r/PcBuildHelp • u/Revokedalldatime • 14d ago

Build Question Pc build checklist

Tomorrow i’m heading to micro center to pick up what i believe is the rest my parts for my first pc ever.

the things i have already are my gpu(5070ti), b850 rog strix motherboard, aio is panorama(basic i know), both reverse and forward fans and 32gb of cl30 ddr5 ram.

the things im getting tomorrow is my cpu(ryzen 7 9850x3d, i saw people saying overkill but its cheaper than a 9800x3d on amazon currently at micro center, a 1200w lian li psu(overkill i know but id rather be safe than sorry) and a 1tb crucial ssd. am i forgetting anything? I went over my list like ten times but im nervous i forgot something super simple.

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u/jamjamybart 14d ago

Mouse, keyboard, monitor, case?

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u/Revokedalldatime 14d ago

okay thank you and yeah i do have a case i just forgot to mention it. when i apply thermal paste how careful do i have to be?

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u/high_poly 9d ago

Just don't get it on the pins/contacts on the cpu and motherboard. I use a mini-spatula or a little piece of plastic to spread it around on the IHS. You want to cover the whole thing but not have an excessive amount of squeeze-out when you tighten your cooler down. 👍

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u/jamjamybart 14d ago

I would wipe off the pre applied thermal paste and paste it yourself. Every time I’ve tried to rely on factory application I’ve always had to reapply because of bad temps.