It was long ago but I was this dumbass. I kept reading online people said a fan was optional and didn't understand they meant a case fan not a CPU fan so I built everything and couldnt figure out why it wouldn't turn on. Realized fairly quickly and bought one and everything worked after that

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 3 points 1 hour ago

Technically, a CPU fan is also optional but you need to provide some other cooling (water pump?) or accept massive throttling.

[–] craftrabbit@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I didn't realise that I need to buy a power supply. I had a fully assembled computer and was asking myself how I can plug the thing in.

Also just bought a psu after and it still works like a charm to this day.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 1 points 51 minutes ago* (last edited 21 minutes ago)

You can stick wires with mains voltage into any two pins of any motherboard connector but there's a reason they're not shaped like an AC receptacle 💥. Unless it's a ZX Spectrum, that cheap thing used the most basic connector (3.5mm jack) for everything: cassette I/O, video output and, unregulated 9V DC power input from the transformer brick, and people would often fry it.

[–] idyllic@leminal.space 11 points 3 hours ago

Honestly, I am envious of you, as well as the person OP posted above. You did something - learning from whatever source you could find best; having the determination and will to go ahead and sought help perhaps knowing too well you might be ridiculed. Because for the people that know this stuff, it is trivial and not worth of botheration. So the help is not enthusiastic - but for the new doer it is so challenging.

I wish I had the energy, time and courage of you all... Maybe someday I will but until then I can only love and admire your passion.