How I Learned to Build a PC

Mike Boyd April 3, 2023
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If you feel I've earned it, you can support the channel here: https://www.patreon.com/mikeboyd Want to give a one-off donation instead? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mikeboyd After buying a pre-built PC in 2019 I decided to build the next one myself. It was designed to fit in a TV stand in my office at home and edit 4k video whilst being reasonably affordable. This video documents my learning process. Build (~£1100 or $1,360): CPU: Ryzen 5 3600XT Cooler: Noctua NH-L9a-AM4 GPU: Palit GeForce RTX 2060 StormX Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC mini-ITX PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 450 GM, 80 Plus Gold RAM: KLEVV BOLT X 32GB kit (16GB x2) DDR4-3600 MHz Case: Fractal Design Node 202 Storage: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 Thumbnail, camera work, emotional support: @Kim_Norrie

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