WEBVTT 00:00:00.160 --> 00:00:08.000 you did it you finally built or bought a brand 00:00:05.680 --> 00:00:12.799 new gaming PC except there's one small problem right now it's the most 00:00:10.599 --> 00:00:17.560 expensive paper weight you own how do you make the computer 00:00:15.080 --> 00:00:22.880 compute well doing it right takes more than just plugging her in and letting 00:00:19.760 --> 00:00:25.080 her rip like ooh what's this button do 00:00:22.880 --> 00:00:29.640 and what the heck am I looking at here how do I get past this well for starters 00:00:28.279 --> 00:00:35.160 you're going to have to get past today's sponsor thorum it's Valentine's Day do you know 00:00:33.320 --> 00:00:38.520 where your gift is get yourself or your loved one a unique and stunning ring 00:00:36.879 --> 00:00:42.320 this Valentine's Day and make it extra precious For Your Precious just go to 00:00:40.079 --> 00:00:46.440 the link down below and use code LT to get 20% off our goal in making this 00:00:44.680 --> 00:00:50.160 video was to be as comprehensive as possible so while we would recommend 00:00:48.800 --> 00:00:53.559 watching it all the way through the first time we've added convenient 00:00:51.960 --> 00:00:57.800 chapter markers if you ever want to come back for a topic specific refresher 00:00:55.960 --> 00:01:01.000 we'll begin with the physical things that you need to set up starting with 00:00:59.519 --> 00:01:05.680 location now obviously easy access to your ports 00:01:03.480 --> 00:01:11.080 is critical so depending on your case you might prefer it on the right or on 00:01:08.080 --> 00:01:13.880 the left but what's less obvious is that 00:01:11.080 --> 00:01:18.720 your PC's position can have a big impact on future maintenance requirements the 00:01:16.320 --> 00:01:23.200 main way that dust enters your case is by being sucked into the front or the 00:01:20.640 --> 00:01:27.360 bottom intake fans keeping those off the floor means that your system will 00:01:24.720 --> 00:01:31.920 require far less frequent cleaning this is especially true for carpeted flooring 00:01:29.560 --> 00:01:36.640 which not only acts as a pet hair magnet but can also starve your power supply of 00:01:34.320 --> 00:01:41.280 fresh air depending on its orientation if you must have your system 00:01:39.000 --> 00:01:46.759 on the floor though at least do yourself a favor and put it under the edge of 00:01:43.240 --> 00:01:49.240 your desk even with top exhaust fans a 00:01:46.759 --> 00:01:53.600 shocking amount of dust can settle down into your system if you have an open top 00:01:51.280 --> 00:01:57.039 grill if your system has an antenna it should be in line of sight with any 00:01:55.200 --> 00:02:00.880 Bluetooth peripherals that you intend to connect later and it should be clear of 00:01:59.240 --> 00:02:06.200 anything that might block the signal to your Wi-Fi access point like a dense 00:02:03.159 --> 00:02:08.679 concrete wall or granite countertop or 00:02:06.200 --> 00:02:14.120 even the PC's chassis itself I mean you know what they say distance makes the RF 00:02:11.840 --> 00:02:17.720 signal stronger now you're ready to plug in and the first cable is going to be 00:02:15.720 --> 00:02:21.120 power this ensures that your equipment is grounded and protected from 00:02:19.040 --> 00:02:25.560 electrostatic discharge as for the other end of the cable well good PC power 00:02:23.519 --> 00:02:29.160 supplies can handle a wide range of power conditions before supplying 00:02:27.040 --> 00:02:33.239 anything to the rest of your PC but plugging into the wall or into a dumb 00:02:31.239 --> 00:02:37.239 power strip can stress it if your wall power is noisy or prone to voltage 00:02:35.040 --> 00:02:40.920 sagging and brownouts this is especially true when other high power appliances 00:02:38.879 --> 00:02:44.959 are running like say an air conditioner a UPS or premium search protector can 00:02:43.120 --> 00:02:49.239 help clean that power up a bit before it hits your PC or display but failing that 00:02:47.200 --> 00:02:52.599 I'd recommend at least a basic surge protector which can help protect your 00:02:50.760 --> 00:02:56.159 computer against voltage spikes from things like a lightning strike for 00:02:54.280 --> 00:03:00.040 desktop peripherals I'd recommend plugging your keyboard and your mouse 00:02:57.560 --> 00:03:04.040 into the slowest USB ports that are connected directly to your motherboard's 00:03:02.080 --> 00:03:08.159 chipset they're not going to use the extra performance of a faster Port 00:03:05.760 --> 00:03:12.680 anyway and plugging them into secondary controllers or into addin cards can 00:03:11.000 --> 00:03:17.120 sometimes cause them to stay inactive until the system is finished booting or 00:03:14.959 --> 00:03:20.879 experience delays and hitches you can check the block diagram for your 00:03:18.560 --> 00:03:25.080 motherboard if you're unsure which ports are connected to what the same is true 00:03:22.959 --> 00:03:29.040 by the way if you're using a USB headset or a desktop dck and amp pretty much 00:03:27.599 --> 00:03:34.239 every time I've seen someone report issues with these things it's because they're connected through a hub or 00:03:31.879 --> 00:03:38.480 something do yourself a favor connect directly now if your audio device uses 00:03:36.439 --> 00:03:42.480 an old school headphone jack you can either use the front panel ones if your 00:03:40.560 --> 00:03:46.040 case has them or you can use the ports on the rear they'll usually be 00:03:44.120 --> 00:03:49.799 colorcoded green and red for the headphones and mic respectively or else 00:03:48.000 --> 00:03:53.120 they'll have symbols next to them some Modern motherboards will actually prompt 00:03:51.879 --> 00:03:59.920 you for what you've plugged in and they'll work regardless of where you plug things in but they may not work 00:03:56.920 --> 00:04:02.720 optimally on that subject some cases and 00:03:59.920 --> 00:04:07.400 laptops might not have two separate three-pole Jacks but rather have a 00:04:04.840 --> 00:04:10.480 single four-pole Jack in that case you're going to need to get a y cable 00:04:08.920 --> 00:04:16.079 like this one unless your headset includes one in the box next up is 00:04:13.280 --> 00:04:21.479 display most gaming PCs come with a dedicated GPU installed in a PCI Express 00:04:18.840 --> 00:04:26.479 slot and you should always plug your main display into that rather than the 00:04:24.080 --> 00:04:31.320 ports on your motherboard's IO panel those ones are routed to your onboard 00:04:28.360 --> 00:04:35.639 Graphics instead now with the right UEFI BIOS configuration we'll touch on that 00:04:33.199 --> 00:04:39.800 in a moment your system May support connecting extra monitors to both of 00:04:37.639 --> 00:04:44.720 them at the same time but if you run your game off of the wrong ports it will 00:04:42.680 --> 00:04:51.039 have a negative impact on your gaming experience as for which cable to use 00:04:47.360 --> 00:04:53.000 HDMI DisplayPort or USBC that boils 00:04:51.039 --> 00:04:58.560 down to what your monitor supports and what your graphics card supports when in 00:04:55.560 --> 00:05:01.039 doubt DisplayPort is usually the more 00:04:58.560 --> 00:05:05.720 correct choice for PC thanks to its generally higher bandwidth and broader 00:05:03.240 --> 00:05:10.680 support for extras like variable refresh rate gaming but you should also refer to 00:05:08.360 --> 00:05:15.280 your GPU and display manuals to see exactly which features are supported one 00:05:13.400 --> 00:05:19.360 last thing if you're using a desktop with built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and 00:05:17.240 --> 00:05:24.240 you intend to use it please make sure you screw in your antennas unlike 00:05:21.680 --> 00:05:28.880 laptops desktops often don't have integrated antennas and while you might 00:05:26.319 --> 00:05:32.759 be able to see nearby networks you will almost C ly struggle to stay connected 00:05:30.680 --> 00:05:37.000 to them it usually doesn't matter which one screws into where if you've got 00:05:34.759 --> 00:05:41.319 wired Ethernet instead then you'll often have one place to plug it in and you're 00:05:38.759 --> 00:05:44.199 good to go but if you have to it's probably worth checking your 00:05:42.280 --> 00:05:48.840 motherboard's manual to find out what's what sometimes they're the exact same 00:05:46.639 --> 00:05:54.240 thing and completely interchangeable but other times one will use a slower but 00:05:51.840 --> 00:05:58.360 maybe more broadly supported controller while the other might use a multi- gig 00:05:56.160 --> 00:06:02.960 controller that's faster but requires additional drivers once distributed into 00:06:00.120 --> 00:06:06.880 Windows these multi- gig ports can be a huge boom to creatives and to storage 00:06:05.240 --> 00:06:12.720 enthusiasts who have network attached storage devices or actually even Gamers 00:06:09.840 --> 00:06:15.800 who have balling out internet plans but if they're plugged into a typical 00:06:14.080 --> 00:06:20.039 Network that has gigabit ports everywhere else they're going to be 00:06:17.199 --> 00:06:23.639 limited to gigabit speeds anyway with everything plugged in and in place now's 00:06:21.800 --> 00:06:27.479 a good time to tidy up your cables you can use zip ties in a pinch but hook and 00:06:25.840 --> 00:06:31.440 loop cable ties are a better solution for future maintenance LTT storage 00:06:30.240 --> 00:06:35.199 also we have something even better coming soon sign up for an instock 00:06:33.240 --> 00:06:39.720 notification for our cable management arches at the link below now that that's 00:06:37.520 --> 00:06:43.520 done it's finally time to fire it up flick the switch around back on your 00:06:41.240 --> 00:06:47.919 power supply give it a second and then hit the power button if nothing happens 00:06:45.800 --> 00:06:51.520 you can refer to our last PC guide you'll ever need for some helpful 00:06:49.440 --> 00:06:56.199 troubleshooting tips before you do that though make sure your surge protector is 00:06:53.520 --> 00:07:00.840 plugged in and turned on too it's actually a more common mistake than you 00:06:57.639 --> 00:07:04.120 think is it going to power on first try 00:07:00.840 --> 00:07:06.400 oh crap oh power bar needs to be on oh 00:07:04.120 --> 00:07:11.199 even for us now that fan spin is achieved it's time to game right not yet 00:07:09.199 --> 00:07:16.360 nearly every modern computer has what we still refer to incorrectly as a BIOS the 00:07:13.960 --> 00:07:20.120 more modern term is UEFI but we're old school so BIOS is the screen you go to 00:07:18.280 --> 00:07:24.000 when you power on your PC and it usually has the logo of the manufacturer it's 00:07:22.360 --> 00:07:27.720 not just an ad though there's a whole menu buried in here if you press the 00:07:25.840 --> 00:07:31.960 right key before your operating system starts to boot up sometimes the you need 00:07:29.720 --> 00:07:37.720 to press to access it is listed on the screen but it'll usually be delete F2 00:07:34.759 --> 00:07:43.720 F10 or F12 if you're unsure check your manual feeling that just Mash all the 00:07:40.440 --> 00:07:46.120 above that usually gets the job done the 00:07:43.720 --> 00:07:50.720 exact layout of this setup screen will vary a lot depending on the manufacturer 00:07:48.319 --> 00:07:55.159 and model year of your system there are DIY motherboards from a decade ago with 00:07:52.879 --> 00:07:59.479 full graphical interfaces while some Modern machines have almost retro 00:07:57.120 --> 00:08:02.759 looking interfaces with no mouse support whatever the layout the first screen 00:08:01.199 --> 00:08:07.080 usually has information about the hardware installed the date and time and 00:08:05.599 --> 00:08:11.199 sometimes the order of the storage devices the PC will check for an 00:08:09.280 --> 00:08:15.319 operating system to boot before continuing make sure that everything is 00:08:13.039 --> 00:08:20.120 showing up as expected missing RAM for example could mean you need to receip 00:08:17.360 --> 00:08:23.440 the module or the CPU itself even if you've been around the block a few times 00:08:21.919 --> 00:08:27.599 you should check the manual to familiarize yourself with the layout 00:08:25.240 --> 00:08:32.279 before changing anything after all new platforms bring new features and new 00:08:29.280 --> 00:08:36.919 features bring new headaches it's at this point that you might want or 00:08:34.640 --> 00:08:41.800 sometimes need to upgrade your BIOS to the latest version on your motherboard 00:08:38.479 --> 00:08:44.320 or PC manufacturer's website the exact 00:08:41.800 --> 00:08:50.480 steps for this vary greatly by manufacturer and by Era but the gist is 00:08:47.360 --> 00:08:52.440 this turn off the PC download the BIOS 00:08:50.480 --> 00:08:57.760 from the manufacturer and unzip it to a flash drive which often must be 00:08:54.720 --> 00:08:59.760 formatted fat 32 once that's done eject 00:08:57.760 --> 00:09:04.519 it plug it into your PC again on a motherboard chipset Port get 00:09:02.519 --> 00:09:09.040 back into the BIOS and usually you'll find an option in here with flash in its 00:09:06.800 --> 00:09:13.959 name nine times out of 10 this is what you want select the flash drive choose 00:09:11.560 --> 00:09:18.920 the file you downloaded confirm then kick back and hope that the power 00:09:16.120 --> 00:09:23.880 doesn't go out your system May reboot a couple of times during this process 00:09:20.920 --> 00:09:28.720 which is normal but if It suffers a power loss it's quite vulnerable it's 00:09:25.959 --> 00:09:33.760 being bricked so if you have a battery backup of some sort kicking around 00:09:31.200 --> 00:09:38.279 please do use it there are sometimes ways to recover without this backup but 00:09:36.040 --> 00:09:42.079 the exact details VAR by vendor and you do not want to find out that yours 00:09:40.079 --> 00:09:45.640 doesn't have one after the fact read your motherboard's manual to be sure 00:09:44.079 --> 00:09:50.160 once it's done it should say the BIOS was updated and settings were reset 00:09:47.519 --> 00:09:54.200 allowing you to enter setup to continue now there are a few options of 00:09:51.720 --> 00:09:58.720 particular interest inside the BIOS starting with XMP and Expo the memory 00:09:56.839 --> 00:10:04.079 overclocking standards that were also previously L known as docp on older AMD 00:10:01.720 --> 00:10:07.680 platforms the location of this setting does vary a little bit but many 00:10:06.000 --> 00:10:12.320 motherboards will have it on the main page because it is such a common thing 00:10:09.519 --> 00:10:17.519 for enthusiasts to enable if you've got RAM That's rated for highp speeds this 00:10:14.320 --> 00:10:20.120 is a one touch way to hopefully reach 00:10:17.519 --> 00:10:24.360 those speeds enabling it will correctly set all of the relevant settings in your 00:10:21.760 --> 00:10:27.920 Motherboard BIOS including voltages and something called the memory ratio you 00:10:26.240 --> 00:10:33.200 don't need to fully understand what that means but for best performance 1: one is 00:10:30.600 --> 00:10:38.519 ideal on Intel and on AMD you often want to see the F clock match half of the 00:10:35.839 --> 00:10:43.560 memory speed don't worry too much if it doesn't line up though fast RAM is 00:10:40.959 --> 00:10:47.880 usually better than the alternative now this is technically overclocking though 00:10:46.120 --> 00:10:52.839 so it's worth noting that this might not work in every configuration if you have 00:10:50.560 --> 00:10:57.320 very fast memory or if you have more than two modules for example your CPU 00:10:55.600 --> 00:11:01.160 may have trouble running at the rated speeds if you're worried about stability 00:10:59.760 --> 00:11:05.240 you can go ahead and leave this step till last then when your system is fully 00:11:02.920 --> 00:11:09.000 set up that way you could even Benchmark the before and after if you happen to be 00:11:06.600 --> 00:11:13.639 a turbo nerd like me if you do enable XMP and find that your system fails to 00:11:10.959 --> 00:11:18.200 boot or is occasionally unstable manually dialing back the memory speed 00:11:15.959 --> 00:11:21.959 or slightly increasing the voltage might make the difference worst case scenario 00:11:20.440 --> 00:11:26.000 you can disable memory overclocking entirely and everything should work 00:11:23.760 --> 00:11:30.800 normally if it doesn't you could be looking at a warranty replacement next 00:11:28.480 --> 00:11:35.600 up if you've got a beefy enough cooler some bioses let you toggle a setting 00:11:32.600 --> 00:11:38.279 like core enhancement or Precision boost 00:11:35.600 --> 00:11:42.360 enhancement this can help e a little bit more performance out at the cost of 00:11:40.240 --> 00:11:47.839 additional heat and power draw by making your CPU turbo more aggressively or for 00:11:45.200 --> 00:11:52.079 longer this one is less likely to harm stability but again if you experience 00:11:49.959 --> 00:11:57.839 problems I'd recommend just turning it off our next stop will be resizable bar 00:11:55.399 --> 00:12:01.800 a feature that boosts GPU performance by giving the system more efficient access 00:11:59.639 --> 00:12:05.560 to its onboard memory this is usually going to be somewhere in the advanced 00:12:03.440 --> 00:12:09.040 section often under a heading for PCI devices if you don't see it it's 00:12:07.880 --> 00:12:14.279 possible your motherboard doesn't support it but it's also possible that 00:12:11.680 --> 00:12:18.199 you need to enable above 4G decoding in order for it to show up unlike memory 00:12:16.240 --> 00:12:22.920 overclocking this setting has no real downside so you might as well enable it 00:12:21.160 --> 00:12:27.720 it won't do anything if your GPU doesn't support it and on some Modern gpus it is 00:12:25.880 --> 00:12:31.880 basically essential for proper performance to the point where the very 00:12:30.000 --> 00:12:35.839 newest motherboards as of writing might ship with this on by default another 00:12:34.360 --> 00:12:42.399 option we want to make sure is enabled is virtualization on Intel this is often 00:12:38.360 --> 00:12:44.120 called VTX while AMD calls it svm along 00:12:42.399 --> 00:12:48.199 with letting you run virtual machines if you want to with very little performance 00:12:45.880 --> 00:12:52.240 penalty virtualization technology is used by operating systems to enhance 00:12:50.360 --> 00:12:58.240 security by sectioning off parts of the system which is generally considered to 00:12:54.480 --> 00:12:59.560 be a very good idea TM this is often 00:12:58.240 --> 00:13:03.920 buried inside inside the CPU configuration settings section and like 00:13:01.720 --> 00:13:08.320 resizable bar the newest motherboards may ship with this on by default a 00:13:06.320 --> 00:13:13.199 related setting is the trusted platform module or TPM Windows 11 mandates it as 00:13:12.040 --> 00:13:17.199 the second part of its virtualization-based security feature 00:13:15.519 --> 00:13:21.839 and for improving Windows hello biometric login and bit Locker dis 00:13:19.279 --> 00:13:26.519 encryption security for that reason it's usually best to keep it enabled or 00:13:24.079 --> 00:13:31.519 enable it if it isn't already otherwise no Windows 11 for you at least not 00:13:29.199 --> 00:13:35.320 officially anyway you'll also officially get no Windows 11 if you don't enable 00:13:33.519 --> 00:13:39.240 secure boot which helps guarantee that nothing malicious slipped in between the 00:13:37.199 --> 00:13:42.320 BIOS and loading the operating system this could be a simple toggle or you 00:13:41.000 --> 00:13:47.160 might need to select the option to install the default Keys like on this board from ASUS but if that option 00:13:45.760 --> 00:13:51.160 doesn't show up anywhere it could be that CSM or compatibility support module 00:13:49.560 --> 00:13:55.160 is enabled which puts the computer into a sort of old school boot mode and 00:13:53.279 --> 00:13:59.279 secure boot doesn't roll that way so unless you know that you actually need 00:13:56.600 --> 00:14:02.240 it it's usually best to disable CSM one hot tip that might save you some 00:14:00.560 --> 00:14:05.920 headaches later is to determine what onboard Hardware you don't need for 00:14:04.360 --> 00:14:10.279 example motherboards with built-in Wireless secondary land ports or any 00:14:08.320 --> 00:14:15.120 other extras will have them all enabled by default and they can sometimes be 00:14:12.360 --> 00:14:18.759 excessively chatty this often manifests as stuttering or hitching even when the 00:14:16.839 --> 00:14:22.399 system isn't even close to fully loaded because the CPU has to drop whatever 00:14:20.360 --> 00:14:25.720 it's doing to listen to your Wi-Fi cargo blah blah blah about the signal strength 00:14:24.160 --> 00:14:30.000 of your neighbor's Wi-Fi that you're not even using so take a moment and disable 00:14:27.720 --> 00:14:32.920 anything you're 100% sure you don't need just remember you did it so you're not 00:14:31.560 --> 00:14:37.199 tearing your hair out later trying to figure out why your serial Port drivers won't install there are a handful of 00:14:36.040 --> 00:14:42.360 other features you might wish to play around with for example you might want to reorder your boot devices or set up 00:14:41.000 --> 00:14:47.800 custom fan control if your board supports it but for the most part you should leave the rest of the stuff in 00:14:45.440 --> 00:14:51.680 here alone especially voltages unless you're sure you know what they do and 00:14:49.360 --> 00:14:55.600 accept the risks for now if you built your own PC it's time to install your 00:14:53.560 --> 00:14:59.320 operating system or if you bought a pre-built it's time to install your 00:14:57.600 --> 00:15:03.680 operating system I mean I mean you don't strictly speaking have to but since so 00:15:02.079 --> 00:15:08.000 many machines come with bloatware pre-installed on them it may actually 00:15:05.519 --> 00:15:12.839 take less time to just load up a fresh one than to sanitize what you've already 00:15:09.639 --> 00:15:14.279 got step one then is to download your OS 00:15:12.839 --> 00:15:19.240 we're going to use Windows 11 as our example but most of this also applies to 00:15:16.560 --> 00:15:24.000 Windows 10 Microsoft provides a free tool to download an ISO that can either 00:15:21.440 --> 00:15:27.279 be saved so you can burn it or used to automatically build a USB installer 00:15:26.160 --> 00:15:32.800 we're going to have that linked Down Below download it grab your USB flash drive and make sure 00:15:31.160 --> 00:15:36.959 that anything you care about on it is backed up cuz this is going to wipe it 00:15:34.680 --> 00:15:41.959 clean go through the prompts the recommended version is almost always 00:15:38.720 --> 00:15:43.800 what you want and choose USB flash drive 00:15:41.959 --> 00:15:48.000 select the drive and it's Off to the Races while you wait for this to finish 00:15:46.199 --> 00:15:52.000 I would strongly recommend downloading your Hardware drivers from the 00:15:49.399 --> 00:15:56.519 manufacturer's websites in particular you are definitely going to want your 00:15:53.839 --> 00:16:00.880 network driver and some systems might also need the storage driver in order to 00:15:58.360 --> 00:16:04.279 get Through the Windows setup process I usually just grab it all cuz storage is 00:16:03.000 --> 00:16:09.079 cheap and I'm not doing anything right now anyway once the Windows flash drive 00:16:06.759 --> 00:16:12.880 is finished unzip the drivers to it I like making a driver's folder with 00:16:11.160 --> 00:16:18.040 individual folders for each driver to keep them easy to find then eject it and 00:16:15.360 --> 00:16:22.560 pop it into your new pc and restart it it should boot right into the installer 00:16:20.639 --> 00:16:26.399 but if it doesn't you should be able to choose the installer from the BIOS or 00:16:24.759 --> 00:16:32.000 through a boot menu which is usually accessible by mashing f8 or F2 12 on the 00:16:29.240 --> 00:16:35.560 bio screen fun fact did you know that you can open a command prompt at any 00:16:33.959 --> 00:16:41.120 time during Windows setup by holding shift and pressing F10 a fun little Pro 00:16:38.240 --> 00:16:45.800 tip is if you do this and then type dis part right at the beginning and hit 00:16:42.759 --> 00:16:48.120 enter Then list disk you can see all the 00:16:45.800 --> 00:16:52.639 drives that are installed on the PC that way if your storage device isn't showing 00:16:49.880 --> 00:16:55.880 up it's a faster way to know and you can quickly reboot the system and 00:16:53.839 --> 00:17:00.120 troubleshoot it and if it is showing up you can type select disk followed by the 00:16:57.880 --> 00:17:03.759 number next to it it and type clean to remove anything from that drive if you 00:17:02.279 --> 00:17:09.160 want to be really sure and you have some time to kill clean all will crawl the 00:17:06.760 --> 00:17:13.679 drive and directly set every single bit to zero which is basically a secure Ras 00:17:11.919 --> 00:17:17.880 though that takes a while especially with higher capacity drives once you're 00:17:15.600 --> 00:17:22.240 done type exit twice hitting enter both times to close the command window then 00:17:20.079 --> 00:17:25.360 proceed through the prompts if you come to the part where you need to select 00:17:23.640 --> 00:17:29.880 where to install Windows and nothing is there it's time to put that storage 00:17:27.039 --> 00:17:33.720 driver to use click load driver then find the folder on the flash drive that 00:17:31.440 --> 00:17:37.880 you unzipped your storage driver to with any luck the driver will pick up your 00:17:35.240 --> 00:17:42.600 drive and you can proceed as normal in some situations by the way Windows does 00:17:39.840 --> 00:17:47.160 a thing and splits your install across two drives most often if one of the 00:17:45.200 --> 00:17:51.200 installed drives has an existing Windows partition on it so if you have an old 00:17:49.520 --> 00:17:55.640 drive that you're planning to copy data from that has an operating system I 00:17:53.520 --> 00:18:00.200 would strongly recommend shutting down the system and removing it until you 00:17:57.840 --> 00:18:03.400 finished the setup process now most people will want to select the 00:18:01.480 --> 00:18:08.120 unallocated space for the drive you want to install Windows on and continue but 00:18:06.159 --> 00:18:12.600 if you only have one drive and you want to separate Windows from your documents 00:18:10.120 --> 00:18:17.919 Games Etc so that you can wipe Windows clean without worry later then you can 00:18:15.000 --> 00:18:21.760 create a new Partition for just that with this button this will steal the 00:18:20.360 --> 00:18:25.120 amount of storage capacity you choose for it from the Windows drive so you'll 00:18:23.760 --> 00:18:29.720 have to make the call on how much to assign to Windows and to your storage 00:18:27.400 --> 00:18:33.080 Drive based on what you expect to need installed on your Windows drive you can 00:18:31.480 --> 00:18:37.320 then click the remaining unallocated space to install Windows to it it'll set 00:18:35.600 --> 00:18:41.520 up everything on its own when you're satisfied click next and make a sandwich 00:18:40.039 --> 00:18:45.559 quickly though because this shouldn't take too long on a modern PC after a 00:18:43.880 --> 00:18:49.480 reboot or two you should see the screen to get connected to the network and 00:18:47.039 --> 00:18:55.280 download updates if nothing comes up here this is where those network drivers 00:18:51.799 --> 00:18:59.200 come in press shift and F10 again then 00:18:55.280 --> 00:19:01.120 Dev management. MSC and hit enter find 00:18:59.200 --> 00:19:06.159 the unknown devices called Ethernet controllers rightclick them and click 00:19:03.480 --> 00:19:10.480 update driver again browse to where you extracted the drivers to your USB drive 00:19:08.280 --> 00:19:14.120 and it should pick them up unfortunately Windows doesn't give you an easy way to 00:19:12.320 --> 00:19:17.159 know which one is which so there might be a bit of trial and error with 00:19:15.600 --> 00:19:21.240 selecting the right driver for each controller if you have more than one or 00:19:19.640 --> 00:19:26.760 if you get bored of this monkey business entirely you can just bring the command 00:19:23.159 --> 00:19:29.039 prompt back up and type UB back/ bypass 00:19:26.760 --> 00:19:33.000 nro and then you can just deal with the network drivers once you hit the desktop 00:19:31.159 --> 00:19:36.880 fun fact this also removes the requirement for an online Microsoft 00:19:34.760 --> 00:19:40.320 account if you're successful installing network drivers however your yellow 00:19:38.559 --> 00:19:44.440 exclamation point should disappear from device manager allowing you to proceed 00:19:42.559 --> 00:19:48.120 that's the end of the hard part so we're just going to mostly skip over the rest 00:19:46.520 --> 00:19:52.640 just noting that we would suggest turning off most of the analytics 00:19:49.840 --> 00:19:56.559 options and oh make sure you take a note of that restore from backup option if 00:19:54.600 --> 00:20:02.120 you did use a Microsoft account you're going to learn what that's for later now 00:19:58.760 --> 00:20:04.880 that you're on the desktop then now what 00:20:02.120 --> 00:20:09.280 well first order of business is drivers some systems will offer to install them 00:20:07.120 --> 00:20:12.840 automatically using built-in software and some of those let you thankfully 00:20:10.960 --> 00:20:16.440 disable that feature in the BIOS if you don't like software you can't control 00:20:14.480 --> 00:20:21.720 lurking inside your system but more importantly it can also lead to extra 00:20:19.280 --> 00:20:25.640 bloat being installed on your machine for now you should install all the 00:20:23.480 --> 00:20:28.760 drivers you downloaded previously which might take a couple of reboots before 00:20:27.200 --> 00:20:32.640 you get through them all but should be fairly straightforward for most driver 00:20:30.520 --> 00:20:36.720 packages nowadays if all you have is a cab file and an INF file you might have 00:20:34.840 --> 00:20:40.640 to go to the device manager and use that update driver trick that we showed you 00:20:38.159 --> 00:20:43.760 earlier but that shouldn't be a big deal once everything's installed and your 00:20:41.840 --> 00:20:47.840 yellow exclamation marks are gone go ahead and grab Windows updates until 00:20:45.720 --> 00:20:51.960 there aren't anymore then right click the taskbar go to taskbar settings then 00:20:50.280 --> 00:20:56.000 remove search cuz it's pointless and left align the start menu because you 00:20:53.360 --> 00:20:59.600 are a man or lady of culture now you're ready to start getting settled in if if 00:20:58.159 --> 00:21:05.880 you have any Bluetooth devices that you want to connect you can do that through the Bluetooth icon in the system tray 00:21:03.440 --> 00:21:09.080 just click add device choose Bluetooth and make sure that your device is in 00:21:07.159 --> 00:21:12.520 pairing mode it should show up in a few seconds and then all you need to do is 00:21:10.840 --> 00:21:16.600 Select it and follow the instructions on screen some devices will connect right 00:21:14.520 --> 00:21:20.679 away While others may need you to press a button or key in a code to confirm 00:21:19.120 --> 00:21:24.400 once the device is connected it should reconnect automatically every time it's 00:21:22.440 --> 00:21:27.760 turned on if you later pair it with another device though and it no longer 00:21:25.880 --> 00:21:31.240 works with your PC just look for it in the license list click the three dots to 00:21:29.799 --> 00:21:34.880 forget it and go through the pairing process again once you're satisfied 00:21:33.440 --> 00:21:39.000 everything is connected it's time to check your network config Windows has a 00:21:37.000 --> 00:21:42.720 firewall built in to protect your PC from unauthorized access from your 00:21:40.640 --> 00:21:47.440 network but it has two modes that Define how strict it will be the first nowadays 00:21:45.080 --> 00:21:51.559 the default is public which treats all incoming connections with suspicion 00:21:49.279 --> 00:21:55.200 unless you specifically allow an app to accept them this is great for connecting 00:21:53.520 --> 00:21:58.200 to unsecured public Wi-Fi at your favorite coffee shop but if you have a 00:21:56.799 --> 00:22:02.960 home network and you'd like to share files you'll want to change over your connection to private which relaxes 00:22:01.400 --> 00:22:06.039 security to allow connection from your local network you can change this by 00:22:04.640 --> 00:22:09.360 right clicking the network icon in the system tray then clicking network and 00:22:07.720 --> 00:22:14.600 internet settings click on the network connection you want to change then toggle either private or public as 00:22:12.360 --> 00:22:17.880 desired the next thing you'll want to do especially if you're sharing files on 00:22:16.080 --> 00:22:22.080 the network is to set up your power options in the settings app under system 00:22:19.840 --> 00:22:25.640 then power here you can set when your PC goes to sleep when your screens go to 00:22:23.799 --> 00:22:28.640 sleep and how aggressively your PC should try to optimize for performance 00:22:27.279 --> 00:22:32.279 or power using by default Windows will set your PC to 00:22:30.360 --> 00:22:35.760 sleep after 10 minutes but if you're a fan of accessing your PC remotely 00:22:34.039 --> 00:22:39.679 through an app like team viewer parsec or tail scale or sharing files like we 00:22:37.600 --> 00:22:43.440 mentioned earlier it'll be inaccessible while it's asleep without some very 00:22:41.120 --> 00:22:46.480 specific steps in that case you might want to set your PC to never sleep 00:22:45.279 --> 00:22:50.360 though that does mean you'll be missing out on those sleep power savings you can 00:22:48.880 --> 00:22:53.480 however tune that power draw by searching for edit power plan in the 00:22:51.880 --> 00:22:57.080 start menu and clicking the change Advanced power settings Link in the 00:22:55.039 --> 00:23:00.559 vintage window that pops up there are a bunch of settings here ranging from when 00:22:58.640 --> 00:23:04.880 to turn off spinning hard disks and how many power saving features are enabled 00:23:02.400 --> 00:23:08.600 for your Wi-Fi USB and PCI Express devices as well as the ability to set 00:23:06.960 --> 00:23:12.279 the minimum and maximum performance of your CPU these options can also be 00:23:10.720 --> 00:23:16.600 useful for troubleshooting things like periodic dropouts and disconnections for 00:23:14.360 --> 00:23:20.960 example if your USB cable is good and the port is good try turning off USB 00:23:18.760 --> 00:23:24.440 selective suspend or if your Wi-Fi is unreliable you can try setting it to 00:23:22.679 --> 00:23:27.960 maximum performance now that your devices and core settings are set up you 00:23:26.320 --> 00:23:31.760 want to tweak some of the more common user settings for example most Gamers 00:23:30.120 --> 00:23:35.240 don't like Mouse acceleration and the easiest way to find this is by typing 00:23:33.480 --> 00:23:38.880 Mouse in the start menu search and then selecting change the mouse pointer 00:23:36.720 --> 00:23:42.919 display or speed in this window click pointer options then uncheck enhance 00:23:41.039 --> 00:23:46.640 pointer Precision if it's enabled you should generally leave the cursor speed 00:23:44.600 --> 00:23:50.080 where it is and use DPI switching that's built into your mouse or Mouse software 00:23:48.159 --> 00:23:53.640 for that instead you can change the other options here to taste or lack 00:23:51.760 --> 00:23:57.600 there of but for now just hit okay it's a good idea at this point to 00:23:56.039 --> 00:24:01.720 set up some File Explorer settings by hitting these dots here and opening up 00:23:59.279 --> 00:24:06.159 the options window here among other things we can choose whether to see the 00:24:03.640 --> 00:24:10.799 default home view with recent documents or the this PC view where only drives 00:24:08.760 --> 00:24:14.440 attached to the system are shown if you'd like to avoid getting duped by the 00:24:12.520 --> 00:24:19.360 way like when we had our Channel hacked recently you should then go to view and 00:24:17.159 --> 00:24:24.880 uncheck hide extensions for known file types I will never understand why this 00:24:22.720 --> 00:24:28.600 is enabled by default there are some other options in here like showing 00:24:26.600 --> 00:24:32.559 hidden files uh restoring previous Windows when restarting and so on and so 00:24:30.720 --> 00:24:36.919 forth so go ahead and modify to suit your tastes or click on restore defaults 00:24:35.360 --> 00:24:40.039 if you can't find that one option that you changed that you ended up not liking 00:24:38.880 --> 00:24:45.200 one more thing you'll notice in this window is the apply to folders button 00:24:42.600 --> 00:24:49.120 what's that do well if you rightclick empty space in an Explorer window you're 00:24:47.120 --> 00:24:52.840 going to see a view option with a bunch of different layouts here's what each of 00:24:51.000 --> 00:24:57.480 them looks like and here's the available columns to sort with the details view 00:24:55.520 --> 00:25:01.960 regardless of the view you can sort or group Group by these criteria grouping 00:24:59.720 --> 00:25:06.120 by date by the way is a great way to sort your downloads and your photos if 00:25:04.440 --> 00:25:10.279 you get it set up just right and you want to use that layout as the default 00:25:07.880 --> 00:25:15.000 for all folders on your PC that's what the apply to folders button does if you 00:25:12.760 --> 00:25:19.960 want a specific folder to show large icons or thumbnails you can set it 00:25:17.480 --> 00:25:23.960 separately which is pretty neat right and don't worry if you mess something up 00:25:21.880 --> 00:25:28.200 the reset folders button is always there to help you speaking of folders did you 00:25:26.279 --> 00:25:32.559 know you can change the location of these main folders here just right click 00:25:30.640 --> 00:25:36.520 on them click properties and then look at the location tab click move and 00:25:35.120 --> 00:25:41.120 you'll be able to choose a new spot for them it doesn't work very well with one 00:25:38.840 --> 00:25:44.360 drive but if you've got a separate drive or a partition that you'd like to use 00:25:42.600 --> 00:25:49.600 for your files while keeping Windows separate this is for you when you click 00:25:47.559 --> 00:25:53.520 okay it'll even ask if it should move any existing files over to the new 00:25:51.360 --> 00:25:58.120 location which is super handy if you're doing this on a system that you've 00:25:54.720 --> 00:25:59.440 already kind of moved into of course 00:25:58.120 --> 00:26:03.520 there's a more fundamental way to personalize your PC if you rightclick 00:26:01.480 --> 00:26:07.520 the desktop and click personalization you'll find options to change the 00:26:04.919 --> 00:26:11.279 background colors and more you can even have a group of background pictures that 00:26:09.240 --> 00:26:15.960 will change periodically if you use slideshow under colors you can choose 00:26:13.640 --> 00:26:20.279 whether you're on the light or dark side enable or disable the mic transparency 00:26:18.200 --> 00:26:23.080 effect on some Windows and manually select an accent color if you don't like 00:26:21.880 --> 00:26:27.679 what Windows chose to match your background oh and you can choose whether 00:26:25.840 --> 00:26:33.200 it should apply to the taskbar and to Windows too a special note here is the 00:26:30.640 --> 00:26:37.080 contrast themes section this can be really helpful for people with visual 00:26:34.760 --> 00:26:41.520 impairments or just to look cool if you dig the aesthetic because it applies 00:26:39.360 --> 00:26:45.200 everywhere and you can edit the colors that it selects yourself there's some 00:26:43.679 --> 00:26:49.240 other useful stuff in the accessibility section of the settings app too for 00:26:47.039 --> 00:26:53.240 example you can make scroll bars always show if you hate the autohide stick you 00:26:51.440 --> 00:26:57.760 can turn off Windows animations for faster navigation you can change the 00:26:55.360 --> 00:27:00.960 size and style of your cursor and importantly for people who don't use 00:26:59.120 --> 00:27:05.559 them you can disable the keyboard shortcuts for sticky keys and filter 00:27:03.159 --> 00:27:10.080 Keys oh that toggle Keys function can be helpful too it plays a beep whenever you 00:27:07.760 --> 00:27:14.039 enable caps lock num lock or scroll lock so you don't have to look down at your 00:27:11.240 --> 00:27:18.640 keyboard to see if they're on a common problem for monitors is that either HDR 00:27:16.640 --> 00:27:23.559 or high refresh rate aren't set up correctly by default even though your 00:27:20.960 --> 00:27:27.159 display supports it you can fix that by right clicking on the desktop and 00:27:24.840 --> 00:27:30.679 clicking display settings HDR settings can be found in the brightness and color 00:27:28.679 --> 00:27:36.200 section and clicking on it gives you the option to enable HDR as well as Auto HDR 00:27:33.799 --> 00:27:41.960 which will cause non-HDR games to pretend their HDR with um honestly mixed 00:27:39.360 --> 00:27:46.840 results you can also adjust how SDR content will appear when you're in HDR 00:27:44.039 --> 00:27:51.799 mode using this slider which will also affect the brightness of the desktop if 00:27:48.960 --> 00:27:56.159 you have multiple HDR monitors congrats you fancy pants you uh you can adjust 00:27:53.799 --> 00:27:59.440 them independently of each other also HDR or not if you you have multiple 00:27:58.120 --> 00:28:03.120 monitors and they're not in the right order and you haven't already fixed it 00:28:01.519 --> 00:28:07.000 yourself because of how infuriating it was you can drag them around in the 00:28:05.200 --> 00:28:11.720 display settings window like this and even rotate them if you like having one 00:28:08.880 --> 00:28:16.159 in portrait or even one upside down using the display orientation drop down 00:28:14.200 --> 00:28:19.559 you can see which is which by using the identify button to make this a bit 00:28:17.640 --> 00:28:24.440 easier and you can choose which one is your main display so the one with the 00:28:21.519 --> 00:28:28.120 system tray using this checkbox here one little Pro tip by the way is that if 00:28:25.880 --> 00:28:32.640 your cursor jumps As you move between the displays you can tweak the alignment 00:28:30.360 --> 00:28:35.559 in this menu like so if your monitors are different sizes and resolutions 00:28:34.399 --> 00:28:39.720 you're not going to be able to get it absolutely perfect but it'll at least 00:28:37.399 --> 00:28:43.760 help smooth things a little bit for refresh rate you're going to need to 00:28:41.000 --> 00:28:47.120 scroll down to Advanced display from here you can choose each of your 00:28:45.000 --> 00:28:51.840 monitors individually up top and then select the refresh rate down below now 00:28:49.399 --> 00:28:56.840 Windows is usually okay about selecting refresh rates but overclocked monitors 00:28:54.720 --> 00:29:01.679 including monitors with overclock functions right out of the box will 00:28:59.039 --> 00:29:06.679 often report the non overclocked refresh rate as the best one and that is just 00:29:04.279 --> 00:29:10.480 factually incorrect so if you still don't see your refresh rate you might 00:29:08.360 --> 00:29:16.000 need to use your GPU's Configuration utility or try a different cable another 00:29:13.799 --> 00:29:20.200 thing Windows guesses at sometimes with comically bad results is the size that 00:29:18.600 --> 00:29:24.600 you might prefer for your Windows and for your text if you want things larger 00:29:22.440 --> 00:29:29.279 or smaller just look for scale about halfway down the display settings window 00:29:26.679 --> 00:29:33.080 a 20 7 in 4k monitor will typically be set to 00:29:30.320 --> 00:29:37.519 150% which is roughly equivalent to how big things would look if it were 00:29:34.799 --> 00:29:43.440 1440p if you were to set that 4K display to 200% it would look like if it was 00:29:40.080 --> 00:29:45.640 1080p at that size just sharper and so 00:29:43.440 --> 00:29:48.960 on and so forth if you've got multiple monitors you can select each one 00:29:47.320 --> 00:29:54.240 independently at the top of the window and then choose different scales so for 00:29:50.960 --> 00:29:57.360 example 100% for a 1080p gaming Monitor 00:29:54.240 --> 00:29:59.279 and 200% for a secondary 4K content 00:29:57.360 --> 00:30:02.679 consumption monitor could make things on screen appear to be the same size 00:30:01.440 --> 00:30:07.679 assuming that they're the same size physically you're going to have to experiment with it a little bit and see 00:30:05.559 --> 00:30:11.840 what you like and it's worth noting that you might have to log out and log back 00:30:09.519 --> 00:30:15.440 in for it to take effect in every app rather not enter your password again 00:30:14.039 --> 00:30:20.080 well good news if you're using a Microsoft account you can enable Windows 00:30:17.320 --> 00:30:24.480 hello what's it do it enables you to use your fingerprint a pin or your face with 00:30:22.200 --> 00:30:29.159 a compatible camera to log in without your password why would you do that 00:30:26.960 --> 00:30:34.399 first forgetting your password sucks and getting locked out of your PC sucks more 00:30:31.559 --> 00:30:38.600 second it can actually be more secure because typing out your password means a 00:30:36.320 --> 00:30:42.840 key logger or a particularly nosy housemate might be able to read your 00:30:40.440 --> 00:30:46.519 keystrokes this way Windows hello makes it so someone gaining access to your PC 00:30:44.600 --> 00:30:51.720 doesn't also gain access to your Microsoft account to secure your PC even 00:30:49.399 --> 00:30:56.360 better than a password alone Ever Could you can use bit Locker bit Locker 00:30:53.960 --> 00:31:00.480 encrypts your entire drive and while by default it will only protect against 00:30:58.000 --> 00:31:05.639 someone cloning or removing your storage device you can optionally lock it down 00:31:03.000 --> 00:31:10.399 with a pin a password or USB flash drive key that's required before your PC ever 00:31:08.200 --> 00:31:13.799 gets to the login screen it's best to enable bit Locker shortly after you 00:31:12.120 --> 00:31:17.679 install Windows so the encryption doesn't take forever but once it's 00:31:15.720 --> 00:31:22.960 encrypted it's super fast to encrypt and decrypt on the fly on Modern Hardware 00:31:20.480 --> 00:31:28.279 your apps will barely even notice speaking of apps how do you install them 00:31:25.679 --> 00:31:32.440 well you could go every website and download the installers individually 00:31:30.000 --> 00:31:37.200 like some kind of cave person but you could also use tools to make things 00:31:34.399 --> 00:31:41.919 simpler a classic is Nite which lets you batch download and install a wide 00:31:39.000 --> 00:31:45.559 variety of apps in one shot it's a huge timesaver here's some of the stuff that 00:31:43.799 --> 00:31:50.159 we might select for ourselves for a new install just one pro tip here please 00:31:48.240 --> 00:31:54.639 don't install multiple anti-malware Shields if you value your sanity or your 00:31:52.320 --> 00:31:58.279 performance one is fine though there are some other great options for managing 00:31:56.120 --> 00:32:01.600 software too one of which is to use the Microsoft store and I know I know before 00:32:00.000 --> 00:32:05.279 you say it I know it's loaded with crapware and requires a Microsoft 00:32:03.320 --> 00:32:09.279 account but there are plenty of normal apps on there including a lot of the 00:32:06.960 --> 00:32:12.639 ones installed By Nite and as a bonus they're updated automatically along with 00:32:11.039 --> 00:32:16.320 all your other store apps so you don't need to keep on top of app updates 00:32:14.480 --> 00:32:19.320 individually here's a bunch of our commonly installed apps that are 00:32:17.559 --> 00:32:22.480 available on the Microsoft store another bonus is that they're automatically 00:32:20.799 --> 00:32:27.240 redownloaded if you have to reinstall which is pretty sick if you have more 00:32:25.200 --> 00:32:30.480 selective taste in software or you just want to install everything in one place 00:32:29.200 --> 00:32:34.200 you can make use of a little known Windows feature called wind get we 00:32:32.600 --> 00:32:37.919 brought this up previously along with a thirdparty alternative chocy but with 00:32:36.600 --> 00:32:41.720 either of them you can search for the software you want copy the exact name 00:32:40.080 --> 00:32:46.360 and shove that into a batch file with commands to install or update them that 00:32:43.960 --> 00:32:49.799 can be a little tedious to maintain but the upside is you can keep that batch 00:32:47.960 --> 00:32:52.720 file on a flash drive or cloud storage so the next time you need to install 00:32:51.080 --> 00:32:56.600 Windows you can get back up and running extremely quickly and like with the 00:32:54.720 --> 00:33:01.159 Microsoft store you can schedule it to automatic check for updates for you 00:32:58.679 --> 00:33:05.480 steam is a special boy though it's like an app store all on its own once 00:33:03.440 --> 00:33:09.240 installed you've got steam Library folders that contain anything that you 00:33:07.279 --> 00:33:12.519 download to them and if you have a separate drive that you'd like to use 00:33:11.080 --> 00:33:16.519 instead of your Windows Drive whether it's a partition or a physical one 00:33:14.559 --> 00:33:21.639 you'll need to go to steam settings then storage click the plus next to your C 00:33:18.960 --> 00:33:25.679 drive select your other drive then click add it's going to show up right next to 00:33:23.440 --> 00:33:30.000 your C drive click the three dots and select make default to make sure that 00:33:27.639 --> 00:33:34.880 steam install software to that drive instead of your main one by default then 00:33:32.440 --> 00:33:39.600 you're off to the races which is great and all I hear you say but I've got 00:33:37.120 --> 00:33:45.000 these peripheral things and my RGB is out of control what do I do well many 00:33:42.840 --> 00:33:49.399 peripherals these days do come with driver software but if you want my 00:33:47.320 --> 00:33:54.320 humble opinion you should be asking yourself if you really need it before 00:33:52.080 --> 00:33:59.159 you click that download button even the most reputable vendor software can be 00:33:56.440 --> 00:34:02.600 very re resource intensive and if you're not married to a single brand for all 00:34:00.760 --> 00:34:06.679 your peripherals you could end up with three or four different programs just to 00:34:05.120 --> 00:34:12.119 control your devices but okay if you've got to have 00:34:09.399 --> 00:34:16.520 them what you can do to help with this is to install them then disable them 00:34:14.720 --> 00:34:21.079 from starting automatically using task manager built-in startup item section 00:34:19.000 --> 00:34:24.800 just fire up task manager there's a few different ways to do this listed here 00:34:23.119 --> 00:34:29.480 but the pro mov is of course control shift escape and then with this method 00:34:26.960 --> 00:34:33.480 method you can for example set up your mouse DPI switches and all of your 00:34:31.480 --> 00:34:37.679 lighting save it to the mouse's onboard memory then close the software for 00:34:35.520 --> 00:34:41.440 maximum gaming performance and only run it when it's necessary to make your 00:34:39.119 --> 00:34:45.119 stuff work it's actually a good idea by the way to check this list from time to 00:34:43.240 --> 00:34:49.200 time and disable anything that you don't want or need the same goes for companion 00:34:47.839 --> 00:34:53.639 software that's installed by your Hardware drivers this stuff can add up 00:34:51.679 --> 00:34:57.800 I'm talking sound control panels temperature monitors I mean the list 00:34:55.440 --> 00:35:02.880 goes on and let's be real they're usually not very polished despite the 00:35:00.079 --> 00:35:07.760 alleged R&D budgets of these companies so maybe try some third party software 00:35:05.000 --> 00:35:13.040 like the peace equalizer APO goey or Hardware info instead which can give you 00:35:10.480 --> 00:35:17.040 much greater granularity and aren't tied to specific Hardware oh since we're on 00:35:15.000 --> 00:35:21.200 the subject by the way Hardware info is a great tool for double-checking that 00:35:19.160 --> 00:35:24.800 all your devices are actually showing up and for making sure that you didn't make 00:35:23.200 --> 00:35:30.079 any mistakes while you were installing your cooler a simple combination stress 00:35:27.680 --> 00:35:34.440 test like cinch and furmark while monitoring your CPU and GPU core 00:35:31.960 --> 00:35:39.000 temperatures will quickly reveal any critical errors in your build hopefully 00:35:36.680 --> 00:35:46.760 before they become a long-term problem anything under 90° here is probably fine 00:35:43.440 --> 00:35:48.560 but we'd like to see 70 to 80 though of 00:35:46.760 --> 00:35:54.680 course there are exceptions like some high performance CPUs for example are 00:35:50.839 --> 00:35:56.920 going to Target 90 to 100° or more 00:35:54.680 --> 00:36:02.119 whether you like it or not speaking of like it or not 00:35:58.800 --> 00:36:04.760 RGB it's there and I think the one thing 00:36:02.119 --> 00:36:09.839 we can all agree on love it or hate it is that the Control software is a CPU 00:36:07.119 --> 00:36:15.880 hog for best performance then I would recommend leaving that RGB alone either 00:36:12.440 --> 00:36:17.839 rainbow bar or off but if you must 00:36:15.880 --> 00:36:22.160 adjust it there are alternatives to the many vendor specific RGB control apps 00:36:19.960 --> 00:36:26.760 that are out there and Windows 11 even recently got control for this albeit 00:36:24.359 --> 00:36:30.640 with limited compatibility as of writing but if you want to try and consolidate 00:36:28.040 --> 00:36:36.680 your RGB into a single app just try open RGB or signal RGB open RGB 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