WEBVTT 00:00:07.520 --> 00:00:16.240 so I have been asked time and time again lonus where'd you get that like test 00:00:12.280 --> 00:00:17.960 bench thing meaning this thing okay so I 00:00:16.240 --> 00:00:22.080 have a couple high-speed PC tech stations yes that is what it is called 00:00:20.400 --> 00:00:27.760 it is called a high-speed PC tech station this is a standard size so it is 00:00:24.880 --> 00:00:31.160 an ATX size top deck tech station I actually have one that's not a top deck 00:00:29.359 --> 00:00:34.079 tech station at home and on that one the motherboard goes on the bottom and the 00:00:32.520 --> 00:00:39.320 drives and power supply go on the top it's a lot less convenient I prefer the 00:00:35.960 --> 00:00:41.559 top deck style so high speed PC noticing 00:00:39.320 --> 00:00:46.640 that I use their product in my videos all the time actually contacted me and 00:00:44.200 --> 00:00:52.960 offered to send me their new tech station so I am going to be upgrading my 00:00:49.000 --> 00:00:55.879 tech station to the top deck tech 00:00:52.960 --> 00:01:00.440 station which is the same but this is the XL model so that is going to allow 00:00:58.440 --> 00:01:06.159 me and I need another prop here to install 00:01:02.399 --> 00:01:09.080 motherboards such as the G1 killer 00:01:06.159 --> 00:01:14.560 Assassin from Gigabyte and test things like four-way SLI on my tech station 00:01:12.159 --> 00:01:19.320 which I was not able to do in the past so high-speed PC tech stations cost 00:01:16.560 --> 00:01:24.920 anywhere from around 100 bucks to up to about $200 for some of the higher end 00:01:22.000 --> 00:01:30.119 models but they are incredibly convenient and I have easily gotten my 00:01:27.320 --> 00:01:35.680 $100 worth out of my old one and I'm sure I will get my 0 worth thank you 00:01:32.439 --> 00:01:37.439 very much highspeed PC out of the new 00:01:35.680 --> 00:01:41.920 one I'm really really excited to try this one out so as you can see there is 00:01:40.040 --> 00:01:46.000 some assembly required I remember the first time I put one together my my 00:01:43.799 --> 00:01:50.560 first one it actually took me quite a long time to figure it out that was a 00:01:48.040 --> 00:01:56.719 long time ago that was back when uh when my core 2 extreme 6800 was a really 00:01:53.399 --> 00:02:00.240 high-end processor so uh yeah it's 00:01:56.719 --> 00:02:02.399 definitely been a while 00:02:00.240 --> 00:02:08.160 okay remember that was a dual core extreme Edition it's like crazy okay so 00:02:06.039 --> 00:02:14.879 wow okay the first thing I see is three included fans so these are logicist fans 00:02:10.959 --> 00:02:16.840 they are black and red and they do not 00:02:14.879 --> 00:02:21.200 come with LEDs of any sort which is good because then I probably wouldn't install 00:02:18.599 --> 00:02:25.440 them uh what I've gone to for most of my tech station needs is actually the 00:02:22.879 --> 00:02:29.480 Noctua P series fans because they provide good static air flow through 00:02:27.599 --> 00:02:33.480 radiators or whatever other coolers I use they're not loud cuz I often have 00:02:31.720 --> 00:02:37.120 the tech station running behind me at work and I don't want anything loud and 00:02:35.599 --> 00:02:41.959 obnoxious because I'm trying to concentrate on things other than my test 00:02:39.720 --> 00:02:46.360 PC worrying away in the background so let's have a look at the included Parts 00:02:44.000 --> 00:02:51.280 here all right A lot of people have actually asked me if I made my tech 00:02:47.800 --> 00:02:53.720 station myself and the answer is um no 00:02:51.280 --> 00:02:58.040 although you probably could it is so much more convenient to buy one of these 00:02:56.000 --> 00:03:01.440 kits from highspeed PC that comes with all the little bits and and pieces that 00:03:00.599 --> 00:03:08.239 you need and instructions on how to assemble them 00:03:06.440 --> 00:03:13.319 even things like fanu guards okay so let's show you guys everything that we 00:03:09.920 --> 00:03:14.799 got here okay first thing how to get in 00:03:13.319 --> 00:03:18.599 touch with them missing parts questions or other problems contact us right away 00:03:17.080 --> 00:03:24.159 we'll do our best to have a solution for you within 24 hours awesome great next 00:03:21.959 --> 00:03:28.319 we have the instructions so this just comes on your typical A4 paper it's like 00:03:26.680 --> 00:03:33.280 a a laser printed copy so nothing too 00:03:31.120 --> 00:03:38.159 sophisticated but they're a fairly small company and there's lots of nice color 00:03:35.959 --> 00:03:42.319 pictures here that will help you to put together your tech station without too 00:03:40.000 --> 00:03:46.239 much trouble all right I want to show you guys everything that's included so 00:03:43.959 --> 00:03:49.799 this is actually here if I show you guys a completed one that might actually make 00:03:48.200 --> 00:03:53.680 it a little easier to point out what everything is so this piece right here 00:03:51.680 --> 00:03:58.720 you can see it's actually got 10 expansion slot holes on it so 00:03:57.200 --> 00:04:02.439 this is the replacement for this so it's just going to be slightly long longer 00:04:00.360 --> 00:04:07.599 than my old one all right these two right here these are the upright posts 00:04:04.319 --> 00:04:11.480 right here that support the PCI slot 00:04:07.599 --> 00:04:13.920 cover this hard drive mounting so on the 00:04:11.480 --> 00:04:19.079 bottom of the tech station down here you can see there are rails to mount a hard 00:04:16.440 --> 00:04:25.120 drive or two hard drives under the tech station itself all right these are the 00:04:22.120 --> 00:04:29.080 four posts that keep the two the top and 00:04:25.120 --> 00:04:31.800 the bottom piece uh apart and supported 00:04:29.080 --> 00:04:35.800 okay we've got motherboard standoffs I love the motherboard standoffs that they 00:04:33.520 --> 00:04:39.199 use because they're awesome I'm going to show you guys how you install a 00:04:37.080 --> 00:04:44.520 motherboard on a tech station here 00:04:41.840 --> 00:04:48.360 so first you take the motherboard off so basically you've just got these little 00:04:45.800 --> 00:04:52.080 rubber pieces right here that go right over where the holes are and then in 00:04:50.520 --> 00:04:56.160 order to get it lined up there's a couple that come with little plastic 00:04:54.080 --> 00:05:00.639 threaded spikes and the reason those threaded spikes are so great is because 00:04:58.840 --> 00:05:05.560 when you get them position push them on it's it takes a little bit 00:05:03.560 --> 00:05:09.800 of fussing to actually lift the motherboard back up which is perfect so 00:05:07.479 --> 00:05:13.880 holds it in place a little bit but it also doesn't allow it to slide around 00:05:12.199 --> 00:05:17.280 like this and it keeps everything from shorting out because you're using rubber 00:05:15.560 --> 00:05:23.199 to isolate the motherboard from everything else so that is what we have 00:05:20.160 --> 00:05:26.120 in there next we have all of the 00:05:23.199 --> 00:05:30.319 mounting hardware required to assemble my new top deck tech station so we've 00:05:27.840 --> 00:05:35.360 got things like L brackets for here we've got these caps right here which go 00:05:32.800 --> 00:05:39.840 on the tops of your posts we've got various different screws for fastening 00:05:37.360 --> 00:05:44.560 everything together uh and finally last but not least we have some fan girls we 00:05:41.960 --> 00:05:48.039 have the ATX control kit which for motherboards that do not have built-in 00:05:46.360 --> 00:05:54.039 power and reset switches is very convenient because you just throw that on the front panel headers and then boom 00:05:51.960 --> 00:05:58.560 you have a built-in power switch or reset switch power LED hard drive LED 00:05:56.319 --> 00:06:01.400 and speaker so you can actually buy this separately as well if you don't want a 00:06:00.120 --> 00:06:09.199 tech station or if you already have a tech station and you just lost yours or something got a nice little neoprene pad 00:06:05.199 --> 00:06:11.960 here so the neoprene pad is uh on my own 00:06:09.199 --> 00:06:15.880 personal tech station right here is mounted on the bottom where it belongs 00:06:14.000 --> 00:06:21.319 and then I've also supplemented it with some of these uh non-slip things that I 00:06:19.199 --> 00:06:24.440 really like as well to just to make sure that my uh optical drive doesn't move 00:06:23.000 --> 00:06:28.280 around I don't have one under my power supply cuz my power supply has enough 00:06:26.440 --> 00:06:33.479 weight that it's able to not slip on the neoprene pad so the neocam pad is there 00:06:30.960 --> 00:06:38.400 this appears to be the bottom piece all right and then this with all of the 00:06:35.840 --> 00:06:43.960 motherboard mounting holes in it as well as lots of labels for where to put stuff 00:06:40.919 --> 00:06:46.400 is the top piece and I just want to show 00:06:43.960 --> 00:06:51.000 you guys one last thing before I finish up my unboxing and showcase here and 00:06:49.160 --> 00:06:55.080 that is the overall build quality of the tech station so in spite of having all 00:06:52.960 --> 00:06:59.960 this stuff on the bottom of it and this is actually a relatively light load for 00:06:56.919 --> 00:07:02.840 this particular one um there is no 00:06:59.960 --> 00:07:07.080 chance of it falling apart at any time even though the way these are supported 00:07:04.599 --> 00:07:11.720 is with screws so I'm been very very happy with my tech station over the last 00:07:09.520 --> 00:07:16.440 couple years and uh big thanks again to highspeed PC for sending me an XL atx1 00:07:14.720 --> 00:07:19.520 so I can bring you guys more benchmarking goodness don't forget to 00:07:18.160 --> 00:07:24.319 subscribe to lius techtips for more unboxings 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