my kids built a HACKING computer!! (i almost died)

About this video

He teaches his young daughters Chloe and Addie to build gaming PCs they will also use to learn Linux, Python and hacking, turning the teaching into a timed competition for 10,000 Robux, with 5,000 for second place. After a Micro Center shopping trip, the build list includes X570 motherboards, an AMD Ryzen 5 3600 CPU, 32 gigs of 3200 megahertz RAM, a 1 terabyte NVMe SSD plus a 2 terabyte hard drive, and a 750 watt power supply. No standalone GPU could be found anywhere, so he buys two Walmart prebuilt computers just to harvest their Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super cards. The teaching covers staging a build outside the case, using a grounded anti-static wrist strap, the motherboard as the board everything plugs into, seating the CPU by matching its corner arrow to the socket, RAM as short-term memory installed as DIMM sticks by their notch and slot order, fast M.2 storage for the OS, the GPU, cooler and power supply, and shorting the motherboard jumpers with a screwdriver to power on and reach the BIOS screen, known as posting. The build took about three days since January 2021, he then installs Windows, and in the final reassembly contest Addie finishes second in 7 minutes 12 seconds against a winning time of 5 minutes 15 seconds. Oracle’s Pi Day 2022 on March 14th sponsors the video.

Key takeaways

• Staging the build outside the case and checking for a successful POST to the BIOS catches faulty parts before final assembly
• Core parts explained for beginners: CPU as the brain seated by its arrow marker, RAM as fast short-term memory, and NVMe M.2 storage for the operating system
• Static is a real risk with children handling parts, so he stresses a properly grounded anti-static or ESD wrist strap
• The GPU shortage forced a workaround: buying two entire Walmart prebuilt PCs to extract their GTX 1660 Super graphics cards
• The timed rematch rewarded careful checking as well as speed, with second place at 7 minutes 12 seconds versus 5 minutes 15 seconds for the winner

Episode details: published March 14, 2022 · 16:38 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are NetworkChuck’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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