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seic may have sponsored this exhaustive guide but we won't specifically be

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recommending them today because this is designed to give you the tools to identify the patterns that make for a

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good build not the exact components themselves those always change the

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process does not so without further Ado

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how to build a PC step one picking the

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parts to start you need to ask yourself some questions what am I going to do

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with this computer are you a hardcore gamer you're going to want to at more of

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your budget to your graphics card and maybe CPU are you a content creator

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maybe you can ease up on the GPU a little bit and splurge on CPU and RAM

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are you just using as a glorified Nas then you'll be looking for a motherboard

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with lots of IO and a case with lots of Drive mounts and maybe you'll want to

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Splash out on a specialized redundant power supply no matter what your budget

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is this is the question you need to answer before going any further so I'm

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going to roll that intro while you figure it out

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now that you have your answer ask the question again but deeper what kinds of

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games do you play Mr or M gamer RPGs and

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Visually complex games where exploration and sightseeing our priorities mean

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you'll probably want a high resolution display for the best experience

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preferably with HDR peripherals may not matter as much to you and in fact you

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may prefer to get a console controller for some of your games rather than a

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typical PC gaming keyboard and mouse do you prefer hardcore competitive Shooters

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though where every millisecond counts well now you'll want a premium Mouse for

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sure and maybe even a high-end keyboard not to mention a high refresh rate

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display even if that costs you some resolution or some color accuracy the

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games you play will also affect the number of CPU cores you should get since

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different genres of games tend to utilize them differently A good rule of

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thumb for future proofing your build is to make sure that you have at least as

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many cores as a current gen console if you want to stream or record your

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gameplay then maybe throw on two to four more and make sure that you've got a GPU

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with a highquality Hardware video encoder built in as for the content

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creators out there what should you focus on well it depends on what you create a

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digital artist might not need anything special for a GPU but would definitely

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benefit from a drawing tablet a musician would want tons of RAM to load up on

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instrument patches and samples without slowing to a crawl a video editor needs

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at least a modest GPU a lot of RAM and a

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buttload of storage preferably fast so they can review their footage at full

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quality a 3D modeler needs a reasonably fast CPU and GPU for rendering a GPU

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capable of real-time Ray tracing helps tremendously in prototyping and previews

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an engineer might sacrifice raw horsepower for validated Hardware like a

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Quadro GPU to ensure pain-free operation a programmer wants a hefty CPU with a

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lot of threads for handling frequent compilation and a lot of RAM to go with

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it whereas as a writer really only needs a keyboard a decent display or two and a

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quality water bottle to stay hydrated LGT store.com is this a Nas or home

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storage of some other sort if so what is it for Cold Storage that won't often

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change like backups ripped Media or game installs won't need highp speed to be

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usable instead you'll want higher capacity hard drives warm storage that

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changes frequently like a document or photo dump is where you'll want a

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balance of capacity and speed hot storage like a footage inest or for use

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as a Network boot device will demand higher speed increasing cost you may

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also need a fast CPU depending on the scale of your storage space adding

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additional roles like Plex increases system requirements so while slower

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computers can get by as a basic file server you're going to need to account

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for CPU overhead especially for transcoding now let's talk about form

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factor computers are available in all shapes and sizes from complete PCS the

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size of a pack of gum to entire racks that contain only the storage for a bank

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of machines elsewhere in the data center the most common variants or form factors

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are as follows ATX is your classic it's

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the big beige box size it usually features at least five expansion slots

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and a taller chassis you can find these in mid Tower and full tower

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configurations which basically just indicate height full Towers tend to be

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easier to work with but are much more difficult to move around and find a home

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for so they've been falling out of fashion if you're not sure what to buy

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an ATX form factor case can accommodate any smaller size motherboard although

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installing an ITX motherboard in one of these seems more than a little silly

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although maybe that is an aesthetic that you want to uh Embrace Micro ATX is

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smaller than ATX with at most four expansion slots and for most people

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that's totally sufficient but you should always check to make sure that you've

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got everything you need you'll find some of the more interesting case designs in

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this size like these cute Cube shaped ones like ATX you can fit smaller form

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factors like DTX and ITX in here and it won't look as silly if you do mini ITX

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and DTX are the smallest mainstream sizes with only one and two expansion

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slots respectively these are the boards you'll find in the tiniest builds and

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can often pack impressive variety of features into their diminutive size

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however their IO can be somewhat limited and if your goal is to go as Tiny as

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possible you'll either want to get a couple of larger builds under your belt

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first or pay extra careful attention to

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your case manufacturer's documentation a DTX board may fit in the ITX case but

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also may not and if you have a larger GPU or cooler it may not fit in your

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case of choice at least not without some difficulty the next big question is

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arguably most important what's my budget if your answer is anywhere from less

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than I'd like to I'll take what I can get then your best bet is often to buy

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used you can find off least Business Machines available for a fraction of

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their original price as we've shown a number of times in the past these can be

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a great starting point for a new build most of the work is already done for you

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and many can be improved for a relatively small budget another option

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is to look for previous gen Hardware you can sometimes find killer deals as

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retailers clear out old stock to make way for the next big thing but this is

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mostly applicable to used gear the good news is that solid state components with

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no moving Parts like CPUs rarely fail

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and components with worn thermal compound or bad fans can have those

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repaired I nearly always start my builds around my CPU and GPU because apart from

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being the most expensive components and therefore taking up most of my budget

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they also dramatically narrow down the other parts that I might select for

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example I won't be able to buy an Intel chipset motherboard if I use an AMD CPU

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and vice versa and I won't be able to use a small form factor case if I've got

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a gigantic triple slot graphics card when shopping for a CPU there are a few

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things to keep in mind first is that across brands or even different

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generations of the same brand specifications like clock frequency and

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cache are not likely to be useful indications of per performance you can

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find out more detail about this in this video but that doesn't mean that you can

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ignore them outright let's say you've decided on a CPU series but there are

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literally dozens of options obviously choosing the best one is easy just sort

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by Price high to low but is it really that much faster is it worth it well

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this is where the specs can help you make direct comparisons between multiple

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products in a single lineup take for example Intel's Core i 91900 k this is

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an 8 core CPU with with 16 threads that runs it up to 5.3 GHz that's the turbo

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speed of course its base frequency is just 3.5 meanwhile the core i71 700k is

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also an 8 core 16 thread CPU that only

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runs at up to 5 GHz meaning that the real world performance between these two

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chips is 6% at most but with a price

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difference of over $100 there's more to picking a CPU than raw power however

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sometimes you want Graphics sometimes you want more or faster PCI Express

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Lanes and sometimes you just want less heat and noise there's still debate as

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to whether PCI Express Gen 4 really matters that much to Consumers but the

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fact is that Gen 4 is double the speed of gen 3 on a perlane basis and likewise

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Gen 5 is double the speed of Gen 4 on a perlane basis this means that a CPU with

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fewer but faster Lanes can avoid bottlenecks that otherwise might harm

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performance it's worth pointing out that some motherboards and chips might differ

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in their PCI Express version support so pay close attention if your first

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Choices put you over budget it's time to experiment in Bargain Hunt for Intel

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users an f-s series CPU might be a good option as those lack integrated graphics

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and cost a little less to buy while for AMD users paradoxically buying the G

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Series CPUs Nets you integrated graphics and a decent savings over the more

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expensive X Series without sacrificing much performance if you end up going

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back a generation or two to make your budget work be mindful of which CPU

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socket and motherb board chipset you end up with locking into something older

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might save you a ton of money and still result in satisfactory performance but

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it could limit your ability to upgrade to a new processor later on other parts

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work in much the same way when the GeForce RTX 2080 came out its price was

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higher than the cost of a GTX 1080ti while offering effectively Zero

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Performance advantage and a new headline feature that hadn't even been used in

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games yet let alone proven Savvy Shoppers were scooping up 1080 TI for

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great prices left and right and the only drawbacks ended up upcoming later with

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more limited support for software features like RTX voice ambient noise

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cancellation and in the longer term probably an earlier driver support end

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dat at least that's the way things used to be as of writing the world is in the

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middle of a silicon shortage that isn't likely to let up anytime soon and we're

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in the utterly unique situation where many discontinued gpus are worth more to

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scalpers than their original MSRP unfortunately there's little to do in

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times like these other than to hold on and if you absolutely must get something

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today try to snipe a GPU at a retail location or pick up an older GPU that's

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not being scalped to hecken back so that you can limp along while you wait out

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the storm now as with CPUs you must read

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reviews to evaluate the performance of a graphics card do not be tempted to draw

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a conclusion based on clock speeds and memory do look out though for features

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like Hardware video encoding real-time rate tracing support and anything else

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that your game or your application might be able to use take for example example

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dlss which increases performance at a small cost to visual Fidelity or the

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blender optics renderer for NVIDIA and on the AMD side there's the Fidelity FX

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Suite which has some pretty cool stuff in it as well now if you have a choice

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between two otherwise identical gpus but with different amounts of onboard memory

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or frame buffer I would recommend the one that has more but be careful that

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it's not slower memory both AMD and

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NVIDIA have been caught putting large amounts of crummy memory on entry-level

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gpus sometimes even mid-range gpus

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seemingly in an attempt to make them look more enticing even if it comes at

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the cost of extremely poor performance motherboards are a contentious issue

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because it's easy to go for the biggest baddest board around but the reality is

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that unless you're the kind of Master overclocker who gets all their boards

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sponsored anyway you're unlikely to see a big performance difference between

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low-end chipsets and the higher end ones much less between two models that use

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the same chipset that's not to say just buy the cheapest thing a lower-end

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chipset will usually have some artificial limitations on things like

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RAM speed overclocking ability or PCIe bandwidth AMD's a series chipsets for

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example don't support overclocking as of a520 and feature fewer expansion ports

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while their B series and X Series chipsets do have much more expansion

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including the ability to bifurcate or split PCIe lanes for multi-GPU or

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high-speed storage support the bottom line is that while some people get

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bogged down on Dil details like voltage regulators and cooling them the reality

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is that a mid-range board with good user reviews that has all the slots sockets

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and RGB ports you need for other Hardware is the path of leas resistance

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and there's no shame in that system memory or RAM can be both

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straightforward and Incredibly deep depending on who you ask and what you

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plan to do with it it's usually labeled according to three main values capacity

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speed and timings the higher the capacity the more concurrent tasks your

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system can work work on but the more memory you have the more strain on your

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CPU's memory controller which usually means reduced frequency and increased

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timings both of which are bad frequency determines how often information can

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travel from the memory stick or module to the CPU and vice versa higher is

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better while timings determine how long the wait is for actual memory chips to

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respond to a given request lower is better it's important to note that there

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are points of diminishing returns for all of these attributes and that some

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CPUs prefer certain memory frequencies because they can lock their memory

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controllers to match such as AMD's ryzen 3000 and 5000 series CPUs which tend to

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work best at memory speeds of 3600 or 3800 megatrans per second ddr4 after

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which point it's better to drive down latencies than go for more speed and it

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should be noted most of the fast kits on the market are overclocked meaning both

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the memory modules and the CPU's memory controller will be pushed harder and

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with More Voltage than usual ryzen 5000 and Intel's 11th gen core and later CPUs

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support up to 32 200 megat transfers per second ddr4 natively after which you're

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in overclock territory regardless of speed you'll want to buy your memory in

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matching pairs for dual Channel motherboards triplets for triple Channel

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and so on and while you're at it for best performance you'll want to make

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sure your memory is also running dual rank now rank is essentially one or more

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memory modules that receive commands as a group if all of the memory sticks

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memory is in one group that's single rank while some larger memory modules

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come split into two which is dual rank the advantage is that while each rank

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has to be accessed separately no matter what they can still split the low

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between themselves for better performance if you've got a matched pair of dual rank memory you'll get the

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benefits by default but you can also install four matched single rank modules

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for the same effect if your motherboard has four slots generally speaking larger

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modules tend to be dual rank but you can usually tell single Rank and dual rank

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apart by one r or two R in the model number one more thing to consider for

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memory is error correction code or ECC memory this has recently become a pretty

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hot topic due to the per chip error correction that's making its way into

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ddr5 but there's a difference full ECC

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memory has an extra chip that allows it to detect and correct errors even when

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the data is moving to and from the CPU DDR5's error correction is only making

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sure that the data inside each chip is safe this lets ddr5 vendors still offer

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overclocked memory kits while you'd be hardpressed to find anything like that

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for full ECC the more robust nature of full ECC memory meanwhile has made it a

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favorite for servers and high-end workstations where stability is key even

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if it comes at the cost of some performance so if that's you then you've

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got some things to untangle first true ECC can come in three flavors

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unregistered registered and load reduced

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unregistered memory also called udm is the same kind that goes into your

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desktop and notebook PC so your CPU will

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access the memory chips directly with nothing in between registered memory

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also called R dim includes a goete chip

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that the CPU talks to that manages the data coming and going from each memory

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chip load reduced memory called LR GM takes this one step further by replacing

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that register chip with an ultra fast buffer this buffer reduces the amount of

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chatter required to communicate with the memory allowing the CPU to access as

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many as eight ranks per module that's how servers can have multiple terabytes

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of memory in them the trade-off of course is higher latency don't go

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thinking you can just mix and match by the way consumer motherboards almost

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exclusively accept udims and not much else and while some motherboards can

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support both R dims and LR dims this is

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no guarantee so check the manual for your motherboard for information on what

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it can handle before you pull the trigger most motherboard manufacturers

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will have manuals available online in their support section storage drives can

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be divided broadly into two categories old school SATA and PCI Express based

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NVMe drives there are different connections for both of these with this

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being the most common for SATA and this being the most common for NV andme your

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motherboard manual will include a list of these ports that tells you exactly

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how many you can install mean mechanical hard drives are for bulk storage on the

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cheap and typically use a SATA interface we'll talk a bit more about these later

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solid state drives or ssds are more expensive but are recommended as a boot

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drive for your operating system and for key applications at almost any price

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point due to their much higher performance they are available with SATA

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interfaces but have mostly gone NVMe at this point in the m.2 form factor

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remember that term it means size and shape even among NVMe ssds there is an

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obvious broad performance spectrum and with Microsoft's upcoming implementation

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of direct storage a premium PCIe Gen 4 SSD or greater might offer a clear

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performance benefit but for most average users and Gamers the main things you

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want are a dam cache and some kind of manufacturer indication of endurance

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which is a measure of how many times the drives can be written before the cells

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wear out drives with short warranties are probably best avoided and even

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quality drives should be backed up regularly now let's talk cooling

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enthusiasts tend to instinctively gravitate towards custom Loop liquid

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cooling and this is usually the absolute

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best you can get without going Subzero which isn't sustainable long term if

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you're a coward but from a cost to Performance standpoint it rarely makes

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sense liquid cooling is a topic all in its Health but the short version is that

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your primary concerns are going to be the water blocks and the total surface

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area of your radiator setup generally speaking surface area is King more fins

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on your coal plate means more heat transfer from your CPU and more radiator

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surface area means the more heat you can remove from your liquid or if you like

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more silence the slower you can run your many fans materials are less intuitive

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though copper is the superior conductor but it's more expensive than aluminum

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which might make you think you could get away with copper for your GPU and

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aluminum for everything else but if you try to mix and match them it's going to

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be terrible I give you my lonus tech tips guarantee that galvanic corrosion

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will ruin your day sometime down the line you can try out those like you know

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anti-corrosion mixtures don't do it it'll be really bad some metals can be

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mixed relatively safely here's a chart of what's safe to mix and what's not

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most people don't want to deal with all of that though and AIO Solutions or

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Allin ones are both cheaper and easier to work with the general rule is that a

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240 mm radiator will be fine for most

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CPUs with only the most exotic requiring a 280 or a 360 the main drawbacks of iOS

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is that they are more expensive less reliable and offer questionable

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performance benefits compared to large Tower style heat sinks that's why for

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most people we recommend a large heat sink for hassle-free long-term operation

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the only drawback of these that due to their size some consider them unsightly

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they're wrong and they can be a hazard during Transportation due to their

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immense weight at the end of the day whatever comes of your CPU is fine for

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most people but it might run hotter or louder than you want thermal compound

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for most people doesn't matter as long it's a decent brand and it's not some

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just bulk stuff you got off of wish but there are a couple things to consider if

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you're not going with the easy to use but not thermally amazing graphite pads

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that cover your CPU like a cozy little blanket you're going to want to make

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sure that whatever you get is electrically non-conductive and the best

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way to do that is to just look at the label most companies exclusively carry

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non-conductive compound pound with the exception being liquid metal thermal

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Grizzly's conductonaut for example is an actual metal alloy called gallon stand

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that's fully liquid at temperatures as low as 8° C it's both electrically

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conductive and potentially reactive with aluminum parts like heat sinks and this

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reaction is not a good thing while an aluminum oxide layer is usually present

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on aluminum a tiny scratcher scuff is all that's needed for the gallium to

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work its magic and turn your cooler into a crumbly mess that doesn't even look

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real if you decide to try liquid metal make sure you're using copper or

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nickel-plated coolers if you're content with cheaper traditional compounds then

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you've got nothing to fear there are some things you just shouldn't cheap out

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on however power supplies are a major one while early on it was pretty easy to

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figure out whether a power supply was decent by just looking at its 80 plus

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rating and it is 80 plus gold that is

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the real draw for this power supply Series right there it is so easy to hit

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the 80 plus standards these days that it's not really a useful measure anymore

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the good news is cybernetics lab has stepped up to build a more meaningful

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certification system that addresses both efficiency and noise levels and

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hopefully more in the future beyond that the main feature you need to decide if

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you need is a modular interface it costs more but as connectivity standards

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evolve like the new PCI Express Gen 5 power connector for example it means

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that you have a chance of replacing just a cable rather than using an adapter or

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replacing your power supply and power supplies have reached a level of

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reliability that I wouldn't really consider one with a warranty shorter

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than 5 years now cic even goes as high as 12 years on their Prime series power

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supplies like motherboards and cases have different form factors that you

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need to look out for though this consideration is mostly important for

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small form factor builds where the sfx standard provides a smaller footprint in

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order to accommodate tinier builds while sfx defines a maximum depth for a power

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supply that sort of makes it look like a flat rectang angle sfx L relaxes this to

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a square shape and while it doesn't necessarily offer more connections

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you'll actually find that usually the more powerful small form factor units

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are sfx L and they have the added benefit of using larger fans so they

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tend to be a little bit quieter just double check your cases compatibility

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because not all cases that support one can also support the other another class

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of power supplies that has grown in popularity over the last 10 years is DC

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to DC converter power supplies these use an external brick just like

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some monitors or your laptop and then have a super efficient DC todc

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conversion hence the name that takes whatever the input voltage is and splits

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it out to all the voltages that you need internally they tend to be fanless and

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extremely small though it does come at the cost of that external brick now

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there are other esoteric form factors like tfx that is often used in rack

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mount servers but for nearly everything else you'll be fine with an ATX form

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factor power supply it's big it's chunky and it's the standard that we've had

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since not long after the Windows 95 days these offer the highest wattages on the

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market with the largest assortment of peripheral and 12volt plugs for CPU and

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PCI Express devices and drives and all that good stuff but buyer beware the ATX

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form factor only specifies the width and height of the power supply at the back

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plate it says nothing about the depth so you will need to take into consideration

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whether your power supply will fit your chosen case if it's not in the typical Square

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footprint make sure you buffer a little extra if you have a modular interface

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because those plugs take up a little bit more space now cases this is where

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builds can get very interesting there are options that can be found for as low

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as $20 on sale and there are options costing well over 10 times that much or

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100 times who cares just keep going if you want something truly unique we've

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already gone over the different major form factors but even Within These

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constraints there is an incredible amount of variety out there because pick

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making a case on its own is so personalized and situational we're just

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going to go over a few basic things to keep in mind while picking one out first

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and foremost is airflow regardless of whether you're after a quiet rig or an

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extreme cooling rig you're going to need air flow and there's no substitute for a

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mesh front panel counterintuitively they tend to even offer better acoustic

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performance than closed front panel cases because the fans don't need to

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ramp up as high not everyone is into that aesthetic though so vendors like

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Corsair come up with options with glass front panels instead with spacing and

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even extra intakes on the motherboard side panel to keep things looking pretty

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while maintaining solid air flow secondary to air flow should be ease of

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maintenance if your case has great airf flow but it's a pain to clean once it's

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sucked a bit of dust in you're going to have a bad time removable dust filters

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and easily accessible front panels help tremendously with maintenance and most

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good cases will come with these features finally expansion what you get will

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depend on how much of what kind of stuff you want to cram in plain and simple

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then beyond that it should ideally be well laid out for cable management and

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open enough that it's easy to work in of course you won't have any cooling

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without fans so what do you buy there

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are several considerations here including the fan diameter and bearing

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type whether the blade is optimized for air flow or static pressure and of

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course whether or not it has addressable RGB bearings are what let the fan blade

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spin freely so the better quality the bearing the more efficient and less

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noisy a fan can be there are are three major types sleeve bearings are coste

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effective and quiet but tend to wear out quickly because they rely on a lubricant

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to keep them going higher quality sleeve bearing fans can last for years thanks

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to better seals but that lubricant will expire and once it does so does the fan

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sleeve bearing fans are also designed to run vertically to prevent the lubricant

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from pooling making them unsuitable for use in the top or bottom of cases ball

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bearing fans are far more reliable and much more expensive to match but they

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tend to be louder because they utilize actual physical ball bearings to

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overcome friction instead of a lubricant this also means they're much more likely

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to survive high temperatures than a sleeve fan so they're common in servers

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and other reliability first environments more advanced sleeve style bearings

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called fluid dynamic or hydrodynamic bearings are positioned as a bridging

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gap between traditional sleeve and ball bearing fans while their mechanisms are

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similar to sleeve bearings they're typically filled with pressurized oil

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and higher quality seals than a regular lubricating grease not all fans that use

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these bearings are good but Noctua for example exclusively uses their SSO

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series bearings which are hydrodynamic and very well regarded think corers are

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also pretty good too there are other bearings like mag glove which use

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magnetic levitation for effectively zero friction and are thus extremely quiet

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long lasting and they also cost significantly more than other types of

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bearings Corsair famously has a magb series of fans in their ml lineup but

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they tend to have fewer RGB options and cost significantly more than their other

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fans regardless of the bearings fans tend to get graded on two major criteria

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static pressure and air flow with some designs leaning further one way than the

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other Corsair's SP and noct TOA P series

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fans are optimized for static pressure the higher the static pressure the more

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air that can be forced through a restrictive filter or fins of a radiator

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or heat sink on the other side of the spectrum Corsair's AF and Noctua a

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series are examples of fans that are optimized for pure air flow so don't put

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it in front of your radiator but it like the back of your case with no

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obstructions they're really great for that you'll often run across different

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diameters of fans ranging all the way from diminutive 40 mm all the way to

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Behemoth 200 mm and Beyond as a rule of

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thumb the smaller the fan the faster it needs to spin to push the same amount of

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air as a larger one and the faster a fan spins the louder it will be which is why

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120 to 140 mm fans have become the go-to

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thanks to the amount of air that they can push while being relatively quiet 80

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and 92 mm used to be common place in older computer cases and you can still

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find mounts for these in some small form factor Rigs and on smaller air coolers

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like Noctua 9s thickness is another thing that can vary and again the

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thinner the fan the less air it can push at a given noise level a full full-sized

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92mm fan for example will actually push more air with more pressure than a 120

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mm slim fan you'll only really want to use thin fans for small form factor

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builds where you have absolutely no alternative then there's the connectors

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some fans have three pins on them and some of them have four what gives with

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that well practically speaking they both work the same but the three pin variant

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speed is controlled by changing the voltage being delivered to the motor the

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four pin variants on the other hand use a control scheme called pwm which means

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that the motor exclusively receives 12vt power but it gets it in bursts so it's

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rapidly turned on and off depending on the speed that is requested by the user

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in short pwm fans tend to be more efficient and offer finer control over

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their rotational speeds but it's more important to match your fan type with

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your controller than to choose one over the other most of your fans are going to

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be plugged directly into your motherboard but if you have a truly ridiculous number of fans or you just

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want to control and cable manage them all from one place you can get

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controller hubs from companies like Corsair or NZXT that provide

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significantly more connectors to suit your needs and depending on your needs

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you might want to add one or more hard drives to your system either for long-term storage or maybe to give

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storage tying a go for a blend of high performance and low cost whatever the

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reason there are some things you should be aware of like the RPM cache size

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noise level and cost per Gigabyte or terabyte it used to be common to just

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pick a 7200 RPM Drive no matter what for extra speed and lower response time but

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it's actually becoming more of a liability ility for the drive's long-term Health now that high-capacity

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ssds exist higher RPMs mean more noise and critically more heat so before

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committing to a high-speed hard drive you should consider whether it's needed at all and when you do install one be

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aware of its operating temperature so that the platter stays spinning for as long as possible for everybody else a

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5600 or 5900 RPM hard drive should suffice and should be significantly

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quieter and kick out less heat finally if you want to really class up your

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build you're probably going to want RGB and that means you're going to need to

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learn what to look for currently there are three major types of controllable

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RGB non-addressable addressable and USB non-addressable is

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inexpensive and is the original RGB header that uses 12vt power and four

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pins each device in the chain be it a light strip or a fan plugs into the

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header on a motherboard a splitter or into another RGB device in a daisy chain

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every LED in this chain will show the same color of your choosing which is

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fine for ambient lighting or for when you don't really care about pattern and

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animations but if you do care about those addressable is your new best

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friend because like its name suggests it allows each individual LED in the chain

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to be controlled independently it typically uses a 5volt three pin header

441
00:31:11,519 --> 00:31:17,440
that's the same physical size as the non- addressable type with a pin blocked

442
00:31:15,440 --> 00:31:21,440
off to differentiate it if you have a lot of LED strips you should be aware

443
00:31:19,320 --> 00:31:25,360
that only a limited number of strips can be run off a single connector without

444
00:31:23,679 --> 00:31:29,720
running into problems like dimming at the ends or the inability to control all

445
00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:35,360
the LED d s if this all sounds complicated well it kind of is that's

446
00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:39,960
why some companies like Corsair have devices that use their own method via

447
00:31:37,440 --> 00:31:44,679
USB this lets them know exactly what devices are connected and how many LEDs

448
00:31:42,200 --> 00:31:48,480
each of them has these will usually plug into a USB header on your motherboard

449
00:31:46,600 --> 00:31:54,080
and while Cable Management can be more complex overall setup is much simpler

450
00:31:51,320 --> 00:31:58,440
frustratingly unlike the non-usb options they're usually not cross- compatible so

451
00:31:56,399 --> 00:32:03,600
you'll probably have to choose your and use the same vendor for all your RGB

452
00:32:01,120 --> 00:32:07,840
or else deal with adapters this especially sucks because some companies

453
00:32:05,559 --> 00:32:11,399
offer LED strips with different styles that might be more in line with what

454
00:32:09,200 --> 00:32:16,159
you're going for visually like fantex digital RGB neon strips finally finally

455
00:32:14,279 --> 00:32:18,960
you'll probably want some cable ties and to make sure that you have the tools you

456
00:32:17,399 --> 00:32:22,320
need to set everything up if you go for zip ties for a lower profile cable

457
00:32:20,760 --> 00:32:27,000
management job you'll need to make sure that you have Flush Cutters for the cleanest look whereas if you go for hook

458
00:32:25,399 --> 00:32:30,320
and loop ties like the ones you can find on LTT Store

459
00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:34,080
then you don't need anything special you should consider though whether optional

460
00:32:32,240 --> 00:32:37,960
stuff like custom cables will be in your build at this point they're pretty

461
00:32:35,880 --> 00:32:41,760
costly but they're a cool way to Jazz up your rig if you've got the cash to spare

462
00:32:39,679 --> 00:32:45,679
and you're after a specific look if not though don't sweat it not everybody is

463
00:32:43,880 --> 00:32:49,720
out to build an art piece and there is no performance benefit to them

464
00:32:47,559 --> 00:32:53,440
whatsoever and besides building a PC yourself is already a bigger step

465
00:32:51,440 --> 00:32:56,919
towards making it yours than most people will ever take once you've settled on a

466
00:32:55,320 --> 00:33:00,639
build you can go ahead and click through the checkout process and wait for the

467
00:32:58,600 --> 00:33:04,080
parts to arrive or if you live near a computer store with all the stuff that

468
00:33:01,919 --> 00:33:07,639
you need lucky you you get to haul it all home yourself assemble the boxes in

469
00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:11,639
a photogenic pile for a quick social media pick and finally you're ready to

470
00:33:09,639 --> 00:33:16,399
begin step two setting up your work areer are we only on step two jeez all

471
00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:19,120
right don't worry guys the hard part's over things are going to go a little

472
00:33:17,399 --> 00:33:23,760
faster now clear your desk or table you're going to want a well-lit area with enough space to be able to easily

473
00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:27,799
move around your case whether it's laid flat or upright and grab any tools

474
00:33:25,840 --> 00:33:32,159
you'll need a Phillips head screwdriver is a must and if it's got a long neck a

475
00:33:30,159 --> 00:33:35,760
magnetic tip and a ratcheting mechanism that'll make things a lot easier one or

476
00:33:33,880 --> 00:33:39,559
two coffee filters and some isopropyl alcohol is optional but useful for

477
00:33:37,919 --> 00:33:42,840
cleaning surfaces without leaving behind lint paper towels will work in a pinch

478
00:33:41,320 --> 00:33:46,159
just be careful about the little bits that might get left behind and for when

479
00:33:44,519 --> 00:33:49,639
you're finishing up another optional item is a microfiber cloth to get rid of

480
00:33:48,039 --> 00:33:53,279
all the greasy fingerprints that you might leave behind less optional is a

481
00:33:51,519 --> 00:33:56,360
flashlight of some sort even if it's just the flash on your phone since it

482
00:33:55,000 --> 00:34:01,799
can otherwise be tough to see what you're doing when you're trying to get that one last wire installed after

483
00:33:59,320 --> 00:34:05,399
everything else is in place now set aside completely any food or drink while

484
00:34:04,120 --> 00:34:10,480
you're setting up your machine this is build time not snack time

485
00:34:08,480 --> 00:34:14,359
Anthony and make sure that there's nothing around that could fall if it's

486
00:34:12,040 --> 00:34:18,200
bumped accidentally an antistatic mat or a desk pad is ideal here to prevent

487
00:34:16,119 --> 00:34:22,399
scuffs and scrapes not only on your desk but also on your new machine now this

488
00:34:19,960 --> 00:34:26,440
next bit is a bit contentious but if the air in your area is dry then you will

489
00:34:24,599 --> 00:34:30,760
definitely want an anti-static wrist strap we did show that that it takes a

490
00:34:28,359 --> 00:34:34,560
lot to outright destroy PC components in this collab with Electro boom but what

491
00:34:32,639 --> 00:34:38,560
we don't know is what kind of minor damage might have been done internally

492
00:34:36,280 --> 00:34:42,560
with each of those zaps it is possible that each one of them took a year off of

493
00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:47,119
our victim's life and no by the way Wireless antistatic R straps do not work

494
00:34:45,200 --> 00:34:50,520
your strap needs to be connected to a proper ground and the same goes for an

495
00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:54,399
antistatic mat that's what that connector on the end is for to do that

496
00:34:52,399 --> 00:34:57,920
the most foolproof way that works in any country is to plug your power supply

497
00:34:56,079 --> 00:35:02,760
into Main's power and clip your antistatic lead to its chassis just make

498
00:34:59,920 --> 00:35:06,880
sure you're not using one of these never use one of these unless you know exactly

499
00:35:04,960 --> 00:35:10,920
how to use one because if you're not actually grounded you're doing all of

500
00:35:08,839 --> 00:35:14,640
this work for nothing to say nothing of the safety risk if you don't have a

501
00:35:12,520 --> 00:35:18,839
strap it's a lot better than nothing to plug in your power supply anyway and

502
00:35:16,520 --> 00:35:22,520
then periodically touch it especially if you move your feet around if you are

503
00:35:20,560 --> 00:35:25,800
using a strap though a pro tip is to wrap it around your ankle instead of

504
00:35:24,119 --> 00:35:28,359
your wrist so you don't end up yanking things around while you're focused on

505
00:35:27,440 --> 00:35:33,640
building step three motherboard and CPU install

506
00:35:31,119 --> 00:35:37,440
aka the delicate part we'll start by unboxing our motherboard and placing it

507
00:35:35,079 --> 00:35:40,720
on top of its box a convenient and free static safe surface if you want to power

508
00:35:39,320 --> 00:35:45,079
on your system before you put it in the case which I highly recommend you'll

509
00:35:43,119 --> 00:35:48,320
want to use the box it pulls double duty by letting you slot in a GPU which

510
00:35:47,000 --> 00:35:52,440
wouldn't be possible if the motherboard was FL on a desk or an anti-static mat

511
00:35:50,520 --> 00:35:57,680
now your motherboard may have one of two types of sockets as of today a pin grid

512
00:35:55,119 --> 00:36:02,280
array or PGA where the pins are on the the CPU or a land grid array or LGA

513
00:36:00,760 --> 00:36:06,560
where the pins are on the motherboard why is this important because if your

514
00:36:04,119 --> 00:36:10,160
motherboard is LGA you need to inspect the pins before you do anything else if

515
00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:14,440
you bought the board at a brick and mortar store then they'll often get you

516
00:36:12,440 --> 00:36:17,520
to do this Step at the store to cover their butts in case you come back with

517
00:36:15,720 --> 00:36:21,240
bent pins because this is something that's typically not covered by the

518
00:36:19,440 --> 00:36:25,000
manufacturer's warranty to do this on an Intel socket push down on the retention

519
00:36:23,280 --> 00:36:29,040
latch and pull out away from the socket if you're dealing with a high-end desktop socket there could be a

520
00:36:27,800 --> 00:36:32,839
secondary latch for the retention mechanism that comes out the same way

521
00:36:31,359 --> 00:36:37,359
and they'll only open in the correct order when you ease up on the clip it

522
00:36:35,079 --> 00:36:40,720
should want to Spring upwards this is good pull it upwards all the way and the

523
00:36:39,160 --> 00:36:44,760
retention clip will come up revealing the socket beneath don't worry about the

524
00:36:42,920 --> 00:36:48,200
plastic cover plate for now for AMD Threadripper and epic s sp3 derive

525
00:36:46,760 --> 00:36:51,640
sockets you'll need to undo these three screws in order with the included torque

526
00:36:49,880 --> 00:36:55,319
wrench and then let the retention clip flip open the CPU's carrier will need to

527
00:36:53,560 --> 00:36:58,839
come up next which you can easily do by pulling up on these tabs finally remove

528
00:36:57,440 --> 00:37:02,400
the the plastic cover plate to reveal the socket beneath for Intel's high-end

529
00:37:00,599 --> 00:37:06,960
server and workstation Zeon motherboards using LGA 3647 the socket is only

530
00:37:05,200 --> 00:37:10,160
covered by the plastic cover plate the cooler screws down directly into the

531
00:37:08,560 --> 00:37:13,040
retention plate with the pins visible it's easier to spot damage if you angle

532
00:37:11,960 --> 00:37:17,760
the motherboard so the pins are reflecting light directly back at you and rotate it around to make sure that

533
00:37:16,200 --> 00:37:20,960
everything looks even any pins that are bent will need to be dealt with before

534
00:37:19,240 --> 00:37:24,599
you go any further you can refer to this video we did on LGA repair here but the

535
00:37:22,960 --> 00:37:28,400
short version is you may need to use a magnifying glass and a pair of fineo

536
00:37:26,560 --> 00:37:31,359
tweezers or similar instrument to try and straighten it back out fresh out of

537
00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:35,119
the factory a motherboard shouldn't have bent pins at all but if you bought open

538
00:37:33,079 --> 00:37:39,720
boxed or used it's a possibility once you're satisfied your pins are okay it's

539
00:37:36,880 --> 00:37:43,560
time to unbox your CPU for most CPUs the outer box is Expendable unless you want

540
00:37:41,440 --> 00:37:46,760
to put it on display but make sure you take care of the inner plastic clam

541
00:37:45,079 --> 00:37:50,319
shell that actually contains the processor not only do you not want to

542
00:37:48,319 --> 00:37:54,440
drop it under any circumstances you'll also want to keep it for future in case

543
00:37:52,160 --> 00:37:58,359
you need to RMA or sell your CPU to someone else regardless of your CPU you

544
00:37:56,599 --> 00:38:03,440
want to avoid touching any of the exposed gold contacts be they on the

545
00:38:00,480 --> 00:38:07,800
flat underside of an LGA CPU or the fragile pins of a PGA CPU we'll get to

546
00:38:06,319 --> 00:38:12,119
those but first we're going to keep going with consumer style LGA line your

547
00:38:10,240 --> 00:38:15,880
CPU up with the socket usually there will be a triangular Arrow or dot or

548
00:38:14,319 --> 00:38:19,920
other indicator to help you figure out which orientation is correct Intel for

549
00:38:18,160 --> 00:38:25,000
instance has notches on the side of its CPUs that only allow you to insert a

550
00:38:22,440 --> 00:38:28,880
compatible CPU and only in the correct orientation so you can line up with

551
00:38:26,760 --> 00:38:32,359
those I like to line up the bottom edge of the CPU with the bottom edge of the

552
00:38:30,359 --> 00:38:35,760
socket as a bit of an anchor point then gently lower it in give it a little

553
00:38:34,319 --> 00:38:39,400
wiggle once it's down to make sure it's seated completely before closing the

554
00:38:37,720 --> 00:38:44,800
retention mechanism and pushing the latch down if it feels a little stiff

555
00:38:41,400 --> 00:38:46,160
and creaky that's okay it's supposed to

556
00:38:44,800 --> 00:38:49,720
and then the plastic socket cover is going to kind of pop off that's normal

557
00:38:48,040 --> 00:38:53,640
too keep going until you can hook the latch back into place then store the

558
00:38:51,720 --> 00:38:57,480
socket cover somewhere safe like in the motherboard box you'll need this in case

559
00:38:55,520 --> 00:39:02,240
you need to RMA your board or sell it later on if your CPU is PGA take this

560
00:39:00,200 --> 00:39:06,000
time to make sure that your pins are all straight it should be as easy as looking

561
00:39:04,319 --> 00:39:09,920
at it from two different angles to make sure that you can see through Straight

562
00:39:07,440 --> 00:39:13,800
rows of pins if any of them are bent your best bet is to use a mechanical

563
00:39:11,520 --> 00:39:18,040
pencil or a very thin piece of metal like a razor or an iFixit Jimmy opening

564
00:39:16,040 --> 00:39:22,560
tool to gently nudge them back into position too much force though or too

565
00:39:20,599 --> 00:39:26,880
much back and forth and these can easily snap off making for a very difficult

566
00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:30,800
repair job so make sure you have steady hands once you're satisfied lift the

567
00:39:28,760 --> 00:39:34,720
Locking ARM and line the CPU up just as we did with LGA using the indicator on

568
00:39:32,640 --> 00:39:39,319
the CPU and the socket to determine the correct orientation on PGA CPUs you can

569
00:39:37,640 --> 00:39:42,480
also just have a look at the pins and the holes in the socket typically the

570
00:39:41,079 --> 00:39:47,200
pins are arranged so that there's a corner with fewer pins so that it can

571
00:39:44,400 --> 00:39:53,960
only drop in one way and it will drop right in so if you encounter any

572
00:39:49,480 --> 00:39:57,400
resistance at all do not push check your

573
00:39:53,960 --> 00:39:59,560
pins then line it up and try again a few

574
00:39:57,400 --> 00:40:04,839
more seconds of your time now is worth it compared to hours for totally mashed

575
00:40:02,319 --> 00:40:08,040
pins once the CPU is in place I like to press down on it to prevent it from

576
00:40:06,079 --> 00:40:11,040
moving while I close the lever if you're a high roller and you've got a more

577
00:40:09,359 --> 00:40:14,280
exotic socket you'll be surprised to learn that it's actually pretty easy

578
00:40:12,359 --> 00:40:17,800
despite how complicated it looks before you begin some high-end motherboards

579
00:40:15,920 --> 00:40:20,839
have support for dual CPUs these are usually epic or zeeon if that's what

580
00:40:19,599 --> 00:40:25,920
you're building and you only have one CPU you'll need to consult your motherboard's manual for which socket to

581
00:40:23,880 --> 00:40:29,599
use and which RAM slots are connected to said socket if you have two then just

582
00:40:28,079 --> 00:40:34,119
double up on the CPU installation instructions trust me it's exactly as

583
00:40:31,800 --> 00:40:37,720
fun as it sounds for AMD sp3 based sockets remove the plastic dummy CPU

584
00:40:35,960 --> 00:40:41,400
from the carrier ARM then grasp the CPU's plastic tabs and gently guide it

585
00:40:39,599 --> 00:40:44,280
into the carrier rails it helps to pull back a little bit on the tab while you

586
00:40:42,680 --> 00:40:47,079
do so in order to make sure the CPU stays aligned with the top of the ARM

587
00:40:46,040 --> 00:40:51,560
you'll know what I'm talking about if you end up slipping once it's almost all the way in it'll stop moving freely and

588
00:40:50,520 --> 00:40:56,040
you'll need to push it down another notch before you're ready to start closing things up lower the carrier ARM

589
00:40:54,599 --> 00:40:59,240
to the socket until you can't move it freely any further if we've guessed we

590
00:40:57,720 --> 00:41:02,599
need to push it a little more you're right Each corner clicks into place and

591
00:41:01,200 --> 00:41:05,760
with that done all that's left is to close the retention mechanism if you're

592
00:41:04,200 --> 00:41:09,599
using the screwdriver that came with the CPU this is easy take note of the close

593
00:41:08,119 --> 00:41:13,040
order and screw in the screws in that order it makes things a little easier to

594
00:41:11,400 --> 00:41:16,760
get them all started a tiny bit before tightening them down all the way it's

595
00:41:14,839 --> 00:41:19,640
important not to overtighten the screws however this is where the included

596
00:41:17,920 --> 00:41:22,760
screwdriver is great once it reaches the right tension the driver will snap to

597
00:41:21,200 --> 00:41:26,960
let you know you're done when the last screw is down Intel xon sockets are

598
00:41:24,920 --> 00:41:30,400
pretty simple too it's an intimidating looking mechanism at first but in fact

599
00:41:29,040 --> 00:41:35,680
it's so simple that you aren't even supposed to install the CPU into it wait

600
00:41:32,880 --> 00:41:39,800
what yeah you install the CPU onto the cooler itself first and then the cooler

601
00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:43,480
is the carrier that lines the CPU up onto the socket which thanks to this

602
00:41:41,800 --> 00:41:47,280
pattern of screw holes and posts means you can't really misalign it unless

603
00:41:44,800 --> 00:41:51,280
something goes very very wrong the way this plays out is like so you have your

604
00:41:48,960 --> 00:41:55,400
CPU Cooler motherboard and plastic CPU carrier the CPU snaps into the carrier

605
00:41:53,440 --> 00:41:59,599
by lining up a Golden Triangle on one corner of the CPU with a triangle cut

606
00:41:57,480 --> 00:42:02,760
out on the carrier itself then angling it in like so you might need to bend the

607
00:42:01,440 --> 00:42:08,520
carrier a little to make it snap together but once you do it'll be a firm hold then after applying thermal

608
00:42:06,200 --> 00:42:12,079
compound more on that soon align the Triangular cutout of the CPU carrier

609
00:42:10,599 --> 00:42:16,240
with the heat sink and clip it into place it doesn't matter which orientation you use but if you're using

610
00:42:14,720 --> 00:42:20,760
a liquid cooler you'll want to pay attention to which side the tubes will be coming from to align with the socket

611
00:42:19,440 --> 00:42:24,480
once you're ready line up the triangle on the CPU carrier with the triangle on

612
00:42:22,520 --> 00:42:27,520
the motherboard socket and place it down the posts automatically align everything

613
00:42:26,079 --> 00:42:32,440
for you so all you have to here is tighten the torque screws until they stop we'll come back to the cooler in a

614
00:42:30,400 --> 00:42:36,599
moment first we want to deal with RAM because depending on your cooler it

615
00:42:33,880 --> 00:42:40,720
could be anywhere from a little bit to a lot easier to install it now rather than

616
00:42:38,720 --> 00:42:43,880
later unbox your RAM and lay it out in front of you depending on your

617
00:42:42,079 --> 00:42:49,119
motherboard and your priorities you might have anywhere from one stick to 12

618
00:42:46,000 --> 00:42:50,920
or 16 sticks of memory or even more the

619
00:42:49,119 --> 00:42:56,200
ultimate Authority for which slots to use will be your motherboard manufacturer so check your manual to be

620
00:42:54,160 --> 00:42:59,880
sure you never know when some engineer is going to get a fun idea for how

621
00:42:57,920 --> 00:43:03,040
things are supposed to be color coded but we'll go over the most common

622
00:43:01,400 --> 00:43:06,400
configurations anyway if you look at your motherboard closely you'll usually

623
00:43:04,599 --> 00:43:13,400
see silk screen labels for the memory channels on ASUS for example dim A1 dim

624
00:43:09,880 --> 00:43:15,200
B1 dim A2 and so on the letter here

625
00:43:13,400 --> 00:43:19,839
indicates which channel the slot is connected to so for two sticks in dual

626
00:43:17,680 --> 00:43:24,839
Channel you'd install each module in the same numbered slot one in Channel a and

627
00:43:22,440 --> 00:43:28,160
the second in Channel B dual Channel now we've mentioned before that dual Channel

628
00:43:26,559 --> 00:43:32,760
operation is is usually best for Consumer PCS but if your motherboard

629
00:43:30,520 --> 00:43:36,720
only has two RAM slots you might have opted for a single large stick today so

630
00:43:35,040 --> 00:43:40,079
that you've got room to upgrade later rather than two smaller sticks adding up

631
00:43:38,440 --> 00:43:43,720
to the same capacity that will need to be discarded this is a valid strategy

632
00:43:42,400 --> 00:43:49,760
and if that's you then you should install your memory module in the slot that is nearest to the CPU if that

633
00:43:47,480 --> 00:43:53,400
sounds weird to veteran Builders that's because they're used to dual Channel

634
00:43:51,079 --> 00:43:56,520
configurations with two sticks of RAM usually unless you're filling out all

635
00:43:55,000 --> 00:44:00,599
the slots you should leave the slots closest to the the CPU empty in order to

636
00:43:58,720 --> 00:44:04,160
improve the stability of the system at higher speeds this is because the

637
00:44:02,559 --> 00:44:07,839
farthest slots from each channel are where the channel itself ends when you

638
00:44:06,319 --> 00:44:12,119
have something in the near slot but the far slot is empty signals can reflect

639
00:44:10,000 --> 00:44:16,119
off of the empty slot and mess things up in fun and unpredictable ways the same

640
00:44:14,559 --> 00:44:20,240
principle applies to triple and quad Channel setups they're just usually that

641
00:44:17,960 --> 00:44:24,440
many more RAM slots although the exact layout can change from board to board so

642
00:44:22,240 --> 00:44:30,440
for these setups it's almost always best to rtfm multiple CPUs get weird still

643
00:44:28,079 --> 00:44:33,680
with two entire rows of memory slots with potentially opposite Channel

644
00:44:31,920 --> 00:44:40,640
Arrangements due to the orientation of the CPU again in this scenario rtfm do

645
00:44:37,880 --> 00:44:45,760
not skimp on rtfm do it are you still with me good here's how you actually

646
00:44:43,359 --> 00:44:48,760
install memory first push down the tabs at the ends of the slot that you're

647
00:44:46,800 --> 00:44:53,240
installing the memory into some boards will have two tabs one on each end While

648
00:44:51,200 --> 00:44:56,319
others will have just one which can make things a little bit easier if you have

649
00:44:54,720 --> 00:45:00,800
clearance issues with a large graphics card next look at the pins on the memory

650
00:44:58,480 --> 00:45:05,040
module itself there will be at least one notch as shown here with ddr4 memory

651
00:45:03,440 --> 00:45:08,720
this is offset from the middle of the module and there's a matching Post in

652
00:45:06,800 --> 00:45:13,119
the slot itself so that it can only go in one way hold up the module so the

653
00:45:10,760 --> 00:45:16,280
notch is aligned with the post then line up the module with the grooves on the

654
00:45:14,280 --> 00:45:20,760
slot getting one lined up at a time is often easiest and push down until you

655
00:45:18,319 --> 00:45:25,280
feel resistance at that point press a little harder until the tab or tabs lock

656
00:45:23,599 --> 00:45:29,119
back into place on their own you should hear a distinct click if it's done

657
00:45:27,200 --> 00:45:32,680
correctly then repeat these steps for any more memory modules that you have to

658
00:45:30,760 --> 00:45:36,400
install here's a pro tip by the way you can skip figuring out subsequent modules

659
00:45:34,559 --> 00:45:40,079
orientations by looking for the label side of the stick you already installed

660
00:45:38,040 --> 00:45:44,000
and matching against that instead keep in mind though for some motherboards

661
00:45:41,520 --> 00:45:48,960
with RAM on both sides of the CPU socket one side will often be flipped if your

662
00:45:46,520 --> 00:45:52,400
build has an m.2 SSD Now's the Time to install it it's pretty common for the

663
00:45:50,440 --> 00:45:55,720
slots to be hidden under heat sinks so if you don't see any you'll want to

664
00:45:54,280 --> 00:46:00,839
check your motherboard manual to figure out where these slots might be hiding

665
00:45:57,960 --> 00:46:05,040
some m.2 slots only support NVMe while some only support seta and some support

666
00:46:03,000 --> 00:46:09,480
both your motherboard manual again will help you to identify them so if your SSD

667
00:46:07,079 --> 00:46:13,079
is seta you should purposely avoid an NVMe slot that's labeled as going to

668
00:46:11,040 --> 00:46:17,599
your CPU to leave it open for a faster NVMe SSD later on down the road but it

669
00:46:16,040 --> 00:46:21,960
really shouldn't matter as long as the slot supports SATA on the flip side if

670
00:46:19,720 --> 00:46:25,960
your SSD is NVMe you should avoid slots label as going through the chipset or

671
00:46:23,599 --> 00:46:29,400
PCH because these could bottleneck the drive's performance compar compared to a

672
00:46:27,280 --> 00:46:34,000
CPU connected slot if you have multiple NVMe ssds and don't really have a choice

673
00:46:31,920 --> 00:46:38,240
you'll want to use the CPU m.2 slot for the faster SSD if applicable thankfully

674
00:46:36,640 --> 00:46:42,079
because m.2 slots have the same installation instructions regardless you

675
00:46:40,400 --> 00:46:45,200
don't need to take any of that into consideration when it's time to actually

676
00:46:43,640 --> 00:46:49,760
put it together remove the heat sink from your motherboard if applicable and

677
00:46:46,960 --> 00:46:54,839
For the Love of All that's good take off the protective film on the thermal pad

678
00:46:51,800 --> 00:46:56,480
now so you don't forget next make sure

679
00:46:54,839 --> 00:47:01,480
that the standoff is in the appropriate position most m.2 ssds use the 80 mm

680
00:46:59,280 --> 00:47:05,480
long 2280 position it may already be installed here and if so it may also

681
00:47:03,599 --> 00:47:09,040
have a very small Philips screw inserted into it you'll need to remove that

682
00:47:07,040 --> 00:47:13,319
philli screw before going any further if so but if you don't have a standoff at

683
00:47:11,200 --> 00:47:16,640
all you'll had to find it in your motherboard box usually it's in a little

684
00:47:15,359 --> 00:47:21,160
baggie along with the tiny Phillips screw free it from its prison twist it

685
00:47:19,240 --> 00:47:25,599
into place on the 2280 position and you're up to speed visually line up the

686
00:47:23,280 --> 00:47:28,920
SSD's pin side with the slot taking note of the notch that's cut into it this

687
00:47:27,319 --> 00:47:33,640
should line up perfectly with a tab on the m.2 slot and typically results in

688
00:47:31,000 --> 00:47:37,800
the SSD's label facing out it's okay if your SSD has two notches but your slot

689
00:47:35,640 --> 00:47:42,480
only has one this keying means that the SSD is either SATA or supports two PCI

690
00:47:40,520 --> 00:47:45,880
Express Lanes rather than four a special note for if your SSD has its own heat

691
00:47:44,200 --> 00:47:50,240
sink the connector side will almost always be on the bottom of the heat sink

692
00:47:48,160 --> 00:47:53,119
with the fins facing outwards if your motherboard has a heat sink for this

693
00:47:51,720 --> 00:47:57,440
slot you might want to remove the heat sink from your SSD now in order to use

694
00:47:55,160 --> 00:48:00,599
that instead there's usually some clips on the sides that you can just prize

695
00:47:58,839 --> 00:48:04,319
apart to release it there will be a gummy thermal pad on the inside that

696
00:48:02,400 --> 00:48:07,920
sticks to it but no one I'm aware of glues these together so it shouldn't be

697
00:48:05,920 --> 00:48:14,000
a big deal to peel it free all right enough foreplay already angle the SSD by

698
00:48:10,960 --> 00:48:16,119
about 30° or so relative to the slot and

699
00:48:14,000 --> 00:48:19,559
line it up it should slip in easily with a little bit of pressure and once you

700
00:48:17,640 --> 00:48:23,400
can no longer see the pins it should stand up freely on its own from here

701
00:48:21,640 --> 00:48:27,079
it's easier if you get the tiny Phillip screw on the tip of a magnetic

702
00:48:24,760 --> 00:48:30,960
screwdriver before going any further because you'll need to push the SSD down

703
00:48:29,000 --> 00:48:34,480
flat against the standoff we installed earlier and hold it there while you

704
00:48:32,680 --> 00:48:39,880
screw it into place now you want to be careful with this screw it's very thin

705
00:48:36,640 --> 00:48:42,480
very fragile and very easy to misplace

706
00:48:39,880 --> 00:48:46,359
also offends easily line it up and twist it counterclockwise until you feel a

707
00:48:44,359 --> 00:48:50,760
little click then start turning it clockwise to tighten it it only needs to

708
00:48:48,640 --> 00:48:54,760
be snug enough that the SSD no longer moves when you let go now you can put

709
00:48:53,000 --> 00:48:59,240
your motherboard heat sink back on if applicable now there are other ways to

710
00:48:56,760 --> 00:49:03,839
install an m.2 SSD including on a PCI Express card or ASUS dim. 2 interface

711
00:49:02,240 --> 00:49:07,720
and these are conceptually similar to connecting directly to the motherboard

712
00:49:05,599 --> 00:49:12,280
with the exception of how they slot in dim. 2 installation is identical to

713
00:49:09,839 --> 00:49:16,400
standard RAM modules open the tab line up the key notches with the slot then

714
00:49:14,400 --> 00:49:20,960
align yourself with the vertical posts push down and click into place the PCI

715
00:49:19,040 --> 00:49:25,079
Express card is the same as any other expansion card and we'll take care of

716
00:49:22,760 --> 00:49:28,960
that later for now it's time to move on to your cooler if you've got an all in

717
00:49:26,839 --> 00:49:33,079
one liquid cooler this step will be just installing the appropriate bracket but

718
00:49:30,799 --> 00:49:37,520
if you have an air cooler or a CPU block for a custom Loop both of these will be

719
00:49:35,119 --> 00:49:41,839
installed now most coolers use similar mounting mechanisms in theory but often

720
00:49:39,640 --> 00:49:46,720
the actual install will be pretty different for air coolers noctu a SECU

721
00:49:44,559 --> 00:49:50,680
firm system is by far one of the easiest for Consumer processors no matter what

722
00:49:48,960 --> 00:49:54,480
socket it consists of two pieces of metal with screw down posts on the top

723
00:49:52,720 --> 00:49:57,680
side that screw into a back plate there are spacers fitted to make sure the

724
00:49:55,799 --> 00:50:01,799
vertical alignment with the socket is just right for optimal mounting pressure

725
00:49:59,839 --> 00:50:05,040
and the cooler itself screws down into these screw posts right here for a

726
00:50:03,319 --> 00:50:09,400
secure connection let's see what that looks like in practice on Intel consumer

727
00:50:07,520 --> 00:50:13,880
systems nocta provides a back plate since that socket actually lacks one out

728
00:50:11,319 --> 00:50:17,480
of the box so instead of screws going down into it the back plate has posts

729
00:50:16,040 --> 00:50:20,680
that stick up through four holes in the motherboard along with a little Notch

730
00:50:19,280 --> 00:50:24,119
that allows it to clear the retention bolt on the lower side of the socket

731
00:50:22,559 --> 00:50:28,799
spacers are added per the instruction manual double check the color and then

732
00:50:26,319 --> 00:50:32,240
the appropriate bars are put on top now because Intel's cooler dimensions are

733
00:50:30,359 --> 00:50:35,960
symmetrical that means they can go in either orientation depending on how you

734
00:50:34,119 --> 00:50:39,839
want your air to flow in your case in most situations you want your cooler to

735
00:50:37,799 --> 00:50:43,079
blow air towards the rear of the chassis so you would install These Bars

736
00:50:41,160 --> 00:50:47,319
laterally then screw them down with these reverse thumb screws on AMD

737
00:50:45,480 --> 00:50:50,240
because a back plate is included the spacers simply fit over the parts of the

738
00:50:49,119 --> 00:50:54,200
back plate that stick up through the motherboard which means that your first

739
00:50:52,119 --> 00:50:58,839
order of business is to remove these plastic clip adapters that come standard

740
00:50:56,000 --> 00:51:02,920
on AMD boards make sure you keep those by the way because some coolers do

741
00:51:00,880 --> 00:51:07,760
require them and losing them is pretty bad for resale value then your mounting

742
00:51:05,480 --> 00:51:12,880
bars go on and get screwed down in the same way now because AMD's cooler holes

743
00:51:10,359 --> 00:51:17,880
are asymmetrical there are two sets of mounting bars one long and one short the

744
00:51:15,880 --> 00:51:20,960
short bars are what most people will use as these are installed laterally so the

745
00:51:19,400 --> 00:51:26,000
cooler can exhaust air towards the rear of the case once it's screwed into place

746
00:51:23,280 --> 00:51:29,440
you're ready to go Intel's LGA 2011 and 2016 six sockets are a little more

747
00:51:27,760 --> 00:51:33,200
straightforward simply screw in the four nuts slot the mounting bars over them in

748
00:51:31,280 --> 00:51:38,119
the orientation you prefer and tighten them down with reverse thumb screws

749
00:51:34,599 --> 00:51:39,680
similar to LGA 115x or LGA 1200 finally

750
00:51:38,119 --> 00:51:43,319
Threadripper and epic sockets are simpler still the cooler just bolts down

751
00:51:41,839 --> 00:51:46,559
straight onto the socket's own retention mechanism because of the socket design

752
00:51:44,920 --> 00:51:49,880
the cooler can only go on one way so make sure to align it properly one side

753
00:51:48,319 --> 00:51:52,920
is spaced narrow and the other side spaced wide but that mechanism is so

754
00:51:51,799 --> 00:51:56,960
simple that we're getting ahead of ourselves we need thermal compound first

755
00:51:55,359 --> 00:52:00,000
many coolers come with some compound pre-applied and feel free to use that if

756
00:51:58,520 --> 00:52:04,079
you like it's usually fine and it's easier than cleaning it off to apply something different but if you do want

757
00:52:02,839 --> 00:52:07,160
something fresh that's where rubbing alcohol and coffee filters come in WIP

758
00:52:05,880 --> 00:52:12,079
the bottom of the coffee filter with alcohol then rub away the thermal compound from the cooler in a circular

759
00:52:10,280 --> 00:52:14,839
pattern until most of it is wiped away then go over it one more time with some

760
00:52:13,480 --> 00:52:19,559
fresh alcohol on a clean part of the filter to make sure any finger grease and dust is removed you should repeat

761
00:52:17,839 --> 00:52:22,480
the last step with the CPU itself too with the surface is clean you can grab

762
00:52:20,920 --> 00:52:26,000
your thermal compound most of the time it'll be in a syringe like this so Twist

763
00:52:24,559 --> 00:52:29,480
Off the cap then hold it at an angle against the C you like so making sure

764
00:52:27,799 --> 00:52:34,160
it's flat and perpendicular to your work surface perpendicular I think we should just

765
00:52:32,280 --> 00:52:37,440
leave that I age I actually prefer that slowly squeeze the plunger until the

766
00:52:35,520 --> 00:52:41,880
thermal compound flows the amount you want and where to put it varies by CPU

767
00:52:40,040 --> 00:52:46,880
Intel consumer CPUs is need about as much as a cooked grain of brown rice

768
00:52:43,799 --> 00:52:49,760
from there LGA 2011 and 2066 and AMD's

769
00:52:46,880 --> 00:52:52,480
am4 processors get about a p size blob and it's up to you if you want to just

770
00:52:50,799 --> 00:52:56,000
plop it down in the middle or go for the line or the X method it really doesn't

771
00:52:54,559 --> 00:52:59,760
matter that much at the end of the day for large CPUs like Threadripper epic

772
00:52:58,200 --> 00:53:03,599
and Zeon Platinum however you're going to need a lot more you can go with two

773
00:53:01,760 --> 00:53:07,040
psize blobs and hope for the best but the recommended pattern looks like a

774
00:53:05,040 --> 00:53:11,119
five on the die with a series of small dots like so in theory this gives the

775
00:53:09,079 --> 00:53:15,119
best possible coverage but Gamers Nexus testing in 2017 showed that a large x

776
00:53:13,440 --> 00:53:18,319
pattern can also work very consistently here the main takeaway is just to make

777
00:53:16,599 --> 00:53:22,520
sure you use enough to completely cover the Cooler's integrated heat spreader or

778
00:53:20,200 --> 00:53:25,799
IHS that's the metal part on top of the CPU with its name lasered onto it once

779
00:53:24,720 --> 00:53:29,240
you're satisfied with the amount of thermal pce you used you can press the

780
00:53:27,720 --> 00:53:33,640
tip flat against the CPU to break the surface tension of the paste so it doesn't come up off the CPU when you

781
00:53:32,079 --> 00:53:38,559
lift the syringe away don't forget to recap it of course if you're using a

782
00:53:36,079 --> 00:53:43,079
thermal pad don't just plop it down on there make sure you buy one that's sized

783
00:53:40,599 --> 00:53:48,160
for the CPU you want to use it with you might need to use multiples for a big

784
00:53:45,359 --> 00:53:52,559
rectangular Beast like Threadripper now with the thermal compound sorted just

785
00:53:50,280 --> 00:53:56,680
bolt down your cooler for no TOA air coolers you'll first want to uncp the

786
00:53:54,520 --> 00:54:00,760
fan from the cooler like so in in order to access the screws then it's as simple

787
00:53:58,960 --> 00:54:04,960
as aligning the heat sink with the screw posts and tightening it down it's best

788
00:54:02,960 --> 00:54:09,480
to tighten one side a little then the other a little more then keep going back

789
00:54:07,079 --> 00:54:12,920
and forth until you can't go any further this way pressure is being applied

790
00:54:11,000 --> 00:54:18,200
evenly helping spread your thermal compound around for coolers that have

791
00:54:15,480 --> 00:54:22,319
four screws like the custom Loop CPU blocks and air coolers like the hyper

792
00:54:20,040 --> 00:54:25,839
212 you'll first want to make sure there's no sticker on the coal plate and

793
00:54:24,359 --> 00:54:30,920
then you'll want to screw them in in an X pattern it helps to get all of them

794
00:54:28,319 --> 00:54:35,160
started partway first then start teing them down a bit at a time by alternating

795
00:54:33,680 --> 00:54:39,200
to the opposite corner until it's tightened down all the way if you're

796
00:54:37,079 --> 00:54:43,240
using an air cooler now is as good of a time as any to attach the air part

797
00:54:41,359 --> 00:54:48,440
depending on the configuration you might have one fan two fans or zero fans if

798
00:54:46,319 --> 00:54:53,040
you're one of those passive types UL Lo can just ignore the bin you can also

799
00:54:50,760 --> 00:54:57,680
ignore it if your fan is integrated into the cooler like with a stock one fans

800
00:54:55,599 --> 00:55:01,480
are directional and we'll talk more about this later in the case fan section

801
00:55:00,000 --> 00:55:05,040
but here is all that you need to know for now some fans have markers that show

802
00:55:03,680 --> 00:55:09,440
the direction the air will flow from them but if you're unsure the side with

803
00:55:07,400 --> 00:55:13,079
the stickered part that doesn't move usually indicates that's the side the

804
00:55:11,160 --> 00:55:17,520
air will come out of when installing a fan into a cooler it's tidiest to have

805
00:55:15,480 --> 00:55:21,000
the Fan's power cable coming out towards the motherboard so take that into

806
00:55:19,240 --> 00:55:27,079
account while your fan dagging it back into place Tower coolers like the nhd15

807
00:55:24,200 --> 00:55:31,640
and nhu2 come with wire clips that hook into the Fan's mounting holes in order

808
00:55:29,119 --> 00:55:35,760
to then clip it to the cooler itself it can be a little tricky but it's

809
00:55:34,000 --> 00:55:39,720
basically just a matter of placing the fan in the desired orientation and

810
00:55:37,799 --> 00:55:44,319
stretching those wires over the grooves in the heat sink it'll clip into place

811
00:55:41,960 --> 00:55:49,359
and you're good to go repeat as desired if your cooler takes more than one fan

812
00:55:46,599 --> 00:55:53,079
but be careful about the orientation and especially note any clearance issues

813
00:55:51,160 --> 00:55:57,440
with nearby motherboard heat sinks or memory you may need to either Mount the

814
00:55:55,200 --> 00:56:03,240
fan a bit higher than you otherwise would or just scrap it entirely it's

815
00:56:00,720 --> 00:56:07,119
still fine one fan will do it once the fans are in look for the four pin header

816
00:56:05,000 --> 00:56:11,280
labeled CPU fan on your motherboard or similar this is almost always right next

817
00:56:09,359 --> 00:56:14,960
to the CPU socket and for ASUS motherboards it tends to be on the top

818
00:56:12,880 --> 00:56:20,319
Edge as seen here line up the tabs on the cable with the one on the motherboard and press it into position

819
00:56:18,039 --> 00:56:23,920
either a three pin or a four pin fan can function perfectly plugged into a

820
00:56:21,880 --> 00:56:28,599
connector like this and as we said previously all the fourth pin does is at

821
00:56:26,599 --> 00:56:34,000
a separate pin for a finer fan speed control via pwm so four pins are ideal

822
00:56:31,920 --> 00:56:38,319
but not necessary and in the case of liquid coolers there might actually only

823
00:56:35,760 --> 00:56:42,480
be one wire to sense the RPM of the pump because it will draw power from a

824
00:56:39,680 --> 00:56:46,119
separate Molex or SATA connector so that RPM sense wire is just to ensure that in

825
00:56:44,720 --> 00:56:50,280
the event your pump fails your motherboard can either set off an alarm

826
00:56:47,839 --> 00:56:56,000
or initiate a safe shutdown now if your cooler has two fans you're going to want

827
00:56:52,079 --> 00:56:57,760
to check for a CPU opt or two header if

828
00:56:56,000 --> 00:57:01,359
there isn't one the cooler will often include a y splitter that lets you

829
00:56:59,240 --> 00:57:05,559
connect both fans to a single header usually it is no problem to have two

830
00:57:03,280 --> 00:57:09,839
fans on one header but don't go overboard because there are current

831
00:57:07,359 --> 00:57:13,920
limits through those connectors with that done we're finished with our

832
00:57:11,200 --> 00:57:17,319
motherboard for now but now is also an excellent time to power on our system

833
00:57:15,720 --> 00:57:21,319
and make sure that everything's working while it's easy to access for you air

834
00:57:19,400 --> 00:57:25,520
jockeys you get to relax while the all-in-one liquid cooler users awkwardly

835
00:57:23,640 --> 00:57:29,440
hook their coolers up now outside the case only to uninstall them again once

836
00:57:27,520 --> 00:57:34,280
they're done and reinstall them yet again when everything is inside the case

837
00:57:31,880 --> 00:57:37,920
yes it is a pain but it's a small price to pay for not having to tear everything

838
00:57:35,920 --> 00:57:41,000
down if it doesn't work now most liquid coolers simply have a bracket that

839
00:57:39,440 --> 00:57:44,880
twists on and off depending on the socket that you're using and then screw

840
00:57:43,119 --> 00:57:49,000
straight down onto the mounting bracket that you installed earlier if that's you

841
00:57:47,319 --> 00:57:53,799
make sure you tighten them down in an x pattern going a little on each Corner

842
00:57:51,000 --> 00:57:57,440
one by one until none can go any further there are unfortunately some vendors

843
00:57:55,760 --> 00:58:02,039
like Cooler Master that use Clips instead and this is where those standard

844
00:57:59,400 --> 00:58:05,880
AMD plastic clip things come in it's inelegant in the modern age but it

845
00:58:04,200 --> 00:58:10,319
ensures that coolers remain compatible backwards and forwards to an absolutely

846
00:58:08,079 --> 00:58:14,000
ludicrous degree so you can't really blame AMD for this Slide the clips

847
00:58:12,520 --> 00:58:18,720
through the holes on the Block start the retaining thumb screws enough to keep them from falling out and then put the

848
00:58:17,119 --> 00:58:22,839
whole thing in place and make sure the tabs were captured by the clip then

849
00:58:21,240 --> 00:58:26,680
while holding the Clips in position tighten it all down it's going to feel

850
00:58:24,799 --> 00:58:30,119
really delicate but stick with it and eventually it'll all be okay consider

851
00:58:28,760 --> 00:58:33,680
this a practice run for when you don't have so much room to maneuver as for

852
00:58:32,039 --> 00:58:39,200
those of you who just have a water block and nothing else right now well you

853
00:58:36,799 --> 00:58:44,640
could fill up your loop on the bench and that is what I would recommend but if

854
00:58:42,359 --> 00:58:48,760
all you want to do is verify that it's working you can slap the block on

855
00:58:46,839 --> 00:58:54,480
without water in it and Power on for just long enough to see the post screen

856
00:58:50,720 --> 00:58:56,720
about 10 to 20 seconds it should be fine

857
00:58:54,480 --> 00:59:01,680
let's get into what that looks like step seven pre-build test aka the part where

858
00:58:59,520 --> 00:59:05,480
it going horribly wrong is a good thing because if you don't find out now you'll

859
00:59:03,440 --> 00:59:09,839
definitely find out later in order to do a quick test you'll need three things

860
00:59:07,640 --> 00:59:13,440
your power supply with accessories your graphics card if applicable and a

861
00:59:11,640 --> 00:59:16,640
screwdriver first if you have one install your graphics card this is

862
00:59:15,079 --> 00:59:20,680
significantly easier to do while the system is outside the case make sure

863
00:59:18,400 --> 00:59:24,640
that the tab on the long PCI Express x16 slot is pushed down then grab your

864
00:59:22,880 --> 00:59:28,079
graphics card pull off any protective covers on the card Edge connector then

865
00:59:26,280 --> 00:59:31,359
light it up with the slot giving it a gentle push until the retention clip is

866
00:59:29,680 --> 00:59:34,640
pushed into the Locking position make sure it's in straight and you can't see

867
00:59:33,000 --> 00:59:38,559
any pins because outside of the case there isn't anything to hold it down

868
00:59:36,839 --> 00:59:41,720
once it's in one trick to make it a little bit more stable is to use the

869
00:59:39,960 --> 00:59:45,760
motherboard Box's flap to Anchor the card in place if it does have a flap

870
00:59:43,559 --> 00:59:49,440
that you can kind of slide it into next grab your power supply cables at a

871
00:59:47,599 --> 00:59:53,559
minimum you'll need the 12volt CPU connector which is usually eight pins

872
00:59:51,079 --> 00:59:57,680
but sometimes four a 24 pin connector and if you're running a GPU you'll need

873
00:59:55,200 --> 01:00:01,760
as many connections as your GPU requires most won't work without them expect to

874
00:59:59,720 --> 01:00:06,359
see a combination of six and8 pin connectors although sometimes there are

875
01:00:03,440 --> 01:00:09,880
12 volts on newer machines but note that these eight8 pin connectors are not the

876
01:00:08,440 --> 01:00:15,440
same as the eight pin for the motherboard and your CPU do not force

877
01:00:13,440 --> 01:00:19,720
anything lining these up outside the case is easy make sure the tabs line up

878
01:00:18,160 --> 01:00:23,920
then push them down until they clip into place if your motherboard has more than

879
01:00:21,599 --> 01:00:28,039
one 12volt CPU connector usually the one marked as one is the primary one that's

880
01:00:26,160 --> 01:00:31,440
actually required but it's good practice to install all of them if you can these

881
01:00:30,039 --> 01:00:34,920
cables can often be split into two groups of four if for example your

882
01:00:33,319 --> 01:00:38,319
motherboard has an eight and a four pin connector rather than two eight pins

883
01:00:37,000 --> 01:00:42,000
with all that done connect up your keyboard and display making sure of

884
01:00:40,200 --> 01:00:44,720
course to plug into your graphics card and not your motherboard if you have a

885
01:00:43,359 --> 01:00:55,240
graphics card installed then you can flip on the power switch on your power supply and wait um where's the power

886
01:00:51,319 --> 01:00:56,559
button about that there isn't one not

887
01:00:55,240 --> 01:00:59,960
always anyway this is where the screwdriver comes in find the front

888
01:00:58,280 --> 01:01:04,480
panel header for your motherboard often in the lower right corner and then find

889
01:01:02,160 --> 01:01:10,559
the pins labeled for power switch what now stick the screwdriver in yes

890
01:01:08,440 --> 01:01:14,640
seriously your screwdriver doubles as a button who

891
01:01:11,839 --> 01:01:19,440
knew wow what else can screwdrivers do LTD store.com maybe someday anyway if

892
01:01:17,799 --> 01:01:22,960
you have a boot screen mash the setup key which is usually delete until you

893
01:01:21,119 --> 01:01:26,760
get into the BIOS check to be sure that everything's been detected all your

894
01:01:24,280 --> 01:01:30,680
memory your CPU your fans and your m.2 ssds should all be visible either on the

895
01:01:28,640 --> 01:01:35,000
main info page in the system health section or in a storage related menu

896
01:01:33,039 --> 01:01:38,400
like NVMe configuration or SATA configuration if you're using an empty

897
01:01:36,720 --> 01:01:42,359
water block this is as far as you want to go your CPU is probably already

898
01:01:40,440 --> 01:01:45,440
getting toasty however for anyone else it's worth making sure that your

899
01:01:43,599 --> 01:01:48,359
temperatures are okay here let it sit powered on for a few minutes and see

900
01:01:46,920 --> 01:01:52,279
where the temperatures get to when it's warmed up a bit some CPUs will idle

901
01:01:50,720 --> 01:01:55,880
pretty hot in the BIOS regardless of the cooler and that's normal what you're

902
01:01:54,200 --> 01:01:59,359
looking for is temperatures to stay stabilize and for them to not get any

903
01:01:57,760 --> 01:02:02,680
better or worse by pushing down on the cooler if they do change that's an

904
01:02:01,200 --> 01:02:07,480
indication that your cooler may not be making proper contact with the CPU so

905
01:02:04,960 --> 01:02:10,799
what you should do now is shut it down pull off the cooler check the pattern of

906
01:02:09,400 --> 01:02:15,279
your thermal compound to be sure that it's spread evenly then repaste and try

907
01:02:13,599 --> 01:02:18,279
again but what if every novice Builder's worst nightmare happens and nothing

908
01:02:16,760 --> 01:02:21,520
shows up on the screen after powering it up thankly there are often ways to

909
01:02:20,319 --> 01:02:25,440
understand what's gone wrong some motherboards have led displays that show

910
01:02:23,319 --> 01:02:28,760
a two character heximal code that should help identify which part of the boot

911
01:02:27,039 --> 01:02:32,720
process failed and you can look up what those mean in your manual or online

912
01:02:30,680 --> 01:02:35,920
often another LED indicator somewhere on the motherboard is present either

913
01:02:34,200 --> 01:02:39,880
instead of or alongside that help make it even more clear ASUS for example

914
01:02:37,839 --> 01:02:44,200
tends to put a kind of stoplight type of array of LEDs that show red to indicate

915
01:02:42,119 --> 01:02:48,119
CPU tests orange to indicate memory tests white to indicate storage and

916
01:02:46,160 --> 01:02:51,319
green to indicate graphics with these you can tell at a glance exactly where

917
01:02:49,599 --> 01:02:54,760
the issue is even if there's nothing on the screen other vendors have LEDs that

918
01:02:53,200 --> 01:02:58,839
light up each section of the motherboard as they're tested at startup so check

919
01:02:56,480 --> 01:03:02,160
around your CPU socket RAM slots or graphics card to see if there's anything

920
01:03:00,119 --> 01:03:05,599
lit up the most common cause of no video is of course having plugged the display

921
01:03:03,559 --> 01:03:08,640
cable into the wrong Port it doesn't really matter where on the graphics card

922
01:03:07,000 --> 01:03:12,240
you plug it in but if you plug it into the motherboard especially for AMD

923
01:03:10,559 --> 01:03:15,839
systems without integrated Graphics you're not going to get anything failing

924
01:03:14,359 --> 01:03:19,799
that make sure your graphics card is fully inserted receip if you aren't sure

925
01:03:18,200 --> 01:03:23,880
and do the same for memory if you have more than one memory module try removing

926
01:03:21,960 --> 01:03:28,000
all but one and then if everything works try adding them back one by one if none

927
01:03:26,200 --> 01:03:31,400
of that helps but the PC turns on you may need to try reating your CPU and

928
01:03:30,160 --> 01:03:34,839
especially check to be sure that there are no bent pins and that there's no

929
01:03:33,160 --> 01:03:38,000
lint or anything in the socket that might prevent a good connection it's

930
01:03:36,440 --> 01:03:41,319
rare these days but some computers won't boot or stay on without the CPU fan

931
01:03:39,799 --> 01:03:44,960
header connected so that's one more thing to try if the rest doesn't help if

932
01:03:43,279 --> 01:03:49,119
nothing happened at all when you press the power button I'm sorry uh the first

933
01:03:47,960 --> 01:03:53,599
thing you should check is that the motherboard is getting power usually

934
01:03:51,680 --> 01:03:57,960
there will be an LED or two that turns on when you flip the power supply into

935
01:03:55,440 --> 01:04:04,359
the position assuming of course you've plugged it into the wall you check that

936
01:04:00,319 --> 01:04:06,520
right oh wait okay good if there's still

937
01:04:04,359 --> 01:04:11,119
nothing then turn off the power supply and make sure your cables are properly

938
01:04:08,279 --> 01:04:15,720
connected the 24 pin connector can often split into a 20 and four pin connector

939
01:04:13,680 --> 01:04:20,520
for compatibility reasons so it's possible that summer all of one part

940
01:04:18,160 --> 01:04:25,119
hasn't been fully inserted push the clip holding it into place and pull it out

941
01:04:23,000 --> 01:04:29,400
then make sure it's all lined up and try again same thing can happen with the

942
01:04:26,960 --> 01:04:33,000
12volt EPS connectors so triple check those too and of course make sure

943
01:04:31,440 --> 01:04:37,359
they're all plugged into to the proper power connection points on the power

944
01:04:34,760 --> 01:04:41,319
supply itself most modern power supplies should make it impossible to plug these

945
01:04:39,279 --> 01:04:46,160
things into the wrong connectors but you never know failing all of that there

946
01:04:43,920 --> 01:04:50,480
could be some compatibility reasons your system isn't firing up some AMD

947
01:04:48,440 --> 01:04:56,160
motherboards in particular might require a BIOS update to enable support for

948
01:04:52,640 --> 01:04:58,480
certain generations of CPUs or it might

949
01:04:56,160 --> 01:05:03,160
be too far forward and you need to roll it back for your generation of CPU just

950
01:05:01,279 --> 01:05:07,640
look it up in the motherboard manual you may need to contact the store you bought

951
01:05:05,079 --> 01:05:11,960
it from or AMD directly to arrange to have that done if none of that helps

952
01:05:10,400 --> 01:05:16,200
then you'll need to do some more advanced troubleshooting preferably with

953
01:05:14,079 --> 01:05:21,240
a different computer or sets of components check the LT forums for more

954
01:05:19,000 --> 01:05:25,000
info there once you're satisfied that everything's powered on and working

955
01:05:23,160 --> 01:05:29,160
flick off the power disconnect everything and then put it to the side

956
01:05:27,240 --> 01:05:32,559
it's time to make your case it might help to lay down a blanket or a towel or

957
01:05:31,200 --> 01:05:36,440
something so you don't scratch up your case or your desk while you work with it

958
01:05:34,799 --> 01:05:40,079
as a bonus it'll reduce the friction of the feet so you can rotate it around

959
01:05:38,079 --> 01:05:44,160
more easily while working every case is going to be different in terms of layout

960
01:05:42,119 --> 01:05:48,520
build quality and cable management but there are some general notes to keep in

961
01:05:45,760 --> 01:05:52,640
mind when prepping first take off your side panels and store them in a safe

962
01:05:50,319 --> 01:05:56,440
place the Box the case came in is a good candidate depending on your case the

963
01:05:54,520 --> 01:06:00,480
side panels might need a screwdriver or have thumb screws if they're plastic or

964
01:05:58,039 --> 01:06:04,720
metal or they might have side screws or even be held in magnetically on a hinge

965
01:06:02,160 --> 01:06:08,400
of their tempered glass if they're fancy with your case open remove the hardware

966
01:06:06,599 --> 01:06:11,839
box if it's stored inside the chassis and put it aside for now if your

967
01:06:10,160 --> 01:06:15,440
motherboard comes with an IO Shield you should install that now line up the io

968
01:06:14,000 --> 01:06:20,240
shield with the back of your motherboard to determine which orientation it should

969
01:06:17,440 --> 01:06:24,599
go in the flat end faces towards the motherboard then align the io shield

970
01:06:22,720 --> 01:06:29,079
with a cutout in the rear of the case and snap it into place Place using one

971
01:06:26,440 --> 01:06:32,920
corner as an anchor it may take a bit of force to get it in just right and

972
01:06:30,960 --> 01:06:37,240
cheaper cases May Flex when you do this and cause it to pop back out but don't

973
01:06:35,240 --> 01:06:40,960
get discouraged keep at it until you're satisfied it's not going to pop out when

974
01:06:38,920 --> 01:06:44,440
you look at it the wrong way another thing you should do now is move any

975
01:06:42,480 --> 01:06:48,039
cables out of the way sometimes they'll be tied up with a twist tie or zip tie

976
01:06:46,680 --> 01:06:51,279
but generally you want to get them on the other side of the case so you don't

977
01:06:49,799 --> 01:06:56,920
have to worry about pinching them or getting them trapped under the motherboard when it's installed it also

978
01:06:54,440 --> 01:07:01,559
makes it much easier to C manage later now let's talk standoffs some cases will

979
01:06:59,680 --> 01:07:05,480
come with some or all of these pre-installed and if not everything you

980
01:07:03,680 --> 01:07:08,599
need will be in the hardware box that you removed earlier they're essentially

981
01:07:07,119 --> 01:07:12,559
just extensions for the screw holes on the motherboard tray to prevent the

982
01:07:10,440 --> 01:07:16,279
motherboard from shorting on on the tray and they screw in the same way that a

983
01:07:14,079 --> 01:07:19,440
normal screw would just you know without a screw head you can check the whole

984
01:07:17,720 --> 01:07:24,039
pattern on your motherboard to determine where the standoffs should go and which

985
01:07:21,640 --> 01:07:27,520
extra ones might need to be removed hand tightening these is enough to build but

986
01:07:25,880 --> 01:07:31,079
I've run into issues disassembling systems that were only hand tight where

987
01:07:29,599 --> 01:07:35,079
the standoff will come out instead of the motherboard screw just be careful if

988
01:07:33,240 --> 01:07:39,599
you do decide to tighten them with a 5mm hex socket driver because cheaper cases

989
01:07:37,160 --> 01:07:43,119
will often just strip the threads or skip back out instead of just tightening

990
01:07:41,200 --> 01:07:47,480
down if you're trying to remove one and you don't have an adapter or driver or

991
01:07:45,480 --> 01:07:51,720
your fingers just aren't cutting it then pliers can give you quite a bit more

992
01:07:49,119 --> 01:07:55,799
leverage but this will damage its finish if that matters to you a sacrificial

993
01:07:53,480 --> 01:07:59,960
paper towel or microfiber cloth can help mitigate this you'll notice that there

994
01:07:57,520 --> 01:08:03,200
are more holes than there are standoffs what's up with that while there are

995
01:08:01,559 --> 01:08:08,039
standard layouts for these for each form factor not every motherboard will use

996
01:08:05,640 --> 01:08:12,039
every mounting point or some may use non-standard ones while you don't

997
01:08:10,000 --> 01:08:16,279
strictly speaking need a standoff for every Mount point on your motherboard

998
01:08:13,799 --> 01:08:22,159
let's just say it's highly recommended and it's absolutely critical that there

999
01:08:18,920 --> 01:08:24,279
are no extras a standoff placed where

1000
01:08:22,159 --> 01:08:27,480
there isn't amount Point could short something out if you aren't careful or

1001
01:08:26,040 --> 01:08:30,480
worse it could cause your motherboard to flex and potentially break something if

1002
01:08:29,279 --> 01:08:35,880
you screw the others in and the motherboard ends up flexing once you're satisfied you can do a test fit first

1003
01:08:34,279 --> 01:08:39,600
count the numbers of standoffs in the case and the holes in your motherboard

1004
01:08:37,960 --> 01:08:44,400
watch out some motherboards actually have holes that are hidden by cosmetic

1005
01:08:41,679 --> 01:08:47,199
covers and SSD heat sinks these days if they match gently lay your motherboard

1006
01:08:46,040 --> 01:08:51,960
into the case and align it with the standoffs you should see screw threads

1007
01:08:49,480 --> 01:08:54,920
for each hole if you don't then make a note of which is missing remove your

1008
01:08:53,359 --> 01:09:00,159
motherboard and rearrange the missing standoffs until you've got everything lined up if everything looks good then

1009
01:08:58,239 --> 01:09:05,359
now is a great time to hook up your 8 Pin 12volt cables for the CPU these are

1010
01:09:02,719 --> 01:09:09,880
also called EPS connectors these things are notoriously difficult to get plugged

1011
01:09:07,799 --> 01:09:14,359
in when the motherboard and especially the cooler are installed so if your

1012
01:09:12,120 --> 01:09:17,799
power supply is modular go ahead and attach the motherboard side then feed

1013
01:09:16,640 --> 01:09:21,640
the other end through the cable management hole that is probably up here

1014
01:09:20,319 --> 01:09:25,920
otherwise you'll just have to drape it across the motherboard with that done

1015
01:09:23,960 --> 01:09:29,759
it's time to screw your board down now each case is a little different so check

1016
01:09:27,960 --> 01:09:35,159
the manual before proceeding but if you don't have one then usually the larger

1017
01:09:32,359 --> 01:09:39,520
632 screws are used for this rather than the smaller finer and three screws you

1018
01:09:37,759 --> 01:09:44,159
can safely test this by threading one into a standoff with your fingers if a

1019
01:09:41,560 --> 01:09:48,920
632 screw doesn't tighten easily then you need to use an M3 and if it's loose

1020
01:09:46,199 --> 01:09:53,239
with an M3 then you need to use a 632 it's easiest to start with the central

1021
01:09:50,759 --> 01:09:56,239
Mount point if present this will anchor the board into place and help keep

1022
01:09:54,880 --> 01:10:00,840
things alive while you're screwing everything in hence the peg version that

1023
01:09:58,520 --> 01:10:04,600
some cases come with align the screw in the hole twist counterclockwise until

1024
01:10:02,640 --> 01:10:08,800
you feel a click then go clockwise to screw it into place Pro tip by the way

1025
01:10:07,120 --> 01:10:11,760
don't fully tighten this screw yet leaving a little bit of slack helps you

1026
01:10:10,360 --> 01:10:15,880
reposition the motherboard as you're putting in the rest of the screws next

1027
01:10:14,280 --> 01:10:21,199
get the corners and if you did everything right the motherboard should now be perfectly aligned and you can

1028
01:10:18,840 --> 01:10:24,679
tighten everything down completely if you've got more Mount points to screw

1029
01:10:22,760 --> 01:10:28,400
down keep going until they're all done ideally you would populate every Mount

1030
01:10:26,360 --> 01:10:31,800
point with a screw but in the event that you can't due to a clearance issue a

1031
01:10:30,080 --> 01:10:34,880
missing one isn't going to hurt anything it's easiest to wire the front panel

1032
01:10:33,520 --> 01:10:40,800
header now while there are a few obstructions and cables in the way because you're dealing with small one or

1033
01:10:38,760 --> 01:10:44,080
two wire connections before doing anything grab the whole bundle of them

1034
01:10:42,640 --> 01:10:47,400
and make sure they're not Tangled Up in anything else they should hang freely

1035
01:10:46,199 --> 01:10:51,280
from where they enter the case from the front panel from here you'll want to

1036
01:10:49,560 --> 01:10:55,560
find a hole that's close to where they need to go as mentioned before the front

1037
01:10:53,560 --> 01:10:58,679
panel header is often located the lower right corner of the motherboard and

1038
01:10:57,120 --> 01:11:02,880
there are often silk screened markings on the motherboard to indicate which pins are for what if you don't see any

1039
01:11:01,800 --> 01:11:07,679
markings for it consult your motherboard's manual if your case has Cable Management guides it's best to use

1040
01:11:06,239 --> 01:11:11,600
these now so you don't have to rewire anything when cable managing later just

1041
01:11:09,719 --> 01:11:15,360
because of how fiddly these can be be conscious of how long the wires are and

1042
01:11:13,600 --> 01:11:19,480
how far they have to go and try to make sure that they don't cross anything that

1043
01:11:17,320 --> 01:11:23,199
needs access you don't want to knock them loose by accident later at a

1044
01:11:21,120 --> 01:11:27,000
minimum all computers should come with a power switch lead that needs to be

1045
01:11:24,440 --> 01:11:32,600
plugged into the front panel header but they may also come with a power LED HDD

1046
01:11:29,719 --> 01:11:35,640
LED and reset switch very occasionally these days you may also have a speaker

1047
01:11:34,000 --> 01:11:40,400
or buzzer in the hardware box and this is also where that goes the usual layout

1048
01:11:38,400 --> 01:11:45,040
is to have the power LED plus and minus on the top left power switch immediately

1049
01:11:42,960 --> 01:11:49,840
right of that and PC speaker plus and minus to the right of that on the top

1050
01:11:46,920 --> 01:11:54,560
row the bottom row usually goes HDD LED plus and minus then reset switch

1051
01:11:52,639 --> 01:11:58,520
sometimes there will be a second three pin wide power power LED plus and minus

1052
01:11:56,719 --> 01:12:02,800
to the right of that for compatibility with older cases using a wider power LED

1053
01:12:00,639 --> 01:12:07,600
connector of these connections you might note that three have plus and minus or

1054
01:12:05,239 --> 01:12:10,960
polarity that is it matters in which orientation you have them the connector

1055
01:12:09,639 --> 01:12:15,679
will usually have a positive and negative indicator silk screened onto it

1056
01:12:13,080 --> 01:12:19,600
or even be separated into individual wires but if not they should be

1057
01:12:17,639 --> 01:12:23,760
colorcoded and the white or black wire is usually the negative for LEDs the

1058
01:12:22,080 --> 01:12:27,400
polarity needs to be correct or your lights won't function properly the good

1059
01:12:25,800 --> 01:12:31,159
news is that if you put them in wrong it won't hurt anything just flip them

1060
01:12:29,040 --> 01:12:35,120
around the PC speaker header follows the same black equals negative wire

1061
01:12:33,159 --> 01:12:38,639
convention but these are becoming so rare that you may never see one while

1062
01:12:36,800 --> 01:12:42,840
building a computer for yourself its primary role these days is to provide

1063
01:12:40,600 --> 01:12:46,840
feedback during boot beep codes can be useful for troubleshooting but have

1064
01:12:44,199 --> 01:12:50,840
largely been replaced by diagnostic LEDs it has other uses but it's mostly just a

1065
01:12:48,840 --> 01:12:54,239
relic of a bygone era two of the front panel connections absolutely do not

1066
01:12:52,520 --> 01:12:57,920
matter which orientation they go in and that's the power switch and reset switch

1067
01:12:56,040 --> 01:13:02,080
because unlike devices like LEDs or speakers that need to draw Power these

1068
01:13:00,000 --> 01:13:04,920
are simple switches that close a circuit still it's neatest to make sure that

1069
01:13:03,480 --> 01:13:10,000
they line up with the other cables if present once you've wired up the front

1070
01:13:07,280 --> 01:13:15,280
panel gently pull the slack back through the rear panel it's a good idea to also

1071
01:13:12,679 --> 01:13:22,840
wire up USB and front panel audio now if present front panel audio may have two

1072
01:13:17,800 --> 01:13:25,159
connectors AC 97 and HD audio or aelia

1073
01:13:22,840 --> 01:13:29,800
both are keyed the same way that is the have a blank out pin on the connector

1074
01:13:26,800 --> 01:13:32,600
that allows them to go in only one way

1075
01:13:29,800 --> 01:13:38,159
but how they work is different the tldr is that ac97 is a mostly dumb connection

1076
01:13:35,880 --> 01:13:43,800
that doesn't provide any feedback as to what's plugged in in HD audio or aelia

1077
01:13:41,440 --> 01:13:48,639
allows for things like Jack sensing and reassignment most computers since the

1078
01:13:45,920 --> 01:13:53,040
mid 2000s will have support for HD audio so use that unless your computer is

1079
01:13:50,480 --> 01:13:55,600
really old the header for this is usually on the lower left corner of the

1080
01:13:54,679 --> 01:14:01,000
motherboard but if you don't see it there check your manual to locate it like your front

1081
01:13:59,159 --> 01:14:05,159
panel wires from before make sure they're completely free of obstructions

1082
01:14:02,960 --> 01:14:09,920
then use the cable management guides now if you have them to reduce the need for

1083
01:14:06,800 --> 01:14:12,360
rewiring later find a hole close to the

1084
01:14:09,920 --> 01:14:15,679
header then go through it for an ATX motherboard you can usually get away

1085
01:14:14,120 --> 01:14:20,199
with pulling it through this little channel here even if your power supply

1086
01:14:18,080 --> 01:14:24,719
will go right up against it and that will give you a very clean look a common

1087
01:14:22,920 --> 01:14:29,840
mistake when plugging these in is to only plug in one row make sure there are

1088
01:14:27,280 --> 01:14:35,360
no pins hanging out directly above or below your connector when you plug it in

1089
01:14:32,400 --> 01:14:40,440
it can only go in one way yes but only if all the rows are aligned first when

1090
01:14:38,000 --> 01:14:47,440
it's on there pull the slack through and move onto the next one front panel USB

1091
01:14:43,800 --> 01:14:51,400
is broken up into three types USB 2.0

1092
01:14:47,440 --> 01:14:54,600
USB 3.0 and USB 3.2 often used for the

1093
01:14:51,400 --> 01:14:57,000
type-c ports USB 2 connectors consist of

1094
01:14:54,600 --> 01:15:01,320
two row rows of four pins with a fifth pin on only one row to make sure you

1095
01:14:58,960 --> 01:15:05,320
don't plug it in the wrong way around usually but not alwayss there's a

1096
01:15:03,920 --> 01:15:09,360
plastic shield around these on the motherboard to make sure it lines up

1097
01:15:07,040 --> 01:15:14,120
exactly when it's plugged in but it's usually pretty easy and they can share

1098
01:15:11,800 --> 01:15:19,000
this design with both seral and fire wire make absolutely certain that you do

1099
01:15:16,920 --> 01:15:26,440
not plug a USB into anything that's called fire wire FW or 1394 cuz uses a

1100
01:15:23,560 --> 01:15:31,320
much higher voltage and will destroy USB devices plugged into it usually the

1101
01:15:28,760 --> 01:15:35,639
right headers will be labeled with USB sometimes followed by a port number and

1102
01:15:33,320 --> 01:15:40,080
the headers that correspond to it but if it doesn't say or you aren't sure

1103
01:15:37,760 --> 01:15:44,159
consult your motherboard's manual follow the same procedure as front panel audio

1104
01:15:41,880 --> 01:15:48,360
for these cables make sure they're free from obstruction use the cable

1105
01:15:45,920 --> 01:15:52,880
management guides and find a hole close to the header for it to go through

1106
01:15:50,320 --> 01:15:57,360
remember it can only go on one way so don't force it and mash up the p pins

1107
01:15:55,880 --> 01:16:03,400
pull the lock through for the cable management later and repeat as necessary

1108
01:16:00,280 --> 01:16:05,920
but what about USB 3 and 3.2 these are

1109
01:16:03,400 --> 01:16:09,280
much larger stiffer cables and usually you'll find their headers on the right

1110
01:16:07,360 --> 01:16:12,920
edge of the motherboard or at the bottom Edge they're quite wide and sometimes

1111
01:16:12,080 --> 01:16:17,760
difficult to get through Cable Management channels so if you haven't been paying attention to Cable

1112
01:16:15,560 --> 01:16:23,120
Management pay attention now because these are the worst as before find a

1113
01:16:20,880 --> 01:16:29,080
hole near the USB 3 h on the motherboard and line it up but don't connect it just

1114
01:16:25,320 --> 01:16:31,440
yet listen first usb3 connectors are

1115
01:16:29,080 --> 01:16:35,280
very fussy and it's easy even for a professional builder to mash the pins

1116
01:16:33,280 --> 01:16:39,360
due to the way that it's installed the connector easily contacts the pins

1117
01:16:37,280 --> 01:16:43,040
before it is fully aligned and the force required to plug it in is much higher

1118
01:16:41,480 --> 01:16:47,400
than the other connectors we've seen so far that basically means that you won't

1119
01:16:45,400 --> 01:16:51,679
know if it's aligned and you won't know if you've mashed anything by feel alone

1120
01:16:49,520 --> 01:16:55,480
if you do manage to bend a pin chances are it won't unbend without snapping so

1121
01:16:54,520 --> 01:17:01,280
bar carefully line it up and don't apply pressure until you are reasonably sure

1122
01:16:59,080 --> 01:17:06,280
that the pins are aligned if all goes well it should snap or click into place

1123
01:17:04,000 --> 01:17:10,199
and you can breathe a sigh of relief unlike the other cables this one is very

1124
01:17:08,400 --> 01:17:14,560
stiff so Cable Management should be done with a very gentle touch if you

1125
01:17:12,719 --> 01:17:17,560
accidentally pull it out you'll probably end up bending all the pins in the

1126
01:17:15,800 --> 01:17:23,679
header at the same time and at that point you can just say good bu front USB

1127
01:17:19,719 --> 01:17:25,320
3 USB 3.2 is a lot easier but has the

1128
01:17:23,679 --> 01:17:29,560
annoying quality of being both both very stiff and standing straight up off the

1129
01:17:27,360 --> 01:17:33,040
motherboard most of the time usually these connectors will be found near the

1130
01:17:30,880 --> 01:17:36,360
24 pin power connector and are keyed to only go in one way you don't have to

1131
01:17:34,880 --> 01:17:39,719
worry about mashing pins on this one thankfully so you can just plug it right

1132
01:17:38,159 --> 01:17:43,920
in but it does have the annoying tendency to kind of rock out of place so

1133
01:17:42,199 --> 01:17:47,320
again a light touch is needed for cable management now there are other older

1134
01:17:45,760 --> 01:17:53,000
headers that you might come across even today like cereal fire wire parallel and

1135
01:17:50,560 --> 01:17:56,840
more and you can think of these the same way that you think of the USB 2 or front

1136
01:17:55,000 --> 01:18:00,000
panel audio connectors just make absolutely certain that you are

1137
01:17:58,040 --> 01:18:04,719
connecting to what you think you are serial for example is often labeled calm

1138
01:18:02,360 --> 01:18:08,760
parallel will often be labeled lpt and fire wire may be labeled 1394 just keep

1139
01:18:07,440 --> 01:18:12,679
this in mind if you're hunting around for more USB headers to plug into oh a

1140
01:18:11,000 --> 01:18:17,280
fun little aside is if you run out of internal USB 2 headers you can actually

1141
01:18:14,880 --> 01:18:21,360
get hubs that will expand them since that's a thing that USB can do if you

1142
01:18:19,280 --> 01:18:25,639
have any 2 and 1/2 in or 3 and 1/2 in drives now's a good time to get them

1143
01:18:23,040 --> 01:18:28,960
installed most modern have dedicated trays behind the motherboard or

1144
01:18:27,199 --> 01:18:32,800
elsewhere for the smaller 2 and 1/2 in type usually with the expectation that

1145
01:18:30,840 --> 01:18:36,840
you'll be using them with an SSD and let's face it you probably are these are

1146
01:18:35,199 --> 01:18:40,400
almost always removable with a thumb screw or something like that just remove

1147
01:18:38,880 --> 01:18:44,360
the screw and slide it free to get access your SSD will also have fine

1148
01:18:42,639 --> 01:18:48,199
threaded M3 holes that screw onto the bottom of the tray as well as the sides

1149
01:18:46,320 --> 01:18:51,239
some trays use one set or the other and there will be counter sunk or flat

1150
01:18:49,679 --> 01:18:56,440
screws for this purpose included with the case Hardware box align the SSD with

1151
01:18:53,880 --> 01:18:59,840
the holes then screw in place when it's solid go ahead and slip it back into the

1152
01:18:58,159 --> 01:19:04,280
position by aligning the tabs and using the thumb screws to secure it if you got

1153
01:19:02,159 --> 01:19:07,920
more go ahead and repeat the process most cases come with removable trays for

1154
01:19:06,080 --> 01:19:11,400
3 and 1/2 in hard drives these days usually clipped in with two tabs like

1155
01:19:09,480 --> 01:19:14,840
this pinch them and Slide the tray out to remove it and like the 2 and 1/2 in

1156
01:19:13,199 --> 01:19:18,320
sled it may have holes either on the sides or the bottom depending on the

1157
01:19:16,239 --> 01:19:21,600
manufacturer the drive should face label up with the PCB on the bottom and its

1158
01:19:20,040 --> 01:19:24,840
connector should be on the side without tabs so that when it slides back in

1159
01:19:23,520 --> 01:19:28,159
they're facing the motherboard Trace side of the case many of these will have

1160
01:19:26,560 --> 01:19:32,600
shock absorbing rubber grommets through which long course threaded 632 screws

1161
01:19:30,600 --> 01:19:36,360
from the hardware box are inserted these are the good ones some however are

1162
01:19:34,840 --> 01:19:41,000
completely toolless and these can be kind of annoying because you need to kind of stretch it around the hard drive

1163
01:19:39,080 --> 01:19:45,080
to get it to clip into place it never feels quite right regardless of the type

1164
01:19:43,000 --> 01:19:49,320
most modern 3 and 1/2 in trays also have 2 and 1/2 in mounting holes for ssds too

1165
01:19:47,600 --> 01:19:51,719
which follow the same installation steps unless they don't have grommets in which

1166
01:19:50,800 --> 01:19:56,760
case you're just going to screw it directly in like the other 2 and 1/2 in Drive sleds we mentioned earlier

1167
01:19:55,440 --> 01:19:59,920
assuming that's the case screw in the fine threaded M3 screws from the bottom

1168
01:19:58,679 --> 01:20:04,760
with the label up and the connectors facing the rear repeat these steps until all of your drives are installed if your

1169
01:20:03,280 --> 01:20:08,760
case is an older design with fixed mounts as is common with extreme budget

1170
01:20:06,679 --> 01:20:11,760
builds then you'll need to angle the drive into place and then line it up on

1171
01:20:10,280 --> 01:20:17,719
the rail with the connectors facing inside of the case yes it is as messy as

1172
01:20:15,719 --> 01:20:21,280
that sounds when you line it up two mounting holes for course threaded 632

1173
01:20:19,679 --> 01:20:25,080
screws on each side should be visible through the cutouts and while some cases

1174
01:20:23,440 --> 01:20:29,239
give you some leeway from counting it further forward or rearward you're

1175
01:20:26,880 --> 01:20:34,480
limited to these holes a lot of people neglect the screws on the other side but

1176
01:20:31,840 --> 01:20:41,520
you're not like them are you you're not one of those no of course not I mean if

1177
01:20:38,520 --> 01:20:43,239
you need to mount to 2.5 in SSD this way

1178
01:20:41,520 --> 01:20:46,360
that's fine they don't have any moving parts and they're not all that heavy so

1179
01:20:44,719 --> 01:20:51,719
you can even just like double-sided tape them to wherever you want if it comes to

1180
01:20:48,159 --> 01:20:53,840
that but heavy 3.5 in hard drives need

1181
01:20:51,719 --> 01:20:57,320
to be screwed in properly at least if you want them to last for any period of

1182
01:20:55,239 --> 01:21:00,800
time you're probably wondering how the computer talks to these drives at this

1183
01:20:58,800 --> 01:21:05,440
point and that's where the data cable comes in Serial ATA has made things dead

1184
01:21:03,600 --> 01:21:09,080
simple and most motherboards will come with cables for it in the Box sometimes

1185
01:21:07,679 --> 01:21:12,960
they'll have locking tabs on them to keep them in place while installing them

1186
01:21:11,320 --> 01:21:17,239
they'll kind of clip in automatically but to remove them you need to press down on the clip to pull it out

1187
01:21:16,000 --> 01:21:21,120
regardless as to whether or not they clip though they're key in an L shape

1188
01:21:19,440 --> 01:21:24,760
that makes it very obvious which way is the right way to insert them line the L

1189
01:21:23,400 --> 01:21:28,960
and the cable up with the L and the drive and just plug it in making sure

1190
01:21:26,639 --> 01:21:35,360
it's flush with the drive then route the cable through to your motherboard sounds

1191
01:21:30,760 --> 01:21:37,679
simple but these are stiff cables that

1192
01:21:35,360 --> 01:21:41,080
are tough to Cable manage so you may need to get a little bit creative when

1193
01:21:39,360 --> 01:21:46,800
hiding them especially if the corresponding connector on your motherboard isn't facing the edge like

1194
01:21:44,400 --> 01:21:50,840
this and instead sticks up like this like the usb3 connector you'll want to

1195
01:21:48,880 --> 01:21:55,239
be careful while cable managing these if you accidentally overdo it you can break

1196
01:21:52,960 --> 01:21:59,320
off the L block on the drive rendering it useless unless you've got some pretty

1197
01:21:57,440 --> 01:22:03,639
mad soldering skills I mean I guess it's not that difficult but oh you don't want

1198
01:22:01,480 --> 01:22:06,639
to do it anyway go ahead and connect the other end of the cable to the drive now

1199
01:22:05,600 --> 01:22:12,040
you should check with your motherboard manual which Port you're plugging into because some may actually share

1200
01:22:10,080 --> 01:22:16,719
bandwidth with PCI Express devices especially m.2 drives so you may either

1201
01:22:14,760 --> 01:22:20,639
get worse performance or completely lose the ability to use these ports in those

1202
01:22:18,800 --> 01:22:23,920
circumstances it's worth mentioning that you'll sometimes get Serial ATA cables

1203
01:22:22,400 --> 01:22:29,239
with right angle ends and some with straight ends uh what gives with that well right angle

1204
01:22:27,239 --> 01:22:32,880
is usually cleaner for hanging off the back of a hard drive that's installed in

1205
01:22:30,880 --> 01:22:37,239
a removable tray like this while straight cables are almost a necessity

1206
01:22:34,800 --> 01:22:40,960
for 2.5 in ssds mounted on a dedicated tray behind the motherboard or anywhere

1207
01:22:39,000 --> 01:22:44,639
else they mount flush with the case they're way cleaner this way and

1208
01:22:42,440 --> 01:22:47,520
depending on the orientation it may not even be possible to connect a right

1209
01:22:45,960 --> 01:22:50,880
angle connector on one of these drives so saving the straight ones for flush

1210
01:22:49,320 --> 01:22:56,199
fitting drives is a good idea what's that other connector for though power

1211
01:22:53,440 --> 01:23:00,679
we'll get to that soon but first this is an excellent time to wire up any case

1212
01:22:58,560 --> 01:23:04,960
fans you might have and for builds with liquid coolers this is where those come

1213
01:23:03,080 --> 01:23:08,960
in if you're going to use a fan controller then you should find a

1214
01:23:06,719 --> 01:23:12,840
centrally accessible place for it to go usually they'll come with an adhesive

1215
01:23:10,679 --> 01:23:17,719
backing so you can just find your own spot for it and hook it there just don't

1216
01:23:15,400 --> 01:23:22,000
cover up any holes or cable management holes if you can help it we'll deal with

1217
01:23:19,800 --> 01:23:25,440
the power for that later for now let's get to the fans themselves whether

1218
01:23:23,560 --> 01:23:29,280
you're replacing EX existing fans or installing new ones you'll need to pay

1219
01:23:27,440 --> 01:23:33,800
close attention to the direction the fan will blow some people prefer a balanced

1220
01:23:31,800 --> 01:23:38,239
approach to airflow with equal number of fans pulling air in than pushing it out

1221
01:23:36,520 --> 01:23:42,280
while others prefer to have more fans facing in resulting in a slightly

1222
01:23:40,600 --> 01:23:47,480
positive pressure environment inside of the case combined with filtered intakes

1223
01:23:44,880 --> 01:23:51,880
this can help control dust and debris the opposite negative pressure is not

1224
01:23:49,760 --> 01:23:55,679
recommended regardless you want to have a direct path for air to travel with

1225
01:23:54,120 --> 01:24:00,199
fresh FR air being pulled over your hottest components so ideally drawing

1226
01:23:58,000 --> 01:24:04,600
Air at the front and bottom and exhausting it from the top and rear also

1227
01:24:02,600 --> 01:24:08,719
make sure you don't have any intake and exhausts on the same side how you

1228
01:24:07,040 --> 01:24:13,080
install the fan will be determined by what the fan is going to do if the fan

1229
01:24:11,080 --> 01:24:15,880
is strictly for case airflow then it's as simple as lining it up with the

1230
01:24:14,440 --> 01:24:19,639
correct set of holes in the location you want it and screwing it in with these

1231
01:24:17,679 --> 01:24:23,719
chungus fan screws or little rubber doodads like these ones be sure to keep

1232
01:24:22,000 --> 01:24:27,080
the fans cabling clear of the blades and Chassis while you do this and it's

1233
01:24:25,639 --> 01:24:30,560
optimal to have the fan cable sticking out of the corner closest to the fan

1234
01:24:28,719 --> 01:24:34,360
header that you expect to use it with usually towards the back panel it helps

1235
01:24:32,360 --> 01:24:38,600
to not tighten down all the screws until they're all at least a little bit in and

1236
01:24:36,880 --> 01:24:41,679
you'll want to do opposing Corners first to stabilize it so that it doesn't slip

1237
01:24:40,560 --> 01:24:45,639
around on you while you torque in the screws some cheaper cases by the way

1238
01:24:43,920 --> 01:24:49,360
might warp while you do this leading to the unfortunate situation where your fan

1239
01:24:47,400 --> 01:24:53,320
blades will brush against the chassis which is both irritating and not great

1240
01:24:51,440 --> 01:24:57,239
for air flow you can try to bend out the metal but the best solution in this case

1241
01:24:55,360 --> 01:25:01,159
is to undo the screws a little bit or better yet find something to use as a

1242
01:24:58,960 --> 01:25:04,760
spacer rinse and repeat for every fan you need to install if these fans are

1243
01:25:03,040 --> 01:25:08,360
part of a liquid cooling setup then your radiator is going to go in now and you

1244
01:25:06,560 --> 01:25:13,400
can put away those chungus fan screws in favor of Slimmer but potentially even

1245
01:25:10,679 --> 01:25:17,040
more chungus screws where the radiator goes is up to you some people like to

1246
01:25:15,360 --> 01:25:20,639
have it exhaust air out the top of their chassis While others like to have it

1247
01:25:18,880 --> 01:25:24,440
pull cool air through the front but at the end of the day you're probably going

1248
01:25:22,400 --> 01:25:28,360
to put it wherever it fits best which is usually in the top of the case now from

1249
01:25:26,280 --> 01:25:32,480
a performance standpoint it doesn't really matter whether your fans pull air

1250
01:25:30,320 --> 01:25:37,760
through the fins or push air through the fins but what it does affect is

1251
01:25:35,119 --> 01:25:42,360
maintenance I always recommend installing fans in a pull configuration

1252
01:25:40,119 --> 01:25:46,719
that allows easy access to the radiator to clear off dust for Aesthetics you may

1253
01:25:44,880 --> 01:25:49,880
decide to take a different path but just remember that in 2 years when you're

1254
01:25:48,280 --> 01:25:54,639
taking your whole cooler apart so you can get the cat hair out of it I

1255
01:25:52,040 --> 01:25:58,719
freaking told you another important consideration is that aiio coolers are

1256
01:25:56,639 --> 01:26:02,960
quieter and last longer if the combination pump and coal plate is below

1257
01:26:01,119 --> 01:26:07,639
the area where the tubes connect to the radiator you want to make sure that any

1258
01:26:05,000 --> 01:26:12,600
air that might be trapped in there Rises to the top and that top is not your pump

1259
01:26:10,960 --> 01:26:15,840
this isn't as much of an issue for custom Loops because the pump is usually

1260
01:26:14,480 --> 01:26:21,199
going to end up at the bottom of the case anyway but if you didn't know this

1261
01:26:18,560 --> 01:26:26,000
now you do put your pump down low lining up the radiator with fans on the outside

1262
01:26:23,639 --> 01:26:30,080
is a major pain in the butt which is why some fans like arctic's bionics can

1263
01:26:28,440 --> 01:26:34,600
daisy chain together with a bridge connector which helps hold them in place

1264
01:26:32,520 --> 01:26:38,760
regardless you want all of your cables to be clear with the fans and the

1265
01:26:36,360 --> 01:26:43,760
radiator pinching them here and having to redo the whole thing sucks line

1266
01:26:41,480 --> 01:26:48,719
everything up like so and then use these long screws to secure Each corner then

1267
01:26:46,400 --> 01:26:53,400
the other and then Each corner of the fan until you've got them all secure if

1268
01:26:51,280 --> 01:26:57,840
you're lucky your case will let you detach the r rator Mount and make it so

1269
01:26:56,320 --> 01:27:03,560
much easier by just doing the whole thing on a bench and dealing with the

1270
01:26:59,920 --> 01:27:05,920
completed assembly after it gets much

1271
01:27:03,560 --> 01:27:10,440
more Awkward with a front panel Mount where you need to basically hold the

1272
01:27:07,560 --> 01:27:14,600
radiator and fan together like this and screw them in one at a time so they

1273
01:27:12,320 --> 01:27:18,520
don't just fall around everywhere again if your case lets you remove this

1274
01:27:15,800 --> 01:27:22,040
bracket your life will be so much easier another key benefit to a pull

1275
01:27:19,920 --> 01:27:25,679
configuration is that it usually allows you to screw all the fans into the

1276
01:27:23,520 --> 01:27:29,800
radiator Ahad of time then Mount the radiator to the case using these little

1277
01:27:27,679 --> 01:27:33,199
screws now we're not going to revisit cooler and thermal compound application

1278
01:27:31,480 --> 01:27:37,119
at this time please go back and refer to that section from earlier if you need to

1279
01:27:35,239 --> 01:27:41,199
and don't forget to check your manual as many all-in-one coolers have their own

1280
01:27:38,880 --> 01:27:45,280
little installation quirks like for example the inclusion of a dedicated

1281
01:27:42,840 --> 01:27:49,119
pump power plug or an extra USB connection for controlling RGB lighting

1282
01:27:47,280 --> 01:27:52,520
or even a little built-in screen or an integrated fan splitter that's

1283
01:27:50,480 --> 01:27:55,320
controlled by the aiio through software I'd recommend using that by the way if

1284
01:27:53,960 --> 01:27:58,440
you you got it because it'll let your pump and your fans work together when

1285
01:27:56,960 --> 01:28:01,960
they need to cool your CPU during a heavy gaming session now let's power up

1286
01:28:00,199 --> 01:28:05,080
the rest of our fans if you want them to be controlled by the motherboard you'll

1287
01:28:03,520 --> 01:28:08,840
either need to plug them into a Fan Hub that is plugged into your motherboard

1288
01:28:06,600 --> 01:28:12,400
some cases include these by the way or directly into the motherboard itself

1289
01:28:10,679 --> 01:28:16,719
either individually into their own headers or using Splitters now depending

1290
01:28:14,880 --> 01:28:20,199
on how many fans you have you may run out of fan headers on the motherboard

1291
01:28:18,280 --> 01:28:23,880
and you might need to use wi Splitters they won't harm anything but they do

1292
01:28:22,080 --> 01:28:27,440
tend to look a little Messier most of the time time there's at least one case

1293
01:28:25,639 --> 01:28:31,480
fan header to the lower left of the CPU socket and there are usually at least

1294
01:28:29,679 --> 01:28:34,960
another two on the lower right edge of the motherboard but motherboard

1295
01:28:33,080 --> 01:28:38,840
manufacturers do strange things sometimes so if you can't find your fan

1296
01:28:36,679 --> 01:28:42,159
headers of course check your manual plugging them in is the same as any

1297
01:28:40,480 --> 01:28:46,360
other fan like we already did for the CPU just align the tabs on the cable

1298
01:28:44,360 --> 01:28:50,440
with the tab on the board cable managing them though can be a bit of a challenge

1299
01:28:48,400 --> 01:28:53,760
for the exhaust fan next to the io panel you can usually run it through and

1300
01:28:52,440 --> 01:28:59,000
bundle it up against the motherboard's io section for a clean look but intake

1301
01:28:56,280 --> 01:29:03,159
fans can be trickier still do your best with it RGB wiring can also end up

1302
01:29:01,480 --> 01:29:07,880
really messy look at all the cabling that requires hope you like cable

1303
01:29:05,840 --> 01:29:12,520
management most of this can be hidden behind the motherboard tray temporarily

1304
01:29:10,080 --> 01:29:19,119
we'll come back to this later for now step 12 power supply if you're counting

1305
01:29:16,480 --> 01:29:24,199
this has been many many more steps than 12 and you're probably sick of wearing

1306
01:29:21,080 --> 01:29:26,000
that anti-static strap well good news

1307
01:29:24,199 --> 01:29:30,119
it's time to get the power supply in to ground the whole dang computer if you've

1308
01:29:28,480 --> 01:29:33,679
been following along your power supply is already out of its box and connected

1309
01:29:31,840 --> 01:29:37,480
to the wall go ahead and disconnect it now turn your case around and look at

1310
01:29:35,679 --> 01:29:42,679
the power supply cutout are there thumb screws if so remove those to free the

1311
01:29:40,080 --> 01:29:45,840
back plate this plate and plates like it sometimes make it a little bit easier to

1312
01:29:44,040 --> 01:29:49,639
install later the orientation of the power supply determines which screw

1313
01:29:47,280 --> 01:29:53,800
holes you'll end up using and the ideal is to have the fan facing downward

1314
01:29:51,840 --> 01:29:58,520
pulling air up through a filtered intake at the bottom of your case if there is

1315
01:29:55,920 --> 01:30:03,600
not an intake there you'll want to mount it fan up unless you want to starve it

1316
01:30:00,440 --> 01:30:05,920
for air flow and spoiler alert you do

1317
01:30:03,600 --> 01:30:09,719
not want to stve it for airf flow begin plugging in your power supply cables if

1318
01:30:07,560 --> 01:30:14,320
you've got a modular unit now the end for the power supply will usually have a

1319
01:30:11,600 --> 01:30:18,280
PSU marking to tell you where it goes first grab the power connectors for your

1320
01:30:16,080 --> 01:30:22,360
GPU if you haven't already it'll be some combination of 1 to three six pin or 8

1321
01:30:20,360 --> 01:30:25,880
Pin connectors or it might be one of those new fangled NVIDIA 12 pin

1322
01:30:24,080 --> 01:30:28,880
connectors in which case you'll need to grab the adapter included in your GPU

1323
01:30:27,480 --> 01:30:32,400
box if your power supply didn't come with one it's worth noting that these

1324
01:30:30,520 --> 01:30:36,760
daisy chain connectors and six plus two pin connectors aren't inherently bad

1325
01:30:34,280 --> 01:30:41,080
it's just preferred to use individual cables with actual dedicated conductors

1326
01:30:38,840 --> 01:30:44,159
for each pin if possible once you're satisfied with your choices clip them

1327
01:30:42,480 --> 01:30:48,360
into place and Route the cabl somewhere accessible for now it's time to install

1328
01:30:46,040 --> 01:30:52,320
the PSU itself if you've got a back plate go ahead and attach it to your

1329
01:30:49,719 --> 01:30:56,280
power supply Now using coar threaded 632 screws most of these back plates are

1330
01:30:54,800 --> 01:31:00,840
going to have enough clearance to put in all four screws but if your switch gets

1331
01:30:58,560 --> 01:31:05,159
in the way for example don't stress you can put in three screws it's going to be

1332
01:31:02,719 --> 01:31:08,600
okay once it's secure feed the wires through the power supply mount on your

1333
01:31:06,520 --> 01:31:12,440
case and Slide the power supply into position it's at this point that you'll

1334
01:31:10,560 --> 01:31:16,880
want to connect your 12volt CPU cables to your power supply if you've got a

1335
01:31:14,040 --> 01:31:20,800
modular unit next if you've got a back plate all you need to do now is tighten

1336
01:31:18,880 --> 01:31:23,719
the thumb screws but if you're raw dogging it this is where you'll screw

1337
01:31:22,199 --> 01:31:28,719
the power supply into the back of your case pay attention to which of the mounting

1338
01:31:26,520 --> 01:31:33,239
holes on the case have screw threading from the power supply behind them though

1339
01:31:30,719 --> 01:31:36,239
it is very easy to make the mistake of accidentally screwing into one of the

1340
01:31:34,560 --> 01:31:41,480
honeycomb shaped holes that are for ventilation on the back of the power

1341
01:31:37,639 --> 01:31:43,360
supply that is not actually secure if

1342
01:31:41,480 --> 01:31:47,360
you don't have a modular power supply handling the 12vt CPU cables will be a

1343
01:31:45,719 --> 01:31:52,000
little trickier at this stage but if you got small hands or a high pain threshold

1344
01:31:49,800 --> 01:31:55,400
you can make it work line up the tabs and click them into place make sure that

1345
01:31:53,960 --> 01:31:58,600
they're in there before moving on by the way because if you really can't get in

1346
01:31:57,040 --> 01:32:02,159
there there is no shame in pulling off your CPU heat sink temporarily now and

1347
01:32:00,560 --> 01:32:05,639
putting it back on when you're done at this point the instructions are the same

1348
01:32:03,800 --> 01:32:10,239
between modular and non-m modular power supplies it's time for your 24 pin ATX

1349
01:32:08,159 --> 01:32:13,400
connector separate that cable from the others and fish the cable out through

1350
01:32:12,000 --> 01:32:18,159
the nearest Cable Management hole to your motherboard's 24 pin connector from

1351
01:32:16,000 --> 01:32:21,440
here it's just like before line up the tabs and press it in until it clicks

1352
01:32:20,280 --> 01:32:27,280
with that done you can use the peripheral cables to wire up power to any drives or fan controllers you have

1353
01:32:25,000 --> 01:32:30,480
installed in your system usually these have just enough spacing between the

1354
01:32:28,760 --> 01:32:33,920
connectors to line up neatly with hard drive stacked in a bay like this

1355
01:32:32,119 --> 01:32:37,639
plugging these power cables in is the same as plugging in the SATA data cable

1356
01:32:35,960 --> 01:32:41,520
just line up the little l-shape and press it into place these ones usually

1357
01:32:39,639 --> 01:32:44,679
don't have locking connectors though so make sure it's on straight before moving

1358
01:32:42,960 --> 01:32:48,320
on this will also tell you if you've accidentally half connected it upside

1359
01:32:46,239 --> 01:32:51,960
down which is a thing that you can do even today you'll need to occasionally

1360
01:32:50,159 --> 01:32:55,920
install these Molex connectors instead of SATA power connectors and they're a

1361
01:32:54,199 --> 01:32:59,639
bit of a pain because of how big they are but on the bright side they're

1362
01:32:57,920 --> 01:33:03,679
really difficult to install wrong you can also use them for just 12 volts and

1363
01:33:01,800 --> 01:33:07,679
5 volts to connect up to your projects if you really want to they have a

1364
01:33:05,080 --> 01:33:11,840
beveled Edge on one side and they fit quite snugly so much so that'll

1365
01:33:09,880 --> 01:33:16,800
sometimes push the pins out of things like fan adapters if this happens slip

1366
01:33:14,639 --> 01:33:21,800
the pin back into place it should just clip in there then try again just be

1367
01:33:19,239 --> 01:33:25,800
patient and line it up correctly finally your power supply might have come with

1368
01:33:23,800 --> 01:33:30,719
with a button like this one this is usually for hybrid fan control in the

1369
01:33:28,360 --> 01:33:35,360
out position the fan will only power up while load or heat levels are high

1370
01:33:32,560 --> 01:33:39,760
enough while in the in position the fan will just always be on there's little

1371
01:33:37,440 --> 01:33:44,320
reason to have it in the in position unless you're counting on your PSU

1372
01:33:41,480 --> 01:33:48,880
contributing as a case fan so just leave it out for lower nose levels but wait

1373
01:33:46,760 --> 01:33:53,400
did I say finally there's still something we haven't plugged in yet the

1374
01:33:51,199 --> 01:33:56,080
GPU if you're lucky enough to have one that is

1375
01:33:54,400 --> 01:34:00,920
or if you're watching this in the future when the Great silicon shortage SL skulp

1376
01:33:58,600 --> 01:34:05,600
apocalypse is over if that's you then now is the time for the centerpiece of

1377
01:34:02,880 --> 01:34:10,719
any gaming PC first you need to figure out which slot you should use for ITX

1378
01:34:08,199 --> 01:34:16,880
motherboards it's going to be obvious the slot the one you get but things get

1379
01:34:14,400 --> 01:34:20,480
a little murkier the larger you go as a rule of thumb the topmost slot is

1380
01:34:18,760 --> 01:34:24,199
usually the best it's almost always connected directly to the CPU for

1381
01:34:22,159 --> 01:34:27,520
maximum bandwidth and you'll often see this pointed out in your motherboard's

1382
01:34:25,360 --> 01:34:30,920
manual as well once you've determined the right slot you'll need to remove the

1383
01:34:29,040 --> 01:34:34,800
corresponding slot covers usually by simply removing the screws that hold

1384
01:34:32,360 --> 01:34:41,520
them in place but on some cheaper cases you'll need to break them off instead

1385
01:34:36,600 --> 01:34:43,480
and if if so be careful it's simple

1386
01:34:41,520 --> 01:34:46,560
enough to do you can push it down with a screwdriver and then finish the job with

1387
01:34:45,280 --> 01:34:54,520
your fingers but if you're too aggressive you could slip and when it finally snaps off that's a bad

1388
01:34:50,719 --> 01:34:56,679
time um I've gotten bit by cheap cases

1389
01:34:54,520 --> 01:35:02,639
before and uh it there was there was a mess for a

1390
01:34:59,480 --> 01:35:05,280
while be patient and just use a gentle

1391
01:35:02,639 --> 01:35:08,760
up and down motion don't twist push or pull it'll come free before long just

1392
01:35:07,480 --> 01:35:12,520
just fatigue the metal and it'll just come right off now that the covers are

1393
01:35:10,679 --> 01:35:16,159
gone make sure the tab at the end of the slot is pushed back if there is one then

1394
01:35:14,679 --> 01:35:19,800
line up the card with the slot and press it in it should slide in relatively

1395
01:35:18,159 --> 01:35:23,480
easily and the clip at the back will snap shut once it's all the way in next

1396
01:35:21,920 --> 01:35:26,679
line up the GPU's bracket with the holes on the case that used to hold in those

1397
01:35:24,920 --> 01:35:29,880
slot covers and use the screws you either removed previously or retrieved

1398
01:35:28,360 --> 01:35:33,520
from your accessories bundle to secure it into place a course threaded 632

1399
01:35:32,040 --> 01:35:38,080
screw is usually the right one for the job here if you're not too sure but some

1400
01:35:36,000 --> 01:35:41,679
cases are a little bit different if you have a multi-lot GPU and you find

1401
01:35:39,800 --> 01:35:46,119
yourself with only one screw for some reason put it on any other slot than the

1402
01:35:43,520 --> 01:35:50,440
top one for best results you still have all your screws though right by the way

1403
01:35:48,880 --> 01:35:54,800
this is the GPU section but what you just did should work with any PCI

1404
01:35:52,040 --> 01:35:58,960
Express expansion card unlike most cards some big gpus might sag a bit even after

1405
01:35:57,159 --> 01:36:03,119
you've secured them into place and some cards even come with adjustable anti-

1406
01:36:00,840 --> 01:36:06,920
sag brackets or spacers that you can sit on the bottom of your chassis this isn't

1407
01:36:05,280 --> 01:36:09,840
strictly necessary but it just keeps everything looking nice and reduces the

1408
01:36:08,600 --> 01:36:13,440
risk that something will break if you move your PC just slip it into place and

1409
01:36:12,000 --> 01:36:18,159
Slide the bracket up until it's holding your GPU at the right height then tighten it so it stays there other

1410
01:36:16,600 --> 01:36:21,880
Solutions may involve drilling into your case or some cases even include a sag

1411
01:36:20,320 --> 01:36:25,119
bracket on their own now it's time to run power to your GPU we already

1412
01:36:23,639 --> 01:36:28,239
determined which cables we need and how many when we install their power supply

1413
01:36:26,800 --> 01:36:33,199
so grab those and Route them through the appropriate Cable Management hole according to your preference some people

1414
01:36:31,320 --> 01:36:36,000
like to come in from behind the GPU and others like the cables coming straight

1415
01:36:34,360 --> 01:36:38,960
up from the basement like me whichever you choose you should make sure you have

1416
01:36:37,360 --> 01:36:44,159
enough slack to get them into position and that it's clear of all the other cables to simplify your cable management

1417
01:36:42,239 --> 01:36:48,760
just like with the 12volt CPU connectors PCI Express connectors are key to only

1418
01:36:46,199 --> 01:36:52,119
go one way although a six pin cable can be inserted to an 8 pin connector if

1419
01:36:50,320 --> 01:36:55,119
you're not careful this won't harm anything but the GPU will probably

1420
01:36:53,639 --> 01:36:58,280
complain and prevent you from booting if you tried regardless of how many pins

1421
01:36:56,840 --> 01:37:02,000
you're looking at just line up the tabs and click them into place if You' got a

1422
01:37:00,000 --> 01:37:04,800
6 plus2 connector make sure it's coupled so all the pins are flush and the two-

1423
01:37:03,520 --> 01:37:09,080
pin wire can't move once it's all plugged in congratulations you've just

1424
01:37:06,920 --> 01:37:12,960
finished building your PC except you haven't really finished not quite yet if

1425
01:37:11,600 --> 01:37:17,600
you've been following the guide up until now congratulations it's h been a

1426
01:37:15,480 --> 01:37:20,760
marathon and also you should have reasonably well-managed cables at this

1427
01:37:19,159 --> 01:37:25,280
point but they're all going to be kind of loose and not very tidy on most

1428
01:37:23,560 --> 01:37:29,480
modern cases you should at the very least have little Hoops to slip zip ties

1429
01:37:27,600 --> 01:37:33,360
to to provide a solid anchor for the cables that are running all around your

1430
01:37:30,960 --> 01:37:38,400
case the platonic ideal of cable management is a single trunk of cables

1431
01:37:35,840 --> 01:37:42,880
where little branches come off and go wherever they need to go with no overlap

1432
01:37:40,840 --> 01:37:46,520
unfortunately cables are finite in length so unless you pre-measured and

1433
01:37:44,800 --> 01:37:50,400
picked up some custom length cable mod cables or something you'll almost always

1434
01:37:48,719 --> 01:37:54,040
have to improvise we've actually got a full video on cable management that you

1435
01:37:51,920 --> 01:37:56,280
can go check out here but for now let's get to

1436
01:37:58,480 --> 01:38:04,960
tidying troubleshooting is a whole other kettle of fish but here are some quick

1437
01:38:03,440 --> 01:38:08,719
things that you can do if you don't get any output and you're sure that the

1438
01:38:06,719 --> 01:38:13,960
power supply and the outlet it's plugged into are both switched on check all your

1439
01:38:11,719 --> 01:38:18,040
cables first these are the most likely culprits then check your RAM and your

1440
01:38:16,560 --> 01:38:21,239
expansion slots to make sure that they are properly seated if your PC is

1441
01:38:19,800 --> 01:38:25,080
powering on but you're not getting any display make sure you've plugged your

1442
01:38:22,800 --> 01:38:28,880
monitor into your graphics card rather than into your motherboard directly you

1443
01:38:27,080 --> 01:38:32,639
can also check the diagnostic LEDs on your motherboard ASUS has a little stop

1444
01:38:31,080 --> 01:38:37,719
light that goes along with this where red means CPU orange means memory white

1445
01:38:35,239 --> 01:38:40,480
means GPU and green means good others might have LEDs that light up for each

1446
01:38:39,280 --> 01:38:43,440
section of the motherboard that's been initialized as well you just might have

1447
01:38:42,280 --> 01:38:48,119
to look them up in your motherboard's manual to figure out exactly which codes

1448
01:38:46,000 --> 01:38:53,440
and which numbers and letters correspond to what one of these codes is 0 if you

1449
01:38:51,760 --> 01:38:58,040
get this one you should try reting your your CPU and firing it up again if your

1450
01:38:55,639 --> 01:39:02,000
system simply isn't powering on but is getting power you might have a short

1451
01:39:00,119 --> 01:39:06,119
this is an annoying problem to diagnose but the most common culprit is an extra

1452
01:39:04,080 --> 01:39:10,599
standoff between the motherboard tray and the back of the motherboard or some

1453
01:39:08,599 --> 01:39:13,880
errant piece of metallic something sitting bridging two pins if you're

1454
01:39:12,440 --> 01:39:18,000
still having trouble you can always hit up the linest tips.com Forum to get more

1455
01:39:15,960 --> 01:39:22,080
help now that you've got the ufi bio setup screen the very first things you

1456
01:39:19,760 --> 01:39:26,119
should do in order are check your CPU temperatures check that all your RAM is

1457
01:39:24,040 --> 01:39:30,159
showing up and check that your storage is showing up if all of that looks good

1458
01:39:28,159 --> 01:39:34,920
then you can continue on otherwise you'll need to power down and reat your

1459
01:39:32,239 --> 01:39:39,000
cooler memory or storage devices until they all show up one unintuitive thing

1460
01:39:37,119 --> 01:39:42,920
is sometimes you might have some memory that's not showing up and it's actually

1461
01:39:40,719 --> 01:39:47,520
caused by your CPU not being seated in the socket correctly so you might have

1462
01:39:44,840 --> 01:39:53,599
to reseat that and with that your PC is now built whoa hang on your RAM's not

1463
01:39:51,480 --> 01:39:57,679
running at the right speed what's up with that time to adjust some common

1464
01:39:55,840 --> 01:40:02,280
settings first things first you should enable XMP also called docp or memory

1465
01:40:00,599 --> 01:40:06,239
overclocking this will set your memory to the timings and frequency rated on

1466
01:40:03,800 --> 01:40:10,760
the package rather than the defaults and is almost certainly what you want unless

1467
01:40:07,960 --> 01:40:14,199
you're running ECC memory next check the status of the multi-core enhancement

1468
01:40:12,199 --> 01:40:17,480
setting this is usually an advanced option if it's even present on your

1469
01:40:15,440 --> 01:40:21,639
motherboard but turning it on can improve performance at the expense of

1470
01:40:18,840 --> 01:40:25,320
heat and vice versa stock operation is with this setting disabled but if if you

1471
01:40:23,520 --> 01:40:29,719
have a beefy cooler you might want to use it to get a little bit more oomph

1472
01:40:27,920 --> 01:40:33,159
out of your Hardware most other settings can be left at their defaults although

1473
01:40:31,440 --> 01:40:38,080
if you're installing Windows 11 you should make sure to enable the TPM and

1474
01:40:35,360 --> 01:40:43,080
secure boot modules and disable the compatibility support module or CSM

1475
01:40:41,040 --> 01:40:46,480
exactly how to do that varies by vendor so check your motherboard's manually to

1476
01:40:44,400 --> 01:40:50,280
be sure finally your operating systems installer should automatically boot

1477
01:40:48,080 --> 01:40:54,719
after inserting the flash drive but if it doesn't you can usually hit f8 or F12

1478
01:40:52,760 --> 01:40:58,840
on the first boot screen to bring up a boot menu and select it that way if it

1479
01:40:56,920 --> 01:41:03,239
still doesn't show up there go back into the UEFI settings and make sure that the

1480
01:41:00,599 --> 01:41:06,920
Legacy USB devices setting is enabled you shouldn't have to enable this under

1481
01:41:04,840 --> 01:41:10,920
normal circumstances but sometimes having it disabled is enough to disable

1482
01:41:08,639 --> 01:41:16,080
USB storage alog together most operating systems should just boot at this point

1483
01:41:13,000 --> 01:41:18,560
now your PC is built Big thanks to seic

1484
01:41:16,080 --> 01:41:23,400
for sponsoring this video this is easily the longest video that we have ever done

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01:41:21,480 --> 01:41:28,280
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1486
01:41:25,159 --> 01:41:30,920
their way hey good thing they make great

1487
01:41:28,280 --> 01:41:35,400
power supplies so they can sell lots of them to people like you and afford to

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01:41:33,360 --> 01:41:38,599
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01:41:36,880 --> 01:41:41,800
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01:41:40,239 --> 01:41:47,280
watching guys if you're looking for something else like this to watch you

1491
01:41:44,119 --> 01:41:49,159
absolute mad freaking Lads you then

1492
01:41:47,280 --> 01:41:55,159
maybe check out one of our classic build guides that's really how we wanted this

1493
01:41:52,400 --> 01:41:58,599
to go but then we kind of got off the rails a little

1494
01:41:56,440 --> 01:42:01,360
bit let us know how we did once you're done watching by the

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01:42:01,719 --> 01:42:06,480
way you're rolling right y sick