How to Build a Gaming PC - Beginner's Guide

Video Description

A full step by step guide to building a gaming PC including putting all the parts together, installing windows, installing drivers and overclocking the RAM. This guide assumes no previous knowledge and is perfect for a first time PC builder. Links to parts used in the build are listed below. Correction to video - rather than just increasing DRAM frequency as shown in the video it would be better to load XMP settings 00:00:00 The Parts 00:02:21 Preparing the Case 00:05:04 CPU Installation 00:07:24 RAM Installation 00:09:12 M.2 SSD Installation 00:11:55 Motherboard Installation 00:14:01 Case Cable Installation 00:18:46 Power Cable Extensions Installation 00:20:53 AIO Installation 00:32:59 Case Fan Installation 00:40:20 RGB Hub Installation 00:45:10 Hard Drive & SATA SSD Installation 00:48:17 Power Supply Installation 00:54:45 Graphics Card Installation 00:59:32 ARGB Light Strip Installation 01:00:12 Cable Management 01:01:26 Installing Windows 10 01:07:07 Driver Installation 01:08:42 RGB Software Installation 01:11:16 Adjusting RAM Speed 01:12:37 Outro & Complete Build Footage Parts used in the video (Amazon links are Affiliates Links) • LANCOOL II ARGB MIDI-TOWER CASE UK - https://amzn.to/2KzwrXh US - https://amzn.to/34H3Vdi CA - https://amzn.to/2M5IEnb • ASRock B450 Steel Legend UK - https://amzn.to/38tfyFM US - https://amzn.to/3pmUB68 CA - https://amzn.to/2M9o31r • AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Processor UK - https://amzn.to/38vXgnf US - https://amzn.to/3pn02SA CA - https://amzn.to/3rB8TSO • Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4 3200 MHz C16 UK - https://amzn.to/2KzyZoj US - https://amzn.to/2KVBC3z CA - https://amzn.to/2WGZR8D • ASUS ROG-STRIX-RTX2070-O8G-Gaming UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-ROG-STRIX-RTX2070-O8G-Gaming-ROG-Strix-GeForce-RTX-2070-OC-Edition-8-GB-GDDR6-with-Powerful/dp/B07JVWY7SJ/ US - https://amzn.to/3pmQEi4 CA - https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07JFYT2KD/ • Samsung 860 EVO 500 GB SATA 2.5" Internal SSD UK - https://amzn.to/3aCAMDS US - https://amzn.to/3aFQTk8 CA - https://amzn.to/3nQWHef • Sabrent M.2 NVME SSD QLC (1TB) UK - https://amzn.to/3rq6tpY US - https://amzn.to/37LQU4c CA - https://amzn.to/2WIYQwQ • Seagate 3.5 Inch 2 TB BarraCuda Internal Hard Drive UK - https://amzn.to/3hhEPqh US - https://amzn.to/37O6L2d CA - https://amzn.to/3rqSNLh • Corsair RM750x 80 PLUS Gold, 750 W Fully Modular ATX Power Supply Unit UK - https://amzn.to/2KxzvDq US - https://amzn.to/3ryFOYf CA - https://amzn.to/3nNxSjo • Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240R RGB Liquid CPU Cooler UK - https://amzn.to/37LXkQN US - https://amzn.to/3mI5g9L CA - https://amzn.to/3rq1FAT • Cooler Master MasterFan SF360R UK - https://amzn.to/37IBsWl US - https://amzn.to/3aHgDN4 CA - https://amzn.to/3mUVJfX • Cooler Master MASTERFAN SF240R UK - https://amzn.to/3rqbr5T US - https://amzn.to/3rnEw1Y CA - https://amzn.to/2KoTUdX • Cooler Master MasterFan SF120R UK - https://amzn.to/3nNpEYA US - https://amzn.to/34Yniij CA - https://www.amazon.ca/Cooler-Master-MasterFan-SF120R-ARGB-120mm-Chassis-Fan/dp/B07RXLKR72/ • Lancool II Vertical GPU Kit UK - https://amzn.to/3nMrDwf US - https://amzn.to/3aEoCu9 CA - https://amzn.to/38zARp8 • Lancool II Side ARGB LED Strip UK - https://amzn.to/2WKQEfg US - https://www.microcenter.com/product/616602/lian-li-side-diffused-leds-strip-for-lancool-ii CA - https://amzn.to/2M4NJw2 • Cablemod Pro Modmesh Cable Extension Kit UK - https://eustore.cablemod.com/product/cablemod-pro-modmesh-cable-extension-kit/ US - https://store.cablemod.com/product/cablemod-pro-modmesh-cable-extension-kit/ CA - https://store.cablemod.com/product/cablemod-pro-modmesh-cable-extension-kit/ Affiliate links I am part of the Amazon associates program, this means I get a small commission when you buy through these referral links. A timelapse of the build can be seen at https://youtu.be/BZDMkannPDc and more photos of the build at https://pcpartpicker.com/b/HgdXsY Useful Links • How to Make a Windows 10 Bootable USB Flash Drive - https://youtu.be/Xn0kwsQhXxA • NVIDiA Geforce Experience - https://www.nvidia.com/en-gb/geforce/geforce-experience/ • Motherboard Drivers, ASRock Polychrome RGB & Bios - https://www.asrock.com/MB/AMD/B450%20Steel%20Legend/index.asp#Download • AURA RGB Lighting Control for Graphic card - https://www.asus.com/uk/Graphics-Cards/ROG-STRIX-RTX2070-O8G-GAMING/HelpDesk_Download/ • Cooler Master - MasterPlus RGB Software - https://www.coolermaster.com/catalog/coolers/cpu-liquid-coolers/masterliquid-ml240r-rgb/#Downloads Music Track: Tobu & Itro - Sunburst [NCS Release] Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds. Watch: https://youtu.be/4lXBHD5C8do Track: Robin Hustin x TobiMorrow - Light It Up (feat. Jex) [NCS Release] Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds. Watch: https://youtu.be/bdE_SyHad90 Free Download / Stream: http://ncs.io/LightitupYO #PCBuild #PCBuildGuide #Lancool