stefan Etienne.
David Jackowski
Giorno fa
21:20 I think we've all made that choice at some point 🤣🤣
Phonsey Donaghey
Giorno fa
this was sooooooooo hard to watch
leandro del mistro
Giorno fa
Every time she shook those components I was like noooooo pls stop this hurting me!
George Wyckoff
Giorno fa
Am I the only one that replayed 12:20 to 12:25 a few times as I laughed at his despair?
Andrew Peterson
Giorno fa
Final boss: Linus the Pc Demon Watch out for the razor fans
Canal do Aless
Giorno fa
It was cringe, but hell, I had a lot of fun watching this. And I was happy for her when it turned out OK.
It's Covarr
Giorno fa
What timing. I'm seeing this video literally two days after buying a computer. I bought a pre-built machine and don't regret it one bit, given the current prices of gpus. I slightly missed the experience of building, which I quite enjoy, but I also got to miss the stress of finding space to work in my tiny apartment, which I don't enjoy it all.
Mitko Barandowski
Giorno fa
Sarah's mom asks Sarah if the pasta is done Sarah: (Shakes the pasta out of the pot): I think yes
Sergio Brinkhuis
Giorno fa
For a first time builder, I think she did magnificent. I would not quite ask her to build mine yet though. :)
Mitko Barandowski
Giorno fa
Is no one going to talk about, that Sarah is taller than Linus🤣
Sebastian Hirsch
Giorno fa
This video is a lot of fun, though what it is doing to Linus is just amazing ^^
Vramnik7
Giorno fa
cringe
ZMacZ Furreh
Giorno fa
0:35 "Would she have had a good time ?" Umm, nope. Basically if you can't actually assemble a PC you have a lousy time, for the investment payed off zero. It's only fun if you're winning.
Gustavo Araujo
Giorno fa
shaking the MoBo to check if things are secure is like lighting a fosforus to check for gas leaks
Mike Hall
Giorno fa
Building a PC isn't only about saving money on a great computer - it also gives you a sense of pride in what you've constructed with your own two hands running your games at max settings. There's just something about building that gives you a real connection to your PC. My own PC feels like my child. I created it and I have pride in it. It's something like five years old and it still runs everything on max. I love my PC.
Antti Heinonen
Giorno fa
While looking at Linus with those white antennas, I cannot but help thinking about our poor Zedu De Luca who needs help. itput.info/zone/video/orCDl554u6zZlKA
Cajva
Giorno fa
John Travolta's daughter builds her own PC
Dal Eale
Giorno fa
Just shows you anyone can build a computer these days🤣
AlphaGriff
Giorno fa
I'M SORRY LINUS, I CAN'T. "RYZEN IS A GOOD BRAND" ALREADY MADE ME CRINGE, I JUST CAN'T.
Twi Stud
Giorno fa
The pain, the suffering...
quantae06
Giorno fa
14:42 Yes! It happened to me when I replaced my CPU fan. I was able to fix the pins with a razor blade and I put it back together. Thank God!!
SpaceMonkeyEntertainment
Giorno fa
Seeing that GPU being manhandled is to PC builders what seeing another guy getting kicked in the groin is to all guys. Basically the same reaction, right ?
Shiba Gamgee
Giorno fa
Felt like I was going to die the entire time.
Henrikas Zigmantas
Giorno fa
This video is a horror movie for those who built their own pc's
MonkeyMode
Giorno fa
I can build PC's and like to take apart old ones. But I'm scared to shit to work with new and expensive components. So I'm fine paying an extra $100 for the service of someone building and delivering a fully functioning, cablemanaged pc to my doorstep.
Adwaith P V
Giorno fa
24:47 - Locating logic 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Philipp rdawg
Giorno fa
the commentary is god-like.
h 2
Giorno fa
Throw everything into the cart and decide later - how I order on Uber Eats.
schfaun Harrington
Giorno fa
It’s fun when it’s not your money LOL if you’re building a computer yourself you had to work to get the money yup break something bye bye 💰
homer landon
Giorno fa
What's her @??
Rekha Mukherjee
Giorno fa
Pc build is not bad but the person who is building the pc should have knowledge and idea about hardware stuffs😀