This is the first time I built a computer for a customer, it was a great experience overall, but I was a bit time constrained as I had to get to work in 4 hours. That being said, the cable management is definitely not the best, but I did my best to make sure that everything was put together correctly and operating fine. This HYTE case made hiding the fan cables very very simple, I was able to daisy chain all the fans together with the iCUE controller in the back of the case. I don't have a photo of the back, but the cables are cable tied to their correct spot, this is the main thing I focused on getting good so that this customer would have an easier time adding new drives in the future.
This computer was built for a family friend that initially had another problem with his computer that I fixed (just a couple of bent pins on the USB 3.0 MOBO header and missing PSU connections). He was glad I could fix that for him, and wanted me to build him a new computer as he's getting ready for the NVIDIA 50 series to drop so he can get himself an RTX 5090.
Intel's 13th and 14th gen chips have had issues with voltage and Oxidation issues. These issues were a major concern for me when I was putting together his build. Intel has has stated that they pulled the Oxidation effected chips as of now according to this reddit post from Intel, I assume this CPU should not have the Oxidation issue as he got is in November 2024.
To address the voltage issue, I updated his BIOS to the most recent version where the motherboard manufacturer stated they had fixed the microcode to address this voltage regulation issue.
This build was a very good experience for me, it was the first time I had interacted with someone for computer help, and it's helped me understand how I can help people better. He initially contacted me when I had a FB ad up for computer builds and fixes, his initial issue was a very easy fix that I got done in about 20 minutes, and he was very happy I could get it working so quick and in the next day!
The main thing I picked up from this is that I need to work people into my schedule and help them as soon as I can. He needed to get his computer fixed quick because he wanted to play COD Black Ops 6 over the weekend, and other places were to charge him double what I was charging for just a diagnosis and take longer to actually do the job. Overall, I'm really glad I could help him out, and build him a new computer!