How long did it take you to build your First Computer?

I am about to build my first computer on the weekend and i am wondering how long does it usually take. I know i should not rush it but i am wondering. Please dont include shipping time or OS installing time either. Just include the time it took from you opening the hardware box to the time you put on the case cover and pressed the power button only to hear the harmony the computer makes. If your computer did not start and you had to fix it include that time as well.

Thanks.

It took me about 3-5 hours but then again I was 11 or 12.(Those cases sucked back about 9 years ago)

if u kno wut ur doing 50 min to hour and 15 min. if ur a noob 4-5 hours

My last build took me maybe 2-3hours. Spent more time on the cable management than anything else I think :P And yeah turning it on for the first time and seeing it successfully boot up is an awesome feeling.

reading the motherboard instruction manual while carefully looking at all the components, and repeating to make sure since it's the first time = 1.5 hrs

Actually assembling the components = 30 minutes

Depends. If Im doing hardcore cable management then it takes me a couple hours. If Im just throwing it all in 30min - 1 hour.

depends on how much room the case gives you. screws or click system?

if it's all easy to reach you can do it in about a hour.

it's realativly easy as the parts only fit in one way.

the only hasstle you can have ae the small wires of the power switch and leds ( but that also depends on the case )

for the guys saying 3 to 4 hours is that with toilet breaks or something ???

I mean i have my system build and windows installed in that time

oh those good old push pins. they are terrible. Intel should take something out of amd's book and get a decent heat sink installation. amd heatsinks take 20sec to install every time. imprezawrx500

My first build which I built about 2 weeks ago took me around 3 hours from opening the case to actually finishing installing Windows.RoBobbo