WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:07.480 anyone's been making some cool build your own cases recently Alex built the 00:00:03.639 --> 00:00:08.719 Dilly in uh compex now we've got the PAC 00:00:07.480 --> 00:00:14.839 which apparently doesn't actually stand for anything so let's make our own name and Convention how about personally 00:00:11.920 --> 00:00:20.080 organized case thanks inwin it comes in two colors we've got the tropical 00:00:16.880 --> 00:00:21.439 sweetheart or race blue I don't know why 00:00:20.080 --> 00:00:25.560 this one gets the actual color and this one just says tropical uh I guess I just 00:00:23.720 --> 00:00:28.720 get to pick one if you couldn't tell they're flat pack which is actually 00:00:27.160 --> 00:00:32.759 really cool it's kind of like the IKEA furniture of cases 00:00:30.480 --> 00:00:36.680 ooh they've got all these assembly instructions on the box there's also an 00:00:34.800 --> 00:00:39.440 app to follow in case you don't have the box for whatever reason maybe you buy it 00:00:38.120 --> 00:00:46.280 secondhand or something and everything just comes in these like really flat 00:00:42.280 --> 00:00:48.680 sheets of secc Steel which is pretty 00:00:46.280 --> 00:00:52.559 cool we're going to supposedly fold it like origami that's what their marketing 00:00:50.520 --> 00:00:56.760 material says at least anyways front panel how to fold everything's very 00:00:54.440 --> 00:01:00.559 clearly labeled and I like that this is just uh I don't know if it's recycled 00:00:58.800 --> 00:01:04.680 already but it's just paper it's just card like not cardboard uh card stock or 00:01:02.800 --> 00:01:07.799 something so you can easily throw it in the recycling once you're done although 00:01:06.520 --> 00:01:14.600 I mean it's got the instructions so I don't know if you want to get rid of it we've got our side cover we've got our 00:01:11.119 --> 00:01:18.680 front panel rear panel MB or motherboard 00:01:14.600 --> 00:01:20.520 plate side cover one of two top panel 00:01:18.680 --> 00:01:24.439 and bottom panel Hey where's my side cover two of two well okay we'll we'll 00:01:23.079 --> 00:01:33.360 find out I guess maybe they're together or something it's not that heavy it gets to be about 8.82 lb and it's a mini ITX 00:01:29.200 --> 00:01:34.799 build so we've got our r stxs b 760i 00:01:33.360 --> 00:01:37.799 gaming Wi-Fi that we'll throw in that later but I want to build this case we 00:01:36.560 --> 00:01:44.320 get a few other things here there's these metal rails maybe to hold it we 00:01:41.200 --> 00:01:45.759 get some cable ties and zap straps which 00:01:44.320 --> 00:01:51.040 is always nice for cable management we also get a fan so you get one fan with 00:01:48.280 --> 00:01:54.280 your case which is okay for ITX it's not bad we also get some of these little 00:01:52.920 --> 00:02:01.039 yeah these look like little rubber feet that you throw on on the end we'll find that out later we also get a handy dandy 00:01:58.640 --> 00:02:06.640 accessories box always appreciated as well as our PCIe Gen 4 Riser cable oh 00:02:04.880 --> 00:02:09.800 it's both the Riser and the io module in here apparently or maybe they just use 00:02:08.239 --> 00:02:13.520 the same box yeah maybe they just use the same box cuz this one says IO module 00:02:12.319 --> 00:02:18.840 now I don't know what to believe let's see what we get in our accessories box 00:02:15.480 --> 00:02:20.599 though okay just some foam to stick uh I 00:02:18.840 --> 00:02:25.480 don't know what this little foam is for either and then our screws and what 00:02:23.560 --> 00:02:31.920 looks like our standoffs and mounting hardware and uh PCIe slot screws let's 00:02:29.400 --> 00:02:40.680 see which is which here is our oh this is the I/O we get one USBC which is 3.2 00:02:36.239 --> 00:02:42.239 gen 2x2 as well as two 3.2 gen 1 usba a 00:02:40.680 --> 00:02:47.519 ports along with our little headphone mic combo Jack this one must be our 00:02:45.000 --> 00:02:51.360 Riser then yeah very nice if you don't want to follow the instructions that 00:02:48.720 --> 00:02:57.000 come on the box there's an app fold assemble build part one fold oh that's 00:02:53.519 --> 00:02:58.560 really cool seven panels to bend uh so 00:02:57.000 --> 00:03:02.200 you just like Click on each one and then it gives you a little 00:03:00.280 --> 00:03:05.920 uh video on how to fold it let's follow this thing step by step we'll start with 00:03:04.000 --> 00:03:11.879 the MB plate why didn't they just say motherboard one minor thing this is like 00:03:09.200 --> 00:03:16.319 waxed or something on the inside so I don't know how recyclable this is 00:03:13.480 --> 00:03:22.760 anymore it's got this side on the bottom and then you fold these 00:03:19.720 --> 00:03:24.720 in and then this flap okay this is great 00:03:22.760 --> 00:03:29.360 but it moves a little fast how do I rewind do I just go back and back in yep 00:03:27.640 --> 00:03:32.760 okay oh there's this tab I forgot about this go 00:03:30.640 --> 00:03:37.599 here very cool okay and then this folds out this way so then we flip it out this 00:03:35.920 --> 00:03:44.120 way and then we throw some screws in here and then P1 motherboard standoff 00:03:41.239 --> 00:03:48.360 time 6 cool that's the last step looks like the next step is to tell you about 00:03:46.200 --> 00:03:52.439 this message from our sponsor thanks to chos Fox for sponsoring today's video 00:03:50.439 --> 00:03:57.239 available as a fully pre-built keyboard or a barebones kit the Leo 80 tkl 00:03:55.120 --> 00:04:01.920 mechanical keyboard is anything but your average off the shelf board available in 00:03:59.200 --> 00:04:06.599 a bold old anodized black a beautiful anodized blue and an Exquisite eced 00:04:04.360 --> 00:04:10.439 white this thing is built like a brick of course it has features you'd expect 00:04:08.239 --> 00:04:14.920 like hot swappable key switches and per key south facing RGB but it even has 00:04:12.680 --> 00:04:19.759 side profile RGB with connectivity options of bluetoo 2.4 gig Wireless and 00:04:17.479 --> 00:04:23.240 wired USBC this board really is a versatile immaculately constructed 00:04:21.600 --> 00:04:29.160 statement piece check it out using the link below what's next handy dandy Guide 00:04:26.440 --> 00:04:34.960 front panel the F panel my favorite panel looks like this one's pretty easy 00:04:31.800 --> 00:04:37.240 Pock I build I share I build computer 00:04:34.960 --> 00:04:40.280 looks like you fold it in I just want to make sure I'm folding them the right 00:04:41.440 --> 00:04:47.680 way I did because look on the video you can see the color on one side so that 00:04:46.280 --> 00:04:51.800 actually makes it really easy to tell that you're on the right side that's what I've been looking for at least 00:04:50.199 --> 00:04:56.560 anyway is just which side is the paint on we need our rear panel next yeah I do 00:04:55.120 --> 00:05:00.840 love how it's got like the howto fold right on the box that is Handy uh maybe 00:04:58.840 --> 00:05:03.840 don't throw away your your box if you think you're going to be disassembling 00:05:02.320 --> 00:05:07.520 and assembling over and over again one kind of minor thing to note though is 00:05:05.520 --> 00:05:10.600 that this is metal and it's going to wear out so you probably only have so 00:05:09.039 --> 00:05:14.840 many bends in this before it just starts to snap this one's a little harder cuz 00:05:12.080 --> 00:05:20.039 there's no paint my method has been foiled that's 00:05:17.400 --> 00:05:24.199 supposedly the rear panel side cover oh that was good oh this is super cool uh 00:05:22.240 --> 00:05:28.479 so what you can do with these is you can basically uh do whatever pattern you 00:05:26.199 --> 00:05:32.199 want cuz it's for air flow I'll get it assembled first and then I'll choose 00:05:29.639 --> 00:05:35.479 which ones to like pop out top panel ooh I love this blue the tropical sweetheart 00:05:34.440 --> 00:05:40.160 you get a bit of everything you know you get these yellows or oranges you get this green you get some blue it's nice 00:05:38.880 --> 00:05:44.120 whereas with the blue eraser it's just blue and black which hey that's an 00:05:42.479 --> 00:05:47.919 aesthetic in and of itself but it's not what we're looking for today I am like 00:05:46.680 --> 00:05:52.199 terrified every time I bend these and I'm going to break something but nope 00:05:49.880 --> 00:05:55.520 somebody ordered a pizza ball this one's kind of weird we've actually this is 00:05:54.319 --> 00:05:59.880 like the first one where I've had to actually do multiple bends I'm actually 00:05:57.919 --> 00:06:03.919 enjoying myself quite a bit it's a lot of fun I've been doing a lot of like 00:06:01.840 --> 00:06:08.560 mini assembly and painting and stuff recently and it's been a joy kind of 00:06:05.880 --> 00:06:13.720 just putting small things together and I don't really build ITX but I might get 00:06:11.080 --> 00:06:17.520 that ATX version next time I buy a case cuz this is really cool all right you 00:06:15.800 --> 00:06:24.639 hit the done step and then look it's seven pieces 1 2 3 4 five six I have six 00:06:22.319 --> 00:06:28.080 where's my other side panel seven that we totally totally forgot to fold you 00:06:26.560 --> 00:06:30.759 know they only have one step for side panel even though you got two of them I 00:06:29.639 --> 00:06:36.960 just wasn't thinking about it we're going to take our bottom plate we're going to take our MB plate we're just 00:06:34.520 --> 00:06:40.479 going to kind of squeak it in here everything's got a little like cutout 00:06:38.599 --> 00:06:45.319 where it should go which is nice oh these go on the outside this is why you 00:06:42.840 --> 00:06:51.120 follow the instructions this says that it comes with tools and accessories but 00:06:47.720 --> 00:06:51.120 I don't see a 00:06:51.960 --> 00:06:57.840 screwdriver anyway the wind blows okay 00:06:56.639 --> 00:07:02.759 that's done w oh good job careful it's a little 00:07:01.120 --> 00:07:06.680 flimsy until it's like really all together okay so then I take the 00:07:04.360 --> 00:07:10.840 perforated this guy and it's going to slot 00:07:07.639 --> 00:07:13.400 in around here somehow it looks like 00:07:10.840 --> 00:07:16.039 line up these holes very good then we're going to take our other side panel right 00:07:14.800 --> 00:07:22.160 here and we're just going to screw this in to kind of like complete the little graphic here I understand why we put 00:07:19.400 --> 00:07:26.080 these two up top here it's for the I/O so we're just going to screw those into 00:07:24.319 --> 00:07:29.520 these little standoffs here and away we go I just realized this is a power 00:07:27.720 --> 00:07:32.720 button something that's not clear unless you're following the guide maybe it's 00:07:30.800 --> 00:07:36.080 clearer when you f the instructions but these uh panels I don't know sometimes 00:07:34.319 --> 00:07:40.639 if they go on the inside or the outside so let's just watch this little guy here 00:07:38.520 --> 00:07:44.479 on the inside on the inside this time see it's so they have it putting the 00:07:42.960 --> 00:07:48.479 handle on first I think that's way harder to do I'm just going to put these 00:07:46.159 --> 00:07:51.599 screws through first instead as for the handles themselves it's hard to tell you 00:07:50.000 --> 00:07:55.360 know without everything in here but I like them I don't have the smallest 00:07:53.599 --> 00:08:01.080 hands or the beefiest and my fingers can fit in here looks like our next step is 00:07:57.800 --> 00:08:03.960 our PCI Riser okay take that out and 00:08:01.080 --> 00:08:08.120 then this is going to go right here feed that through and then take a couple more 00:08:06.240 --> 00:08:12.440 standoff screws we're almost done basically all we've got are our two side 00:08:10.240 --> 00:08:16.319 panels here we're just going to slot these 00:08:13.639 --> 00:08:19.440 in and then screw them in on both sides it's pretty cool one thing we kind of 00:08:17.879 --> 00:08:22.639 realized though before we put these side panels on is that uh you can't really 00:08:21.479 --> 00:08:27.360 you know once they're in you can't get in there and I've still got to put a computer in this thing they don't tell 00:08:25.759 --> 00:08:30.879 me anywhere on the instructions I got so carried away in their cool Pock app that 00:08:29.520 --> 00:08:38.599 I completely forgot to build the computer so we're going to build a computer 00:08:38.599 --> 00:08:44.560 now okay we're just going to pop a riser Cable in now that we've got our cooler 00:08:42.919 --> 00:08:48.959 and our motherboard in here and I got to say starting to look pretty good I'm not 00:08:47.160 --> 00:08:52.080 100% sure we'll have enough clearance oh yeah we're good we're good we're good 00:08:50.160 --> 00:08:55.880 we're good we'll attach all our IO we'll get our graphics card in on the other 00:08:53.720 --> 00:08:58.839 side just screwing in our power supply here probably should have plugged the 00:08:57.120 --> 00:09:04.200 other stuff in first but you know we'll get there uh the nice thing is because this thing 00:09:02.440 --> 00:09:09.399 takes fulls sizee components look at this we don't need an sfx power 00:09:06.519 --> 00:09:16.560 supply it's so big now they say you can fit a 346 mm long card up to 3 and 1 12 00:09:13.040 --> 00:09:18.040 slots which is pretty bigy pretty beefy 00:09:16.560 --> 00:09:22.880 we got a 4070 TI here we go now it's clicked something 00:09:20.760 --> 00:09:26.240 I got really worried about real quick was how I'm going to actually screw this 00:09:24.240 --> 00:09:29.959 down into the plate that's way down here they give you a little slot so the 00:09:27.959 --> 00:09:35.360 stubby is not going to work that's for sure but big boy long screw 00:09:32.760 --> 00:09:38.720 will totally fit that's in there pretty good you know we got our handles to move 00:09:37.360 --> 00:09:43.320 it around actually really do like these handles quite a bit now that I've got them Cable Management could use some 00:09:41.800 --> 00:09:46.880 work I not going to spend a ton of time cable managing but there's plenty of 00:09:44.920 --> 00:09:51.519 room because it's got two Chambers so the GPU is on the other side nice and 00:09:49.040 --> 00:09:54.959 tidy just like this do whatever you want you got lots of space as for like 00:09:53.279 --> 00:09:59.480 overall feel and quality I don't have the side panels on yet admittedly but it 00:09:57.040 --> 00:10:05.519 does feel a tad flimsy I mean let's be real here it's 8 mm thick secc steel 00:10:04.040 --> 00:10:10.720 it's just kind of held in by screws in a few places with some bends but let's put 00:10:07.959 --> 00:10:15.680 the side panels on before we really judge it too harshly it does look cool I 00:10:13.360 --> 00:10:19.600 really like it it's super colorful like that's one complaint I have about 00:10:17.760 --> 00:10:23.920 building computers these days in general you either do RGB or it's all black or 00:10:22.360 --> 00:10:27.800 it's all white it's kind of it there used to be a lot of colored components 00:10:25.640 --> 00:10:31.800 whether it was cases or motherboards or graphics cards and that just doesn't 00:10:29.880 --> 00:10:34.480 really happen that much anymore but I would like to bring back color a little 00:10:33.440 --> 00:10:39.600 bit of color into my life it's why I like the fractal pop air so much you can get it in a bunch of different fun 00:10:37.480 --> 00:10:43.399 colors um and that's why I really like this guy it's still a little flimsy but 00:10:42.120 --> 00:10:47.360 realistically you're not going to move this once it's done um you're just going 00:10:45.279 --> 00:10:53.000 to put it down somewhere and leave it be so yeah it's pretty sweet you've got 00:10:49.920 --> 00:10:54.440 your all your HDMI ports whatever you're 00:10:53.000 --> 00:10:58.040 going to put there and then just kind of pop them out the sides here or over here 00:10:56.120 --> 00:11:01.040 if you want and then oh the feet 00:11:01.399 --> 00:11:09.040 wow that's great eye build I completely 00:11:05.920 --> 00:11:10.800 forgot to customize my cooling so you 00:11:09.040 --> 00:11:16.399 know I'm just going to take a slot screwdriver and just kind of goop to get 00:11:14.519 --> 00:11:22.800 these out because I cannot reach them now that the panel is on every single 00:11:19.920 --> 00:11:26.079 one that's what I want to do don't do it this way I'm probably scratching a 00:11:24.200 --> 00:11:29.720 little bit of paint actually I really like this I think it's a pretty cool 00:11:27.279 --> 00:11:32.200 idea uh lets you just kind of added a little bit of flare to your computer 00:11:30.959 --> 00:11:37.760 maybe you just want to do the side ones maybe you just want to do the top wow 00:11:35.040 --> 00:11:41.040 it's pretty snazzy you know it is the tiniest bit flimsy but I don't think 00:11:39.720 --> 00:11:44.519 that's a real problem unless you're lugging around your PC everywhere which 00:11:43.079 --> 00:11:47.519 I mean I guess can be kind of the point of small form factor if you want to use 00:11:46.079 --> 00:11:53.519 it for land parties or something Belle says this is more medium form factor and I guess I kind of agree it is a little 00:11:50.480 --> 00:11:55.800 tall it's a little thick like H for 00:11:53.519 --> 00:11:59.760 instance I built in the uh ghost and that is like 2/3 of this size at least 00:11:58.240 --> 00:12:04.320 maybe over overall I think the construction is pretty decent putting it 00:12:02.240 --> 00:12:07.720 together was actually really fun I don't know how many people are actually going 00:12:05.519 --> 00:12:11.519 to enjoy that as much as I did I kind of like these Nifty little fan things that 00:12:09.920 --> 00:12:15.360 you can pop in and out for your air flow probably doesn't do a whole lot 00:12:12.920 --> 00:12:20.120 realistically there is a ton of other ventilation on this case and oh my God I 00:12:17.760 --> 00:12:22.920 forgot about our fan normally the fan just goes on the inside here if you 00:12:21.680 --> 00:12:26.120 forget like me you can always just you know strap it to the outside and then R 00:12:24.760 --> 00:12:30.760 the cable somehow if you want to buy the whole thing it's $95 which consider in 00:12:29.199 --> 00:12:36.160 case prices keep going up and up that's not too bad and if you want to you can 00:12:33.519 --> 00:12:39.760 mix and match and buy individual panels uh so you can kind of create your own 00:12:37.600 --> 00:12:43.320 design one piece at a time do I recommend it honestly yeah if you want 00:12:41.680 --> 00:12:47.279 to build a new kind of medium to small form factor PC and you want something 00:12:45.120 --> 00:12:52.040 that looks colorful and you feel like you've done it yourself then uh the pock 00:12:49.800 --> 00:12:56.440 could be for you thanks for watching if you want to watch other case short 00:12:53.399 --> 00:12:58.480 circuits Adam built the q500 from Cooler 00:12:56.440 --> 00:13:03.040 Master recently it's another DIY build your own video check it out