A gamer wanted to build his first gaming PC and chose special components. He was surprised to find a USB stick included with the motherboard.
Building your own PC is one of the major challenges for gamers who want to play on their self-built computer and do not want to buy a ready-made system. The experiences of aspiring PC builders can vary widely.
A user wanted to build his own PC for the first time and bought new components. However, it “failed” due to a USB stick – at least this confused the user.
“I’m building a PC for the first time”
What happened? The user u/Balmung1126 wanted to assemble a gaming PC by himself for the first time. However, he did not make much progress, because when he unboxes his motherboard, he finds a USB stick. Somewhat confused, he asks on reddit:
What is USB? I’m building a PC for the first time and this [a USB stick] came with the motherboard.
The picture shows an unpacked motherboard, the official packaging from the manufacturer, and a small USB stick lying on the box. But what exactly is on it or what is that thing for?
Community wonders why a beginner buys such expensive hardware
What are the reactions? Many find the question amusing and explain to him that USB refers to a type of connection on the computer.
Others find it less funny and wonder how a beginner even comes up with the idea of buying such expensive hardware when they are already failing at the first discipline, which is taking a look at the obligatory manual (via reddit.com):
I didn’t even know what that is, but the first thing that came to my mind was to read the manual to find out what it is.
Since you say you’re building a PC for the first time, my suggestion is always to read the manual first, even before you ask someone online.
And another user adds, similarly skeptical and sarcastically (via reddit.com):
Motherboards apparently no longer come with manuals. How can you buy an ROG z690 and [then] not even take a look at [the manual]?
What is on the USB stick? The USB stick contains the drivers for the motherboard and additional software. Some manufacturers like ASUS have begun to include a USB stick instead of a driver CD with their high-end models.
Because while USB ports are available on every PC, CD and DVD drives are disappearing from gaming systems.
What kind of motherboard is this? The user chose the ROG Maximus Z690 Hero EVA Edition for his system. This is quite an expensive and high-quality motherboard. The current price is around 700 Euros (via geizhals.de). Therefore, this is not necessarily hardware that would be handed to a beginner.
The motherboard is, by the way, designed in the style of the well-known series “Neon Genesis Evangelion.” Manufacturers like ASUS and MSI presented hardware with corresponding design in cooperation with “Evangelion” in 2022.
Other problems gamers face: Other gamers do not “fail” because of a USB stick, but because of other issues. One gamer spent many hours trying to build a gaming system. However, the computer still wouldn’t start. How he finally solved the problem, you can read on MeinMMO:
