How To Build a PC : Building a MEGA Video Editing PC

are you dead how to build a PC part one of 256 that's right Microcenter is going to make 256 how to build a PC videos why because that's literally what we do we build hundreds of PCS every week so it makes sense that we should make hundreds of videos why did we decide to do 256 videos well when we decided on the amount of videos we should produce we wanted the amount to be bized when you start a PC build the first thing you need to ask yourself is what am I going to do with this PC so what are we going to do with this well we're the video content team at Micro Center and we're starting to produce video content about PCS Tech and more so it seemed fitting the first PC build video we do would be our very own Studio PC which we actually use to edit this video on everything in this build is catered to video editing so let's dive in for the CPU we're going with the Intel I9 13900 K aside from being the top of the 13th gen Intel chips I chose the CPU for the hardware encode and dcode for hvvc or h265 video Codec which are commonly used in most mirrorless cameras for a powerful CPU we'll need a powerful cooling solution luckily we we have the Galahad 2 Trinity 360 from lean Lee with its 360 mm radiator and three fans it'll offer enough cooling capability to keep up with the I9 to complement the powerful CPU we have a powerful GPU with an Nvidia RTX 480 from Asus Pro art this beautiful looking graphics card is the overclocked version offering 16 GB of gddr 6X video memory and 9,728 Cuda cor which are both IDE deal for programs like Da Vinci resolve for video editing and color grading we have four sticks of crucial Pro 32 GB ddr5 5600 Ram equaling a total of 128 GB of RAM video editing loves lots of memory so we went all out for this machine we're using the Asus z790 Creator Pro art board to pull everything together for our PC this board offers plenty of M2 and SATA options with 4 M2 and eight SATA ports on the board the z790 creator also supports USB 3.2 2x2 for the front panel as well as a thunderbolt four port in the rear I/O offering plenty of fast connectivity options it's a greatl looking motherboard that really ties together the whole Creator look of this PC we'll use two Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB nvme ssds on the z790 Creator board one for the operating system and application file files and another that can be used as a scratch drive for video editing we also have two 8 TB Samsung 870 qvo 2.5 in ssds that will use for additional fast storage on large video projects lastly we have two Western Digital gold 22 tbte 3.5 in 7200 RPM drives these Enterprise level drives are absolute overkill for this machine but it gives us enough large and reliable data storage for the massive am ount of video projects that we'll be making oh and in case we didn't have enough storage space we also have an external gr- raade mirror from SanDisk offering an additional 12 tabt of external storage space and has quick speeds through Thunderbolt 3 allowing a daisy chain of up to five additional gr- raade mirrors on top of all of the storage space we'll be building a network attached storage in the future so stay tuned for that video the case that we have to keep this plethora of PC parts is the lean lee1 Dynamic Evo which has plenty of space for the hard drives we want to utilize and it also has great working space for cable management it's also worth mentioning that this gunmetal gray color is exclusively available at Microcenter and it looks fantastic for fans we went with the Lanley unian sl20 V2s which match the case and are super simple to use the fans connect together to form one single fan unit with a single cable which is a fantastic feature to reduce cable clutter and lastly to power this beast of the machine we have a 1,000 wat Asus tough modular power supply modular is a great way to go to reduce cable clutter since you only use the cables that you need and this power supply has ample power for our CPU GPU and large array of hard drives now that we have all the parts assembled it's time for the build we took a road trip to our new Microcenter store in Indianapolis and had Josh here help us with the build he's one of our expert service text one of the best bits of advice we can give when building a PC especially if this is your first time is to rtfm read the Fantastic manual the manual is a fantastic resource of information each PC build is unique and there's no one catch all for every configuration so always remember to rtfm when starting a build it's best to assemble as much as possible on the motherboard we have the CPU RAM and M2 ssds that will install on the motherboard it's best practice to do this on a soft surface since it takes some pressure to insert the RAM sticks you're going to want to do the assembly on the easiest and most available surface when building your PC the motherboard box inserting the CPU into the socket is a very simple yet very scary process don't fret it's a lot easier than you think this LGA 1700 socket has the pins on the motherboard not on the chip so you want to be careful when inserting the the CPU so you don't bend any pins on the motherboard there's a plastic cover on the retention bracket of the socket Pro tip leave this on until the CPU is inserted to protect the socket from anything falling in we remove the plastic cover so you can see what's going on in the socket definitely save the plastic cover in your motherboard box in case you ever uninstall the motherboard to keep the socket safe the CPU has a small triangle on the bottom left corner to indicate the orientation to install the Chip And there's notches on the top and bottom to align the chip properly with the plastic cover removed you can see the pins under the retention bracket you can also see the triangle etched into the bottom left corner of the bracket indicating the direction to place the CPU there's an arm on the side of the bracket push this down to loosen the arm from the hook and bring the arm upward to release the retention bracket there's some Force holding the arm in place so remove it slowly so it doesn't smack your fingers with the arm raised you can open the retention bracket and insert the CPU lift the bracket and gently insert the CPU you can line up the bottom of the CPU to The Notches in the socket and gently drop the CPU in place check the notches on the top and bottom to ensure the CPU is inserted properly place the bracket over the CPU and lower the arm back into the hook you'll feel a lot of resistance this is normal if you aligned and inserted the CPU properly there's no need to worry press the arm down and catch it on the hook now that the scary part is done let's move on to the ssds this board can actually support up to four M2 nvme ssds we're only going to be installing two there's heat sink plates covering the M2 ports remove these screws to remove the plates the M2 ports can be seen on the board and have corresponding post holes for the mounting screw for the drive there's different lengths of ssds that can be supported on this board we're using two 2280 ssds the 2280 describes their Dimensions 22 mm wide by 80 mm long most motherboards can support M2 ssds of different sizes such as 2242 2260 and even 22110 this Asus proart z90 board came with Q latch mounts which have a small plastic lever that can latch the drive in place this is much easier than trying to hold the drive down with a small screw and screwdriver and they do not require a riser the top M2 Port has a q latch pre-installed in the 2280 screw slot since this is a very common M2 size the drives have a small Notch so they can only be inserted One Way line up the header of the drive to the Notch and insert into the port the drive will angle Upward at about 45° that's normal press the drive down to the Q latch and turn the lever to lock the drive in place if you're using a motherboard with a screw make sure the Riser is in place before placing the drive down and attaching the screw the second second M2 Port is oriented in a different direction but will do the same process as the first drive inserting it into the port laying down the drive on the Q latch and locking the Q latch into place the heat sink plates have thermal pads to help distribute the heat from the drive to the plate remove the plastic covering on the thermal pads so they can stick to the drives for optimal heat transfer place the heat sink plates on the drive and insert the screws installing the ram is one of the easiest parts of building a PC we're installing four sticks so we'll open the latches on all four slots depending on how many sticks of ram you're using there are specific slots that you should use for single dual or quad sticks of ram remember to check that manual with all the latches open line up the ram stick to the ram slot there's a notch on the ram that is slightly offc Center so there's only one way to insert it press down firmly on both ends of the ram stick and you'll feel a click of the latches closing on the ram again remember to do this on a soft surface since it takes a bit of force to get the Ram stick stick down with all four sticks inserted time to prep the case Josh really likes our lean Le 01 Dynamic Evo case especially the gun metal gray color did we mention that color is a Microcenter exclusive we'll start removing the panels from the case the top panels have thumb screws that are easy to remove and the plates slide right out the back plate where the cables go removes out easily as well there's a screw on the top holding the side glass panel always be careful with tempered glass panels do not place them on tile since this can shatter the glass we'll also remove the SSD drive bracket so we can access the channels in the back for the cables this case has plenty of room to work with making Cable Management easy before putting the motherboard in the case we'll insert the fans since we have the lean Le UNIF fans we can attach them to one another so they lock together into one unit this allows for a single cable to run to the fans to power them instead of a cable for each individual fan the connections are on the sides of the fans and the fans simply slide together and lock into one another we'll remove the bottom bracket of the case for the fans and line up the fans to the bracket we want the bottom fans to take air into the case so we'll Mount the bracket to the intake PC fans have an arrow indicating which way the air is Flowing but you can tell at a glance which way the air is flowing by which side the crosshatch arms are on the side with the crosshatch arms are the direction the air is Flowing the side without the arms is the intake there's screw holes that align to the channels along the bracket insert the screws and screw the bracket into the fans there's a single cable that will attach to the side of the fans we want the cable on the side closest to the motherboard so we can hide the cable easily screw the bracket into the bottom of the case and the bottom fans are complete fortunately the intake fans on the side are already pre-installed on the case now we're ready to insert the motherboard we'll want to do this before installing the aiio since it'll be easier to to access the CPU power ports with the AIO out of the way before we install the motherboard we want to install the back plate of the cooling Mount the gahad cooler comes with several different mounting plates we want to use the LGA 1700 plate the plate has adhesive stickers to keep the plate attached to the motherboard remove the plastic covers to the adhesive and Slide the plate into the motherboard there are nine mounting points on the case that will match up to the nine screw holes of the motherboard this motherboard has the I/O plate pre-installed but if you have a motherb board that has an IO plate that needs to be installed now is the time to do it the motherboard slides in easily to the case matching up the io plate to the io hole on the back of the case point the motherboard at an angle to get the I/O plate in place and gently lower the motherboard onto the nine mounting points you'll feel the motherboard slide into place when it's in the proper mounting position screw in all nine screws you don't want to overtighten or damage the motherboard hand tight with a screwdriver is fine we haven't installed the power supply just yet but we want to install the CPU cable now since we have the best access to the CPU power port there's two ports in 8 Pin and an additional four pin most CPUs will receive enough power with just the 8 Pin but if you want to overclock or need additional power then it's best to connect the additional four pin as well since we want to overclock our 13900 K and we anticipate it to pull a lot of power we'll be connecting the additional four pin sometimes the four pin cable will have an additional two pins connected to it you can remove those pins and just use the four pins that match the shape of the connector the cables from the power supply box are already labeled for the CPU so we simply attach the 8 Pin and the four pin cables and run the cables into the channel along the top of the case we'll keep this cable tucked in the back to plug into the power supply later now we'll start attaching cables to the motherboard this is the part where you'll want to refer to the manual the most every motherboard is different and motherboard and case manufacturers can call Things by different names the best place to check is the diagram of the motherboard for all the ports look through this to understand what you need to plug in and where we'll start with the cables for the case front panel cables are often a jumble of several different small cables that can be difficult to connect to the motherboard some motherboards will have an adapter to attach to these small case cables that then plugs into the motherboard fortunately the 01 Dynamic Evo has a single front panel cable that has all the cables in one this is for the power switch and the reset switch on the front of the case the connection for this is on the bottom right of the motherboard there's a missing pin on this connection and on the cable so you want to make sure you align the cable properly to this missing pin insert the front panel cable the USB 3.0 type A ports on the front of the case run to this wide cable this connects to the motherboard on the right side there's a notch on the cable that indic indicates the direction to insert the cable this is for the USBC port on the front of the case there's a connection for this cable on the board above the USB 3.0 connection for the front audio ports the HD audio cable plugs into the bottom left of the motherboard the front LED strip of the case runs to a 5vt cable this is an addressable RGB or a argb cable which allows you to control the color of the LED there are 5vt Connections in several places on this motherboard we place this one along the Bottom now on to the power supply first we want to take the hard drive bay out so we have room to work with the power supply there's four screws that keep this in place so we'll remove those and the bay comes right off next we'll start prepping the power supply by plugging in the cables we'll plug the cables into the power supply first since it'll start getting tight in the back of the case once the power supply is installed one very important note is to always use the cables that came with your power supply you should never mix and match cables from different power supplies though the connection layouts may be similar the pin layout might differ from power supply to power supply so it's best to only use the cables that came with your power supply there's several cables will plug into the power supply the motherboard cable is a large 24 pin connection this motherboard also has an additional port with six pins to support additional wattage to the pcie x16 slots the power supply came with a large y cable for the 24 pin connection and there's an additional six pin cable plug in these cables in the proper orientation there's a notch on the cable that indicates the orientation the 8 Pin and four pin cables are already plugged into the motherboard so we'll plug those into the corresponding CPU pcie connections on the power supply the GPU power has a new 12volt high power cable that has 12 pins for power and an additional four pins for data on the bottom this cable delivers up to 600 WTS of power to to the GPU in a small footprint plug the cable and keep it in the case ready for the GPU install later we're going to need a lot of SATA power connections for this PC since we want several hard drives and led options this power supply came with two SATA power cables that have a total of five SATA power ports but we added a SATA power extender to help provide the additional power ports needed for the two hard drives two 2.5 ssds the AIO power and the fan an LED controller we have a lean Le unihub controller that came with the SL 120 V2 fans which can control all of the fans and LED lights from one central unit there are two SATA power cables that will run to the Sata cable on the power supply the single daisy chain cable for the sl20 fans run to the ports on the side of the controller the controller has a micro USB that connects to the USB header on the bottom of the motherboard there's a fan header cable that we connect connected to one of the fan ports on the bottom of the motherboard a 5V argb header is also plugged into the bottom of the motherboard next to the connection that we placed for the LED strip on the case with the controller wired up we'll use the adhesive tape on the bottom and keep it attached to the top of the power supply so it's easily accessible for any future changes with the motherboard set and ready we can now install our aiio cooler there are four risers to place the screws of the back plate around the socket there's a bracket on the top of the case that needs to be removed to mount the AIO radiator remove the screws holding the bracket in place and remove the bracket we want the air to flow through the radiator and out of the top of the case the fans are already pre-mounted and set to intake air through the radiator so we'll be attaching the radiator to the bracket so the outflow exits the top of the case there's a series of screws that attach the radiator to the channel on the bracket screw these in with the bracket attached raise the radiator rator and bracket into the case and Slide the bracket into place there are two screws that hold the bracket in place screw these back in the cables for the fans are along the back left of the motherboard these can run through the channel on the case to the back of the case to hook up shortly to the AIO with the radiator installed it's time to attach the cooler to the CPU the most important step in this process is to remove the plastic cover on the cooler plate this is a common mistake made by new builders that can cause the CPU to overheat and throttle so always triple check that the plastic cover is removed now it's time to apply thermal paste typically the smaller square-shaped CPUs require a simple psize dot of thermal paast but the LGA 1700 size is larger and more rectangular this requires a somewhat larger psize dot in the center and four smaller dots in the corners to ensure good coverage on the CPU with the thermal paste applied it's time to install the cooler place the cooler down on the CPU lining up the holes of the cooler to the four screws of the back plate now insert the four screws for the cooler start with a simple hand thread to keep the screws in place then with a screwdriver start screwing the screws in a star pattern tightening a full turn on alternating screws to apply pressure evenly on the CPU tighten the screws until they give resistance you don't want to overtighten but you do want make sure that Each corner is evenly tightened down the AO pump has some cables running out that will plug into the motherboard there's a controller cable that plugs into the aiio pump connection along the top of the motherboard this controls the speed of the aiio pump there's one USB header that will run along the back of the case to the USB connection along the bottom of the motherboard there's also a SATA power cable that will run along the back of the case to one of the SATA power plugs on the cable from the power power supply next is another 5volt cable for the argb which plugs into the aiio pump and it runs to the 5vol port along the top right of the motherboard there's an included y cable which plugs into the AIO pump this is for the two fan cables for the fans attached to the radiator now that the cooler is all set we'll move on to the hard drives we have two 3 and 1/2 in hard drives and two 2.5 in ssds that will'll install the hard drive enclosure has trays that hold the two two 3.5 in drives we'll slide those out and remove them for the ssds there's a bracket that attaches to the back of the case that holds two 2.5 in SSD drives there's grommets and screws that hold the drives into the trays and bracket for the trays we installed the grommets and attached the drives with the screws you can attach the screws and the grommets to the drives directly and then slide them into the tray it works either way for the hard drive enclosure you want to make sure the data and power ports are pointing to the rear of the tray so they can be accessible by the cables the SSD bracket is offset allowing for a drive on either side again we inserted the grommets and then screwed the drives into place ensuring that the data and power ports are facing the open channels in the middle for the cables there's eight SATA data ports on the motherboard since we're only using two M2 ssds and one GPU the 13900 K paired with the Asus z790 Creator board has have plenty of lanes to fill all eight SATA ports with hard drives if we wanted to but we're only going to use four ports along the side of the motherboard for now we'll install the four cables first and run them to the back of the case we have the SATA power cables already plugged into the power supply and running to some of the fans so we'll use those to power the rest of the drives Mount the hard drive enclosure to the back of the case with the tray facing the hole in the case screw the four screws and place the cover plate over the drives plug in the the data and power cables to the 3 and 1/2 in drives then install the data and power cables install the SSD bracket over the back of the case with the top and bottom screws with the drives all set we're ready to install the GPU installing the GPU is another easy part of building a PC we want to install the card in the top pcie connection on the motherboard so there's good airf flow under the card the top and middle slots on this motherboard are both pcie 5.0 speeds but we always want to use the top slot the I/O plate on the card has two feet that insert into the back of the case we'll need to remove the second and third PCI slot bracket first each bracket has a screw holding it in place line up the io plate of the card to the back of the case and Slide the card down the feet of the plate should catch in the case and the connectors on the bottom of the card will slide into the connection you'll feel a click when the card locks into place use the pcie bracket screws to secure the plate of the card to the case now now just run the 12vt high power cable to the card and plug it in with all of the components installed the build is complete this is a good time to do any cable management in the back of the case if you choose though I will say this is a step most people skip if the cables fit then you're good to go insert the glass panels and screw them back into place attach the back panel and top panels and screw those back into place as well with the PC built it's time to turn it on for the first time insert the power cable and make sure the switch on the power supply is turned on attach a monitor keyboard and mouse and you're ready to go hit the power button on the case and the computer will turn on if for any reason the computer does not turn on remove the power cable and double check all of your cable connections when the PC powers on for the first time pay attention to the lights on the motherboard it'll show what components post to ensure they're working properly there's a light for the CPU Ram VGA and the boot watch these lights and make sure that each one goes in sequence when the PC boots you'll be greeted with a screen that will take you to the BIOS congratulations you've successfully built your first PC there's no operating system like Windows on the PC just yet so hang out in the bios for just a minute this is where you can configure any overclock settings or any specific settings for your PC since this video is already long enough we'll be covering the BIOS in a future video turn off the PC and take the windows USB stick and plug it directly into the motherboard turn the PC back on and you'll be greeted with a Windows installation this is another long step that we'll be covering in a future video with the PC built and operating system functional drivers installed and everything up to date we'll be installing all of our programs like Adobe Creative products Da Vinci resolve and so much more we paired this PC with two ASUS proart 27in 4k monitors which are ideal for creators and color accurate for color intensive work now that our studio has a fully working PC it's time to get to work and start making more PC Building content we'll be building PCS and covering all kinds of different components and compatibilities and testing so stay tuned let us know in the comments below what other types of PC builds you'd like to see us make at Microcenter and if you made it this far in the video comment below #i want a Microcenter near [Music] me

Channel: Micro Center

Views: 26,410

Keywords: Micro Center, PC Build, Build Your Own PC, Intel, Intel i9, CPU, Lian Li, cpu cooling, ASUS, NVIDIA, Crucial Pro, Memory Kit, Creator ProArt, ProArt, Motherboard, Samsung, SSD, Western Digital, WD, Hard Drive, Lian Li Dynamic, Dynamic EVO Case, Tempered Glass Computer Case, Cooling Fan, Lian Li Uni Fan, ASUS TUF, Modular Power Supply

Id: RhAnKw9hlpM

Length: 26min 27sec (1587 seconds)

Published: Mon Oct 16 2023