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even with all of the guides we've created over the years building a

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computer can still be pretty challenging if you've never done it before wrong CPU

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socket confusing case and what do I do

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with all of these RAM slots our goal with this build then was to create a

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gaming PC that is not only darn near

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impossible to screw up but that you can

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build yourself in less time than it would take to drive to the store and buy

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a console Micro Center stepped up and sponsored us then to give you the

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foolproof PC so grab a screwdriver

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preferably one from LTT Store.com and follow

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along after slipping an ESD bracelet over my

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ankle we will start as always with the motherboard and ASUS R stricks b6i and I

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can already hear you saying lus small form factor is hard

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and you got to trust me okay an ITX

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motherboard might not have as much room for expansion but it also has almost no

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room to screw up which memory slots do I

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use the only ones where do I get it

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Microcenter obviously see easy the Box

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will serve as a handy build surface just unlatch the retention ARM and pull it

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open then Orient your unboxed LGA 1700

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CPU using the Golden Triangle on the CPU and on the socket cover or by lining up

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the notches on the top and bottom we went with Intel's Core i5 12600 K

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because it offers great gaming performance and we like the value that

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those efficiency cores bring to the table for multi- threaded workloads once

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it's in give it a little wiggle to make sure it's seated correctly then push the

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lid down until the top latch grabs hold of the lid push the retention ARM down

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you got really Giver here and tuck it under its holder the socket cover should

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pop off on its own set that aside in case you ever want to RMA or sell your

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motherboard the next step is to install our SSD a Samsung 980 Pro it is pricey

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but Samsung regularly performs very well in pits reliability reports and it's a

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really fast drive that can truly take advantage of PCIe Gen 4 capacity as

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always is a personal choice but since we only have two m.2 slots we decided on a

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2 tbte model so you won't need to upgrade right away unless of course

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you're a data hoarder in which case make sure to get subscribed so you don't miss

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our upcoming video about who's the biggest data hoarder at LMG and what

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Solutions everybody uses both slots on

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this board are Gen 4 so there's no wrong answer but both have slightly different

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installation methods the rear slot goes in like this and needs this screw from

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the motherboard box to secure it I prefer to use this one for now since

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this slot is going to be harder to access when it's time to upgrade when

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that time comes the front slot is under the motherboard armor take out these

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three screws a number one Phillips will do the trick then lift it off and set it

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aside peel off the film covering the thermal pad and slide in the SSD until

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it clicks into place push it down and check this out ASUS calls this m.2 Q

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latch and it makes SSD installation as simple as rotating this little plastic

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dad love it at this stage you can just

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not bother putting the armor back on if you want to save some time it's really

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unlikely to affect performance but if you like the look peel the film off the

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underside place it over the drive and screw it back down into place now for

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the CPU heat sink the LGA 1700 socket is

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still pretty new so any cooler that's been sitting on the shelf for a year

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might not include the right Hardware but if you reach out to nocto with proof of

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purchase they will send you a free mounting kit this is a potential extra

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step in our foolproof PC but thankfully

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this kit makes it impossible to screw up your Mount we went with the nhu12s for

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its excellent performance compatibility and ease of use also it's available at

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Microcenter but another solid option the community seems to really like is the

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Scythe mugan 5 rev B pick up your motherboard with one hand by the io

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shield and push the back plate into place through these holes it's

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symmetrical so the only thing that really matters is that the holes correspond to where the screws are

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sticking through the socket so easy right place the board back down on top

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of the box Slide the plastic spacers over the bolts

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like so then install the two mounting bars over top of the spacers with the

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bars curving outward finally we'll use the thumb nuts to screw down our four

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corners to keep everything in place when it comes to thermal compound don't

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stress nocta includes a non-conductive

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non-capacitive paste with all of their coolers so it won't hurt anything to put

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on some extra for these longer LGA 1700

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CPUs we're going to go with the thin line down the middle technique and it

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can be about the width of an uncooked grain of rice then remove the fan from

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the heat sink by pulling out these two wires and place the heat sink over the

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two mounting points and tighten it down until the screws bottom out honestly

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that was the hardest part but if you still think that all of this is too

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difficult Microcenter has technicians who can put everything together for you

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for a $150 build fee the leave Hardline

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water cooling for an upcharge let's move on to RAM ddr5 installs exactly the same

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as ddr4 and we only have two dim slots

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so you can't put them in the wrong one we've also chosen lower spec ddr5 to

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ensure that we don't run into any instability or compatibility issues when

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enabling XMP we also considered the size of our modules you might choose to

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mostly follow our parts list but maybe you change your cooler for example these

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Corsair Vengeance 5200 megat transfer per second CL 38 modules will fit in

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just about anything push down the tabs on the top end of the dim slots then

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align the notch of your memory module with the notch on the slot Slide the

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first module into the rails then guide it to the bottom and press firmly with

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two thumbs until you hear a click on each side do it again for the second

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module and then you are all set now that

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our memory is installed we can attach our fan to our heat sink with the side

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clips like so then plug the cable into the gray fan header at the top this is

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your CPU fan header and the one directly next to it is the aiio pump header we'll

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get to our case selection in a second but for now since we know that it comes

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with two case fans we're going to use a handy y splitter and plug it into the

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chassis fan header up here near the CPU power connector if you don't want to pay

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the extra few dollars that's okay you can use the pump header for your second

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chassis fan it just might require a little bit of extra configuration to get

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it to properly ramp up and down according to your system temperatures

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all right remember when I asked you to trust me small form factor is hard but

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we're not building small form factor our biggest trick today is the Jake tyy

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special putting an ITX board in an ATX

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case specifically the h510 flow from

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NZXT ah so much room for

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activities okay we're going to do this in sort of a weird order but you'll

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thank me later starting with our power supply yes I know fully modular power

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supplies are a super cool upgrade for experienced Builders but while it's hard

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to put cables in the wrong way it's not not impossible and it does add extra

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steps so we went with an EVGA 700 GD

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it's rated for 80 plus gold efficiency and outputs a bit more juice than we

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need today with some to spare for the reportedly power hungry upcoming RTX

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4000 series let's grab the only three cables we actually need for our build

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now the ATX 24 pin CPU 8 Pin and PCIe 8

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Pin we'll take the others that we don't need like these SATA and Molex cables as

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well as these extra PCIe cables bundle them together and and forget about them

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for now put your power supply close to your case like this then take the 8 Pin

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CPU cable and feed it through the cutout at the top give yourself as much slack

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as possible for now we're going to clean that up later while you're up here feed

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the rear exhaust fan cable out through that same cutout this next step can be

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done with your case standing which will make the CPU power cable easier to

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manage but if you're more comfortable resting your motherboard on the standoffs and then screwing it in with

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two hands rather than one that's perfectly okay either way we're going to

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take our CPU cable in one hand and the motherboard in the other and bring it

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close enough that you can plug in the CPU connector by pushing this Cable in

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with the clip pointed out if you're not using the Y splitter for fans plug in

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your chassis fans now as well then as you place the motherboard on these four

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standoffs align the I/O no Shield installation for us our board comes with

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one pre-installed and gently push it into place our ITX board fits perfectly

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on the pre-installed standoffs and I promise you that using these screws to

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secure the three corners here here and here and then resting the last one on

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the pre-installed Center Post will be fine but if you're truly worried feel

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free to swap out that post with any of the other standoffs using their handy

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standoff tool now remember that y splitter we plugged in earlier tuck the

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ends of that cable out through the same cutout as your CPU power connector and

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then plug in the front and rear case f we can now wire up our case iio since

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we're in here and this is why we chose NZXT the power switch reset switch and

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power LED are all properly grouped together for us so we can plug them all

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in at once I mean I get it Universal

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compatibility with the broken out ones that's pretty cool but most modern

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boards are the same and man is this ever a timesaver USBC goes here usba goes

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here both of them are keyed so they only go in one way then we're going to take

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our HD audio and stretch it across our board so it can rest snugly between our

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GPU and our CPU Cooler now it's time to push your power supply

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into the basement through the side get your ATX 24 pin and PCIe 8 pin out of

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the way then you can tuck all those extra cables out of sight so roomy run

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the ATX 24 pin up the side then out through any of the nearby cutouts and

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plug it in it's keyed to only go in one way then the PCIe cable comes up through

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the basement and we can leave it hanging there for now next grab the four screws

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included with your power supply and secure it here here here and here at

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this point if we were using integrated Graphics we'd be ready to rock but the

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GPU shortage is finally settling down Microcenter has lots of stock mostly in

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their stores to help reduce online scalping so we chose an EVGA RTX 3060 XC

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it's a great match for our 12600 K and being a Twan card in a case this size it

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is a breeze to install remove the two

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top slot covers from the case then put them with your case hardware and keep

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those two screws grab your GPU remove the PCIe protect ctor as well as

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whichever display out covers you'll need and if you're an office I would suggest

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laying your case down for an easier time here line up the slot with the connector

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might have to wiggle this around a bit to get it just right and push it down

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until it's seated you can check if you're done by trying to spot the case

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holes through the rear bracket like this or by checking the PCIe lock to make

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sure that it's engaged and we are in business now we

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just need to screw it back down and plug in our last power connector a little

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like so and that's it following this

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guide you could conceivably complete this PC in 10 to 15 minutes and I'm so

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confident that it's going to work I'm going to put the panels on before I

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power it up you can check out all the products that we used by the way in the

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links down below while we get Windows installed and get some games fired out

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blah blah BL this is a fantastic gaming experience

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Doom Eternal is not the most difficult game to run but anything that can do

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Doom Eternal 1440p 130 to 150 FPS is going to be

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having a pretty darn good time in just about any AAA game that has at least

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some reasonable level of optimization and the craziest part of all this is

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gpus are finally coming down to prices that you could conceivably actually

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build this thing I love it right we have struggled so much to make videos for the

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last two years this is great so whether

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you want to build it yourself or just pick out something you know has good

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parts rather than rolling the dice on a pre-built you can find everything you're

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looking for at Microcenter they've got a great selection of products

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knowledgeable Associates to help you when you're shopping and plenty of

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products available in store not feeling social you can place your order online

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and get your products fast with their 18-minute inore pickup options they've

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got fantastic prices 25 Us locations

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with their own service and repair department so you can avoid shipping RMA

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products overseas and if you're a new customer well microser wants to offer

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you a free 128 gig USB flash drive and a

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128 gig micro SD card check out the link in the video description new customers

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only no purchase necessary limited time offer valid and store only limit one coupon per customer if you guys enjoyed

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this video make sure to check out the build stream that we did recently for a

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solid budget build that was also sponsored by Micro Center right yeah

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yeah it was