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Hi there,

I am working for school at a computer build place. We have too work super fast and hard. I barely cant keep up with the amounts we have to do.
Does anyone one have some tips or tricks so i can build the PC's faster? Because im getting punished by them if i dont succeed the deadline which i barely cant and sometimes even cant make. I have been building pc's for 2 months now but idek why im still that slow. Takes me still like 3 hours somehow. If anyone got some tips and tricks ill thank you in advance!

PS: Sorry if this is the wrong forum section.

Edit: Some more information.

The computers we build are custom PC's for customers. Every pc is different. I have to start from scratch so basically from unpacking all boxes too cable management. I am struggling the most with the cable management and installing the CPU cooler (except amd/intel stock coolers.) I am not sure why i am so slow time sees to pass realllyyy quickly when i am building. So im sure im doing my best to hurry up but its not enough.

Edit2: Few days later and i am one of the fastest builder right now with proper cable management :D. It really did help looking at other guys builds and seeing how they are managing their stuff.
Thanks for the help all!
 
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not sure how to speed up cable management if the case changes all the time. over time i have just developed a basic idea how it should go that i tweak for each case. i kinda know what cables will fit behind the board and which ones won't. so i don't waste time trying what i already know does not work.

i am guessing that you don't see thousands of case models in there. but more than likely a good 25 or so that are used more than any. start looking over people's shoulders as they do it when you see a case you know you've not used before. then tuck away what you see in the back of the mind so when you get one with that case you have a starting mental picture.

other advice is what others have said. put as much on the board as possible...
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Not really enough context here. If you are building unique systems every time, not much to say, you simply have to use general experience to know what steps to do. Are you constantly running into having to undo work you've already done to make forward progress?

Plan ahead what steps will interfere with later steps. You can start by writing down what you've managed and how long it took. Try something different and see if it is faster, than adopt that as standard practice.

I guess, what is the most problematic thing you run into when building a PC?
 
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yup need more info. are these custom pc's that change every build? or the same one over and over? do you have to unpack all the parts each time or its there a cache you just grab from and so on? are you doing pretty cable management or just leaving wires all over the place? is this including installing windows and such or just putting it together?

what seems to take you the most time to do?
 
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Yep these are custom build pc's for customers with cable management. I do have too unpack everything. So its basically build from scratch. Luckily we got anorther group thats doing windows install and doing BIOS updates and drives updates. And we do have to do cable management also!

'Whats taking me the longest?'
Almost always installing the CPU fan cooler (except if its like intel/amd stock cooler). And the cable management. A few days ago i had a case called COSMOS coolermaster. That thing was insane and took me like freaking 6 hours.
 
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Cable management im struggling so hard with that.
 
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my first job was is wire prep and power supply's. trick is to use common tools to help. like using a fishing tackel box tray to hold pc screws. use a laundry hamper to hold the boxes as you pull all the parts out. have a memory holder tray on your desk. also they make trunerable trays for pc builders if you cant find one use a cake turner. you be able to rotate the case without lifting it up. when you pull the mb out of the box put the ram and cpu and cooler on before it goes into the case. for the tye wraps have each size in there own tubes on top of the desk.
 
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Proper cable management does take time. If each build is unique, not really any way to make that go faster. Each cable length, chassis, motherboard is going to have different routing options.

Heatsinks, I can't say I have too much trouble. AIO should just pop right in after you mount the radiator. If you are having issues needing three hands, then you can consider light tack double sided tape to hold backplates on. Air coolers should be installed on the board before you place it in the case. Half the time I do a build having the heatsink installed makes maneuvering the motherboard into the chassis that much easier.

Any time you can get fans installed prior to motherboard placement is always good. You can even compare the fan wiring to the fan headers on the motherboard and see where things should be routed.
 
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not sure how to speed up cable management if the case changes all the time. over time i have just developed a basic idea how it should go that i tweak for each case. i kinda know what cables will fit behind the board and which ones won't. so i don't waste time trying what i already know does not work.

i am guessing that you don't see thousands of case models in there. but more than likely a good 25 or so that are used more than any. start looking over people's shoulders as they do it when you see a case you know you've not used before. then tuck away what you see in the back of the mind so when you get one with that case you have a starting mental picture.

other advice is what others have said. put as much on the board as possible while it is out of the case. and put as much into the case before mobo is in as well. gives you the most room to work with.

more than anything though is to look at others working around you. over time there are tips n tricks that you pick up. me personally, i'd take a day off and sit in there watching everyone else work for a day. don't get in there way but watch and perhaps ask a couple questions when something new happens. that one day will likely give you a ton of new ways to work you never thought of. especially watch that guy that seems to do a pc much faster than anyone else. would be worth it to not be yelled at and stressed out all day.
 
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