How To Build a PC in 2023 - Part 1: The Basics

welcome everyone today we're getting back to  basics and answering fundamental questions   like what is a computer a deceptively simple  question it's true but whether you already   know the answer or not I hope this video can  help you learn a thing or two about how the   parts for a computer and more specifically a  computer built for PC gaming fit together and   what each component's job is welcome everyone to  the return of my how to build a computer series   starting from scratch with a tutorial designed  for beginners and experienced Builders alike excellent today's video is brought to you by Micro  Center this is one of my favorite places to buy PC   parts so if you're building or upgrading your  PC I highly recommend making your way down to   one of their 25 retail stores in the US they have  consistently competitive prices and an excellent   selection of PC hardware and other Tech goodies  and they have a custom PC Builder on the Micro   Center website use it to spec out your rig and  it will show you Parts in store at your nearest   location while ensuring compatibility then you  can pick up in store or have their Pros assemble   it for you so click the sponsor Link in the  description to find a Micro Center near you   so this is part one of my new how to build a PC  series and I will be following up with a couple   build guides for a budget and a high-end system  as well as a setup tutorial for getting your   assembled PC ready for actual gaming streaming  or whatever else you want to do with it also   keep in mind that a full PC gaming setup would  include a few other things beyond the desktop   system itself you will need a monitor peripherals  like a keyboard and mouse an internet connection   which I'm assuming you already have since your  watch in this internet-based video a monitor and   peripherals are some of the easiest parts to carry  over from an old system so consider that option if   you're on a budget but for the rest of the video  I'll be focusing on the core Hardware components   of the desktop system and a desktop PC is made  from Seven Parts number one a processor or CPU   AKA Central Processing Unit which will often come  with a stock heatsink fan for cooling second is   the motherboard which everything plugs into third  is memory or Ram Random Access Memory that holds   onto data that the computer needs very quickly but  only while the computer is on the fourth part is   storage the kind that stores data even if the PC  is turned off and for that you'll need at least   one storage Drive typically an SSD or solid  state drive number five is a power supply to   Supply Power which is often abbreviated as PSU for  power supply unit sixth is a case AKA a chassis to   hold everything together protect the parts inside  and the case will usually come equipped with some   system fans to provide some airflow as well and  seventh if you want your PC to be a gaming PC is   almost always going to be a dedicated graphics  card or GPU Graphics Processing Unit so if you   can fill out your shopping list with compatible  versions of these seven components you should be   able to assemble a functional gaming PC but note  that there are always add-ons available some CPUs   do not come with a heatsink fan for example so  that might be an eighth item you need to add or   you might just want to upgrade from the stock  unit for better cooling quieter operation or   maybe something that looks a little bit nicer  cases typically come with one to three fans   installed for airflow but you can usually add more  or again upgrade to better ones or fans equipped   with aesthetic features like RGB lights everyone  can use more storage via additional ssds or hard   drives or more memory for that matter but the  upgrade path is a slippery slope but if you build   your own system it will give you the confidence to  add things on down the line if you need them but   for now let's get started with this basic seven  part list so part number one in more detail this   time is the CPU the processor which I like to  think of as the Beating Heart of the computer   processors do math simply put although that is  an oversimplification but whether you're punching   a basic math problem into the calculator app or  you're playing a game and the game engine needs to   calculate whether or not that sniper shot you just  took Will intersect with your opponent's head the   faster your CPU can calculate generally speaking  the better the CPU along with the GPU will usually   be one of the most expensive components in your  PC but also one that most impacts overall system   performance there are a few things that impact a  cpu's performance starting with the fundamental   chip design or architecture again to simplify the  most recent architecture is typically the fastest   Intel's CPUs that launched in 2022 based on their  13th generation architecture are faster and more   efficient than Intel's 12th generation CPUs that  launched in 2021 all else being equal the next   specs to consider are core count and frequency  for core count imagine you have a bunch of mass   problems that need doing all lined up in a queue  and you have one calculator to do them on that's   one chord now imagine you add another calculator  another core then you can do twice as many math   problems at once they've been adding Chorus for  a while now so in 2023 a reasonably respectable   gaming PC will probably be a six core or an eight  core although mainstream options go all the way   up to 16 core and then they will often do a  thing called multi-threading where each core   gets two cues of math problems to do which is  why you'll often see six core 12 thread or 16   core 32 thread listed in a CPU specs okay so  if you know each core has a long line of math   problems to do we'll call that a thread with  multi-threading each core gets two threads and   each core can do a math problem from each of its  threads once every clock cycle and that is what a   cpu's frequency is that clock cycle frequency  can increase and decrease dynamically every   second and for current gen CPUs it can be pretty  fast typically in the four to six gigahertz range   and one gigahertz is one billion times per  second it's a pretty fast heartbeat pushing   a CPU to run at an even higher frequency than  its Spec 4 is called overclocking and that's   a bit beyond today's video but it helps to know  what it is it's also helpful to know that Intel   specifically has been differentiating the cores  in their most recent 12th and 13th gen CPUs they   have performance cores or P cores and efficient  cores or e-cores that run at lower frequencies   but are also more efficient hence the name they've  achieved some good success with this method but it   does make reading their CPU specs just a little  bit more confusing so with an understanding of   these fundamental CPU specs let's take a look  at a few listings online from the two current   manufacturers of CPUs for mainstream PC gaming  which is AMD and Intel two brands that you might   have heard of Intel is historically the larger  of the two but AMD has been on quite the comeback   run over the past five years or so and the good  news is that they both have excellent CPUs for   PC gaming from the budget range all the way up to  the high end so taking a quick glance at neweggs   processors desk tops category and we can see  both AMD and Intel options listed here and the   final spec you should keep an eye on is going to  be socket compatibility and that's a spec you'll   need to match up with the motherboard that you  choose more on that in a minute when we go over   motherboards for now here's a listing for Intel's  current Flagship the core I9 13900k so other than   the price right here at the top we can see several  of the key specs we're talking about how many   cores does it have 24 and as mentioned with the  recent generation we have P cores and e-cores the   P cores do have hyper threading so this CPU even  though it has 24 cores still has 32 threads just   like amd's current Flagship the ryzen 9 7950x  which has 16 cores and 32 threads and you will   also quite typically see the frequency listed  alongside that as well but do note that there's   often an operating frequency as well as a turbo  frequency where the CPU can sort of overclock   itself situationally as long as it's not too  hot speaking of heat you will also often see   a power rating like 170 Watts for the 7950x and  this can often be used to determine what sort of   aftermarket cooler you want to get if you're going  with aftermarket Cooling here's another example of   a current gen AMD CPU the 7600x this one is a six  core which is going to have 12 threads and then   again you have the frequency right at the top as  well as the socket compatibility in terms of price   ranges right now both AMD and Intel have viable  options that are six core in the 150 to 200 range   and the peak pricing will go up to 600 to 700  but that's not quite all for item number one the   CPU there's also the CPU Cooler which for Budget  builds and beginners will often come packaged with   the CPU also known as a stock heatsink fan which  is totally fine and adequate for getting started   these are pretty simple to install I will be going  over that in the build tutorial video and they   do an adequate job of cooling just make sure that  your CPU actually does come with a stock heatsink   fan if you're parting out your own build and you  plan to use it it's actually the higher end CPUs   that often don't come with a stock cooler the ones  that are unlocked for overclocking usually ending   with an X for AMD like the 7900x or k for Intel  like the 13900k because they figure if you're   going for that kind of CPU you'd probably want a  better cooler anyway but again it should be listed   on the product page whether the CPU does come with  a stock heatsink fan as well as what kind it is or   crucially if it does not for those who want a  cooler or quieter CPU though there's an eighth   item on the parts list and that's an aftermarket  cooler and a sensible air cooler for just about   any mainstream CPU should run you about 30  to 60 dollars although they do range up to   about a hundred bucks or so and then they're also  all-in-one liquid coolers or aios which do cool   better and are almost required for the highest end  CPUs currently but an AIO will cost you anywhere   from eighty dollars to 200 plus for the fancier  ones with larger radiators more fans and even RGB   lights and LCD screens which this one does ship  with but it's not mounted right now and again RGB   lights and LCD screens do nothing to increase your  PC's performance I said sensible when I mentioned   those air cooler options because I do think that's  the sensible choice and as a bonus they don't have   a fluid pump that can fail and cause your CPU to  overheat and your PC to shut down while attempting   to restart corrupting your operating system and  generally causing a [ __ ] show not that that   has ever happened to me part number two is the  graphics card AKA video card AKA GPU or Graphics   Processing Unit although technically the GPU  is the chip at the center of the graphics card   kind of like a CPU nestled in its own little  motherboard but the term GPU is often used   interchangeably to refer to the chip itself or the  whole card as I mentioned with CPUs the GPU will   usually be one of the most expensive components in  your PC it is often more expensive than the CPU in   many builds and again it is the other part that  most impacts performance the gpu's capabilities   affect gaming performance primarily although some  other kinds of software can leverage your GPU for   performance gains as well gaming performance is  typically measured by the frame rate a gaming PC   can output or frames per second FPS and it is  impacted by a lot of variables from the entire   PC's Hardware configuration to the game engine  software itself moving to a higher resolution   monitor is another example like if you go from a  1920 by 1080 resolution monitor to 2560 by 1440   or all the way up to 3840 by 2160 also known as 4K  which would require a more powerful graphics card   to achieve the same frame rates and since gaming  monitors have not only increased their resolution   lately but also their refresh rates from the  standard of 60 hertz to 120 or 144 Hertz all   the way up to 240 hertz and Beyond you'll want a  GPU that can output a similar frame rate or better   in order to achieve that silky smooth PC gaming  experience video card specs can be confusing   because they are kind of like mini PCS themselves  the GPU has a core count kind of like CPUs do but   it's thousands or even tens of thousands of cores  for gpus and they shouldn't really be compared   directly to CPU cores or even between different  GPU brands or even different generations of gpus   from the same Brands the current gaming GPU  manufacturers are Nvidia AMD and most recently   Intel by the way but for the GPU cores Nvidia  calls there's Cuda cores AMD goes with stream   processors and Intel calls them XE cores my point  is the GPU specs go on and on those Cuda cores are   grouped into streaming multi-processors there  are also graphics and texture processing units   tensor and RT cores it boggles the mind and that's  just an Nvidia GPU so how should a new pc Builder   decipher all this information let's boil it down  to two items first the GPU name itself which is   going to be part of a family or series of cards  which can be used to determine how recently a   GPU launched nvidia's gaming gpus are called  GeForce and the most recent families are the   30 series which launched back in 2020 including  cards like the RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 their more   recent 40 series debuted in late 2022 such as  the RTX 4090 and RTX 4070 TI but those are all   quite expensive for now so there's some overlap  with the last generation 30 series for budget and   lower end cards with the Nvidia products stack  amd's gaming gpus are called Radeon and their   previous generation 6000 series cards like the  Radeon RX 6900xt launched in 2020 in the follow-up   7000 series also launched in 2022 and like Nvidia  the more recent cards are still in the 800 to 1   000 range meanwhile Intel's gaming gpus are called  Arc and they're currently on the 700 series that   also launched in 2022. even though Intel has been  making CPUs for a very long time the arc series of   gpus are fairly new to the company so you can use  the GPU name to check review videos and articles   to see the general level of performance you should  expect from a given video card or GPU although   again remember that there are lots of variables in  testing methods Hardware game settings as well as   multiple retail versions of each given video card  so it helps to check multiple sources and keep an   eye out for reviews that test specific games  that you want to play secondly once you have   a good idea of what GPU you want based on the  price and performance section expectations take   a look at the individual cards that are out there  based on that GPU to see what the price range is   and what the feature options are most gpus have  a fixed memory setup such as all Radeon RX 6700   XTS will have 12 gigabytes of video memory but  some gpus have versions with more or less memory   like Nvidia has an RTX 3060 with 8 gigabytes or 12  gigabytes of memory and typically more is better   but in this case the 12 gigabyte version also  performs better due to other changes in video   made under the hood also note that the brands  that manufacture complete graphics cards using   AMD Nvidia or Intel gpus are also more various  you can get an RTX 4090 made by Asus or MSI or   gigabyte or Zotac and they all might have slight  differences in the cooler design and features like   RGB but they should all perform typically within  about two to five percent of each other since   they're working with the same GPU and memory  setup otherwise here the differences between   different cards that use the same GPU underneath  as where pricing and small details might affect   your decision so check my monthly build series for  my regular suggestions on the best value parts for   your money the good news is that compatibility  with the rest of your PC parts shouldn't be too   much trouble with the GPU I won't be covering  pricing today since that ranges from about 200   to 2000 plus for a reasonable discrete GPU but  all the cards should be using the PCI Express   interface and all mainstream motherboards should  have at least one primary top slot that is pcie   4.0 or pcie 5.0 with a by 16 connection that's  compatible to drop your card into beyond that   make sure your power supply is up to Snuff and  all gpus should have a recommended PSU wattage   suggestion for you which is typically in the 500  to 750 watt range and it's not a horrible idea   to go 50 or 100 Watts over that depending on how  many extra components you're planning to add to   your system also make sure your case has enough  clearance for your chosen card both in terms of   the length as well as the depth especially with  some of the more recent cards that have launched   which are absolutely massive okay we've spent a  lot of time on the CPU and the GPU but we were   getting some fundamentals worked out too so the  rest of the parts should be a bit faster part   number three is the motherboard the motherboard is  the part of your PC that ties everything together   kind of like a nice rug so let's go over the four  key elements of a motherboard that you should keep   in mind there is the CPU socket of course that  is that thing that's usually towards the center   of the motherboard that your CPU plugs into  make sure that your socket matches your chosen   CPU Andy was using this am4 platform for quite  some time specifically with socket PGA 1331 and   this platform is still very viable today and is a  great way to get by on a budget that's why we are   using this platform for the upcoming budget build  tutorial AMD launched their next gen am5 platform   at the end of 2022 though that uses socket LGA  1718 right now which has the cover on it because   those pins can be delicate and I have a video on  LGA versus PGA sockets if you're interested in   the differences between the two but that is what  you need for their newest CPUs such as the 7700x   all the way up to the 7950x3d for AMD the platform  terms of am4 or am5 are used more often than the   actual socket but on the Intel side you typically  get two generations of CPUs per platform and the   current platform uses socket LGA 1700 for Intel's  12th gen and 13th gen CPUs launched in 2021 and   2022 respectively Intel's prior platform LGA 1200  was for their 10th and 11th gen CPUs from 2020 and   2021. again platforms that are two to three years  old are still very viable but they grow steadily   harder to find on retail sites as they age and  also they don't have as many options for upgrading   in the future next is the form factor also known  as the size of the motherboard the typical size is   ATX that's the most common like this one and this  one and this one that's where you'll find the most   options available and it will give your system the  most flexibility and room to grow if you get an   ATX sized motherboard word you should also get a  case that supports ATX motherboards and you should   be good to go there's also Mini ITX tiny boards  meant for compact small form factor builds these   are very cute but they can be a challenge for new  Builders due to odd layouts and tight spaces for   cable management there's also the middle child  Micro ATX which I like because it's in between   ATX and Mini ITX but you won't find as many  cases or motherboard options in that size last   two motherboard features you'll want to consider  are the chipset and then extra features and slots   and here I'm going to direct you to my motherboard  specific video which is picking on a motherboard   with three levels of skill and then I also have a  video on the chipset differences for the new am5   platform because AMD came out with four different  chipsets that all have slightly different feature   sets to sum up though the chipset is an extra chip  that's on the motherboard usually it has a cooler   on it and usually it's right down in this area  and the chips that you go with might determine   connectivity features like how many SATA ports or  how many extra PCI Express ports the motherboard   has or whether or not the motherboard is fully  unlocked for CPU you overclocking AMD has a   lot of their CPUs unlocked for overclocking and  likewise a lot of their motherboards unlock for   overclocking AMD has mainstream chipsets that  start with b like b650 on the am5 platform our   b550 on the am4 platform those aren't quite as  feature-rich as the X Series options like x670   or x570 but the good news is both the B series  and the x-series chipsets from AMD will allow   you to overclock and overclockable CPU meanwhile  on the Intel side the highest end chipset starts   with z like z590 for their prior generation LGA  1200 motherboards and it's only the Z series   chipsets from Intel that will allow you to fully  overclock and unlock for overclocking CPU that   ends with K like the 13900k and for their current  generation LGA 1700 platform the Z series is z690   and z790 for the chipsets Beyond those core  chipset features there's a lot of stuff that   manufacturers can try to throw at a motherboard  in order to make it seem more feature-rich or   more capable than other motherboards but again  a lot of those extra features are GB lights LCD   screens crazy overclocking features meant  for professional overclockers that typical   users will probably never actually use can often  significantly increase the motherboard's price and   here along with gpus motherboards can get really  expensive and I've seen way more motherboards that   cost 500 to a thousand dollars in the past couple  years and prior to that but again if you're trying   to stick to a budget amd's am4 platform you  can still find motherboards that are 130 to   150 dollars to do everything you need them to do  and even with the new platforms am5 and LGA 1700   you can find boards that are 200 to 300 you don't  necessarily need to spend 500 bucks plus moving   on to part number four we have memory system Ram  which is called volatile memory because while it   is very fast it also only works while the system  is powered on which is why you also need permanent   storage too memory comes in sticks or dimms dual  inline memory modules and you will probably start   out with a two-stick kit so you can set up a  dual Channel configuration a starter build will   probably go with a 16 gigabyte configuration for  right now and 32 gigabytes is a good amount to   aim for meaning you'll want a 2 by 8 gigabyte  kit for a 16 gig setup or two by 16 gigabytes   for 32 gigs there are two memory standards in  the wild at present ddr4 which is used on the   slightly older AMD am4 platform and Intel's LGA  1200 motherboards and the newer and a bit more   pricey ddr5 which kicked off in 2022. ddr5 memory  is required for amd's newest am5 platform and for   Intel LGA 1700 you actually have the option to use  either but you make that choice when you pick your   motherboard so get a ddr4 LGA 1700 board if you  want less expensive but slightly slower memory and   ddr5 if you want the newest and fastest and you  have the money to spend apart from the capacity   and the version memory also has a speed measured  in Mega get transfers per second and also what are   known as timings detailed settings that basically  affect how long memory Waits before it performs a   given function a good kit of ddr4 memory will  likely run at 3200 to 3600 Mega transfers per   second and newer ddr5 can get up to 6000 speed  or even beyond that particularly with Intel's   latest CPUs which are pretty good at running high  speed memory memory is yet another whole world of   spec minutiae and further details under the hood  but for beginners you'll probably just use the   built-in settings to get up and running those are  called XMP or extreme memory profile settings and   Intel standard that can still work with AMD  platforms that's what am4 still uses but for   the new am5 platform there are now kits with Expo  settings designed specifically for AMD CPUs so I'd   recommend an expo enabled ddr5 kit like this flare  X5 kit from g-skill if you're building on amd's   latest platform storage is the last part of your  build that can directly affect system performance   although it will mostly be load times for your  operating system or games there are a few storage   standards out there to familiarize yourself with  though for now the oldest kind of storage drive   that's still regularly used is a mechanical  hard drive HDD these are called mechanical   because they're moving parts inside spinning  discs as well as a read write arm that moves   out over them to read or write data mechanical  hard drives are still the capacity king for now   it's really hard to get equivalent capacity  in solid state drives that you can get with   mechanical drives and there are now drives that  go up to 20 30 terabytes or more although those   are often designed for data center use so consider  a mechanical hard drive if you have lots of data   to back up but lots of gaming PCs these days can  get by using only solid state drives solid state   drives use nand flash memory so they can store  data with no moving parts and as a result they   are much more responsive and you can also get  much faster read and write speeds the original   standard for solid state drives carried over a lot  of connectivity from hard drives so they still use   a SATA interface and they're available in two  point five inch models like this which is the   same size that they use to make mechanical hard  drives in for laptop use 2.5 inch SATA ssds are   a great way to get more capacity for your dollar  and these can be regularly found in one to two   terabyte or even four terabyte capacities but  due to using the SATA interface they're going to   max out at about 550 megabytes per second read and  write speeds and if you want to go beyond that you   need to step up to the current standard for solid  state storage which is m.2 drives again there are   a lot of details on m.2 drives that I'm not going  to dive into today so I will reference my video on   m.2 SSD storage down in the description but other  than capacities and you'll probably start off with   about a 500 gig m.2 SSD drive at bare minimum and  possibly upgrade to one terabyte two terabyte or   even four terabyte drives are becoming more common  now you should bear in mind that you need an m.2   slot to install this to on your motherboard most  current motherboards are going to have at least   one m.2 slot if not two three or even four and  then you should also check the m.2 drives pcie   standard there are PCI 3.0 drives tcie 4.0 drives  and now even pcie 5.0 drives and the pcie version   just gives more bandwidth available to the m.2  drive itself so again the bang for your buck   drives right now which is going to be about a one  terabyte m.2 SSD for around 50 to 60 dollars or a   two terabyte drive through on 90 to 110 will  probably be those pcie 3.0 drives that still   achieve 1500 to 2000 megabytes per second read  and writes which is about two to four times as   fast as SATA drives are capable of and then  of course you can pay more money from there   to get pcie 4.0 or pcie 5.0 drives that get up  to crazy read and write speeds of four thousand   five thousand megabytes per second plus which  is impressive but again for a gaming PC isn't   really going to affect your performance all that  much next is a case which I've sort of already   talked about the key point for in the motherboard  section apart from keeping your parts safe from   cats and small children a case should primarily  be sized appropriately with your motherboard ATX   motherboard go for ATX case and then the second  most important feature for a case is going to be   its airflow for quite a while a lot of cases  were built with solid front panels that were   kind of restricting airflow to go for a nicer  looking case Aesthetics are nice in terms of PC   Building but performance should always be first  on the list so grabbing a case with a mesh front   panel like this fractal Focus 2 is a good call and  here again I would reference independent reviews   on the specific case you might be looking at to  determine if it has good performance in terms of   airflow and then from there you can look at other  features like does it have a tempered glass side   panel to give you a nice look at the interior  components does it have good front panel i o   like having a USB type-c connector there is very  convenient to have especially if you plug in a   USB type-c device to the front of your computer  a lot be on the motherboard size matching up you   should also reference the length and again width  of your graphics card to make sure that will fit   in comfortably likewise if you're going with  the tower style air cooler those can get pretty   tall so make sure the maximum cooler height is  something that you've checked as well beyond   all that cases are again some something that can  scale up in price pretty significantly not quite   as bad as like motherboards and graphics cards  but I find that there are plenty of options in   the 70 to 100 range that meet most people's needs  for a gaming PC and then there are some really   nice cases in the 100 to 200 range they give you  more extras like additional tempered glass side   panels more pre-installed high quality fans better  build quality overall and more intuitive layouts   that assist with the building process and lastly  for my basic seven part list and a video that's   getting pretty long at this point you will need  a power supply for your computer too and here the   typical standard is ATX sized with a smaller sfx  size also available for small form factor builds   some higher wattage power supplies can also get a  bit longer this way so that might be something to   consider but again probably only if you're looking  at a model that's 1200 to 1600 watts and ATX sized   PSU should fit into an ATX case and then you just  need to figure out the wattage you need and some   extras for wattage as I already mentioned you  should reference the graphics card that you're   planning to use or if you you're starting off  with a budget graphics card but maybe you want   to upgrade in the future look at the wattage  requirement for that card that you aspire to   and that's probably going to top out at about 750  watts right now it's only going to go beyond that   if you're going with the Nvidia cards that cost  1200 to 2 000 so your wattage is probably going   to be in these 650 to 850 watt range don't go for  a power supply just because it says 1200 watts   or something like that there are inexpensive but  poorly made power supplies that I would typically   recommend you avoid stick to power supply brands  that are a little bit more reputable and well   known Cooler Master Corsair EVGA Silverstone  thermaltake are a few just off the top of my   head there is an efficiency standard called 80  plus that you might want to keep an eye on 80 plus   bronze is sort of your basic level and then you  can go to 80 plus gold or even 80 plus Platinum   that standard is not rigidly enforced so it is not  the end-all in terms of determining the quality of   the parts that are used to build the power supply  but I do still recommend going for 80 plus bronze   at minimum and then for power supply extras apart  from RGB and silly stuff like that the main thing   is going to be the cables themselves and whether  it's modular non-modular or partially modular   fortunately most power supply manufacturers  have realized that PC Builders do not want   brightly colored garish power supply cables so  mostly you'll find these days are all black and   I do like this flat ribbon style it's great for  cable management and then again a modular power   supply is nice to have because it lets you only  plug in the cables that you need again great for   cable management and you might find partially  modular power supplies that have fixed cables   for the ones that you know you're going to  need like your main 24-pin power connector   for the motherboard but then have modular plugs  elsewise and I want to say that that is it but   really it's not because while I've hopefully done  a fairly reasonable job of giving you a high level   overview of the core components that you need to  get together to build a gaming PC there are always   extras you can add upgrades to fans RGB LEDs all  in one liquid cooling additional peripherals that   you can add like VR headsets gaming sticks Gaming  controllers there's the whole world of exotic PC   cooling where you get into custom water cooling  setup and Beyond like liquid nitrogen but that   is Way Beyond the scope of today's video so  once again if you guys have made it through   this entire video I hope you have learned a thing  or two about the components that go into a PC and   you've gotten a better idea of how to tackle the  project yourself if you're getting into building   a gaming PC for the first time if you are getting  into PC Building for the first time then I highly   recommend subscribing to my channel because  I have two tutorial videos plus a setup video   coming at you very soon where I will guide you  through the building and setup process step by   step for a budget system as well as a high-end  build that includes all that crazy stuff like   wiring up RGB fans apart from subscribing I would  really appreciate it though if you hit the thumbs   up button on this video If you enjoyed it and if  you learned something from it of course and you   can check out my store at paulsharbor.net where  you can buy Shirts Mugs pint glasses beer sets   and more and that's a great way to help support  my channel while getting yourself some awesome   merchandise at the same time once again stay tuned  for those follow-up tutorial videos coming at you   real soon thanks again for watching this one  and we'll see you in the next video thank you

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Length: 30min 32sec (1832 seconds)

Published: Thu Mar 30 2023