1 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:36,560 4k displays just got affordable and i'm not talking about those 4k tvs with the 30 hertz 2 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:42,560 inputs i'm talking about single tile 4k desktop monitors that offer fast enough response times 3 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:47,840 and low enough input lag that pc enthusiasts and gamers are going to want to take a serious 4 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:54,800 look at them but the upgrade particularly the budget allocation part of it is not as simple 5 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:59,280 as grabbing that new monitor plopping it on your desk and expecting you to get the best gaming 6 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:04,080 experience on it right off the bat unless you're already living on like the bleeding edge of 7 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:09,200 available pc hardware it's very unlikely that you'll be running modern games at that massive 8 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:15,600 3840 by 2160 native resolution without making some changes so you'll be stuck with one of two 9 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:20,240 solutions run at native resolution with significantly reduced frame rates remember 10 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:24,720 this is four times as many pixels as 1080p and well over twice as many 11 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:24,780 of the same resolution as the 2080p and the 2080p and the 2080p and the 2080p and the 2080p and the 12 00:01:24,780 --> 00:01:30,540 2080p is 1440p or run at a lower resolution and deal with the blurriness and artifacting 13 00:01:30,540 --> 00:01:36,780 that exists when running a monitor at anything other than the native res or upgrade so prepare 14 00:01:36,780 --> 00:01:42,460 your wallets and prepare your minds for our 4k gaming rig ultimate build guide 15 00:01:44,030 --> 00:01:52,570 we need like an explosion effect in the back like all of our build guides it all starts with a safe 16 00:01:52,570 --> 00:01:57,770 static free workstation and anti-static strap i actually like to keep mine on my 17 00:01:57,770 --> 00:02:02,650 ankle to keep it out of the way all we really need for assembly is a multi-bit screwdriver but 18 00:02:02,650 --> 00:02:06,970 a pair of side cutters can be handy for cable management and you never know when some little 19 00:02:06,970 --> 00:02:12,410 needle nose pliers will come in handy before you begin i always recommend plugging all the 20 00:02:12,410 --> 00:02:18,010 components in and powering the system up once outside of the case to ensure everything works 21 00:02:18,010 --> 00:02:21,610 while it's nice and easy to reach the motherboard box makes a handy 22 00:02:21,610 --> 00:02:27,610 non-conductive test bench but for now let's just get into it with all the noise getting 23 00:02:27,610 --> 00:02:34,490 made about proper multi-core support in games with mantle like battlefield 4 and thief 2014 24 00:02:34,490 --> 00:02:41,370 and directx 12 and upcoming games in 2015 it's as good a time as any to pick up a CPU that supports 25 00:02:41,370 --> 00:02:49,450 more threads our choice was the Intel core i7 4930k and while it does have plenty of pci express 3.0 26 00:02:49,450 --> 00:02:55,290 lanes for high bandwidth graphics cards and other future expansion cards and support for 64 gigs of 27 00:02:55,290 --> 00:02:57,450 ddr3 memory with relatively inexpensive in-game storage and a lot of storage space and a lot of 28 00:02:57,450 --> 00:02:57,530 storage space and a lot of storage space and a lot of storage space and a lot of storage space 29 00:02:57,530 --> 00:02:57,590 and a lot of storage space and a lot of storage space and a lot of storage space and a lot of storage space 30 00:02:57,590 --> 00:03:03,670 8 gig unbuffer dims it simply came down to the fact that it's Intel's least expensive 6 core 12 31 00:03:03,670 --> 00:03:10,630 thread CPU and we really wanted all them cores so lift up both retention arms one on each side 32 00:03:10,630 --> 00:03:15,990 of the socket then pull up the hold down plate orient the CPU by matching the corner of your 33 00:03:15,990 --> 00:03:21,510 CPU with a triangle with the corresponding triangle corner on the socket then insert it 34 00:03:21,510 --> 00:03:27,510 gently ensuring that the little plastic nubbins in the socket align with the ones that are on the 35 00:03:27,510 --> 00:03:33,830 CPU itself i usually give the CPU a slight wiggle to ensure that it is seated correctly 36 00:03:33,830 --> 00:03:39,510 the whole process should not require any force up to this point next lower the hold down plate 37 00:03:40,310 --> 00:03:43,910 and lower first the retention ARM that locks down the hold down plate 38 00:03:43,910 --> 00:03:49,510 then the second one and the little cover will pop off just like that our memory selection won't 39 00:03:49,510 --> 00:03:57,350 surprise anyone who watched my overview of g skills rip jaw z quad channel ddr3 2400 megahertz RAM we 40 00:03:57,350 --> 00:04:02,710 went with high speed memory because it's becoming more affordable and some games are actually 41 00:04:02,710 --> 00:04:08,070 starting to benefit from it and we threw in overkill for gaming 32 gigs of it in here for 42 00:04:08,070 --> 00:04:12,550 content creators who also want to do some media work with large files when they're not gaming say 43 00:04:12,550 --> 00:04:18,070 for example recording and editing game streams start by identifying the color matched slots on 44 00:04:18,070 --> 00:04:24,470 your motherboard and opening up the retention clips on either side i recommend using the ones 45 00:04:24,470 --> 00:04:27,150 furthest away from the CPU socket first for a lot of games that don't come with a CPU socket so i'm 46 00:04:27,150 --> 00:04:31,310 going to go ahead and do that first for marginally better airflow around the socket area align each 47 00:04:31,310 --> 00:04:36,910 dim according to the plastic key in the slot and the notch in the bottom of the memory module 48 00:04:36,910 --> 00:04:42,670 then it first insert one side into the side without the clips then the other side with the 49 00:04:42,670 --> 00:04:46,910 clips do a quick double check to make sure it's aligned correctly then press down firmly on both 50 00:04:46,910 --> 00:04:52,430 sides of the module until the retention clip snaps back into place on its own repeat for the 51 00:04:52,430 --> 00:04:57,130 second slot on this side then move over to the other side and put in the additional 52 00:04:57,150 --> 00:05:03,590 two modules. Four matched sticks are recommended for LGA 2011 CPUs for extra memory bandwidth. 53 00:05:03,930 --> 00:05:06,530 Now when I first laid eyes on the Corsair 54 00:05:07,090 --> 00:05:12,470 760T at CES 2014, this 4k build guide was still a twinkle in my eye, 55 00:05:12,470 --> 00:05:17,470 but I decided at that moment that this case, with its ample airflow, 56 00:05:17,610 --> 00:05:22,150 solid build quality, and out-of-this-world looks, was gonna be the case for it. True story. 57 00:05:22,150 --> 00:05:27,910 It's available in black or this version, and I suppose it's obvious at this point which one I like better. 58 00:05:28,510 --> 00:05:33,670 Prepare your case by lifting both of the uniquely designed acrylic side panels off their hinges and 59 00:05:33,990 --> 00:05:36,330 stashing them somewhere safe where they won't get scratched. 60 00:05:36,590 --> 00:05:42,290 We're gonna be replacing the stock fans later on with some Bitfenix Spectre Pro green LED fans, 61 00:05:42,430 --> 00:05:46,050 so now is a good time to remove the ones that come with the case. 62 00:05:46,330 --> 00:05:49,610 Just press on the front fan filter to pop it off and 63 00:05:49,950 --> 00:05:52,050 undo the four screws holding these down. 64 00:05:52,350 --> 00:05:54,910 Then put them aside for now. 65 00:05:55,770 --> 00:06:02,010 Next, take out the four screws at the back that hold in the rear fan. This one we're gonna replace right away. 66 00:06:02,010 --> 00:06:07,950 So just align the fan with the three pin lead coming out as close to the motherboard tray as you can for easy cable management 67 00:06:08,090 --> 00:06:13,110 later. Then put the anti-vibration mounts that come with the fan in like so. 68 00:06:13,490 --> 00:06:16,850 Make sure you put the hardware, the screws that came with the original fan, 69 00:06:16,890 --> 00:06:22,250 safely in a tray with all of your other screws that were included with your case, so you're less likely to lose them. 70 00:06:22,470 --> 00:06:28,650 That way, well, okay, well, that is to say unless you lose the whole tray, but either way, if that happens, 71 00:06:28,650 --> 00:06:31,370 there's nothing I can do for you. So this should help most people. 72 00:06:31,750 --> 00:06:36,650 The motherboard is often a complicated choice even for experienced techies. 73 00:06:36,770 --> 00:06:42,410 There are the useful features that matter, and then there are many others that are just pure marketing. 74 00:06:42,950 --> 00:06:51,290 Fortunately for us, this choice was made relatively simple because ASUS only released three motherboards that were truly optimized for Intel's Ivy Bridge E, 75 00:06:51,290 --> 00:06:57,790 LGA 2011 CPUs, and only one of them is less than $500. So we went with the X79 Deluxe. 76 00:06:57,790 --> 00:07:00,630 It's got all the stuff that matters, like AC, Wi-Fi, 77 00:07:00,990 --> 00:07:07,390 multi-graphics support, strong CPU, and RAM overclocking support, automated fan control, and robust build quality 78 00:07:07,790 --> 00:07:12,850 without having to spend a fortune on stuff that doesn't really help your system run better. From the box, 79 00:07:12,850 --> 00:07:21,050 you'll need the I.O. shield, the board itself, Wi-Fi antennas, a couple straight-ended SATA cables, the two-way SLI bridge, and the 80 00:07:21,050 --> 00:07:25,350 manual. Everything else you can pretty much leave in the box until you need it another time. 81 00:07:26,050 --> 00:07:32,670 Correctly orient the I.O. shield at the back of the case, then press firmly on each of the four corners until they snap into place. 82 00:07:33,190 --> 00:07:36,790 Corsair kindly pre-installs the standoffs in their cases. 83 00:07:37,010 --> 00:07:43,930 So just poke the back of the board through the I.O. shield, then lower it into place. Corsair also kindly 84 00:07:44,450 --> 00:07:51,050 replaces the screw threads of the middle standoff with a little post that holds the motherboard there for you while you do 85 00:07:51,050 --> 00:07:55,910 up the eight screws around it here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. 86 00:07:56,290 --> 00:08:00,750 For the front panel I.O., power and reset are not affected by orientation, 87 00:08:00,750 --> 00:08:07,550 so just check the spots for them in the motherboard manual and plug them in. The power and drive activity LEDs do need the positive 88 00:08:07,550 --> 00:08:13,010 pin to correspond to the correct wire, however, so if they're not working, just try flipping them around. Don't worry, 89 00:08:13,010 --> 00:08:14,450 you won't damage anything. 90 00:08:14,450 --> 00:08:20,610 Front USB 3 only goes in one way, thanks to the keyed connector, while front USB 2 and 91 00:08:21,050 --> 00:08:28,750 audio are a little bit trickier. Just look closely for the blocked-off pin on the cable and the missing pin on the header. 92 00:08:29,070 --> 00:08:34,510 The wire for that fan that we installed at the back can be either managed behind the fan frame or 93 00:08:34,950 --> 00:08:38,130 looped up to be shorter, then plugged into the nearest fan header. 94 00:08:38,290 --> 00:08:44,390 Don't worry that there are four pin fan headers on the board. Three pin fans will work just fine on them. Now, 95 00:08:44,390 --> 00:08:50,330 I'll be the first to admit that I don't know enough about electrical engineering to properly evaluate a power supply 96 00:08:50,430 --> 00:08:50,970 on 97 00:08:50,970 --> 00:08:56,490 that level, and even if I did, I don't have anything resembling the necessary equipment to do it anyway. 98 00:08:56,490 --> 00:09:01,690 But, what I do know is where to find the best power supply reviews on the internet, johnnyguru.com. 99 00:09:01,690 --> 00:09:08,730 So, why did I choose the Cooler Master V850 power supply? Well, because I want rock-solid efficiency, a nice sexy ID, 100 00:09:08,990 --> 00:09:11,710 nice cables on a modular interface, and one more thing, 101 00:09:11,710 --> 00:09:18,590 I want the power supply that had absolutely nothing listed in the cons section at the end of a Johnny Guru review. End of story. 102 00:09:19,270 --> 00:09:20,950 850 watts will be enough for 103 00:09:20,950 --> 00:09:25,450 our rig, but if we wanted some growing room, the V1000 is an option as well. 104 00:09:25,450 --> 00:09:30,070 We're using a modular power supply, so rather than worrying about cables right off the bat, 105 00:09:30,070 --> 00:09:32,710 we're just going to slide the PSU into its position, 106 00:09:33,110 --> 00:09:37,150 fan side down at the bottom of the case, where there's a filtered intake. 107 00:09:37,430 --> 00:09:41,470 Then, use the four screws included in the box to secure it at the back. 108 00:09:41,970 --> 00:09:50,550 Next, grab the 24 pin cable, 8 pin EPS cable, two PCI Express power cables, a couple SATA power cables, and a 4 pin 109 00:09:50,550 --> 00:09:53,850 Molex cable. This should be enough for us to power the whole system. 110 00:09:54,370 --> 00:10:01,770 Plug the 24 pin and 8 pin EPS connectors into your motherboard, then route them behind the motherboard tray through the nearest holes. 111 00:10:01,970 --> 00:10:04,890 Put the others aside for now. We won't need them until later. 112 00:10:05,330 --> 00:10:09,950 Strictly speaking, SSDs don't affect the frame rate at which your games will run, 113 00:10:10,130 --> 00:10:17,290 so my choice of a couple Intel 730 series SSDs in RAID 0 might seem a little strange to some, 114 00:10:17,290 --> 00:10:20,150 but it's not a purely practical thing for this rig. 115 00:10:20,150 --> 00:10:25,310 The reason I actually did this is that a while ago, when I did my personal rig update, 116 00:10:25,310 --> 00:10:31,430 I had a lot of people asking me about running SSDs in RAID 0 for extra performance, and I've had to say, 117 00:10:31,430 --> 00:10:36,310 well, hold on, no, don't do it the way that I was doing it with eight refurbished drives and all that, 118 00:10:36,310 --> 00:10:40,930 and then the inevitable follow-up question is, okay then, what way would you recommend doing it? 119 00:10:40,990 --> 00:10:47,470 So to which I would reply, well, if you must have RAID 0, then this is how I would do it. Intel SSDs are 120 00:10:47,770 --> 00:10:49,770 legendarily reliable, and the 730 series 121 00:10:49,770 --> 00:10:56,690 specifically offers outstanding performance consistency, something that's very important for RAID operation, 122 00:10:56,690 --> 00:11:02,590 where the entire array will slow down to the speed of the slowest drive at any given moment. 123 00:11:03,410 --> 00:11:08,950 Corsair includes handy-dandy spring-loaded SSD mounts in the front of the case near the right side panel, 124 00:11:08,950 --> 00:11:12,230 so installing our SSDs is literally a snap. 125 00:11:12,490 --> 00:11:18,930 Pop them in there, route the SATA data cables as neatly as we can to the motherboard, and then double-check the manual to ensure 126 00:11:18,930 --> 00:11:26,210 that you're using a SATA 3 6 gigabit per second connector that's running off of the Intel chipset. On this particular board, 127 00:11:26,210 --> 00:11:30,190 it's going to be the top ones. Then grab a SATA power cable from earlier, 128 00:11:30,510 --> 00:11:37,370 carefully plug that into each drive without putting unnecessary tension on the connector, and route that back to the power supply. 129 00:11:37,510 --> 00:11:44,630 Now our GPU choice of dual GTX 780 TIs for a 4K gaming rig is likely to raise some eyebrows, 130 00:11:45,190 --> 00:11:48,770 but bear with me here for a minute while I explain the choice. First up, 131 00:11:48,930 --> 00:11:54,310 is why two cards? I'm just still not a strong believer in three- and four-way configurations. 132 00:11:54,310 --> 00:11:59,110 I don't think the scaling justifies the extra cost, heat, and power consumption. 133 00:11:59,490 --> 00:12:06,190 This dual card config will be able to run even the most demanding games today at medium to high settings at 4K, and 134 00:12:06,670 --> 00:12:11,030 while I can, you know, compare screenshots side-by-side and tell the difference between 135 00:12:11,370 --> 00:12:17,410 high and ultra game settings, when things are actually in motion, I don't really find it that easy to tell, 136 00:12:17,410 --> 00:12:18,910 so I'm not going to spend a ton more money 137 00:12:18,930 --> 00:12:21,390 just to turn that dial a little bit higher. 138 00:12:21,710 --> 00:12:28,770 Another dial, again, because we're only using two cards that we won't be cranking for lack of necessary horsepower, is anti-aliasing, 139 00:12:28,770 --> 00:12:37,370 but again, justification for that is I don't really find it useful beyond 2 to 4x max at this kind of pixel density anyway. 140 00:12:37,990 --> 00:12:42,750 Next up is the 3 gig frame buffer limitation. If you need more, 141 00:12:42,750 --> 00:12:48,870 you're not alone, and for you, there are other options available, such as dual R9 290Xs or dual 142 00:12:48,930 --> 00:12:52,950 Titan Blacks. I went with this config because nothing that I'm playing 143 00:12:53,510 --> 00:12:58,290 requires more video memory at the moment, and I'm willing to trade a little bit of future-proofness 144 00:12:58,690 --> 00:13:04,610 for an exclusive NVIDIA feature that I use a lot. Now, many GPU features are mostly fluff to me. 145 00:13:04,610 --> 00:13:10,990 I don't use ShadowPlay or Mantle, but one that I do use, and a lot, is Gamestream. 146 00:13:10,990 --> 00:13:15,510 I have an NVIDIA Shield, and I actually do a ton of my PC gaming in bed with my Shield. 147 00:13:15,510 --> 00:13:18,710 I'm not willing to give that up by going over to the red team, 148 00:13:18,710 --> 00:13:24,730 and I'm not willing to spend a bunch more money on Titan Blacks just to get that feature and to have more memory, 149 00:13:24,730 --> 00:13:28,330 especially if the games I'm using don't need the extra VRAM. 150 00:13:28,330 --> 00:13:32,050 So given that these perform the same if you don't need it, 780Ti's it is. 151 00:13:32,710 --> 00:13:36,150 Lastly, and this is a probably half serious and a half joke at this point, 152 00:13:36,150 --> 00:13:39,510 I am a dad now, and dads everywhere know that you don't waste power. 153 00:13:39,710 --> 00:13:44,810 The performance is similar between two 290Xs and two 780Ti's, 154 00:13:44,910 --> 00:13:48,250 but the difference in load power consumption is over a hundred percent. 155 00:13:48,250 --> 00:13:53,490 And on top of that, much of that extra power will be wasted as heat, 156 00:13:53,490 --> 00:13:58,970 which has to go somewhere, and my gaming den is on the second floor of the south side of my house, 157 00:13:58,970 --> 00:14:02,610 where it's warm enough in the summer without the extra heat. 158 00:14:02,850 --> 00:14:05,070 So I hope the takeaway was this. 159 00:14:05,370 --> 00:14:11,750 It's a personal choice, not a condemnation of the other available options that I went with 780Ti SLI. 160 00:14:11,750 --> 00:14:18,250 If you don't have a Shield, and you live in the Arctic Circle, then dual 290Xs might be a better option for you, 161 00:14:18,250 --> 00:14:20,050 and that's totally just fine. 162 00:14:20,050 --> 00:14:24,750 Let's all just not fanboy out and respect that different solutions work better for different people. 163 00:14:24,750 --> 00:14:34,050 With that out of the way, remove two PCI slot covers that each correspond to one of the PCIe 16x physical and electrical slots on the motherboard, 164 00:14:34,050 --> 00:14:39,150 and stash those somewhere safe in case you ever need to take a card out and need something to fill the gap. 165 00:14:39,770 --> 00:14:45,750 Position each card over the PCI Express slot, and when it's aligned, firmly push it into place. 166 00:14:46,250 --> 00:14:48,250 Replace the screws that you took out 167 00:14:48,250 --> 00:14:56,050 of the slot covers, then grab the PCIe power cables from before, and plug them into your GPUs before routing them back to the power 168 00:14:56,050 --> 00:14:58,050 supply behind the motherboard tray. 169 00:14:58,130 --> 00:15:03,750 Put the proverbial cherry on top by installing your SLI bridge, and now it's time to move on to cable management. 170 00:15:04,130 --> 00:15:10,050 The thing I like about the H110 from Corsair is that unlike other all-in-one liquid coolers, 171 00:15:10,050 --> 00:15:12,350 it is purely performance oriented. 172 00:15:12,350 --> 00:15:16,410 You give up better mounting and software control compared to other options, 173 00:15:16,410 --> 00:15:18,150 but our 6-core CPU needs 174 00:15:18,150 --> 00:15:21,430 all the help it can get, especially if you plan to do any overclocking. 175 00:15:21,430 --> 00:15:26,390 So I paired this cooler and positioned it at the front intake. This has two effects. 176 00:15:26,590 --> 00:15:33,390 Number one is it allows the CPU to be cooled by nice fresh air coming right into the case, and number two is that it 177 00:15:33,390 --> 00:15:40,270 lets me leave the clean-looking top on the 760T versus taking it off for mesh in order to do a top radiator install. 178 00:15:40,310 --> 00:15:47,210 We do sacrifice slightly higher temperatures for the rest of the components in the case, but it's really not that big of a deal. 179 00:15:47,210 --> 00:15:52,610 Start by locating the correct mounting hardware for LGA2011 in the box. 180 00:15:52,610 --> 00:15:53,990 If you've got good eyes, 181 00:15:53,990 --> 00:15:59,730 you can do this pretty easily by looking for the ones with the more coarse threading. If you need some help, check the manual. 182 00:16:00,190 --> 00:16:07,370 Orient the plastic fillers so the hole is closer to the outside of the hold-down bracket and put the screws through. 183 00:16:07,370 --> 00:16:09,050 They should stay in place. 184 00:16:09,050 --> 00:16:12,770 The cooler includes thermal compounds, so you won't need to apply your own. 185 00:16:12,770 --> 00:16:16,910 So all you need to do is secure the hold-down plate with the included plastic ring, 186 00:16:16,910 --> 00:16:17,370 then 187 00:16:17,370 --> 00:16:24,810 screw in all four of the mounting holes into the back plate that is included on all LGA2011 boards. 188 00:16:25,150 --> 00:16:29,770 Corners lightly, then all the way to avoid applying uneven pressure to your CPU. 189 00:16:30,490 --> 00:16:35,930 Next, we need to clear space at the front of the case by removing the front three and a half inch drive cage. 190 00:16:36,290 --> 00:16:39,930 Undo the two screws on the bottom of the case, then just pop it out. 191 00:16:40,050 --> 00:16:44,910 We are only using SSDs in this build, so we could remove the second cage if we wanted, 192 00:16:44,910 --> 00:16:47,190 but if we leave that in, it gives us 193 00:16:47,370 --> 00:16:49,370 three bays for future drive expansion. 194 00:16:49,930 --> 00:16:54,730 Position the front 140 millimeter fans using the long screws included with your radiator, 195 00:16:54,730 --> 00:16:59,430 then, being careful not to accidentally put any strain on your memory modules or anything else, 196 00:16:59,830 --> 00:17:04,130 position the radiator carefully behind them and start threading the screws in. 197 00:17:04,130 --> 00:17:07,210 If it takes a couple of tries to get it aligned, don't worry. 198 00:17:07,210 --> 00:17:10,390 It's a bit tricky. Just be gentle and be patient. 199 00:17:10,690 --> 00:17:14,190 Plug the fan connectors into the nearest ports available on the motherboard, 200 00:17:14,190 --> 00:17:17,190 then plug the pump connector on the CPU block 201 00:17:17,370 --> 00:17:19,670 into the CPU header on your motherboard. 202 00:17:20,460 --> 00:17:22,820 Moving on to some last-minute cable management, 203 00:17:22,820 --> 00:17:30,120 it's just a matter of laying everything down flat enough that we can close the side panels easily without any interference. 204 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:34,780 Something that's a little bit more difficult on this case than it is on some other ones 205 00:17:34,940 --> 00:17:42,300 due to that plexi back panel that will easily flex and bow out if you have anything that's stacked up too high. 206 00:17:42,300 --> 00:17:46,580 The good news is that you've got almost a full inch of clearance back here, 207 00:17:46,580 --> 00:17:47,060 so even things like this can be easily removed. 208 00:17:47,060 --> 00:17:50,160 Even things like a 24-pin connector are easy to hold in place. 209 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:54,260 I recommend using twist ties instead of zip ties. 210 00:17:54,260 --> 00:17:58,340 And if you just built a computer, which you just did, you should have some. 211 00:17:58,340 --> 00:18:01,400 They come wrapped around things like your power supply cables in the box. 212 00:18:01,540 --> 00:18:08,240 Then use those to tie down to the little cable management loops on the back of the case because they're reusable and 213 00:18:08,340 --> 00:18:13,400 a little bit more convenient to remove because you don't have to use snippers to get them off. 214 00:18:14,140 --> 00:18:16,060 I think that's pretty much it. 215 00:18:16,060 --> 00:18:17,060 Stash the unneeded ones. 216 00:18:17,060 --> 00:18:19,160 We've got two wires for the fan controller up in the top left. 217 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:23,200 We didn't end up using that because we're going to be using our motherboard's onboard fan control, 218 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:26,320 so that means we don't even have to plug in the SATA power for it. 219 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:28,320 And... 220 00:18:28,540 --> 00:18:30,400 Looks not bad, hey? 221 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:33,720 So the tower is pretty much done now, 222 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:37,740 but we still need some things before this bad boy will fire up. 223 00:18:37,740 --> 00:18:41,660 Now when it comes to peripherals, there's a lot of personal taste involved. 224 00:18:41,660 --> 00:18:44,060 So take all of these recommendations with a grain of salt. 225 00:18:44,060 --> 00:18:46,740 The one thing I think we can all agree on though is that 226 00:18:46,740 --> 00:18:51,280 when it comes to a 4K gaming rig, you are going to need a 4K monitor. 227 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:53,960 There aren't a ton of options out there. 228 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:58,880 I mean, up until very recently, for a high-quality, color-accurate, you know, 229 00:18:59,580 --> 00:19:03,340 reasonably gaming capable monitor, the PQ321Q that's like 230 00:19:03,340 --> 00:19:08,240 $3,000 was pretty much all there was, or one of the other ones using the same panel. 231 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:10,240 But just recently, 232 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:15,500 Samsung released a value-priced TN-based, but still using a pretty decent panel, 233 00:19:15,500 --> 00:19:15,900 U28D2. 234 00:19:15,900 --> 00:19:16,400 U28D2. 235 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:21,400 so that's a 4K monitor that came in and basically went 236 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:24,140 Okay. Yeah, it's only a single tile so it's 237 00:19:24,140 --> 00:19:27,400 you're not gonna have to contend with any, you know multiple tile 238 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:28,680 you know 239 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:30,580 stuttering issues or anything like that. 240 00:19:30,580 --> 00:19:33,240 But the bad news about that one and it 241 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:36,460 was a deal-breaker for a lot of people was that it has no 242 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:40,940 VESA mount and the included stand is really not that great. 243 00:19:40,940 --> 00:19:45,840 But there's good news two days before we finished filming the segment right here. 244 00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:54,520 here ASUS's pb287q based on the same panel but with a better height adjustable pivotable you 245 00:19:54,520 --> 00:20:03,440 know everythingable stand and a vase amount is now in our hands and holy crap this is pretty much 246 00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:11,120 the one to go for right now for a 4k gamer that well wants to game at 4k for our mouse we went 247 00:20:11,120 --> 00:20:16,660 with the Corsair m45 it's the one that i'm using now personally it's got what's known as a perfect 248 00:20:16,660 --> 00:20:22,820 sensor that is to say there's no forced acceleration or other weirdness and the dpi is high enough for 249 00:20:22,820 --> 00:20:27,860 it to perform well at 4k something you do have to consider because with such a high resolution 250 00:20:27,860 --> 00:20:32,220 monitor you're going to want to have faster mouse movements in order to have it seem like a normal 251 00:20:32,220 --> 00:20:37,820 speed for our keyboard choice we went with a ducky shine 3 it's something that i've recommended quite 252 00:20:37,820 --> 00:20:40,860 a few times before it uses cherry mx switches whatever 253 00:20:40,860 --> 00:20:41,100 you're going to want to have a ducky shine 3 it's something that i've recommended quite a few 254 00:20:41,100 --> 00:20:45,660 colors that you like and comes with a variety of different colors of backlight as well as some 255 00:20:45,660 --> 00:20:51,980 really cool lighting effects this will hold out for us as long as we're still waiting for Corsair's 256 00:20:51,980 --> 00:20:58,140 RGB backlit cherry mx keyboard for our gaming headset we're going with the audio technica 257 00:20:58,140 --> 00:21:05,660 ath ag1 it's basically a high quality closed back headphone with very good noise isolation 258 00:21:05,660 --> 00:21:10,840 with an absolutely outstanding microphone attached to it with the elastic band mod 259 00:21:10,840 --> 00:21:15,840 It's comfortable, lightweight, and aside from being extremely expensive, basically the ideal headset. 260 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:22,640 Although, since I scripted this video, we actually had the ModMic 4.0 land in our studio, 261 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:26,140 and I've spent a little bit of time with it, and holy crap, guys, 262 00:21:26,140 --> 00:21:30,140 the whole option of just buying headphones and attaching a ModMic to it 263 00:21:30,140 --> 00:21:34,640 might be a lot more feasible in the future with that new microphone. 264 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:40,440 So, guys, peripherals are changing all the time, but at least this hopefully gives you a starting point. 265 00:21:40,440 --> 00:21:45,240 Press Delete while booting up the system for the first time to go into the UEFI BIOS, 266 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:49,440 load optimized defaults to just get everything kind of mostly set up, 267 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:54,640 change your memory to XMP mode, set your fans to quiet mode one by one, 268 00:21:54,640 --> 00:21:58,440 then configure your onboard SATA controller to RAID mode. 269 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:03,640 That's the basics, but there's lots of other stuff in here you can play with if you want to tweak and tune. 270 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:08,640 I'd recommend starting at Linus-techtips.com if you want to get some help from our fantastic community. 271 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:10,240 For now, press F10 to reboot. 272 00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:14,640 Then press F6 when prompted to configure your two drives in RAID. 273 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:19,440 We're using RAID 0 for maximum speed with all of the default settings. 274 00:22:19,440 --> 00:22:22,240 Then put the system aside for now. 275 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:26,640 Use the guide that we made a while ago to create a bootable USB drive, 276 00:22:26,640 --> 00:22:33,640 then reboot while mashing F8 repeatedly to get into the boot device selection menu where you'll pick your USB drive. 277 00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:36,640 Once the setup process for Windows has begun, 278 00:22:36,640 --> 00:22:40,340 it's basically a matter of clicking Next until you land on the Windows desktop. 279 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:46,440 At the desktop, grab the latest drivers off the manufacturer websites for each of your components, 280 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:49,640 rather than relying on the ones that are on the disks in the boxes. 281 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:53,640 Then, hit up ninite.com for your essential free software. 282 00:22:53,640 --> 00:23:01,440 You can choose from all kinds of useful stuff, including antivirus installers, alternative web browsers, and great system utilities. 283 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:08,640 Just select all the things you want, and it'll install them all automagically without the bloatware that can sometimes be included with these kinds of apps. 284 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:10,240 You might also want to run some basic software. 285 00:23:10,240 --> 00:23:13,440 There are some basic utilities to make sure your system is running correctly. 286 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:22,440 I recommend AIDA64, Memtest86, Prime95, and some good old-fashioned gaming to ensure that everything is hunky-dory. 287 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:27,440 With all that done, it's time to fire up some games and benchmark the system. 288 00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:32,440 So we took some of the most demanding games in our test suite and ran them at the highest settings that we could, 289 00:23:32,440 --> 00:23:36,440 while still achieving smooth, playable frame rates at 4K. 290 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:39,440 Absolutely fantastic. 291 00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:47,440 Everything is running at a nice, comfortable temperature, and we stayed within the limits of our 850-watt power supply. 292 00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:50,440 I consider this machine a huge success. 293 00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:53,440 But the journey is not over. 294 00:23:53,440 --> 00:24:00,440 It'll be another product generation or two before IPS 4K displays with better color accuracy reach affordable levels, 295 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:04,440 and reasonably-priced graphics cards are able to drive modern games at 4K. 296 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:09,440 But, if nothing else, what we achieved today was a glimpse into the future of PC games. 297 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:14,240 And let me tell you guys, the future looks pretty darn good. 298 00:24:14,240 --> 00:24:18,240 While you guys enjoy some glamour footage of our finished system that we worked really hard on, 299 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:24,240 I want to take another opportunity to extend a huge thank you to Intel for making this video possible. 300 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:27,240 These build guides are incredibly time-consuming for us to produce, 301 00:24:27,240 --> 00:24:35,240 and without sponsors like Intel to foot the bill, we wouldn't be able to set aside the week-plus that it takes for my team to script, film, and edit them. 302 00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:39,240 So thanks, Intel, for supporting the DIY folks who want high-quality guides 303 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:42,240 that enable them to confidently build their own PCs. 304 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:45,240 I hope you guys enjoyed this video as much as we enjoyed making it. 305 00:24:45,240 --> 00:24:49,240 Hit that subscribe button now if you haven't already, and until next time, peace out.