50 PC Build Tips in Under 10 Minutes 

Rapidfire tips ranging from beginner to advanced builders. What else would you guys add? Let me know down below!

Manuals.... This is underrated. Manuals can save a lot of time for newbies

Thanks for not making us not wait 20 minutes to get all 5 tips.

0:00 - Intro 0:05 - Don't Overthink Thermal Paste 0:13 - 6-Cores is the Sweet Spot 0:26 - Stream with NVENC New 0:40 - Don't Overtighten 0:53 - Mounting Pressure Matters 1:02 - PC Part Picker is OP 1:14 - PC Assembly Order 1:30 - Avoid Pumps in Top Position 1:43 - Always Keep the Pump Fed in a Custom Loop 1:48 - Easy Soft Tube Installation Method 1:59 - Always Leak Test your Loop! 2:06 - Lower GPU Utilization at Lower Resolution 2:16 - Invest in a Proper Toolkit 2:28 - Always Download Latest Windows 10 Install 2:38 - Avoid Sharing Boot Drives 2:53 - Remember to Enable XMP 3:02 - Improve Memory Compatibility with Voltage and Frequency 3:12 - SLI and Crossfire are Dead 3:20 - ITX Cases can House Epic Gaming Builds 3:31 - Graphics Card Cooling Differences 4:01 - Stick to One RGB Ecosystem 4:13 - RGB and Gaming Performance 4:19 - Ready Up Wi-Fi & Ethernet Drivers 4:34 - Avoid Common Motherboard Bloatware 4:40 - Correct DRAM DIMM Slot Installation 4:54 - Clean your GPU Drivers with DDU 5:03 - Aim for Balanced PC Case Airflow 5:14 - Negative Pressure Generally Works Better for ITX 5:23 - Fix Nvidia's 12-Pin Adapter 5:37 - Use a Coolant Sensor for Custom Watercooling 5:48 - Overclocking Sucks in 2021 6:04 - Lower Temps = Higher Clocks 6:17 - Avoid Premium Coolers on Budget GPUs 6:32 - Toggle Off Startup Apps for Cleaner Launch 6:40 - Disable Windows Mouse Acceleration 6:49 - Do not Overspend on Power Supply 7:05 - Do not Overspend on Motherboard 7:17 - Noctua NF-A12x25 = King 120mm Fan 7:32 - Air vs Liquid Cooling 7:48 - Plug Cables in Before Mounting Large Cooler 7:59 - Avoid PCIe Gen 3 cables for Gen 4 Builds 8:08 - Cablemod Modmesh Cables are Worth It 8:20 - Do not Mix Cables Between Power Supplies 8:29 - Intel i5-11400 = Midrange Gaming King 8:45 - GPU Undervolting for Lower Temps and Noise 8:56 - HWinfo = Ultimate PC Monitoring 9:06 - Generally Avoid DDR4 Kits > 3600MHz for Ryzen 9:19 - RAM Sweet Spot in 2021 9:27 - CPU Stock Coolers are Limiting 9:38 - Choose M.2 Drives before 2.5" 9:48 - Outro

Tip No. 51: Be confident. With the exception of a CPU installation, don't be afraid to put more pressure or force when installing the components. A very helpful advice for first time builders, you're less likely gonna make mistakes when you put your anxiety aside.

Ali: "enable xmp, you'd be surprised how many beginners forget that" Me: "oh yea ppfffsshh newbs" restarts computer to enable xmp

How many tips should I put in a single video? Ali: Yes.

Just an additional info on tip No. 36. You shouldn't over spend on power supplies but you shouldn't also cheap out on it as well. There are many PSUs out there built with low quality materials and often lack safety measures like Over Current Protections. To further expand on the original tip, only get a good quality power supply from reputable brands and are also enough to power your other components adequately. There are also websites that calculate your theoretical amount of power draw with your selected components, which give you an idea on how big of a power supply you will need.

51. If you're on AMD AM4 build and want to swap the stock wraith cooler with an aftermarket solution, if the cooler seems stuck to your CPU when you're removing it, DON'T yank it with force. Instead, twist it before gently prying it open. Trust me, I had my 1 day old 5600X ripped from the CPU socket breaking one pin from the CPU and bent several others, also the sleep function is messed up on my motherboard since.

This gives Ali Express a whole new meaning.

Even despite his huge growth recently, still one of the most underrated pc building channels.

I build computers for a living and this video covers pretty much all the shortfalls beginners (and even some advanced users) tend to make. My biggest piece of advice is to route all cables to the nearest passthrough in the case then pull them tight from the back and zip tie down. You'd be surprised how many customer-built PCs I see where they just A>B the cables or leave them loose when the rest of the system has hundreds spent on aesthetics (RGB, etc)

I really like your high production quality, clean esthetics, straight to the point, no half-thruths and honest videos. Thank you 👍

I've been building for about 8 years. I can confidently say this is by far the most useful video out there for new builders. In all honesty, it should be called something like "2021 complete PC builders guide", as its basically sums up the whole topic perfectly.

I think he forgot a tip: 51, Dont be Stefan Etienne from the verge

This video is packed with accurate and great information. It accurately summarizes what I’ve collectively understood from building since 2003. There’s only a bit of information that may, or will, be outdated in a few years but a majority of the tips will extend for several years or more. I predict a very high view count

Tip 51 Don't buy a gpu right now.

The production quality is outstanding!!

Great video, everything was on point and some great tips too. He didn't just repeat the same 15 things you hear in every single video about pc building. One of the best and most informative vids I've found on this topic.

Pic quality of this video is outstanding！ Made lots of screenshots , love it !!

Can never get bored of an optimum video ;)

Wow.. on points

This channel is just pure gold. Thank you for everything !

Great tips, lovely b-roll. Such a great, quick video!

That was fantastic man so much info crammed into 10 minutes, no BS....perfect :)

You’ve just surpassed everyone else in video production quality. Another amazing video mate! Kudos!

The windows installation media tip is very useful for my build. Thanks!

I’m not gonna be building a pc any time soon, but this made me understand a lot more things

Just built my first pc, with a bunch of help coming from your channel man! Keep up the great work :)

50 tips in 10mins. Now that's some good content. No clickbait , no nonsense! 👍

Great video, very useful. I recently got a pre-built for about $1100 or something, was considering buying parts and building it myself but found I was in over my head wondering what was what and unsure if certain things were compatible or not since I didn't know about the parts picker site at the time. Previous PC was an i5 4460 with no graphics card. Originally I was thinking of the 5600x built around minimum cost stuff with a decent-ish gpu, then I found out about the shortages so went with the pre-built instead. This answered a lot of 'beginner' type questions I had been wondering about since buying it, mainly as what is 'just-enough' vs total overkill.

Definitely will favorite this video for future reference. Great advice. Thanks!

I would also reccomend putting your components together outside your case, like on top of the motherboard box, and turning it on. This allows you to make sure your components are working and gives you much more room to troubleshoot.

Holy moly. This was great! 25 tips on watercooling would be cool(pun very much so intended).

Tip #342 Don't touch the pins of your memory, or CPU, with your fingertips!

Solid tips! I'd love another round or two!!

Keep up the great work, love what you're doing!

4:13 *WHERE'S YOUR EVIDENCE BUDDY*

Great video as always! Incredibly helpful.

this video is all people need when building a pc, cheers will be using this for when people need tips

Man I adore how you present your work. Epyc👌🙌

The amount of effort put into editing of this video is enormous. Well done and keep up the good work!

Very interesting. Keep up this format, I learned a lot of it. Thanks, thumbs up!

This is an actually good tip video, no BS and genuinely helpful stuff

As always an outstanding video that should have more of an audience for the quality apparent

Just imagining the Da Vinci Resolve timeline on this video, all chopped up! hahah Great stuff, mate! 🤘⚡

the mouse pointer one was very helpful thank you.

I would add (from personal experience on past builds) that for bigger builds you'll probably get an advantage on having a positive pressure (slightly more intakes than outtakes) inside the case. This on the long run will get less dust stuck on the components.

Optimum Tech has become my favorite and most viewed tech channel on youtube. And I follow already huge ones like LTT and MKBHD. The production value, the relevance of content, the display of pure knowledge and enthousiasm is amazing. Also everything he does and likes strikes a chord in me. It's like there is someone out there doing tech wise, everything I have been gravitating towards until now without knowing much about it and who is showing me the way.

Your videos are always a piece of art, love it!

One of the first videos I’ve watched to the fullest on RU-vid in a while. No bs and straight facts thank you.

Awesome vid for tips overall. Some of these I didn't even know!

Thank god, now a single video I can link friends and family when they come bugging me with questions lol

Under ten minutes is the sweet spot. Your videos are the perfect length, with the perfect amount of content. Bravo, mate.

this helped a lot with the pc build that I'm currently building, underrated!

very useful and straight to the point

Haha I’m not even gonna build a computer for about 2-3 years but even though I know this I watch all your videos, they are really mesmerizing. Superb editing and filming.

My mans pumping super high quality videos every few days!

One of the best videos from THE BEST pc hardware channel, thank you!

Awesome video. Simple blunt and to the point.👍

Lol if this video had existed last month when I built my first PC and custom loop it would have saved me 50 hours of RU-vid research. So many simple. highly specific questions that were hard to find answers for were laid out in this video. Thanks so much!

"Disable Enhance Pointer Speed" Thank you. I have no idea how people can deal with this be it in videogames or just daily use. You never have full control over the cursor.

Thank you very much for the video!! Greetings from Argentina!

Awesome, I just built my PC a couple of weeks ago and it ticks most of these boxes 👍🏻 Got the stock cooler for now, I did tighten it all the way but it was quite loud so I backed off the screws 1/4 turn and it’s much quieter!

The "do not over tighten a screw" is real that's why every pre- build comes with more than 20 screws loose

2:19 bruh your bits are like a game of Perfection

Man, I loved this video. What a cool concept.

Wow, for a newbie like me who's into PC gaming, this is DEFINITELY a must-watch!

When your GPU costs more than all the parts combined including the case.

An ifixit kit is great. Got one a few months ago and it has helped a lot with PC and other things. Tons of bits for everything. Also, an 850 watt psu is a must if you have or are going to get a 3090 and a 5800x cpu. Burned up my 750 watt lol

Top tier tips; great job, Ali.

This video helped me troubleshoot a build that wouldn't post to BIOS that I was absolutely stumped on, thank you kindly.

Changed my cooling setup today from air to soft tubing. I knew there was an easier way to mount the tubes, but couldnt remember. Well, in hindsight you are always smarter.

Thanks for that tip about enhanced pointer precision in Windows. I hadn't heard of that one yet and I sure did have it enabled. I don't think my aim is horrible, but I could always use that little bit of improvement. I'll be curious to see if I can notice a difference next time I'm in one of my games.

Saving this. Great stuff! 👍

About to build my 3rd gaming PC in like 10 years, this was a good refresher / getting up to speed with the newest stuff.

Another Tip : Before removing a CPU, do a start up of the computer to heat up the thermal paste.

Overtightening a CPU cooler may bend and break the CPU pins, also depending on the cooler design.

Enjoyed the video! You got my sub and I’ll be saving this video to build my first time PC

This is a fantastic video! Thank you for making this!

Never used pause in a RU-vid video so many times before.

This came out at a grate time. I'm upgrading my PC for the first time, doing it all myself, and this hit a lot of questions I had about stuff. Thanks :D

Really helped! Thanks

Great tips mate !

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Tip 51: If you have multiple m.2 Slots on your motherboard, check if they share pci-E lanes with your cpu, they should not cut the connection of your gpu to the cpu in half! Tip 52: If you plan on Overclocking, look for a mainboard with Bios Flashback as it can often get corrupted and updating for a new cpu generation will be possible even without a cpu installed. Tip 53: If you want RGB in your case, check if your motherboard has enough connectors and even the right ones. There are 5V and 12V RGB components out there. Tip 54: Before installing your CPU look for bent pins in the motherboard socket (intel) or on the underside of the CPU (AMD) handle these parts extremely careful! Tip 55: When choosing a motherboard for your processor planning to overclock, watch out for the CPU Phase count on the motherboard or watch a buildzoid PCB breakdown. Tip 56: When planning for a high end Build like 5900x + 3080 even if the power consumption is listed as 300W+150W I would still recommend a 750W PSU at least because of power spikes. Tip 57: If you plan on streaming and want to know more about it, visit the RU-vid Channel EposVox for the best coverage. Tip 58: Don't forget to put in the Input/Output Cover delivered with your motherboard! Best to put it in it's place at in the beginning of your build as you can't put it in from behind ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Tip 59: When choosing your monitor, best practice is to get one with a VA / IPS Panel and not TN. Also get at least a 100Hz panel. Tip 60: While Overclocking, learn to accept your results even if they can't 100% compare to others online, everyone only posts their absolut best results that often aren't even stable.

When you have enough material for your own high quality stock footage 😁 Love your content, thx mate!

I rarely say this on this platform but i m proud to show this channel to my children. Keep up the excellent work man. 🤘🤘

Nice. I had my computer ready for a month waiting for a CPU and GPU due to current shortage. A problem that I have, is that I swap parts frequently, because I might not like how something fits or maybe I got certain part instead of the one I wanted. For example, on my previous build, I re-did the loop like 4 times because I wanted to improve aesthetics and performance. On my current build, using the NR200, I did not like that the GPU is pushed down a bit by the cables of the silverstone sfx-l 800 watts, and the cables are very stiff so it is hard to avoid it. At the end, I swapped it for the Corsair SF750. Something else is cooling, I initially used the NH-U9S, but performance is poor so I am swapping it to a NH-C14S. Next change might be liquid cooling, but my gpu does not have a waterblock from any vendor yet, which made me regret not going with the reference card.

1:06 I saw that $3000 price tag and was like woah woah woah until I remembered how expensive gpus are right now the gpu being 5/6 of the price tag of a new pc is just outrageous

finally build my gaming pc thanks to these tips!

This video format is a BANGER just sayin, great idea for fast and good information especially for newcomers! :)

I disagree with you on “B550 gives the same overclocking feature to X series”. It’s worth it to have a better motherboard, especially when you have a decent CPU. A better motherboard usually has more VRMs and heatsink. It also provides more voltage settings and stability settings like LLC. The price of motherboard should be around half of the price of your CPU.

if you press down really hard on the cpu when its in its socket you'll get increased frames

More legit useful tips in 1/100th the time than most "big" "techtuber" channels. Thanks 👌

Big THX, very informative.

when you learn more in a 10 minute video compared to a playlist by linus 😂

fucking great video (y)

I would love to see an update of this video. Awesome.

That swapping boot drive between different CPU types is really new to me. Thanks for sharing these tips.