There is something rather special about building your own pc from scratch not only is it a bit of a
personal achievement custom pc builds a reflection of your style character and effort hey my name is
andrew i'm a digital marketer and business owner and i'm looking to add a custom pc to complement
my current mac setup the goal here is to set up the desk space so i'm able to conveniently
switch between the mac and windows ecosystem on the same monitor without changing anything around
so windows or mac porker no los dos this way i'm able to use my mac to run my more traditional side
of the business you know things like emails digital marketing and admin work while using
windows to power the more creative workflow for content creation in this youtube channel i'm also
planning for this pc to have enough juice for ultra wide gaming during the nights i'd like to
unwind so for these reasons i've decided to build a custom pc from scratch the last time i built a
pc was a lifetime ago i was 13 to be exact and it was daunting complex expensive and yet incredibly
rewarding so over the last few weeks i've been collecting all the components and sharing them
on instagram so feel free to follow me at andrew ethan zang to follow the journey and i'm excited
to now finally build this pc the best part of this video is not me building the pc i've teamed
up with team group who have launched a competition for you to potentially win a custom pc build and
other goodies to upgrade your creative space i'll leave a link in the description to learn
more about the event and i'll share more details on this big giveaway at the end of the video the
build ethos for this pc is to achieve the balance between power practicality and minimalistic design
while the color theme is simply a clean jet black aesthetic the placement of the pc within the home
office is quite important too i'm looking to minimize clutter given the small space that
i'm working with and be able to seamlessly switch between my mac and pc without the cable clutter
for this reason i'm going with a compact mid tower case build so it neatly tucks under my sit
stand desk and the desk itself is spacious enough that i keep focused on what's most important and
avoid clutter and distractions designing a pc from scratch allows me to find the exact sweet spot in
my own unique needs and buying each pc component to suit thankfully i've managed to get my hands on
the components that i need but as we know certain components right now are riding a roller coaster
of prices with certain graphic cards commanding prices sort of akin to a kidney and a half
so let's go over each component i've hand picked and the installation process from start to finish
starting with the main man here or should i say the main lady the motherboard i picked
out a slightly different board here and asus pro art b550 creator i picked this particular
board because it's aggressively priced at about 300 and provides a host of ports including two
unique integrated m.2 latches and two thunderbolt 4 type c ports which is an unusual appearance for
motherboards at this price point it also features a very minimal black appearance
accented by patina tones which fits with my build theme or really almost any build theme next up is
the heart of the build the cpu i've opted for an amd build here and picked out the ryzen 7
5800 x the 5800x represents one of the most meaningful leaps in gaming cpu performances in
years the redesigned amd zen3 architecture features a doubling of cores per complex
from four to eight cores it is about a year old at this point but it still represents terrific
high-end performance given its 500 price tag and i find it a great pick for those who need to handle
serious workloads and games but don't need to go all out on the 5950x for example installing the
cpu is always a nerve-racking experience for me personally because the very first pc build that
i've built you know back when i was 13 i always bent the cpu pins and overheated it because don't
judge me uh i forgot to apply thermal paste look i was 13 so please cut me some slack
for the cpu cooler i am adding the absolutely gigantic german built be quiet dark rock pro 4.
they're known to be rock-solid in their ability to do one thing and one thing only cool down the
cpu a pretty important job yes the general look of this cooler is boring there's no flashy curves or
rgb lighting here but the build quality is second to none with brushed aluminium and complements
the minimal black theme i'm going for here now comes the elephant in the room the graphics card
i'll not only be using this pc build for you know high-end 4k gaming but also for creative
work such as rendering 3d cad designs and also large 4k videos so the graphics card isn't
naturally a component that i can you know skimp on so i went straight to one of the best here
the beastly asus radeon rx 6900 xt top edition it's the crown jewel in the radeon lineup today
and amd's direct rival to nvidia's rtx 3090 it's a highly capable 4k graphics card that
tops 60 frames per second in most modern games and ray tracing capable and is also purpose
built for creative professionals the asus tough gaming top edition features an overclocked mode
taking it to an insane 2 390 megahertz and is called by an ingenious axle fan design enhanced
with more blades and a new rotation scheme this thing is freaking huge with its triple fan design
and it just fits into my compact mid tower case you'll see what i mean later in this video just
be wary that the radeon 6900 does come with a kidney-like price tag and honestly for that reason
it's hard to recommend to most people simply for diminishing returns as one of the most powerful
cards out there but for my personal needs i think the asus 6900 xt is a perfect fit moving on to the
memory in storage now for memory i picked out two eight gigabyte t-force vulcans that work wonders
on asus motherboards with the asus bios easy mode screen making it really simple to enable xmp
to avoid performance throttling in talking about performance these get the performance to
price ratio just right at under 100 for the pack they come in a clean aluminium frame and subtle
branding without crazy rgb lights once again to match the minimal theme the low profile form
factor is also great for smaller case builds so this specific set is optimized at a clock speed of
3200 megahertz and at 16 gigabytes should be more than enough for the workflow that i'm using it for
and for gaming of course as for the main storage drive we're going with the m.2 ssd which is a
small form factor solid state drive that's kind of hard to say say that real quick three times
um but yeah they're basically extremely thin high performance storage and far more space
friendly than traditional sata hard drives or even sas ssds i've gone with the two terabyte
cardia a4400 in this case and i've heard great things about this bad boy this one delivers over
7 000 megabytes in throughput that's enough to completely max out the capabilities of the pcie
4 port on the asus pro art motherboard this means blazing fast boot times faster data transfer and
faster load times in application and in gaming and guys just look at the signature heatsink
a beautifully slim profile graphene and copper that is both aesthetic and practical in its design
the balance that i always go for despite the performance two terabytes is slightly too small
for my needs so i've added a two terabyte t-force volcan a more traditional sata ssd drive it's a
killer option that looks amazing performs even better and while being friendly on the wallet now
it is time to physically mount and contain all the actual components inside the computer so for that
we need an ever important case all the expensive components are only as good as what protects it so
in this case see what i did there i've selected the define 7 compact case by fractal design
it's a premium high quality mid tower case that gives us enough room to play with inside while
still being small enough to fit into smaller spaces just as importantly it looks damn good
the brushed aluminium front panel paired with the dark tempered side glass achieves a clean
cut minimal aesthetic that i love because of the compact size it does lose out on the 5.25 inch bay
a fan hub and a dual layout interior and it's not exactly cheap in comparison to similar cases with
the same functionality but for those who are looking for a beautifully small yet powerful
case this is the one for the finishing touches we have the almighty 1000 watt be quiet pure power fm
to power this entire setup this newly released 1000 watt model is designed to power high-end
setups up to 93 efficiency levels and is called by their large yet noise optimized 120 mil fans
not too much more to say about the power supply unit except it's a powerhouse that's
able to power this setup and then some of course it's important to keep this beast properly cooled
and to remove the waste heat produced by all the components so i've installed a triple pack of be
quiet lightwings which nicely balance noise and airflow across the entire rpm range with a maximum
volume of only 20.6 decibels at max load they also feature a rgb lighting on both the front and the
rear of each fan and make for the perfect control over case ambience and lighting to truly put
all the components on display through that glass panel of the beautiful fractal defined 7 case
for now the pc is sitting on the floor in my home office which isn't ideal of course but i'm
looking to expand the office and hopefully have a split area where i'm able to both work and play
and have a sort of work area for my mac and also a gaming area for this pc build the overall board
was straight forward enough there wasn't really any hiccups just because it's pretty minimal
so cable management was straightforward but it's sort of funny just how big the dark rock pro 4 is
it literally is the centerpiece of the build aside from the radeon 6900 xt
so guys that is my new high-end gaming and work pc that i'm pretty happy with if you have any
suggestions or parts you'd add to this setup yourself please let me know down below because
it's still a work in progress and so i'm all ears when it comes to building this gaming rig and
upgrading it improving it and the whole process has been an absolute blast and the best part of
pc building is being able to create a machine from scratch that represents your own style and needs
it was also just really nostalgic and brought back memories and my passion for building pcs
when i was just 13 and um almost killing that pc uh that cpu at the time a huge huge thank you to
team group for not only helping source some of the parts and sponsoring this video but also hosting
the huge giveaway for our audience and to enter click on the link in the description box and share
your own dream pc setup styling and how it fit into your own desk space
remember the theme for this giveaway is build no limits so feel free to get creative with your
entry and share photos video sketches or even 3d modeling we want to see your design genius here so
good luck to those who enter this insane giveaway i am pretty excited and genuinely curious to hear
what your favorite pc components are and overall what your dream pc build looks like
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