I might be slightly sick but what's also sick

is the PC that we're about to build.

Yes my friends, it's 2018, which means it is time

for an all new gaming PC build tutorial.

So as you guys will probably be aware,

building a gaming PC is not that difficult.

I like to compare it to something like doing adult legos.

Now I will be giving a full tutorial

on the Photon 4.0 today,

so if you guys want information about

the actual parts that I'm using, as well as the performance,

you guys can go check out that video.

The idea here is that pretty much anyone

with an afternoon can build yourself a computer.

Before we get started, let me give you a quick tour

of the parts that we're going to be using for the build.

So any computer is going to need a processor,

in this case a Ryzen 5 2400G.

Now what's cool about this,

is that not only does it handle the processor,

but this also has integrated graphics inside.

So even though I will be showing you

what it's like to install a graphics card,

with this build you don't actually need one.

Next we have the motherboard.

So the idea here is that you put the processor in here,

the memory in here, you connect the SSD,

pretty much everything in the build

will connect with this in some way.

Next we have RAM, so you can think of this

as the short term memory of your computer.

Every time you open up an application, it lives in this.

This build is also using an SSD.

So this is basically the same thing as a hard drive,

it's where you store files and programs

and all that kind of stuff.

The difference is is that SSDs,

while a bit more expensive, are much, much faster.

And this one specifically is in the smaller M2 form factor.

Like I said earlier, this build doesn't

actually need a graphics card,

but especially if you're building a higher end gaming PC

or you're doing anything that's really

heavily reliant on 3D applications,

having a graphics card is going to be a big help.

The literal heart of any computer is the power supply.

So this is what takes the power from the wall

and provides it to all of the different

components inside your system.

Last but not least, we have the case.

Now cases are actually pretty much dependent on your style,

so every computer will need a certain size of a case

depending on how many hard drives you're putting in,

what size motherboard, but a lot of this

does come down to your personal preference

and with this one, we're going a little bit stylized.

Now anytime you're building a computer,

you do need to come prepared with a wide variety of tools

depending on what situation comes up, or not.

Actually, the only thing you really need

is a Phillips screwdriver.

I'm not kidding, you can build an entire computer

with just a single screwdriver.

So now that we've got all that stuff out of the way,

the last thing to do is find your workspace.

So generally speaking I like to find a decently sized table,

you're gonna have parts and cables

and stuff kind of all strewn out.

And make sure that you don't build

on carpet if you can avoid it,

static electricity is the enemy

of a computer part, believe me.

Hey whoa, whoa, don't show that, don't show that, Ken.

I'm an expert, it's fine.

Just you at home, don't build on carpet,

unless you're an expert or Ken sells you out.

The first step is to get the case out of the box.

Now even though we're actually not going

to be putting everything inside the case as we go,

that'll happen a little bit later,

I still like getting the case

out of the box and ready to go.

So this is a little bit of an unusual case,

it is the Thermaltake Core P1.

The idea is that because it has

a giant tempered glass window,

we're actually using it to show off the build.

I will say that this might not be

the most beginner friendly case in the world,

considering that we actually have to put the case together,

and usually it just comes fully assembled out of a box.

But let's see how it actually is to build.

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One quick case change later, we have the BitFenix Phenom,

a case that thankfully does not

require 17 steps to put it together.

So we're going to be using this for the tutorial,

even though the main build I will eventually have

to rebuild into the other case.

But especially just because I've got

to actually show you guys how to do it,

things are going to be much, much more common in this case,

versus the other one, where you're going to be doing

a lot of weird mounting and whatnot.

This is just going to make everything a lot easier.

The first step is to remove

the four thumbscrews on the back of the case,

which will allow us to remove both

the left as well as the right side panels.

Now we mostly need to do this to actually be able

to get a little more access to the case.

But with that open, we can see that there's actually

a fair bit of room inside this.

Generally speaking, bigger cases are easier to work on

and as you get smaller and more sort of custom,

it gets a little bit more challenging.

But the good thing is, pretty much all of them

do have a very similar layouts.

Usually you'll find a box full of hardware,

so we can open this guy up later,

but should have some screws and some random bits

and pieces that we'll need a little bit later on.

If you come around back,

we'll see where the power supply is installed.

Now cases will put this in different locations,

sometimes it's gonna be up top,

but with this one it's going to be in the bottom.

All we need to do here, is just remove the four thumbscrews

that keep this little bracket in place.

So, going back to my analogy about

this being the heart of the system,

it really does sort of provide power

to basically all of our components.

Now power supplies will come in different sizes,

they will be more or less powerful,

but at the end of the day, they are very simple.

There are two major types of power supplies,

modular and non-modular.

So this is a standard non-modular supply,

which means that all of our cables

that we're going to need come pre-attached.

However, higher end power supplies

typically do come modular,

which will allow you to actually

plug in each cable that you want.

Basically making it a little bit cleaner inside your build,

so you don't have a bunch of extra cables hanging around.

Before installing this guy, take note of where the fan is.

So depending on your case, this will either be facing up

or it will be facing down.

So with this guy, it's going to be facing down

because we have this little mesh here.

The important thing is,

always make sure there's some ventilation.

You can't put this sort of like face down on like a table

or face down on like a flat piece of metal,

otherwise it will overheat and bad things will happen.

Inside the power supply box, you should find four screws.

Now this is how we're going to mount

the power supply to the bracket,

which will then go attach to the chassis.

Now not all cases will actually do this,

so sometimes you can completely ignore the bracket

and cases will have you mount this directly onto the case.

One thing to keep in mind,

is that when you're tightening things down,

start on one corner and then move to the opposite corner

to make sure that you're applying even pressure.

So I'll do this screw, then I'll do the one on this corner,

and then I'll do the final two.

So with the power supply installed,

the next step is set this guy off to the side

and grab our motherboard.

Like I was saying earlier, the motherboard is pretty much

what everything in the computer connects to.

So there are a few things that you need to keep in mind,

obviously pick a motherboard that is

going to be compatible with your processor,

but the size is also important.

So as you guys can see here, this guy is pretty small,

this is what's known as a mini ITX board.

Now this happens to be a mini ITX case, which all works out.

You can go with a smaller motherboard and a bigger case,

but obviously not the reverse.

So something like a micro ATX or a full size ATX motherboard

would not fit in your case.

So you're going to go pick one of these out,

make sure it supports the correct processor

and make sure that your case

will actually be able to fit it.

Now anytime you see an exposed circuit board like this,

you wanna be a little bit careful,

especially of static electricity.

So it comes in this anti-static bag

and when you grab it, try not to grab onto the actual board,

so something like one of the metal pieces should be fine.

And once you pull it out, I like to actually set it

on top of the motherboard box.

So even a small motherboard like this

is going to have a ton of different sockets and cables

and connectors all over the place,

but you only need to pay attention to a few of them

that you're actually going to use in the system.

So one of the most important things

is where you install your processor.

So Intel and AMD do this slightly differently

but it's pretty much always going to be

a gray socket in the middle.

The next thing you'll find are your DIMM slots.

So every motherboard is going to be

a little bit different here,

this board has two, however some have four, or even eight.

This is where you're going to install your memory

and the only thing to really watch out for here

is to make sure that you do have the correct RAM.

So this, like most modern motherboards,

are going to support DDR4.

However, older systems will use something called DDR3

or even all the way back to DDR2.

It's all very similar to install,

just make sure you get the right kind.

Below the processor is going to be your PCI Express slot.

So since this is such a small motherboard,

we only have the one.

However, a lot of motherboard will have four or even seven.

Now this is going to be where you're going

to install various different add-in cards.

Typically speaking, it's going to be a graphics card,

but sometimes you might install an SSD here,

maybe like a video card, maybe an ethernet adapter,

I don't know, depends on what you're doing.

But that is going to be where you're going

to install a lot of different add-in cards.

Move down to these small rectangular connectors

and this is what is called a SATA port.