How to Build a PC - Step-by-Step Beginners Guide

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A full step by step guide to building a £1500 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. 00:00:00 The Parts 00:07:28 Preparing the Case 00:10:48 CPU Installation 00:13:22 M.2 SSD Installation 00:16:18 RAM Installation 00:18:05 AMD Wraith Prism CPU Cooler Installation 00:26:26 Dark Rock Pro 4 CPU Cooler Installation 00:36:56 Motherboard Installation 00:39:40 Case Cable Installation 00:47:46 Power Cable Extensions Installation 00:49:55 Case Fan Installation 01:01:32 SATA SSD Installation 01:09:39 Power Supply Installation 01:15:17 Graphics Card Installation 01:19:27 Cable Management 01:21:59 Complete Build Footage 01:22:58 Installing Windows 10 01:30:43 Setting up SSD 01:34:23 Driver Installation 01:41:18 RGB Software Installation & Demonstration 01:45:15 Adjusting RAM Speed 01:46:34 Adjusting Fan Settings 01:49:56 Confirming RAM Speed 01:50:13 Outro 01:50:44 Benchmarks, Thermals & Noise 01:52:01 Complete Build Footage Parts used in the video (Amazon links are Affiliates Links) • be quiet Pure Base 500DX - Black UK - https://amzn.to/37KaZHP US - https://amzn.to/3mKvusj CA - https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=6_1937&item_id=162301 • MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk Motherboard UK - https://amzn.to/3mP2DTI US - https://amzn.to/3mGs75z CA - https://amzn.to/2WDP8M0 • AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Processor UK - https://amzn.to/34HNbm9 US - https://amzn.to/34Gw5oO CA - https://amzn.to/3pjpLeH • Dark Rock Pro 4 CPU cooler UK - https://amzn.to/37LM2Mi US - https://amzn.to/2Jm3ayY CA - https://amzn.to/34GmCOi • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER GPU UK - https://www.nvidia.com/en-gb/geforce/graphics-cards/rtx-2070-super/ US - https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/rtx-2070-super/ CA - https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/rtx-2070-super/ • Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4 3200 MHz UK - https://amzn.to/2WHB3gB US - https://amzn.to/3aGPr0O CA - https://amzn.to/3aFBXCv • Sabrent 500GB Rocket Nvme PCIe 4.0 M.2 UK - https://amzn.to/2WKrf5z US - https://amzn.to/3nOiC5I CA - https://amzn.to/34XRnP1 • Kingston KC600 SSD 512GB UK - https://kings.tn/2XSSIlJ US - https://kings.tn/2XSSIlJ CA - https://kings.tn/2XSSIlJ • Corsair CP-9020133-UK TX550M 550 W 80+ Gold Power Supply Unit UK - https://amzn.to/2WK9DGM US - https://amzn.to/2M1zM1L CA - https://amzn.to/3hh7wUu • be quiet! Pure Wings 2 140 mm Case Fan UK - https://amzn.to/2JeQqdd US - https://amzn.to/2JgJAEd CA - https://amzn.to/2LYvJ6h • 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/ • BitFenix Internal Audio Cable 30cm UK - https://amzn.to/3pyoIYH US - https://amzn.to/3mLYeRx CA - https://amzn.to/3mLYeRx Options mentioned in the video • MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX Motherboard UK - https://amzn.to/34IZVcb US - https://amzn.to/37JF8af CA - https://amzn.to/3hgFWGR • MSI X570 TOMAHAWK Motherboard UK - https://amzn.to/3ppH25R US - https://amzn.to/34Dht9t CA - https://amzn.to/37LGlxR • AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Processor UK - https://amzn.to/34XZBXp US - https://amzn.to/2WFKUTZ CA - https://amzn.to/2WJzNcM • be quiet! Pure Rock 2 Black CPU Cooler UK - https://amzn.to/3mNrdED US - https://amzn.to/3mUDjfj CA - https://amzn.to/2JhDtiR • Sabrent M.2 NVME SSD QLC (1TB) UK - https://amzn.to/3aFvnfm US - https://amzn.to/2M1BKPH CA - https://amzn.to/3rAOeOK 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/31PJGmi2Klo and more photos of the build at https://pcpartpicker.com/b/LQ6RsY Useful Links • How to make a Windows 10 Bootable USB - https://youtu.be/Xn0kwsQhXxA • AMD Ryzen Wraith Prism RGB Lighting Control Software - https://landing.coolermaster.com/pages/amd-ryzen-wraith-prism-rgb-software/ • Motherboard Drivers - https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/MAG-B550-TOMAHAWK#down-driver • AMD B550 Chipset Drivers - https://www.amd.com/en/support/chipsets/amd-socket-am4/b550 • NVIDIA GeForce Experience - https://www.nvidia.com/en-gb/geforce/geforce-experience/ • MSI Dragon Center - https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/MAG-B550-TOMAHAWK#down-driver&Win10%2064 Music Under The Stars - Squiid https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/cSI20S7jgO #PCBuild #PCBuildGuide #PureBase500DX #B550Tomahawk #KingstonIsEverywhere