This RETRO Gaming PC is Stunning!

you know guys i've built a lot of gaming pcs on the channel with every possible color scheme i could think of except one retro specifically futuristic retro which has been very popular recently you know what i'm talking about those cotton candy cyan and hot pink color scheme we always see on setup wars and even pc builds it's gone quite the hype these past several years in fact there is even a music genre for retro synthwave that was created in the 2000s to often espouse nostalgia for 1980s culture and celebrate it i'm actually a huge fan of retro music myself i'm sure you guys have heard me use a lot of retro music in the past [Music] i thought i could pour some of my passion inside of a pc build and since i love the color scheme so much i thought we could do like a cool futuristic retro theme system and it's been a while since i've done a custom modded system on the channel anyway so i think now is the time i also want to give huge thanks to gigabyte and taiwan excellence for making this video possible i don't know if you guys knew this but the symbol of taiwan excellence is the highest recognition given to the very best and most innovative taiwanese companies and products they celebrate and promote these companies and products to the world and gigabyte happens to be one of those companies more than 150 gigabyte products have won this prestigious award over the years with four gigabyte products awarded in 2020 alone hence why we are using mostly gigabyte products for this pc build i'm gonna be honest with you guys this system is about performance as much as it's about aesthetics it's about a 50 50 split this is not a value pc by any means it's not going to bring you any bang for the buck my goal is simply to build a high end system to max out games and 1440p resolution while having a retro color scheme so with that said let's quickly go over the parts starting with the processor this is the amd ryzen 9 3900. this is the non-x version of the 12 core 24 thread processor which has a slightly lower bass and boost clock but it doesn't really matter since i'll be overclocking it anyways not only is it great for gaming but it's also perfect for workstation related tasks whether it's editing videos streaming games or any cpu intensive tasks as i mentioned earlier i'll be overclocking the cpu to its maximum potential and to achieve such high numbers i'm going to need an aio to get the job done and since this is an all gigabyte build i decided to go with the auras liquid cooler one of the things i like about their new cooler is the circular full color lcd which can be customized to show pictures or harder information which is pretty cool the motherboard i'm pairing with the cpu is the x570 aura's extreme this is a good looking 16 power phase board with a butt load of features like triple pci gen 4 m.2 slots built-in wi-fi and it comes included with their rgb fan commander which supplies eight fan and led headers however i won't be using that since i'll be going with the lienly uni fans instead since we're on the x570 platform i wanted to take advantage of pci gen4 speeds so that is why i'm using the aurasgen4m.2 ssd with blazing speeds of up to 5000 megabytes per second read and up to 4400 megabytes per second right this is gonna drastically reduce the load times on my applications and games for memory we are throwing in 32 gigs of ram running at 3 600 megahertz the aura's rgb memory is gonna fit perfectly with the build with its good looking aluminum heatsinks and perfectly diffused rgb lighting and since we're using all auras products we're going to be able to sync all the lighting together easily with the rgb fusion 2.0 software lighting is going to be just as important if i'm going to pull off this retro color scheme now for the graphics card i did go with the gigabyte rtx 3080 gaming oc to be able to max out games and 1440p resolution this is the oc edition which means it comes out of the box with an 1800 megahertz core clock but i will be manually overclocking the graphics card to see how much performance i can squeeze out of it powering the build is the gigabyte 750 gm 80 plus gold certified power supply which is more than enough for all of these parts plus any overclocking i'll be doing to this system and i like that it's fully modular because i can plug in only the cables i'll need to free up extra space in the case but you guys know how we do it here on the channel we never stick with the nasty stock cables so i went on amazon and i ordered these awesome looking retro cable extensions and finally the case i'll be using is the gigabyte c200 glass i personally like the clean sleek aesthetic of this tower it sports a tinted tempered glass panel on the side and front with a subtle rgb lighting as clean as this case is it's gonna need some modding to fit the retro color scheme that i'm going for and i'm sure you guys have guessed at this point we're gonna be using these vinyl to wrap some parts of the case and i do have some mods actually coming in later today oh man i'm so excited to finally start doing these modded pc build it's been a while you guys but anyways with that said let's begin all right guys we're going to start off with the big boy motherboard the x570 auras extreme let's get you out of this bag [Applause] [Applause] it's always hard fielding with one hand and unboxing the other but this thing is actually looking a lot bigger than i imagined cheese and rice i actually don't think this is going to fit inside the case hold up i just took gigabyte's word for it i didn't even check compatibility we have a an extended motherboard going inside a small mid tower case oh no siri that is not gonna work indeed it is covering up the cutouts that is not going to look good unfortunately oh man i really wanted to use this board yeah see it's covering up those um those three cutouts and half of the other cutouts on the side there so there's literally no space to run the cable so we cannot use this board all right i'm going to put you back and we'll use you for a different build don't you worry put you back on the bottom and see what other board we can use uh we do have three of these actually i think this will be perfect the rs b550 elites think this is going to be much better let's just do a quick confirmation oh yeah much better it is not covering any of these cutouts um so i think we're gonna be good to go with this board let's go ahead and get the motherboard naked by pulling off the protection all right let's pop in in the processor we're not gonna need the cooler so let's put this aside oh jesus christ this is not gonna go well you know this is actually a challenge you guys i'm gonna build this entire pc with one hand let's see how far i can get before i give up let's pull the lever match the triangles on the cpu and the sockets gently lay it down close the lever boom step one is done we are using all four sticks so total 32 gigs we're gonna occupy all four of the dim slots let's lower down the tabs wrong side that's one that's two it's three and that's four all right next thing i'm gonna do is install the m.2 ssd in here and guys i'm super excited to finally use my electric toothbrush for the first time that i opened up on the last unboxing video this is gonna be so cool so let's get the m.2 on here oh yeah look at that so much rose gold unfortunately i'm not gonna be using the heatsink because it doesn't really match the retro color scheme so i'm gonna take this apart real quick oh it's magnetic too i didn't know that oh my god i'm in love with this screwdriver and that is it three parts already installed all right so before i install the motherboard inside the case i want to do the most difficult mod first and get that out of the way because there's gonna be some drilling required and i don't want any of the shavings to come in contact with the board potentially damaging the components so what i'm going to be doing is i'm going to remove the power supply shroud so that i can skin it and we do have some vinyl wrap over here i'm going to try and figure out which one of these matches the cables the best so i got some custom cables well not really custom actually these are pre-built from amazon and let's see which of these matches the cables first let's start off with the pink i don't know what it is with this color which is the hot pink but it stands out so much compared to the other pink like this is in your face but unfortunately it doesn't really match the pink on the cable so let's put that aside and then we have more of a flat pink that doesn't work i think yeah this is it we have a winner the closest i know doesn't really show up that great on camera but in person this is practically identical so let's go with this one for the pink and then let's try the blues so this one is too pale this one is a completely different shade ding ding ding we got a winner what kind of blue is this sky blue alright so we got sky blue and whatever pink this is so i can't use one single color for the power supply shroud otherwise it's going to be too much of that same color and it's not going to balance with the rest of the retro color so if i just do pink the power supply strap is going to be too pink and then vice versa so i decided to kind of do a diagonal skin in the middle like one side will be pink and then one side will be blue i think that will look a lot better all right guys now it's time for the most difficult part of this build getting the power supply shroud out so that i can properly skin it and the only way i can do that is by removing these rivet pins that are installed by the manufacturer i'm sure you guys have probably seen this before on the broly build where i did the exact same thing and i skinned the power supply shroud in white that's exactly what i'm going to be doing this time there are two ways you can remove these rivet pins the first way is by using a chisel and by breaking the head and then pushing the pin right through and then method number two is by drilling right through the rivet which is what i'm going to be doing all right so the first step is to figure out where all the rivet pins are located on the case alright so we got three in the back over here one two three we got three on the side one two and three all right so the next step is to find the perfect drill bits uh it cannot be bigger than the actual rivet itself because we're gonna have to drill through the case essentially pushing out the rivet so i think this over here is the perfect size now we're just going to drill right through the case and there it is the broken rivet [Music] [Music] success ladies and gentlemen we got the power supply shroud finally out of that tiny case it was such a difficult process because of how narrow the case is they didn't have much wiggle room for me to move around the power supply shroud so you know five minutes of struggling but i managed to do it anyways there is a small little scratch a lot of you guys can see that near the top which isn't a big deal since i'll be skinning the entire thing anyways so i'm just happy i got this thing out [Music] [Music] [Music] so here it is ladies and gentlemen the final product of the power supply shroud oh my god that looks so damn clean i decided to change it up last second as you guys can see the pink is actually has a glossy finish whereas the sky blue is matte just to spice it up you know i thought i would add one gloss and one mat just to mix it up a bit and it's actually going to match the cables so much better look at this oh perfect spot on on the blue the pink is a slight different shade but overall with the lighting on and everything you guys won't be able to tell in the end but yeah super super happy with the way this turned out let's go and pop this back inside the cave [Music] all right so now the power supply is back inside the case we're gonna have to secure it and since we destroyed the previous rivets we're gonna have to add some new ones so i went on amazon and i picked up the 500 piece that comes in various different sizes and i'm going to use this rivet gun to pop them in place that's actually going to be the easiest part of this the hardest part was removing the rivets and removing the power supply shroud out so from here it's pretty much downhill all right next thing to do is find the correct size rivet as you guys can see they do come in different sizes some longer and thicker than others which unfortunately i can't say for myself but we're going to be going with the smallest option on here because these holes on the case are actually really tiny so let's go ahead and align the power supply shred with the case i'm going to go ahead and insert the long end inside the rivet gun and then pop this inside the case so it sits flush with the case just like that and the next thing to do is to essentially cut it so i'm going to press down on the lever once usually pops the second time boom there you go and there you have it ladies and gentlemen rivet successfully installed and i'm just going to do the rest for the others [Music] [Music] so there it is ladies and gentlemen the power supply shroud fully skinned and installed inside the cage that is looking super clean i can only imagine what the bill is going to look like oh man just i'm really excited just talking about it but anyways let's go ahead and move forward by installing parts inside the case all right guys so before i install the motherboard inside the case i thought it'd be a great time to prep the cooler i did go with the 240 millimeter i o last minute just because i didn't want to run into any issues with clearance and also i can swap the uh the two original fans with the alienly fan so that is why i'm going with the 240 instead of the 360. all right since we're using an amd cpu we're going to be going with the am4 bracket so these are the screws i'll be using and this is the am4 mounting bracket we're also not going to need the original bracket and the motherboard so we're going to go and remove this oh i love the screwdriver so much all right and then i'm going to go ahead and swap the mounting bracket so this one by default is intel and i'm gonna pop these little guys on here all right the board is now finally ready to go inside the case all right so now that the board is inside the case what i like to do is kind of take a step back and figure out my fan configuration obviously i want the best cooling performance for the system but at the same time i want it to look aesthetically pleasing and there are two ways i can mount the i o either on the top and use it as exhaust or mount it in the front and use it as intake so i think in this case pun intended i'm going to be going for both cooling performance and aesthetics and the best option is to mount the i o on the top and use it as exhaust i'm also going to add an additional 120 millimeter fan in the back as exhaust and three fans in the front as intake you guys are not going to believe this i took a quick break and i went to winter schnitzel to grab some food and i saw their new peppermint shake it's the exact same color scheme look at that what are the odds this video is not sponsored by wienerschnitzel by the way i don't know why i'm even pointing this out but i just thought it was hilarious so one of the things i love about the uni fans is less cable clutter as you guys can see there are no cables coming out of these fans so i can actually hook up up to four fans like this and only have one set of cables coming out of it genius all right so the aio is going to be mounted on the top like this and i know you guys are wondering why i installed the fans like this with the cable showing up in the front well unfortunately this little module over here that attaches to the fans was coming in contact with the tubes on this side and was pushing the entire fans to the left so the holes weren't aligning with the holes on the on the radiator so fortunately this is the only way i could do it but i do have a little fix for this i'm going to be using these tiny little cable clips and attach this to the side and have the cables run through it so there you go guys a few cable clips was all it took to wrap the cables towards the back in a straight clean path all right i do want to take this time to install one of the extension cables just because it's going to be really hard to reach that corner over there so i'm going to be hooking up the eight pin epc connector cable on the top there all right it's time to install the power supply but we do have one slight issue and that is the power supply shroud has a window cut out so naturally the power supply or this portion of the power supply is going to be visible which doesn't really contribute to the color scheme so i think what i'm going to end up doing is getting at least this portion and the the blue color that way blends in nicely with the rest of the theme so there you have it guys perfectly skinned power supply obviously made sure not to make it too long to cover the fan and the connectors over here so this one was actually precisely measured and i think it turned out pretty good the beauty about fully modular power supplies is that i can plug in just the cables that i'm going to use oh my god just look at that i guess looking at it just look at it look how clean that looks doesn't even look like there's a power supply in there like maybe it does but still skinning it in blue was a really good choice all right now i'm going to take this time to install the fans inside the case starting with the rear fan ladies and gentlemen here is what i have so far of the retro build oh my god it's looking so damn clean the only thing left to do is pop in the rtx 3080 there she is so if you guys remember in the unboxing video i wasn't too thrilled with the design of this card especially the back plates looking you know a bit too bland so i hit up the guys at v1 tech to hook me up with some pretty cool designs so let me show you the back plate that i'm going to be using get that beautiful retro color scheme that's gonna fit beautifully right on our gpu but we also got a gpu sag bracket as well both of them are gonna be rgb so this one's gonna essentially sit on the bottom of the gpu it's gonna look sick once it's all done so there you have it ladies and gentlemen the retro pc build looking pretty good so far before i do my first boot test um i do want to point out that the colors don't exactly match right i mean the power supply shroud and the cables do somewhat match but the um the back plate cover and the gpu sack bracket do not unfortunately there's not much i can do there because these were already pre-configured by v1 tech the blue on the back plate is more like a sky blue whereas we have an ice blue on the psu shroud and then we have kind of like a hot pink or more vibrant pink compared to a soft pink color but nonetheless i think with the lights on you won't be able to tell the difference as much because it's gonna look so mesmerizing so here we go let's boot it up i hope to god at least all the fans work please please yes i see lights i see lights except the aio that's the only one that's not on all right so the aio doesn't seem like it's working so i'm going to fix the cables in the back figure out what the issue is and then change the colors and i'll be right back with a bro i spoke too soon there it is and it's upside down i gotta configure that with the software to flip it upside down but um all righty then ladies and gentlemen there she blows that made no sense anyways the build is done i also decided to put together a quick little setup with the rest of the gigabyte gear that was sent to me we got the auras k1 rgb mechanical keyboard with cherry switches and then we got the auras m5 gaming mouse finishing up with their awesome 34-inch ultrawide monitor this is the g34 wqc it's a 34-inch curved display with a 144s refresh rate and a one millisecond response time we're gonna load up some games on there and test this bad boy out but first i want to talk about the system a little bit building inside the c200 case was fairly positive for the most part i wish they added more cable management support in the back of the case oddly enough i had to actually install a raceway on one side to kind of hide the cables but overall it wasn't a huge deal there is one more thing i want to talk about and that is the lcd screen on the aio as you guys can see i did upload my own tech source logo on there so uploading your own custom image is possible but it's not as easy as you might think you have to actually use two separate softwares you have to use rgb fusion 2.0 and the aorus engine to upload a custom image unfortunately it doesn't support gif or gif however you guys call it but i would love to see a feature like that maybe in the near future auras if you're watching that'd be pretty cool but overall really happy with the the aio installation for the most part as far as the tube layout i did kind of tuck it underneath the screen so it doesn't cover the artwork going up and i know the logo doesn't really contribute to the color scheme but i just put something on there to show you guys that it is possible to customize but yeah other than that everything else is pretty much perfect on the build um just as i expected you can't really tell the color defense between the power supply shroud and the back plate once the lights are on uh and the pink on the lion lee fans you can't really see on camera because it's overexposed these are some really bright fans you guys like i have the fans at 25 and it's still being overexposed on my camera you have to really see this build in person to really appreciate the beauty of it but anyways i'm done yapping about it let's go and load up a game and test this baby out the place this might be a bad idea crap we're closing it all down i'm in all right so temps are looking really good so far very stable for the most part we got the 3900 hovering under 65 degrees celsius it's mostly around 63 to 64. and then the gravis card is peaking at 70 degrees celsius it looks like but it's not budging anything past that but yeah pretty healthy numbers so far and here is what the pc sounds like on full load you can definitely hear the fans wrapping up at full speed but uh overall yeah not not too loud and yeah i think that pretty much does it for this video um once again i'm absolutely loving the way this turned out i think with the tempered glass on actually looks so much better and i did forget to mention that i added the uh the phanteks neon strip on the top which really complements the retro futuristic look i was going for i also like how the front accent color matches the uh the neon strip on the top but yeah other than that um let me know what you guys think about this retro build in the comment section down below i'll drop a link to all the parts i used of course and before you go actually i forgot to mention that i'll be giving away an auras b550 elite board they did send me an extra one so this will be given away on my discord server links will be down below if you guys are interested if you guys enjoyed the video and you want to see more custom modded pc builds like this on the channel then consider dropping a like before you head out and if you're new here consider subscribing because i do a bunch of these pc builds on the channel so yeah thank you guys so much for watching as always and i'll see you very soon in the next one you

Channel: TechSource

Views: 844,320

Rating: 4.940619 out of 5

Keywords: gaming pc, custom, ampere, rtx 3080, amd, nvidia, retro, futuristic, blue, pink, teal, cyan, hot pink, v1tech, custom gpu backplate

Id: D0VFZEwNB3s

Length: 31min 54sec (1914 seconds)

Published: Fri Nov 20 2020