Wow, a build video that shows the details, which if not included, can confuse first time builders or a person like me who has not done a build for 10 years and needs to see the "new stuff".
Why have people disliked this video? ok it is only 3 at the time of this post, but this video is great for people who want to build a computer and have no idea where to start. I have been building computers for years, this latest one being a Ryzen 7, but I still watched this as it is interesting. As for cable management, I knew I picked my case for a reason, no side window. Saying that the case is getting on now, it is a Coolermaster Haf and is over 8 years old, i see no reason to replace it.
Yes if it works why replace it. There is enough garbage and waste in this world of ours. And the why of it. Why would people dislike this video; i have had that thought many times. And then a think. How long is a bit if string? That might be a bit cryptic. Who tfk's
No offense but other youtubers who explain this doesn’t even say what it is in clear explanation.. I’m glad I found you, you go slow and easy for beginners like me
Excellent macro-lens camera shots, showing those motherboard connectors so closely like that -- very easy to see the plugs, and even the polarity of the connectors. You make it easy to replicate your build -- which is, of course, one of your goals. I'm enjoying this series. Thanks!
Great video. Each component getting the same amount of detailed description on its use. Nothing is rushed or forgotten. Everything is laid for everyone to see. Clear instructions that anyone can follow. It's no wonder your getting more people subscribing with each new video. Thanks again for making this video.
Mr Scissors cutting against the instructions direction and then throwing the cut off across the room - He's just a rebel and that's why we love him. :) Looking forward to the dual booting goodness to come.
Yes, Mr. Scissors - a true steely rebel - fought the law...and the law won(!) As I speak he is in the process of serving out his SISS (Suspended Imposition of Scissor Sentence) and only has to show up on Mondays for the next 13 years to see his parole officer to prove that his blades are still sharp, free of 'fly-offs' and well behaved... ;-)
I wish to see more of these build videos even there are many tech channels building pc's but yours are unique and refreshing as your choise of components are made with reason and thought compared to the more mainstream gaming pc channels with the expensive parts. That said eventhough I'm a middle aged gamer with an i7 8700K onboard.
This video took me back to my first Box when basic machines cost $2,000-$4,000 and lots of work to get it running. Beautiful job of assembly for such a reasonablev price. Using used parts today, if you know what you are doing, it is possible to build a server for under $450.00 with basic mouse, keyboard, speakers, monitor and DVD. Building and testing takes time. Your video was beautiful and l am looking forward to. Part 3.
I've only built 1 desktop PC myself. I had help with a good friend who knows a lot more than me. That was January 2016. By myself, I've upgraded from a mechanical 2TB to a dual 512gb SSD/2TB mechanical config, double 8gb RAM to 16gb RAM, and then from stock air cooler to a closed loop water cooler. I like watching these videos as well.
I have the same exact 27" BENQ monitor. Its a very nice monitor. Superb camera work. I wouldn't be surprised if the case and MB manufacturers put a link to this video as an assembly video. You should email them and let them know about this series.
Thanks to your previous video I've started to build my own PC based on a Ryzen 5 2600X, 16GB RAM, 240GB SSD, Blue-Ray drive, and a MSI Radeon RX570 Armor 8GB graphics card. All in all with other components such as a case, some cables, 600W power supply I bloated the cost up a bit shy under 800€. Thanks to your videos I'll be hopefully sooner than later owner and user of a nice and powerfull PC! Finally!
It is so crazy how much computers have changed since 2006. I am still working on my new computer build but it's just such a learning curve for me. And the new changes in standards and design are absolutely epic. I really am enjoying how computing has come along in 2019. So great!
Beautiful satisfying thing - building/upgrading your own machines. Choosing components, storages, RAMs, graphics, PSU, OSes, software, etc. Exciting! Almost to the point when program is successfully running without a bugs/errors, after a months of coding. Beautifully done video Chris! 🏆
ExplainingComputers Thank you Chris. I find your videos excellent and I enjoy every microsecond of it. Considering the fact I consume a huge amount of information/knowledge every day, [the joy of learning] and having a long list of yt channels I like to follow and watch, I do not comment so often. I just comment what it is really excellent, [wow moments], more criterion/characteristics has to be on the scale than just a few.
My favourite part of this demo was when Christopher showed us the side of the case and helpfully told us that indeed it was 'the side of a case'. Genius. I love it.
The screws for the power supply where in its box you threw on the floor. Further you make your videos very detailed, explaining everything very clear. That would be help full for a lot of people. Although I´ve been building computers and mods for decades i like watching this. Thanks Christopher.
i have been watching many pc building tutorials but no one is perfect in terms of camera angle or else but this tutorial teaches us elaborately on very easy ways and i like this camera zooming and angles.... plz keep continuing sir...you are awesome
It is so satisfying watching someone build a PC. I never get bored watching them. From the simplest of builds to the more complex. It is always fun to watch. Thank you 😊
Thanks for this build series. Me and my 11 year old son have really enjoyed putting this PC together, he cannot wait to customise the case with LED lights and install the graphics card upgrade. He is really chuffed to have a excellent looking and performing PC.
I watch computer builds on many channels and have to say that your close up slow(er) motion video when you installed the motherboard into the I/O shield, when you plugged in the 24 pin and case connectors, the detail and correct polarity direction when installing the Hdd, power, reset, and led case connectors made for one excellent video. Thanks, and maybe you could explain pwm where the 3 pin fan was connected to a 4 pin header.
A 4pin header would be ideal, but the fan in the back of case is only 3 pin. So I may replace it. However, as I understand it, the motherboard can have voltage control via 3-pin header, but not the PWM control via the fourth pin.
I've been looking forward to Part II of the series. In fact, I look forward to every video from this channel - always informative and relaxing. I'm considering creating a new HTPC using the 2200G as it seems like a good value "APU".
As somebody mentioned in a comment here last week, even though it is only a few months old, the 2200G is already a classic. When you consider that it delivers in terms of CPU and GPU compared to chips of just a few years ago, it really is amazing value.
@@IJoeAceJRI Sure, I'd be up for that. Perhaps we should start by stating requirements? Here's what I'm trying to achieve: CPU/GPU: 2200G or 2400G Motherboard: Cheapest mATX available, no overclocking required. PSU: Corsair/EVGA/something reliable and cost effective RAM: I already have a spare kit of 16GB (2x8) HyperX 2667. Storage: Already purchased a 120GB SSD when it was on offer for £18. Case: That's the hard part due to height requirements for my set-up. Budget: ~£300-£400, although it's flexible. I'll be using it for Kodi and streaming from my homeserver (Supermicro 24-bay with a JBOD = ~37 drives but space for 48 - not expecting everyone to have such an extreme set-up 😄). Must support H.265 and H.265, which I believe the 2X00G series does. At the moment, I'm using a "Turion II" clocked at 2GHz (dual core) with 4GB of RAM, a 5400RPM 250GB HDD and a Radeon 6450 - it's very old but has worked well. What are your requirements?
@@IJoeAceJRI I have no plan to upgrade. I have a workstation in my office for work and gaming as well as the server for storage. This HTPC will sit underneath my TV (hence the height limitation) stand/unit thing. I use the HTPC for light browsing from the couch, but it's mostly for video playback using Kodi. Are you planning on upgrading in the future to get more out of the system, such as gaming etc.?
JoeAceJR hey I saw your post did you build your system?? By what I’m reading it sounds very mobile?? I’m new to networking reason I’m asking bc I need same thing?? Thank you!!
Wow! That was fast. I'm impressed. I'm afraid the next episode is not until a week on Sunday though (17 Feb). I will be shooting it tomorrow. :) This week's video is all about SBCs.
ExplainingComputers No problem, I have learned so much from your videoes, and bet I have even more to learn. I am a Norwegian living in Thailand, and had to order the mainboard from Germany :-) Cheers!
I've done this many times over the past 25 years or so, and I'm always amazed at how much the hardware has changed. The mobo used to have dozens of little parts soldered to it, but now yours looks so clean and simple. Possibly has something to do with the big Gigabyte brick on it, eh? It's good also that the power supply is mounted at the bottom of the case instead of mounting at the top, like in the "good ol' days". Thanks for these videos Chris, looking forward to the next one.
One of my Sunday highlights with a cup of tea, and Explaining Computers, whatever the subject is... Seen loads of builds, but it is always great to see you with such great camera footage. Thank You.
The best video and i mean THE BEST. That fully attention to details explanation with a structured way of explaining really is making it easy to understand for a beginner in PC build. I could watch this over and over again without getting bored. Ps : I'm glad the motherboard and the case are getting along really well
to explain this, simply ask the youtube algorithm. you get videos recommended by viewing similar aaand by the thumbs-up you have given. So the only way to tell youtube to stop showing you these is thumb-down. it's still no good/bad/neutral thing, because it could be an interesting info, presented badly or a not interesting info for you, but nicely done. Of course there are certain haters which spam certain channel videos with thumbs down because it seems to be their only power and meaningful action in life... but funnily this means they are actively looking for the videos to thumbdown.
Brilliant presentation and excellent camera work. You have wonderfully simplified a topic which is difficult for beginners to understand. Thanks a lot.
Chris I really appreciate the effort you go to showing all the steps. So many instructional videos like to show all the stuff already unpacked and the standoffs already screwed in etc. I like the fact that you are seeing inside the box for the first time on cammera. Never stop doing what you do
I can imagine that. I have a gaming tower with a 1700x in it, and I got an older Dell Optiplex 7010 with an i5 3470 in it to use as a server. I now find myself leaving the space-heater turned off when not gaming and just using this thing. And you definitely notice. That said it runs Linux just fine, so if you wanted to mess with that, that old 3570k would be well suited for it. I do want to get the i7 version of this CPU though.
I really enjoy video's like this.People always assume that building a pc are rocket science but it really is not.For me i paid a little more to get a case with tempered side panel a psu shroud and 3 rgb fans.I paid in my currency 1.1k which comes down to around 77 usd.I just did it for cable management.My brothers running the 2400g and his is a boss.Great video and very enjoyable.
Thanks Chris, great video. Eagerly waiting part 3. I have only built a couple of pc's although have had many apart for cleaning, upgrades and repairs. Remember first build rather daunting but i didn't have your video guidelines to follow, watching this today now I find myself looking for an excuse to build a new pc☺
Another lovely video, my friend. I got my degree in computer networking way back in the late 1990s when we still counted in megabytes. I think most of the PCs I built then were Windows NT machines. Anyway it’s nice to see a modern build and to know that many things are still the same, as I haven’t built a PC in 20 years. Thanks for all the attention to detail. It has given me the confidence to maybe dust off my PC building chops and put one together in the near future!
ExplainingComputers : Thanks for part two of your Ryzen 3 2200G budget PC build , very interesting and well presented video on how to build your own budget PC !
Great video as always. Just don't go placing a PC with a bottom PSU intake on carpet, as blocking that fan will cause failure of the PSU within a year. If a PC with a bottom PSU is going to be placed on carpet, then flipping the PSU so it intakes from inside the case is a sensible compromise, especially with the addition of front intake fans.
@@ExplainingComputers late late reply, but if the PSU shroud is vented, or if there's no PSU shroud at all, it's usually better to install the PSU with the fan up. the components heat rises in the case instead of on the PSU PCB, and helps it run cooler, without triiggering the fan as often. Also, the airflow of the case fans will always create a slight airflow through the PSU, so, all in all, it makes for a quieter system and a cooler PSU
thank you very much chris i want to build a PC for the first time and your videos very clear and very noob friendly, some very big tech channels assume everyone is already in the know and they gloss over importent parts about builds ,like how to connect everything properly
Excelent video. Very organized and mythotical. I would love to see you make a video covering BIOS options and help demystify some of the options presented within.
Excellent series. I think someone has already commented. It’s like a 1960’s Batman episode. ‘Will Christopher complete the build in time?’ Tune in next week, same Explaining Computers Time. Same Explaining Computers Channel! But seriously, I was looking at the same case for a budget video/photo editing PC. Amazon seem to do a few bundled mobo options too. Can’t wait until next week :-)
@@ExplainingComputers You can even build a matrix of self-flashing RGB LEDs ( goo.gl/rHyaBv ) on to the black panel, by drilling 5mm holes in the panel and have the LEDs poke out the holes. Make sure you order the slow flashing LEDs. I made one in a 8x7 Matrix and it looks so cool. Like a computer working.... Just a suggestion.
A great series of videos Chris, thanks. Easy to follow with a tad of humor. I remember my first build using AMD, the processor was an Athlon 64, a great and zippy chip back then, (still have it in one of my parts drawers). I caught the build bug many zonks ago and went on to achieve a city and guilds qualification for computer maintenance; halcyon days indeed.
I was so pleased by the cable management channels behind the motherboard when I made this computer. I hadn't done my own build in almost 15 years due to budget constraints(I was using refurbished office machines with a bigger HDD, some cheap RAM and low end graphics card added in, generally costing in the region of £100) and always dreaded heading into spaghetti junction when wanting to add or remove a drive. Add in the extra convenience of having a modular power supply, and my case isn't overflowing with random, often never used, cables anymore.
Yeah, I forget the year of my first build, think it was 97 maybe? It had a 120 Mhz Pentium, 500 MB, HDD, 16MB memory 2MB S3 Video Card, soundblaster 16 sound card, US Robotics 33.3 Modem, and a 2X Ricoh SCSI CD burner.
is the best pc fitting video i ever seen . Not only it is well explained but the "Michael Caine" voice is soothing and help altogether for the understanding .No need for stress ,it wouldn't ,now would it?
Thank you, Chris. Another interesting vlog and one that will be useful when I build my new PC. I always appreciate you great sense of humor. (humour, for you.) haha. Peace.
I'm getting excited to build my very own gaming PC!!! My hands are a bit sweaty.....thanks for this sir! i will constantly be visiting your videos for guidance. More power!!!
Cool video Chris. I imagine this has helped, or will help a lot of first time builders. Just out of curiosity, do you intend some sort of a benchmark once the system has it's dual boot OS's ? : Thumbs up 👍👍👍
I love your videos and the style you are producing them! I would appreciate if you could show the price also in Euros next time! Thank you for this rather nice Video!
I always am surprised when people call "not having to build the system" an advantage of OEM systems. Assembling the system and having the ability to make it exactly how you like it is fun. Like how Linux is more fun than Windows because you have much more possibilities to adapt it to your needs.
It's been years, and I miss it. The last one I wanted to build, I had a list of components, went to the store I used before, and they didn't want to sell me the parts. They said they couldn't guarantee anything if I built it, so they offered to build it for me at no extra cost! The only thing I lost out on was the thrill of building the thing myself. At least I got a one year warranty, and MS has never touched my computer.
I sent my first ' email ' around 1982/3 to the guys at winfrith atomic power station and it was with punched hole cards , since then I have owned several pcs and have never been tempted to actually assemble my own pc , closest I have got is to a pi 3 , but I feel tempted to give it a whirl having watched these videos , However having said that I do worry that pcs are stalling in their development , even with sbc . yes they are open source , to a large extent , but I feel a major overhaul is due
Put in a manual overclock for the CPU and RAM. That "stock" voltage is too high for normal usage. My Ryzen 7 1700 is running 1,264V and 3,8GHz stable. And you have 2400MHz RAM, activate XMP or use manual overclock for that as well. Ryzen needs fast RAM. Try to overclock RAM to at least 2666MHz
Even a beginner must know, that if you don't manually set the RAM speed to "on-the-box" numbers, then your stick(s) will run at 2133. If you don't know how to do this or don't want to do this, then you don't need to spend money on fast RAM. Just get the cheapest then.
I already know how to build a pc but I love how he explains everything so calmly, great video! This is my first comment on your channel btw. Have been watching your videos for a long time.
This is a decent little case for the price. I bought it for my little brothers Ryzen 5 1600 Build January 2018. (Hard to believe it's been a year). The only thing I didn't like was the Standoff threading on the tray itself. when I screwed the standoffs into the case 3 of the 6 for the Micro ATX motherboard just spun, due to the cheaper metals of the case. But no worries, it all went together without a hitch and he loves his gaming PC. XD. I like the detail of your videos. :) much better to actually see whats going into the build and information about them. Thanks.
I always test the machine powers up and gets to the BIOS before I add the drives, myself, because I've had situations where a bad drive has prevented the PC booting and I've been tearing my hear out troubleshooting. Awesome build so far!
Hi Chris. I did not see why you did not hide the cables behind the metal panel that holds the Motherboard! Your build will look much tidy and neat. But any way your video is quite professional and nice, as usual.
I'm going to hazard a guess and say it's like my old Xilio case, there's cable management ties back there, but with power going back there, I physically had to force the panel on, which was not fun. My NZXT cases have more room back there for that.
Nice build. I started a Ryzen 2200 build but won't won't run Win10. So, went with Ryzen 5 1600. I recycled Corsair PSU. Purchased non working Corsair 16GB online got warranty replacement. New Rosewill Case, Recycled Video card, 2 HDDs & DVD, and used Cooler master Hyper 212 online. Gigabyte GA AB350 Gaming board. All only $199.50 after rebates etc.. Getting Win7 working was quite tricky on a non supported CPU. Nice Video.
A few points. 1. Christopher, if you unbox a case then it is easiest if you let mr. Gravity assist you. Turn the box upside down and just lift off the box itself which doesn't weigh much, mr. Gravity will be so kind to keep the case on the table or ground while you slide off the box unless Mr. Friction decides to be a bully. ;) 2. That PSU calculator severely overestimates the power consumption, it is impossible for real world applications to get a 100% load for all the components. That 2200G does not use much more than 100W and typically the power consumption for the rest of a simple system like this (SSD, motherboard, RAM, sound) is not above 50 W. Having said that, you should always have around double the wattage of what the system uses because of efficiency and noise (usually higher wattage PSU's have less noise around 40-60% load than at a much higher load). In the case of Corsair RM* the highest efficiency is around 40% load. 3. Something which the PSU calculator does not point out is the quality of the PSU. For a simple system like this it is fine but don't use the 650 W version of a budget PSU like this to power a Vega64, it won't go well because this graphics card needs a low voltage ripple. The same if you overclock hardware to the extreme, or when you undervolt a GPU as much as possible, a low ripple helps a lot for that. Low is around 10 mV, medium is around 20 mV and higher than that is pretty bad. 4. For SSD's you should consider a large capacity because those cost a lot less per GB. If you know for certain that you will not expand your flash-storage-capacity then 256 GB can be fine but if you would, then buy the 500 GB or 1 TB, certainly with the current prices. 5. Usually those front audio cables are incredibly bad, it might suffice for a standard headset but if you use better audio then don't hook it up to that plug in the case, connect it directly to the motherboard.
I did turn the box to get the case out, but it would not have worked in the shot. The film making aspect here places major constraints on what I an do/show. This build took about 100 hours over 8 days, which is longer than would normally take. :) On the PSU, yes all points accepted. On the SSD, I did note the need to match capacity to requirement. The problem is, every component in this build can be specified higher for a bit more cost, and then I've not delivered the £350 build I intended. Totally agree on front audio -- fine for headphones for general use, useless for anything else. I use Dragon dictate and it will not even work (and does not claim to) using any form of onboard audio, regardless of the connectivity.
@@ExplainingComputers I sure hope that I won't need 100 hours for my next build (Ryzen3 and Navi). ;) I have a Sennheiser HD 700, I wouldn't connect that to the front audio cable too. Onboard audio can be acceptable these days but only on a good motherboard with proper shielding and it never is as good as a good separate DAC and amplifier when you connect that DAC via S/PDIF to the motherboard. However, on my older OEM-system with a motherboard with onboard Realtek audio it is quite bad, even a cheap (€35 Soundblaster) soundcard sounds a lot better. Gordon Mah Ung from PC World said jokingly that people should just cut that front audio cable. :) The problem with budget systems, it never is a good solution except when that truly is all what you need. As soon as you upgrade sooner or later because you experience your system as limiting you will spend more because you spent less. A simple example is the Ryzen 1600 vs. the Ryzen 1500 (before Ryzen2 came on the market), for so little extra cost you get so much more and you can upgrade later. Or take the GT 1030 vs. the RX 570: >50% of the cost but much less than 50% of the performance. The same with a 128 GB SSD vs a 500 GB SSD (same model): the 500 GB SSD costs €70-85 which is much less than 4 times as much as what you would pay for the 128 GB SSD. The same for 1 TB and 2 TB though at a given moment you also need to take into considertaion that prices drop in the future. In short, I don't like budget systems because you sacrifice too much for too little savings. I don't like the high-end systems too, in general: too much extra cost for having the same performance level a bit earlier. Somewhere in the middle is the sweet spot, for a PC that would be around €700-1500 in my opinion, depending on what performance level you prefer and/or need.
Well, Mr. Gravity was distracted by Mr. Scissors and his miscreant flipping snippets flying across the room! Uh, never heard of low voltage 'ripple' and can't imagine why a device would thrive on under-voltage. I guess with keeping with his low budget theme Chris opted to use just a small cheap SATA SSD (non-NVMe). I'm behind the times in SSD tech, but my laptop with i5 and SATA SSD makes me feel spoiled as it is on response for running applications & basic tasks...
@@boboala1 It is not complicated, ripple is the deviation from the aimed value, in this case voltage. You should think about how that electrical power comes onto your CPU/GPU... Mostly the power plant has a big dynamo which is being pushed by steam (fossil fuel, nuclear) or water. The movement of that dynamo generates an ever changing magnetic field which generates an ever changing voltage. So you get AC voltage from the outlet in your wall. Now the PSU has to convert AC voltage to DC voltage. That is difficult! You never get it perfect but there degrees of imperfection, generally speaking a deviation of around 10 mv is good in the current market: one PSU (the better models from EVGA) gets below it, a few (like Corsair RM*) are just above it. Even worse than a larger standarddeviation is when you get occasional big spikes. Why does it matter? Simple. You need a minimum voltage to make transistors switch with a certain frequency. If the ripple is larger than the average voltage needs to be higher to prevent the minima to get below the voltage which that component needs to be driven. For example, if your CPU needs 1.38 V then with a ripple of 50 mV you need an average voltage of 1.43V but if the ripple is only 10 mV then 1.39 V suffices. You don't want more than 1.4 V for Ryzen for a long duration (it might deteriorate the CPU earlier/faster than you like) and with a higher voltage you get more heat which limits the performance of the transistors. That is why overclocking gets so difficul above af certain voltage. For undervolting the same applies. If you search the border then it is nicer if you only have to get around 10 mV higher than when you have to get around 50 MV higher with the average voltage. Why would you want to undervolt? Because you can get the same performance with less electrical power. This means that you get less heat and a consequence less deterioration of the hardware, less noise and a lower power bill. All good things! The better question is why you would not want to undervolt. These days small SSD's are incredibly expensive compared to big SSD's. Look up for the MX500 and 860 Evo and calculate the cost per GB and you will see my point. Now ask yourself what percentage of those customers will not buy another SSD within a year.
@@boboala1 I use a separate post to make it more clear. What I was discussing in the previous post is to some extend a matter of preference, you can invest a bit more in your PSU and get more value and a better performance but you don't have to do that for low power hardware. However, there also is hardware which simply won't run (stable) on a cheap PSU like the one which Christopher used for this budget build. Vega64 is the latest well known example of this but it certainly is not the only one. This is not about voltage, this is about ripple, Vega64 needs a low ripple to be driven properly, without it many Vega64 cards will crash with stock settings. So in this case it is not about luxury but about hard limitations. I emphasize that Christopher made the right choice with his PSU for this particular build because he chose a low power budget. As I pointed out I would discourage most people from building a low budget PC because for most people it will end up more expensive with less performance and comfort but if a low budget is your aim and you use low power hardware then a cheap PSU can suffice. With regard to the PSU, a high quality PSU costs anywhere in between $80 and $110 (regular price, I bought mine with a €20 discount), then you get an efficiency of 92-95%, a ripple of around 10 mV, passive cooling and 0-RPM mode (the fan won't spin) until 200-300 W etcetera Compared to a $40-60 mediocre PSU that is a lot of value given that a good PSU lasts at least 10 years (guaranteed, you get a new one for free if it doesn't). The same with regard to aftermarket cooling and cases. You use it a long time. If you have the budget for it then I would recommend to calculate the cost per year instead of looking at the total cost. It makes more sense to me but you have to be able to afford it at that particular moment.
