WEBVTT 00:00:02.560 --> 00:00:05.560 um 00:00:23.840 --> 00:00:29.279 okay secrets out we know 00:00:27.279 --> 00:00:34.480 that the vast majority of the people watching our build guides 00:00:31.359 --> 00:00:37.760 are not at home surrounded by piles of 00:00:34.480 --> 00:00:40.000 new computer parts screwdriver in hand 00:00:37.760 --> 00:00:45.280 following along step by step assembling the exact machine that we're building on 00:00:43.120 --> 00:00:50.719 screen no most of you are just here for 00:00:48.239 --> 00:00:56.879 well hardware porn and that's okay it's nothing to be 00:00:53.520 --> 00:01:00.079 ashamed of and today is all about giving 00:00:56.879 --> 00:01:02.079 the people what they want a workstation 00:01:00.079 --> 00:01:08.720 slash gaming build so high-end that few people will ever have 00:01:06.080 --> 00:01:17.680 a genuine use for it let alone enough spare cash to justify buying it this is 00:01:13.119 --> 00:01:21.360 the drink spitter i mean Threadripper 00:01:17.680 --> 00:01:22.880 all right you guys know the drill 00:01:21.360 --> 00:01:27.520 just kidding we won't need one of those but what we will need is a clean 00:01:24.799 --> 00:01:31.680 workstation an esd strap a screwdriver 00:01:29.439 --> 00:01:35.840 a magnetic parts tray a pair of side cutters 00:01:33.680 --> 00:01:39.759 and i like to have a pair of pliers on hand just in case you gotta you know 00:01:37.520 --> 00:01:44.240 tighten your nuts i also recommend testing the system on 00:01:42.159 --> 00:01:48.399 top of the motherboard box to make sure that it works before you begin the final 00:01:46.720 --> 00:01:52.799 assembly all AMD threadripper cpus have a lot in 00:01:51.680 --> 00:01:59.920 common tons of cash up to 40 megs and 64 pci 00:01:58.479 --> 00:02:05.759 express lanes so it mostly came down to picking how many 00:02:03.759 --> 00:02:10.959 cores we wanted well we wanted all of them so we chose the 00:02:08.239 --> 00:02:16.720 1950x16 core 32 thread processor now i could lie 00:02:14.640 --> 00:02:22.239 and say i'm going to use it to live stream myself playing games while 00:02:19.440 --> 00:02:26.800 encoding 4k video in the background but we all know it's just for facebook and 00:02:24.239 --> 00:02:31.920 streaming web video on the subject of which let's insert the processor now 00:02:29.840 --> 00:02:37.120 normally i just copy paste these instructions from another build guide 00:02:33.920 --> 00:02:41.519 using a similar socket but this time our 00:02:37.120 --> 00:02:43.440 big new chip has a big new socket AMD's 00:02:41.519 --> 00:02:48.400 tr4 and it's a little different to start 00:02:46.239 --> 00:02:54.800 we'll use the fancy Threadripper branded size 20 torx screwdriver that 00:02:51.599 --> 00:02:58.160 actually comes in the CPU box 00:02:54.800 --> 00:03:01.360 loosen the screws labeled three two one 00:02:58.160 --> 00:03:02.879 in that order until the load plate lifts 00:03:01.360 --> 00:03:08.480 itself up next lift the rail frame by gently 00:03:05.920 --> 00:03:14.800 pulling on these blue handles and then slide out the external cap sled 00:03:12.800 --> 00:03:21.120 we're going to replace it with our Threadripper CPU and its carrier frame 00:03:18.800 --> 00:03:26.239 carefully slide the carrier frame into the rail frame making sure it slides all 00:03:24.000 --> 00:03:30.840 the way to the end of the rails and remove the pnp cap that's been 00:03:28.319 --> 00:03:35.840 protecting the socket's 4094 pins 00:03:33.040 --> 00:03:40.959 now gently close the carrier frame so that the CPU makes contact with the pins 00:03:38.480 --> 00:03:45.599 pushing down on the blue handles to fix the carrier frame in place 00:03:42.799 --> 00:03:51.120 then close the load plate and fasten screws one two and three 00:03:48.400 --> 00:03:57.439 in that order with a recommended torque value of 12 pounds per inch of force 00:03:54.720 --> 00:04:03.280 finally take a moment to bask in the glory of the cow tipper the thread 00:04:01.040 --> 00:04:10.319 ripper AMD's threadripper cpus support up to 00:04:06.239 --> 00:04:11.439 one terabyte of wait a minute actually 00:04:10.319 --> 00:04:17.799 yes one terabyte of RAM if you populate all 00:04:15.599 --> 00:04:25.120 eight dimm slots with 128 gig lr or load reduced dimms 00:04:22.560 --> 00:04:29.919 those aren't even out yet they'll be super expensive and 00:04:27.199 --> 00:04:34.960 would be total overkill so we're using eight 00:04:31.600 --> 00:04:36.560 16 gig sticks of trident z RGB RAM from 00:04:34.960 --> 00:04:39.440 g skill because you know we didn't want to be overkill 00:04:38.800 --> 00:04:46.320 and 128 gigs seemed pretty reasonable 00:04:43.040 --> 00:04:49.440 obviously though you could go with 64 or 00:04:46.320 --> 00:04:52.160 32 to save a buck 00:04:49.440 --> 00:04:56.479 to install your dimms pull back the tabs on the memory slots 00:04:53.840 --> 00:05:02.000 align each module according to the key in the socket and press firmly on both 00:04:59.280 --> 00:05:06.880 sides until the latch closes if you're using just four sticks then 00:05:04.240 --> 00:05:10.800 use the lighter grey slots for other configurations refer to your 00:05:08.639 --> 00:05:15.520 motherboard's user guide you'll probably notice that there's one more slightly 00:05:13.600 --> 00:05:20.639 different looking slot that's been left unoccupied leave this one alone for now 00:05:18.639 --> 00:05:25.919 but get excited because we will be coming back to it later we're basically 00:05:23.360 --> 00:05:31.039 using the pant splitter i mean Threadripper of cases it's cooler 00:05:28.800 --> 00:05:37.280 masters latest addition to their hallowed cosmo series the c700p 00:05:35.360 --> 00:05:42.320 it's got many of the characteristics that these cases have become known for 00:05:39.680 --> 00:05:49.120 like the suicide doors and the aluminum skids to make hauling its 49 pound heft 00:05:45.919 --> 00:05:52.160 around just a little easier and 00:05:49.120 --> 00:05:55.600 it is 2017 after all it's got integrated 00:05:52.160 --> 00:05:58.080 RGB lighting and a curved tempered glass 00:05:55.600 --> 00:06:03.680 side panel now as cool as these doors are we start by taking them off simply 00:06:01.360 --> 00:06:10.000 open them and while gripping near the hinge pull upward stash the panels 00:06:07.440 --> 00:06:13.520 particularly the glass one back in the box they came from 00:06:11.840 --> 00:06:18.800 this is also a good time to give ourselves more room to work by taking 00:06:15.759 --> 00:06:21.280 out these screws 00:06:18.800 --> 00:06:25.600 and sliding the internal panels free we're going to replace the case's 00:06:23.039 --> 00:06:31.360 included fans with cooler master master fan pro 140s placing three in the front 00:06:28.639 --> 00:06:37.520 for intake and one for exhaust at the back remove the case's front covers by 00:06:34.319 --> 00:06:40.639 tilting and then pulling up on layer one 00:06:37.520 --> 00:06:42.800 and then simply pushing out layer two 00:06:40.639 --> 00:06:47.840 then it's just a matter of screwing the fans onto the 140 millimeter rails with 00:06:46.080 --> 00:06:52.240 the fan leads pointing towards the motherboard tray 00:06:49.680 --> 00:06:55.600 next pull to remove the case's magnetic rear fairing so you can access the fan 00:06:54.319 --> 00:06:59.680 screws here and mount your new RGB fan with the 00:06:57.600 --> 00:07:05.680 sticker towards the back next check this out one of these SSD 00:07:02.639 --> 00:07:09.120 sleds is actually an integrated fan hub 00:07:05.680 --> 00:07:10.960 in disguise and this is where all of our 00:07:09.120 --> 00:07:16.800 fan leads will go as for the RGB leads we'll connect those 00:07:13.759 --> 00:07:18.720 to the RGB hub that came with the fans 00:07:16.800 --> 00:07:23.440 it's magnetic so we can just stick at any old place and leave the internal usb 00:07:21.120 --> 00:07:29.120 connector dangling for now our motherboard choice the ASUS rog 00:07:26.160 --> 00:07:35.599 zenith extreme is full of badass features like 802.11 ad wi-fi and their 00:07:33.280 --> 00:07:40.240 live dash OLED screen for measuring vitals 00:07:36.639 --> 00:07:43.599 it also has what's called dim.2 a riser 00:07:40.240 --> 00:07:44.479 that adds space for two more m.2 slots 00:07:43.599 --> 00:07:51.360 and a 10 gigabit pci express network card 00:07:48.560 --> 00:07:56.000 which is actually a pretty good value if you wanted one anyway 00:07:53.599 --> 00:08:00.879 if you don't care about that stuff you can still totally follow this guide and 00:07:58.639 --> 00:08:07.680 save about two hundred dollars with the ASUS prime x399a 00:08:04.560 --> 00:08:10.240 so our i o shield is pre-attached that's 00:08:07.680 --> 00:08:15.919 cool meaning that we can jump right to installing the standoffs that came with 00:08:12.319 --> 00:08:16.800 the case in all of the points labeled a 00:08:15.919 --> 00:08:21.360 for eatx 00:08:19.360 --> 00:08:28.240 set the board in place over the middle standoff post then use these screws to 00:08:24.479 --> 00:08:30.960 fasten the board to the rest 00:08:28.240 --> 00:08:36.479 you can plug in the two 8 pin CPU power connectors now to do your future self a 00:08:33.599 --> 00:08:41.120 solid and since we still have easy access to the motherboard we'll also 00:08:38.800 --> 00:08:45.440 show you guys how to plug in the rest of the annoying tiny things 00:08:43.360 --> 00:08:50.160 the front panel connectors for the power led hard drive led reset switch and 00:08:48.880 --> 00:08:55.760 power switch the fancy front usb 3.1 gen2 connector 00:08:54.880 --> 00:09:02.480 here and the usb 3.1 gen 1 00:08:59.040 --> 00:09:04.720 case RGB and system audio along the 00:09:02.480 --> 00:09:08.800 bottom so to keep our rig chilling out maxin relaxin all cool we're going to be 00:09:06.640 --> 00:09:14.880 using the cooler master master liquid 240 all-in-one liquid cooler 00:09:11.680 --> 00:09:17.760 high-end cooling is basically a 00:09:14.880 --> 00:09:21.600 requirement if you are overclocking threadripper 00:09:19.200 --> 00:09:25.680 this one comes with a lot of hardware for all the different sockets it 00:09:23.120 --> 00:09:30.080 supports but we'll be using the socket tr4 mount which at the time of filming 00:09:28.320 --> 00:09:34.640 is sold separately and available only from cooler master's website 00:09:32.399 --> 00:09:38.959 now normally this is the part of the build where i freak out and realize that 00:09:37.279 --> 00:09:43.519 i've installed my motherboard without first mounting the cooler bracket on the 00:09:41.040 --> 00:09:48.320 back but today i don't have to worry about that because the tr4 socket is 00:09:46.720 --> 00:09:53.760 sturdy af and the pump actually mounts directly to 00:09:50.880 --> 00:09:58.640 it like a little baby monkey start by fastening your fans we're using RGB ones 00:09:56.720 --> 00:10:03.920 to match the rest of the case with the stickers against the radiator using 00:10:00.959 --> 00:10:08.720 these long screws letting the fan leads hang towards the motherboard tray 00:10:06.399 --> 00:10:13.600 next mount the radiator to the top of the case by popping off the case's dust 00:10:11.279 --> 00:10:18.959 filter and fastening the rad to the mounting rails using these eight screws 00:10:17.120 --> 00:10:23.600 connect the fan headers to the included y adapter and plug the other end into 00:10:21.279 --> 00:10:28.480 the CPU fan header here we'll connect the RGB leads to the 00:10:25.839 --> 00:10:32.000 included hub like we did earlier but 00:10:29.279 --> 00:10:39.600 right now we've actually got a problem we have two RGB hubs each requiring a 00:10:36.240 --> 00:10:42.000 usb 2.0 header and our motherboard only 00:10:39.600 --> 00:10:44.880 has one such header you know what 00:10:43.440 --> 00:10:49.120 that's it you guys i'm done if i can't have all my RGB 00:10:47.360 --> 00:10:53.120 working i'm leaving just have dinner sent to my trailer 00:10:51.519 --> 00:10:56.880 oh okay so apparently this is a pretty simple 00:10:55.200 --> 00:11:02.079 problem to solve what's 25 bucks for one of these 00:10:59.040 --> 00:11:03.120 internal usb hubs on a 7 000 00:11:02.079 --> 00:11:08.720 build so we're going to mount it here 00:11:05.440 --> 00:11:11.440 connect up all the usb cables then wire 00:11:08.720 --> 00:11:14.720 up its molex power cable now it's time to mount the block to the 00:11:13.360 --> 00:11:20.720 CPU we'll start by peeling off this warning 00:11:17.360 --> 00:11:23.120 label and placing two rice grain sized 00:11:20.720 --> 00:11:28.160 dabs of the included thermal compound on the center of the CPU 00:11:25.360 --> 00:11:32.560 now arrange the two tr4 mounting brackets like this 00:11:29.920 --> 00:11:36.959 and start tightening them down if you think it looks weird that the 00:11:34.240 --> 00:11:42.720 cooler doesn't cover the entire chip don't worry on threadripper the CPU dies 00:11:40.560 --> 00:11:46.720 the parts that actually produce heat are in the center anyway 00:11:44.640 --> 00:11:50.959 so all that's left is plugging in the pump header way down here 00:11:48.880 --> 00:11:54.640 and then using this handy extension cable to route it behind the motherboard 00:11:53.120 --> 00:11:59.760 tray using a power supply calculator might 00:11:56.720 --> 00:12:03.200 suggest that a 600 watt psu would be 00:11:59.760 --> 00:12:05.519 sufficient so naturally we went with 00:12:03.200 --> 00:12:12.320 a power supply that cooler master says will be completely silent up to 600 00:12:08.959 --> 00:12:16.160 watts and is capable of double that with 00:12:12.320 --> 00:12:18.160 efficiency in excess of 80 plus titanium 00:12:16.160 --> 00:12:25.040 now we're not here to mislead you the masterbot maker 1200 mij with its all 00:12:22.560 --> 00:12:30.480 made in japan components and 10 year warranty not to mention 00:12:27.440 --> 00:12:34.079 thousand dollar price tag was a because 00:12:30.480 --> 00:12:36.959 we can move and the v750 at a tenth of 00:12:34.079 --> 00:12:41.519 the price will do you just fine for this build just make sure that whatever power 00:12:39.519 --> 00:12:47.120 supply you go with you grab something with two 8-pin eps connectors 00:12:44.639 --> 00:12:51.680 threadripper can run with a single connector but you'll be losing the 00:12:49.200 --> 00:12:56.399 ability to overclock and risking instability as well as issues with 00:12:53.839 --> 00:13:01.279 higher end memory start by connecting all the cables to the power supply while 00:12:58.880 --> 00:13:05.440 it's still accessible you'll need the 24 pin connector to power the motherboard 00:13:03.279 --> 00:13:10.800 two six plus two pin pci express connectors for the graphics card two 00:13:07.519 --> 00:13:13.360 SATA chains one molex cable and the two 00:13:10.800 --> 00:13:17.839 eight pin CPU cables that you managed earlier unfortunately the cables that 00:13:16.079 --> 00:13:23.120 came with this power supply aren't sleeved and cablemod doesn't make a kit 00:13:20.240 --> 00:13:27.519 for it but they do make cable extenders so we'll connect these to the ends of 00:13:25.120 --> 00:13:31.600 our cables hiding the excess slack in the basement next 00:13:29.519 --> 00:13:36.560 gently flex the power supply cover so you can finagle it on to the little 00:13:34.000 --> 00:13:41.760 pedestal in the basement or you could just take off these four screws and not 00:13:38.240 --> 00:13:45.760 be lazy place it fan side down install 00:13:41.760 --> 00:13:47.760 the four screws in the back like so then 00:13:45.760 --> 00:13:50.639 wipe a tear from your eye when you realize that 00:13:48.959 --> 00:13:56.399 no one's ever gonna see your baller power supply now we could put normal 00:13:53.680 --> 00:14:01.519 storage in here a single m.2 drive would be blazing fast on its own but 00:13:59.440 --> 00:14:05.680 before the end of this year AMD is planning to release a driver update that 00:14:03.839 --> 00:14:10.160 will enable bootable NVMe raid on x-399 00:14:09.199 --> 00:14:14.959 so how could we not be 00:14:12.399 --> 00:14:22.079 f-word future-proof with a view of Corsair's high-speed mp500 ssds we begin 00:14:19.519 --> 00:14:26.800 by removing the m.2 heat spreader by unscrewing these three fasteners being 00:14:24.560 --> 00:14:30.800 careful not to slip and scratch this nice plate here next we'll grab the 00:14:29.040 --> 00:14:36.320 small baggie from the motherboard box that contains the m.2 standoff and cap 00:14:34.079 --> 00:14:41.600 and install the standoff in the nut that matches the length of our m.2 drive this 00:14:39.440 --> 00:14:47.360 one happens to be an 80 millimeter stick so we're using the nut marked 2280 all 00:14:44.959 --> 00:14:52.560 that's left then is to insert the SSD at an angle press it down fasten it on the 00:14:50.079 --> 00:14:55.839 opposite end and replace the fancy heat spreader and you're done 00:14:54.480 --> 00:15:00.480 where are you we're going to use that same mounting 00:14:57.519 --> 00:15:06.560 procedure as before except this time instead of going directly on the board 00:15:02.880 --> 00:15:09.279 our two additional ssds will go on this 00:15:06.560 --> 00:15:12.720 nifty little add-in card one on each side 00:15:10.320 --> 00:15:18.639 we then slot the card into our last remaining dim slot such that this little 00:15:15.360 --> 00:15:21.040 gap hops over the dim.2 signpost press 00:15:18.639 --> 00:15:24.399 firmly until the open tab closes itself hey voila 00:15:22.480 --> 00:15:29.360 over a terabyte of wicked fast storage now you might 00:15:27.360 --> 00:15:34.320 wonder at this point why our build doesn't contain a hard drive we clearly 00:15:31.360 --> 00:15:39.839 have the budget for it and that last bit is exactly why we figure anyone spending 00:15:37.120 --> 00:15:44.079 this kind of money on their workstation especially one with 10 gig networking 00:15:42.240 --> 00:15:49.920 should probably just have a separate storage box elsewhere on their network 00:15:47.600 --> 00:15:54.399 for our graphics card we considered a quadro but from our recent findings 00:15:53.360 --> 00:16:01.800 they're not actually better in many applications 00:15:57.759 --> 00:16:04.639 than consumer cards so if your use case 00:16:01.800 --> 00:16:10.800 specifically benefits from quadro go with that but we chose the gtx 1080 ti 00:16:08.000 --> 00:16:15.920 amp extreme edition from zotac remove these three pci slot covers two 00:16:14.079 --> 00:16:20.079 of them are for the graphics card and one is actually for our 10 gigabit 00:16:18.399 --> 00:16:24.639 network card remove the protective cover from the 00:16:22.079 --> 00:16:29.680 card edge and align the card carefully with the motherboard's PCIe slot and the 00:16:27.680 --> 00:16:35.360 openings at the back of the case push the card in firmly until the slot 00:16:32.240 --> 00:16:36.480 tab snaps shut then put the case screws 00:16:35.360 --> 00:16:40.800 back in finally plug in the two eight pin pci 00:16:38.880 --> 00:16:44.880 express power connectors that we attached to the power supply earlier now 00:16:43.120 --> 00:16:49.519 this technically isn't a graphics card but you can throw your network card in 00:16:47.199 --> 00:16:55.279 at this point too this slot's a good choice but thanks to threadripper's 64 00:16:52.720 --> 00:17:01.120 pci express lanes you really don't have to think about it too much just uh throw 00:16:57.360 --> 00:17:01.120 it in there and put the screw in 00:17:01.199 --> 00:17:07.760 our case is deep covered basement and the wide gap between the motherboard 00:17:05.439 --> 00:17:12.720 tray and the door make cable management a piece of cake especially if you're not 00:17:09.839 --> 00:17:17.439 the perfectionist type since most of the mess not including our RGB hub spaghetti 00:17:15.439 --> 00:17:22.480 monster will be hidden behind the internal panels that we removed earlier 00:17:20.240 --> 00:17:26.480 so once we replace all the doors she ain't looking too shabby 00:17:24.799 --> 00:17:31.440 for peripherals we're using cooler masters master keys pro l RGB keyboard 00:17:29.280 --> 00:17:37.280 their master mouse pro l mouse and a swift rx xl mouse pad now 00:17:35.120 --> 00:17:41.600 let's put it all together now i promise we're getting to the 00:17:38.880 --> 00:17:45.760 sizzle reel soon but first a couple quick tweaks in the BIOS we're going to 00:17:43.840 --> 00:17:52.160 configure our RAM by going to the extreme tweaker tab and changing the ai 00:17:48.320 --> 00:17:55.280 overclock tuner from auto to docp 00:17:52.160 --> 00:17:57.840 then we're going to do a basic overclock 00:17:55.280 --> 00:18:01.679 using the easy tuning wizard in our case we got an easy eight percent performance 00:18:00.320 --> 00:18:07.520 boost now this is also a good time to 00:18:03.679 --> 00:18:09.520 configure your m.2 raid unfortunately we 00:18:07.520 --> 00:18:15.200 can't show you this now because the feature won't be supported for a couple 00:18:11.600 --> 00:18:17.440 more weeks meaning that we save and 00:18:15.200 --> 00:18:21.200 we're done now we've covered installing your operating system pretty thoroughly 00:18:19.280 --> 00:18:25.520 on the path so just check out this guide on the forum that we'll have linked 00:18:22.640 --> 00:18:29.760 below as for drivers your motherboard actually comes with a flash drive with 00:18:27.200 --> 00:18:34.240 the latest ones for audio uh your network card your chipset etc meaning 00:18:32.000 --> 00:18:39.679 you just gotta go over to NVIDIA.com and get the latest for your graphics card 00:18:36.559 --> 00:18:44.400 leaving us with nothing left to do but 00:18:39.679 --> 00:18:45.360 admire our creation is it a great value 00:18:44.400 --> 00:18:51.679 well in its current state it's the most expensive build we've ever done but 00:18:49.760 --> 00:18:56.640 with some tweaks that wouldn't affect performance noticeably for most people 00:18:54.480 --> 00:19:02.559 compared to what you'd have spent for a 16 core bed i mean 00:18:59.600 --> 00:19:06.640 thread ripping pc even a year ago it actually ends up looking pretty 00:19:04.880 --> 00:19:11.600 compelling so long live competition in the CPU 00:19:08.960 --> 00:19:18.280 industry and long live cooler master for sponsoring this build guide 00:19:13.919 --> 00:19:18.280 time for the sexy glam now 00:19:26.559 --> 00:19:47.549 oh 00:20:08.720 --> 00:20:11.600 at least i saw