- Today, we are building a gaming PC by the book.
- Today, we are building a gaming PC by the book.

So as a resident dummy, I feel like this
So as a resident dummy, I feel like this

will be a very useful bit of information.
will be a very useful bit of information.

A quick trip to my local library has given me
A quick trip to my local library has given me

all the info I could ever want.
all the info I could ever want.

How To Build A PC For Dummies.
How To Build A PC For Dummies.

Power supply, that seems useful.
Power supply, that seems useful.

Aha!
Aha!

A Bag of Chips: Adding RAM and a CPU.
A Bag of Chips: Adding RAM and a CPU.

So we've got Celeron processors,
So we've got Celeron processors,

Core 2 Duos and Core 2 Quads.
Core 2 Duos and Core 2 Quads.

Well, what about Core i7?
Well, what about Core i7?

So we gotta remember this book is from 2009.
So we gotta remember this book is from 2009.

So while some of the general advice
So while some of the general advice

actually I do think will be helpful.
actually I do think will be helpful.

A lot of the specific references to things
A lot of the specific references to things

that just simply don't exist are not.
that just simply don't exist are not.

I don't think AMD has made a
I don't think AMD has made a

Phenom processor since 2012?
Phenom processor since 2012?

So I'm gonna go with an i5-11600k.
So I'm gonna go with an i5-11600k.

I know, I'm reading it correctly, okay?
I know, I'm reading it correctly, okay?

I know it looks a little bit weird.
I know it looks a little bit weird.

- [Ken] Jesus Christ, really?
- [Ken] Jesus Christ, really?

- I am reading this book the way
- I am reading this book the way

that a Dummy is meant to be read.
that a Dummy is meant to be read.

- [Ken] That's not helping the cause.
- [Ken] That's not helping the cause.

Never trust a book that's upside down.
Never trust a book that's upside down.

- All motherboards have a maximum amount of
- All motherboards have a maximum amount of

random access memory they can handle.
random access memory they can handle.

Unless NASA has chosen you to control
Unless NASA has chosen you to control

the next shuttle launch, a board that supports
the next shuttle launch, a board that supports

three or four gigs of RAM should be sufficient.
three or four gigs of RAM should be sufficient.

Real techno-nerds or ultra-power users
Real techno-nerds or ultra-power users

might demand support for up to six gigs of RAM.
might demand support for up to six gigs of RAM.

- [Ken] Techno-nerd.
- [Ken] Techno-nerd.

- Let's go launch a space shuttle.
- Let's go launch a space shuttle.

Ken,
Ken,

- [Ken] Wait, what did you get again?
- [Ken] Wait, what did you get again?

- Can I get a Gundam motherboard?
- Can I get a Gundam motherboard?

Wait, look, wait, hang on.
Wait, look, wait, hang on.

Oh my God, Ken.
Oh my God, Ken.

It's supports up to 128 gigs.
It's supports up to 128 gigs.

I can launch like a whole fleet of space shuttles.
I can launch like a whole fleet of space shuttles.

Next up I need to choose a graphics card.
Next up I need to choose a graphics card.

I can choose a 3D video card from NVIDIA or ATI.
I can choose a 3D video card from NVIDIA or ATI.

What's this AMD thing?
What's this AMD thing?

AMD makes CPUs, they make GPUs now too?
AMD makes CPUs, they make GPUs now too?

You can pick one up at a local computer store
You can pick one up at a local computer store

for well under $75.
for well under $75.

- [Ken] Well, times have really changed.
- [Ken] Well, times have really changed.

- Well with great power comes great debt.
- Well with great power comes great debt.

With one fewer kidney than I walked in with,
With one fewer kidney than I walked in with,

my next task is to avoid the biggest pitfall of all.
my next task is to avoid the biggest pitfall of all.

So the book does tell me not to listen to sales people.
So the book does tell me not to listen to sales people.

Avoid the computer sales experience.
Avoid the computer sales experience.

Although used car sales people seem to
Although used car sales people seem to

rank the lowest, computer sales people are not much better.
rank the lowest, computer sales people are not much better.

Thankfully we're at Micro Center,
Thankfully we're at Micro Center,

so that's not really a concern.
so that's not really a concern.

Hello, good, sir.
Hello, good, sir.

- How are you?
- How are you?

- I'm not supposed to listen to you
- I'm not supposed to listen to you

'cause you're not helpful apparently to,
'cause you're not helpful apparently to,

according to the book but could I find
according to the book but could I find

a hard drive or a floppy disc by chance?
a hard drive or a floppy disc by chance?

- You can find a hard drive. - Oh my goodness.
- You can find a hard drive. - Oh my goodness.

One terabyte.
One terabyte.

It will set me back less than $80.
It will set me back less than $80.

It set me back 49.99.
It set me back 49.99.

- [Ken] Wow, you're saving money.
- [Ken] Wow, you're saving money.

- I'm saving money, this is great.
- I'm saving money, this is great.

I need a copy of Windows.
I need a copy of Windows.

Do you have XP or Vista?
Do you have XP or Vista?

Apparently Vista is what all the cool kids are using.
Apparently Vista is what all the cool kids are using.

- Unfortunately, we only have 10 and Windows 11.
- Unfortunately, we only have 10 and Windows 11.

Oh, 11, that's a bigger number.
Oh, 11, that's a bigger number.

Can I get a Windows 11 DVD?
Can I get a Windows 11 DVD?

- Absolutely.
- Absolutely.

- Wait, are you serious?
- Wait, are you serious?

- [Ken] That makes sense.
- [Ken] That makes sense.

- Well, I okay, perfect.
- Well, I okay, perfect.

With my PC components under control.
With my PC components under control.

My next task is to find the cutting edge accessories
My next task is to find the cutting edge accessories

to really bring my game to the next level.
to really bring my game to the next level.

I found it.
I found it.

The track ball.
The track ball.

Now I thought I was looking for a track ball mouse.
Now I thought I was looking for a track ball mouse.

However, clearly this says track ball, not track ball mouse.
However, clearly this says track ball, not track ball mouse.

So I'm gonna game on this.
So I'm gonna game on this.

What could possibly go wrong?
What could possibly go wrong?

- [Ken] Everything.
- [Ken] Everything.

- Would you like to know my options for cases?
- Would you like to know my options for cases?

- [Ken] Yeah.
- [Ken] Yeah.

- Pizza box.
- Pizza box.

- [Ken] Oh gosh.
- [Ken] Oh gosh.

- Shoebox, desktop, tower.
- Shoebox, desktop, tower.

- [Ken] Wow. - I hate it, I hate it.
- [Ken] Wow. - I hate it, I hate it.

- [Ken] Pizza, I miss the pizza box ones, dude.
- [Ken] Pizza, I miss the pizza box ones, dude.

- [Austin] These were not names in 2009.
- [Austin] These were not names in 2009.

- [Ken] Oh it has a drive bay.
- [Ken] Oh it has a drive bay.

Look at that.
Look at that.

- That's actually pretty good.
- That's actually pretty good.

- [Ken] Oh, you know what, real talk though?
- [Ken] Oh, you know what, real talk though?

- Wait, but where am I gonna put my floppy disc.
- Wait, but where am I gonna put my floppy disc.

- [Ken] Put it here.
- [Ken] Put it here.

- That's where my optical drive disc goes, Ken.
- That's where my optical drive disc goes, Ken.

With my pizza box case, I only have one component to go.
With my pizza box case, I only have one component to go.

Oh my God, oh my God.
Oh my God, oh my God.

I didn't...
I didn't...

- [Ken] Yeah?
- [Ken] Yeah?

(Austin sighs)
(Austin sighs)

- It tells me that the power supply's included in the case.
- It tells me that the power supply's included in the case.

A pre-installed power supply not only
A pre-installed power supply not only

eliminates a step of building your PC,
eliminates a step of building your PC,

but also ensures you get a power supply
but also ensures you get a power supply

of the proper rating.
of the proper rating.

What?
What?

That was bad advice for 2009.
That was bad advice for 2009.

You buy a case that has a power supply
You buy a case that has a power supply

of the correct rating?
of the correct rating?

How's the case supposed to know when you're...
How's the case supposed to know when you're...

(Austin makes irritated sound)
(Austin makes irritated sound)

All right. So I gotta buy my own power supply
All right. So I gotta buy my own power supply

and I gotta do it by myself.
and I gotta do it by myself.

I'm a dummy.
I'm a dummy.

So apparently my case is supposed to come
So apparently my case is supposed to come

with a power supply of 300 watts,
with a power supply of 300 watts,

which is enough for every build.
which is enough for every build.

I don't believe that.
I don't believe that.

Do you have power supplies that I
Do you have power supplies that I

could actually install myself?
could actually install myself?

Apparently it's a really risky proposition
Apparently it's a really risky proposition

but I think I might be able to be up for it.
but I think I might be able to be up for it.

- Absolutely.
- Absolutely.

- Okay, thanks.
- Okay, thanks.

750?
750?

That's twice as much as any real computer can need.
That's twice as much as any real computer can need.

850?
850?

This future is incredible.
This future is incredible.

A thousand watts, one point 25 gigawatts.
A thousand watts, one point 25 gigawatts.

Okay, I gotta calm down.
Okay, I gotta calm down.

I gotta calm down.
I gotta calm down.

As if hundreds of pages of
As if hundreds of pages of

How To Build A PC For Dummies wasn't enough,
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I'm armed with one more piece of research.
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An hour long DVD giving the step by step
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So now it is time to learn How To Build a PC For Dummies.
So now it is time to learn How To Build a PC For Dummies.

So I've got my resident dummy friends here
So I've got my resident dummy friends here

and we're all gonna watch the DVD together.
and we're all gonna watch the DVD together.

(energetic music)
(energetic music)

- Wow, he looks exactly what I thought
- Wow, he looks exactly what I thought

he was gonna look like.
he was gonna look like.

- Well, so first of all, I like the time capsule
- Well, so first of all, I like the time capsule

of all of the stuff that is in frame here.
of all of the stuff that is in frame here.

Not even the computer, not even the computers
Not even the computer, not even the computers

to the other side of him.
to the other side of him.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

- I'm looking at the blue Linksys router
- I'm looking at the blue Linksys router

- [Austin] Yo, the blue.
- [Austin] Yo, the blue.

Up on the drive, yeah.
Up on the drive, yeah.

- [Jared] Yeah, yeah.
- [Jared] Yeah, yeah.

- The parts you need before we get started
- The parts you need before we get started

are your case with the power supply pre-installed.
are your case with the power supply pre-installed.

- No, Mark.
- No, Mark.

Stop telling me my case has a power supply installed.
Stop telling me my case has a power supply installed.

It doesn't, it never did.
It doesn't, it never did.

- The only tools you need are your bare hands,
- The only tools you need are your bare hands,

an index card, weird science, huh?
an index card, weird science, huh?

And we're gonna add the thermal compound.
And we're gonna add the thermal compound.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait, wait, wait.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait, wait, wait.

- Whoa, whoa, whoa, stop.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, stop.

- Whoa, whoa, whoa.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa.

- Stop, stop.
- Stop, stop.

- No, no.
- No, no.

- [Jared] Why is he doing it
- [Jared] Why is he doing it

outside of the motherboard?
outside of the motherboard?

- [Austin] He's making a [censored]
- [Austin] He's making a [censored]

Picasso over here.
Picasso over here.

- [Jared] How much is he putting on?
- [Jared] How much is he putting on?

- [Austin] Ah, oh my gosh!
- [Austin] Ah, oh my gosh!

- [Ken] Oh, he went around.
- [Ken] Oh, he went around.

- [Austin] What are you doing?
- [Austin] What are you doing?

And so it is time to build ourselves
And so it is time to build ourselves

a gaming PC for dummies.
a gaming PC for dummies.

I have all my components here,
I have all my components here,

My boy Mark, to guide me through the process.
My boy Mark, to guide me through the process.

What could possibly go wrong?
What could possibly go wrong?

The instructions were clear.
The instructions were clear.

- [Jared] Uh huh.
- [Jared] Uh huh.

- There's only one way to apply thermal paste.
- There's only one way to apply thermal paste.

- [Jared] And what's that?
- [Jared] And what's that?

- Hold the CPU in your hands and squirt it.
- Hold the CPU in your hands and squirt it.

- [Jared] I didn't like that terminology,
- [Jared] I didn't like that terminology,

but we can go with that.
but we can go with that.

- How do you open up thermal paste with one hand?
- How do you open up thermal paste with one hand?

He was clear.
He was clear.

You apply your thermal paste all over the CPU
You apply your thermal paste all over the CPU

and then you...
and then you...

Drop it in the slot.
Drop it in the slot.

Oh God, I hate it, I hate it.
Oh God, I hate it, I hate it.

- [Jared] It's the way the book told us to do this.
- [Jared] It's the way the book told us to do this.

- [Austin] He also said do like a top thing
- [Austin] He also said do like a top thing

and then the bottom.
and then the bottom.

So you can see some beautiful detail.
So you can see some beautiful detail.

Now I'm going to smear it like some
Now I'm going to smear it like some

peanut butter sandwich.
peanut butter sandwich.

- [Jared] Oh, that's so bad.
- [Jared] Oh, that's so bad.

- I'm just getting most of it on my finger.
- I'm just getting most of it on my finger.

How are you supposed to do this while holding it?
How are you supposed to do this while holding it?

I mean, it looks like I just sneezed on my CPU.
I mean, it looks like I just sneezed on my CPU.

I am going to gently place it because
I am going to gently place it because

I don't wanna spend the next three hours
I don't wanna spend the next three hours

fixing like 85 bent pins.
fixing like 85 bent pins.

So with my fingers covered in thermal paste,
So with my fingers covered in thermal paste,

I'm gonna gently drop it into place.
I'm gonna gently drop it into place.

One, two.
One, two.

Okay.
Okay.

That was maybe slightly more aggressive
That was maybe slightly more aggressive

than I should have done it, but.
than I should have done it, but.

This cooler being straight out of 2009 is amazing.
This cooler being straight out of 2009 is amazing.

Just listen to this.
Just listen to this.

- [Female Voice] Donda, Donda, Donda,
- [Female Voice] Donda, Donda, Donda,

Donda, Donda, Donda.
Donda, Donda, Donda.

- I was about to put this back in the case
- I was about to put this back in the case

but I was way too curious.
but I was way too curious.

So why don't we take off the cooler
So why don't we take off the cooler

and see how that thermal paste actually did?
and see how that thermal paste actually did?

I'm slightly concerned.
I'm slightly concerned.

I've taken off the bracket.
I've taken off the bracket.

There's nothing whole holding this on
There's nothing whole holding this on

besides thermal paste right now.
besides thermal paste right now.

It's just stuck on.
It's just stuck on.

So are you ready to see what this looks like?
So are you ready to see what this looks like?

- [Jared] Oh yeah.
- [Jared] Oh yeah.

Oh my God.
Oh my God.

- [Jared] Oh my God.
- [Jared] Oh my God.

Look at how much is on there.
Look at how much is on there.

- I mean, I'll say that's probably not enough to
- I mean, I'll say that's probably not enough to

actually cause like damage to it.
actually cause like damage to it.

Like it didn't actually spill over
Like it didn't actually spill over

the edge of the CPU, but it's so thick.
the edge of the CPU, but it's so thick.

It's honestly probably gonna be a little bit of a problem.
It's honestly probably gonna be a little bit of a problem.

Maybe I get, I think this is okay,
Maybe I get, I think this is okay,

but man, that is like...
but man, that is like...

- [Jared] We still don't recommend it.
- [Jared] We still don't recommend it.

- Do not do this.
- Do not do this.

It's caked on there.
It's caked on there.

Also shout it to the Zalman for
Also shout it to the Zalman for

like slicing my fingers in multiple ways.
like slicing my fingers in multiple ways.

(Jared laughs)
(Jared laughs)

Like I've got blood on my knuckles
Like I've got blood on my knuckles

and on the inside of my hands.
and on the inside of my hands.

This thing might look cool,
This thing might look cool,

but every one of these things is sharp
but every one of these things is sharp

and you have to put so much pressure on it.
and you have to put so much pressure on it.

I got to put it back on.
I got to put it back on.

(both laugh)
(both laugh)

Armed with all the knowledge my PC For Dummies guide
Armed with all the knowledge my PC For Dummies guide

could possibly provide, I have this.
could possibly provide, I have this.

The greatest gaming PC 2009 could have ever hoped for.
The greatest gaming PC 2009 could have ever hoped for.

Jared.
Jared.

- Yes sir.
- Yes sir.

- [Austin] As the office dummies, I think we have
- [Austin] As the office dummies, I think we have

a lot to prove now, but we have successfully
a lot to prove now, but we have successfully

built ourselves a large pizza,
built ourselves a large pizza,

courtesy of our good buddy Mark
courtesy of our good buddy Mark

Would you like to do the honors
Would you like to do the honors

of pressing the power button and seeing
of pressing the power button and seeing

if we followed the step by step tutorial correctly?
if we followed the step by step tutorial correctly?

- Might as well.
- Might as well.

- [Austin] Ooh.
- [Austin] Ooh.

- [Jared] That's power.
- [Jared] That's power.

- [Austin] That seems promising.
- [Austin] That seems promising.

That seems promising.
That seems promising.

- Can you hear that?
- Can you hear that?

Did you hear the hard drive clicking?
Did you hear the hard drive clicking?

- [Austin] Oh, I haven't heard that in a while.
- [Austin] Oh, I haven't heard that in a while.

- Oh oh, oh.
- Oh oh, oh.

- [Both] Yay.
- [Both] Yay.

- Of course it's Gundam.
- Of course it's Gundam.

- [Austin] Wait, we're not done though.
- [Austin] Wait, we're not done though.

- We still need to install Windows
- We still need to install Windows

- [Austin] The most important part.
- [Austin] The most important part.

So I'm just gonna.
So I'm just gonna.

- [Female Voice] Wow.
- [Female Voice] Wow.

- [Austin] Oh yeah, baby.
- [Austin] Oh yeah, baby.

- [Jared] Wow, that's a fancy looking disc.
- [Jared] Wow, that's a fancy looking disc.

Yo, actually though, Windows 11 Home
Yo, actually though, Windows 11 Home

they actually did not skimp at all.
they actually did not skimp at all.

It's very shiny.
It's very shiny.

Here goes nothing.
Here goes nothing.

[Windows XP login chime]
[Windows XP login chime]

Wait, what?
Wait, what?