{"video_id":"qkIpTWIiuI4","title":"ULTIMATE RGB PC Build Guide 2021","channel":"Linus Tech Tips","show":"Linus Tech Tips","published_at":"2021-05-05T14:53:29Z","duration_s":1238,"segments":[{"start_s":0.08,"end_s":7.279,"text":"things have changed over the past few years and whether you or i like it or","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":5.04,"end_s":11.12,"text":"not the market has become even more saturated with RGB goodness there's","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":9.599,"end_s":15.759,"text":"everything from cables to","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":13.04,"end_s":21.439,"text":"anti-sag brackets and putting together a pc that both works and looks blingtastic","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":19.199,"end_s":25.519,"text":"can be very challenging fortunately we're here to help with our ultimate RGB","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":23.199,"end_s":29.92,"text":"build guide 2021 edition crucial has been making high quality ramen ssds 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time","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":1234.559,"end_s":1239.12,"text":"and it wasn't exactly easy","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0}],"full_text":"things have changed over the past few years and whether you or i like it or not the market has become even more saturated with RGB goodness there's everything from cables to anti-sag brackets and putting together a pc that both works and looks blingtastic can be very challenging fortunately we're here to help with our ultimate RGB build guide 2021 edition crucial has been making high quality ramen ssds for over 20 years and with their crucial system scanner tool finding the perfect parts for your system is now easier than ever check out crucial at the link down below step one pre-build safety we start with the usual tools and of course a clean and clear table you need a table to build a computer and this is not cleaning clear one moment there we go we've done this off camera already but i strongly recommend hooking up everything outside we've done this off camera already but i strongly recommend hooking everything up outside the case to ensure that you haven't gotten any defective parts i mean especially when you're dealing with RGB it can be a total pain to find some random light strip that just doesn't work after you carefully cable to manage everything step two motherboard like last time we've gone with ASUS because aura sync offers a good balance between low background CPU utilization and ease of use and we chose the z590 maximus 13 hero mostly for its three addressable RGB headers since we'll need plenty of those to power and control our lighting set it on top of the box like so for a makeshift static safe workspace and try not to think too hard about how much you spent on a motherboard when you could have gotten the same performance out of a mid-range model step 3 CPU for our CPU we went with a core i9 10850k in here so at the time of filming availability of AMD's 5000 series was still spotty and Intel's 11th gen processor is just uh how do i put this uh we decided not to use one so just pull the latch and lift up exposing the CPU socket from here there are actually a couple of different ways to make sure you're oriented correctly most of you probably use the little golden triangle but on Intel you can also match the two circular notches up here with the round bumps in the socket place the CPU down gently give it a little wiggle to make sure everything is seated close the latch and gonna have to put a little bit more pressure than you might expect to do so there we go and off pops the socket cover make sure you keep that in case you need to ARM in your board or something or even just like sell it later because it keeps the pins safe and shipping but you know what you don't need to keep safe and shipping our stealth pins t-shirt from lttstore.com get yours today step four memory is there an RGB module out there that looks better than g skills tried nz RGB line you can let us know in the comments but we didn't think so they're fast they're flashy and with four eight gigabytes well actually these are 16 Gigabyte sticks we found out at 3200 megahertz you'll have more than enough for modern games all at a reasonable price just match the center notch on the module with the one on the slot to orient it then line it up and push it into place making sure you hear distinct click on each side to confirm it seated properly refer to your motherboard manual if you're using fewer modules or if you have more slots to ensure they go into the right ones it's usually a2 and b2 for dual channel but you never know when someone's going to think different step 5 the case the infinity window in our last RGB build guide was cool but we wanted something that keeps our system thermals under control while also showing off the RGB power supply that we'll be installing later the p500a digital from fantax ticks all these boxes it's built-in lighting and fans are easy to hook into the rest of our system and the light strip along the side looks just plain cool it's a great choice if you're on a bit of a budget but still want to show off pop off the tempered glass panel and remove the case accessories box it's held in there by a nice little strap how thoughtful it's big actually that's a bigger accessory kit than i would have thought our i o shield is built into the board but if yours isn't make sure you install it now it cannot be done later now we'll check that the standoffs are in the right positions and place our motherboard on top and screw in the nine screws here here here here here here here here and oh uh wait where's our last mount point some motherboards have coolers or armor plates that cover them while it's okay to simply leave those screws out sometimes it's really important to flip the board over and verify that there's an actual hole there because if there isn't you need to remove that standoff from the case to prevent the back of the board from being damaged now is also the best time to plug in all of your front panel connectors since it will only get more difficult to access them as you install more components thankfully for the fantax p500a there's only one front panel connector you need to worry about and that is the power switch that plugs into the top right of this bank of pins here after that we need to worry about our power and our fans so let's start with the power we have two eight pin power connectors at the top here now we probably don't need all of that right now but it's good to have it all plugged in just so we have just just just cuz it is by far much easier to do it now than after we have the radiator installed so let's go ahead and do it we just line up the tabs here and click them in unfortunately these cables do not click together so might have to do one at a time for easier insertion but once we've done that we can just pull it out through the back holes there and we are good for power at least for the cpu8 pin front panel audio is pretty simple there's a notch in the top right quadrant of it that makes it so you can't really unless you really try and mash it plug it in the wrong way for the front three pins we have a fan splitter and we're going to plug all of those into the one header down at the bottom of the motherboard for our extra rear fan which we're going to install separately we have this CPU optional connector up here that kind of ties it to the CPU cooler so this whole area as it heats up should get a little bit more exhaust as necessary next we have usb 3. the standard usb 3.0 connector on this motherboard is at a right angle so that's perfect for cable management you just line it up with a notch and slip it in be careful they like to break i know this ask me how i know this the much better connector is the usb 3.1 gen 2 connector or the type c connector that plugs into the motherboard just like this although unfortunately every motherboard i've seen so far has had them coming straight up out of the middle like this which is less than ideal the final connection we're going to make for now is the addressable RGB connection that's a three pin five volt cable and we have a three-way splitter coming off of it for now directly plugged into the splitter is this arctic cooling fan that we just installed and we'll also be plugging in these three fans in the front that are daisy chained together and the fans for our liquid cooler one thing to note about these connections though is that they are really loose uh they tend to wobble a lot even when they're fully plugged in i would recommend some electrical tape or something to kind of hold them together when you connect these daisy chained or split connections like this step six storage while there are RGB ssds out there with all the m.2 slots covered by motherboard armor we felt it was okay to go for something a little bit more practical severance rocket q 2 terabyte is only pci express gen 3 but then so is our CPU and it offers a strong mix of performance capacity and price if you do have a gen 4 capable system and drive be sure to consult your motherboard manual to find the appropriate gen 4 slot and always populate slots to go directly to the CPU before ones that are routed through the motherboard chipset remove the heatsink if there is one and if there's no pre-installed standoff now is the time to fish that out of your motherboard box and screw it in then just line up the notches shimmy the drive in push it down onto the standoff and screw it down with one of these teeny tiny m.2 screws in some cases the heatsink might hold it in place so you can skip that step and put the armor back on if you have a motherboard that's like that step 7 CPU cooler we went with MSI's mag core liquid 360r by the way if you want to see the new rk 360 version make sure to get subscribed so you don't miss out on our upcoming the only pc you can buy build it's going to be pretty good the 10850k gets hot but a 360 millimeter rad like this should be enough to keep the heat dissipated since we're using an Intel processor we'll need the mounting bracket and back plate that look like this and the mounting hardware that looks like this if you're trying to find the right stuff your cooler manual should say something like lga 115x or 1150 1151 but lga 1200 uses the same system if you have a newer processor like this now we're going to mount our fans we're going to use these bionx p120s from arctic these are kind of similar to lee lee's unifans and that you can daisy chain them together without extra wiring which is super cool you just need to add this little bridge connector if they're going to be next to each other like on our 360 millimeter aor radiator add the power cable to the side that makes the most sense for your wiring situation for hours we're going to put it on the side opposite of the soft tubing because the power plug gets in the way and then you just add your bridge connectors screw your fans in the red with the long radiator screws like so then screw the whole thing into the top of the case with the short radiator screws like so Linus asked me to point out that push fan configurations like this one can be a nightmare to clean i told him the theme of the builds RGB not allergy safe so too bad actually i have a fix for that benadryl now for the CPU block MSI system kind of sucks but bear with me we'll begin by installing our Intel bracket then we run these bolts to the CPU back plate add one set of washers put all four bolts through the motherboard being sure that the screw ends of the CPU socket backplate don't interfere with our cooler backplate i told you this sucks next add four spacers like this and position the CPU block like so making sure not to accidentally knock the bolts out as you do it's a little tricky but you are almost there finally attach your block ensuring first there's no plastic over the pre-applied thermal paste by tightening the four spring-loaded thumbnuts step eight power supply like our motherboard we went a bit overkill on the power supply but we did it for the RGB to be clear the ASUS rog thor 1200 watt platinum is a really good unit but at 320 dollars for a cool little screen it shows how much wattage it's using and RGB lighting on the side is probably not the best use of your stimulus check to wire it up we'll start by removing the mounting bracket on the back screwing it onto the back of our power supply with these screws and pulling through the dual 8-pin CPU connectors we cable managed earlier then we add our 24-pin motherboard connector two 8-pin pci express connectors for our graphics card one SATA cable and this little RGB wire look at it it's it's so tiny but oh so essential from here we'll slide in the rest of the power supply right side up so the display can be seen through the window and screw it into the back of the case done deal step 9 GPU these days more and more manufacturers are including plenty of RGB on their gpus and ASUS strix cards are no exception maybe that's why they're selling out like the RGB appeal has become too strong for everyone to resist right we felt like our counterculture Intel pc wouldn't be complete without an AMD graphics card and went for a Radeon rx 6800 thankfully all the RGB is powered and controlled through the standard 8-pin power connectors and the pci express slot take out the pci express slot covers that would otherwise be in the way line the connector up with the slot then push it firmly into place until you see the lock at the back latch on now just replace the thumb screws that were holding in the pci express slot covers and you're good to go step 10 the all-important lighting to add extra lighting to our machine we're using another fantex product their digital RGB neon led kit this thing looks awesome the light diffusion on it is great and you can arrange the strips pretty easily with the included clips and vhp tape they're plenty bright and connect with a standard 3 pin 5 volt argb header like seriously if you can get these instead of your standard led strip with all the exposed invisible leds do it they're more expensive at roughly twenty dollars per script but they look a lot better now the way they're going to lay these out is this 500 millimeter one we're going to wrap around the motherboard and then the two-piece combo set here we're going to use to light up the pci express slots our next bit of lighting kit released shortly after our first RGB build guide so they're a few years old now but streamer cables from lee lee were still an obvious choice for updated rig they're overkill they add a bunch of cabling to manage but like look at them go aren't they beautiful simply attach them to the end of your pci express and atx power cables like any extension and plug them into their designated headers connect them to their controller and plug the controller into an argb header they're pretty stiff so it's not always going to be easy getting them into place but once you do they look amazing now unless you're daisy chaining everything together chances are you're going to have issues getting the exact sequence right for your lighting that's where a little box like this comes in this is from cooler master and it has clearly indicated argb header addresses here so we have a1 a2 a3 a4 all we need to do is make sure that we line those up with exactly how we want everything to look on the case and we should have everything all in one go once we have everything lined up then we can just plug it directly into an argb header on the motherboard no extra software or anything required it'll work as though it's all daisy chained our final piece of internal lighting is this RGB GPU anti-sag bracket from cooler master yes it's entirely unnecessary but isn't that kind of what this whole build is about attach the right plastic clip depending on where you want to place it either this guy if you're putting it somewhere in the middle of the case or this one if you're putting it on the end then stake the RGB connector through the most accessible cutout based on where you want it and use the magnet to stick it in place slide the clip up to the GPU then lock it trust me it's going to look awesome when it's turned on step 11 11 cable management exactly as difficult as holding up 11 fingers with this RGB laden build we have plenty of devices but only three argb headers the streamer cables add more cable length to deal with and we've already got a mess on our hands thanks to our controller hubs that can go into either an addressable RGB or usb header if you decide to do the sensible thing and save a buck on your motherboard two things will help immensely here labeling and planning ahead we have a santa powered argb hub for the power hungry lights and a four-way argb splitter for the devices that need less juice the powered hub is going to get the streamer cables front fans light strips and CPU block light on the splitter we're putting the anti-sag bracket rear fan and radiator fans our third and final header gets the tiny two pin power supply cable this will work for us because we're not designing any custom patterns or anything and the p500a digital's front fans arrived wired together we can still easily change each component to our heart's content we made a simple wiring diagram to help keep things sorted strapped down our non-RGB wiring to keep it out of the way then plugged everything in keeping runs clean and controllers out of the way is the real challenge so feel free to use plenty of zip ties and cable ties for the controllers double-sided tape works best but you can sometimes manage to either tuck them out of the way or place them into the provided case straps once everything is done this part is entirely optional but you will save yourself a lot of potential future headache if you take the time now to label everything or at least label major sections of cables if you're a monster you can grab some of those twist tie labels you can find in grocery stores near the bulk bins just write what it is and twist tie it to your run do you steal labels from the grocery store now that everything's tied it up with paid for cable ties from lttstore.com we can take a moment to appreciate the solid cable management potential of the p 500 day digital before it's time for the moment of truth delayed reaction it's actually kind of amazing how the color is more or less matched with everything usually RGB stuff is like uh this is red but this is also red and this is red and there's like three different reds and it's like i asked for exactly the same red step 12 peripherals for outside the case and on the desk we went almost exclusively with Corsair a pair of lt-100s for flair an st-100 stand for a place to rest our virtuoso RGB wireless headset and an mm700 RGB desk pad this gives us a total of two RGB control applications that need to be installed on our pc which is what i would say if i have been able to resist this mars back m1 keyboard the frosted acrylic looks so good and the acrylic pudding caps are gorgeous the gamer's nexus video investigating the CPU usage of various RGB applications found that the more you have the more the overhead piles up but look at this thing that brings us to step 13 software now there are two RGB programs that can control all of these devices open RGB and jacknet however some devices are just too new to work so we're limited to the official stuff for now because we went strictly with the 3 pin 5 volt argb headers syncing our lighting is actually pretty easy our motherboard is ASUS so we'll get armory crate installed then it should find all of our devices automatically letting us choose from any of the stock animations or design our own with the aura creator and then we can spend all of our time gazing at our finished creation rather than you know actually playing games like some kind of loser for our Corsair desktop peripherals iq is the way to go and you know once it's all configured i kind of hate to admit how cool everything like especially these light towers can look like they do nothing but they look so good beautiful just beautiful but what did it cost going with the RGB version of any given hardware typically adds 10 to 20 dollars not too bad but the streamer cables are about 45 bucks a pop the GPU support bracket is 60 we used two light kits and four fans at 20 bucks each so that's 120 the Corsair light towers are a hundred and thirty dollars for the starter kit which does include two but then the headphone stand is another seventy dollars the desk pad is sixty dollars and the keyboard is 180 if you get the kickstarter early bird special or 199 if you don't that is about 500 without the keyboard for pretty lights is it worth it no but we won't judge much just like we won't judge you for checking out our sponsor vessie fessy footwear is known for being waterproof they're lightweight and breathable but the dual climate knit 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