Building an ITX PC entirely on AliExpress

[@TokenTech]

Love videos like this! Makes pc hardware fun and not the same old gaming pc build videos with the same parts on repeat from every other tech channel

[@TheAnoniemo]

The altitude rating on the power supply is not as weird as you think. With the less dense air at higher altitude the insulating properties get worse and a power supply has to be designed with bigger airgaps or other insulating measures. 2000M is the kinda-default maximum for most power supplies, but because you're at 110V instead of 220V it shouldn't be close to an issue.

[@Swallowfire]

That's very interesting. I had never seen that before. I guess nowhere in the UK is above 2km so it doesn't matter there despite 240V hahaha

[@zoolog2012]

@@Swallowfirethey use 220v in the Himalayas...

[@Ksandur]

Coincidence I found this video when researching an X99 itx board on ali, because you know, genuine branded x99 boards are priced like literal gold ore. I enjoyed the video! Reason the mobo's are cheaper (according to my short research) is because these chinese brands aren't using genuine American Megatrends firmware (they aren't allowed) and use sketchy modified versions instead. This saves plenty licensing fees.

[@Swallowfire]

That makes total sense. I have an Asus ATX X99 board from years ago. Didn't realise they were valuable now hahaha

[@BrunodeSouzaLino]

They're also cheaper because these companies buy used decomissioned server motherboards in bulk then scavenge the chipsets and CPUS from them to build these new motherboards.

[@arudanel5542]

When dealing with cheapo cases like this (way back in the 90s, most all cases were like this thing) I would screw the fans in, use heat resistant electrical tape to cable manage everything flat to the side of the case, then mount the motherboard in place. Just a little tip I learned the hard way ages ago, that I thought would never be relevant in 2023. Thanks, AliExpress! Also, I love a second lan port for a gaming pc. If it has the software, or you can install some, can set system updates and all that junk to use the 1GB port, and use the 2.5GB for the game traffic, on it's own port. Helps for when Windows Update decides you absolutely MUST download a 50GB update this very second to fix a security loophole in MS Edge, that you blocked from running years ago now. ;)

[@Swallowfire]

That is excellent advice. I only started building PCs in 2012 so everything I've built has had pretty decent space for cables hahaha, I should count my blessings.

[@Levy_Wilson]

You mentioned the waifu GPU, but you missed the chance to also mention that it's perfumed. They sprayed perfume on that waifu card.

[@BonusCrook]

"hey I just finished building my new $630 PC" "Oh yea? Whats in it?" "Oh its got a quad core, 16 Gigs of ram and an RX 580." "..."

[@BonusCrook]

@hyperix was it a 1050 ti? 💀

[@CBGX]

The wireless charger is quite allright actually for wireless earphones and no rush phone charging :)

[@Swallowfire]

I didn't think of headphones! Good call. Super convenient to just leave them on top.

[@Ahmed-fn1xr]

I'm surprised it worked, good work

[@rokero171]

I got an Ryzen 9 from Aliexpress and it was really cheap and awesome LOL

[@ze-ph9774]

The BIOS language can be changed to English. The BIOS software is the same as Maxsun motherboards, with similar UI, quirks, full-blast fans, and RGB default settings. There is a KZbin video on where to change it. The second option is just to point the Google Translate on the screen and figure it out from there. The full-blast fans can be changed to auto or silent.

[@guaiqueritech]

The amount on double-entendres on this video is hilarious 😂

[@misterhoudi2824]

Alex building the case is the equivalent of a Mister Bean episode.

[@BrunodeSouzaLino]

A better strategy for fitting AIOs into those small capacity cases is fitting the radiator before putting the board on the case. While you fanagle the rest of the cables on, keep the radiator out of the case and the motherboard not screwed on the standoffs so you can move it to plug stuff. Once you're certain you have everything connected, then you screw the motherboard into the case and put the fans in, which hopefully were already connected to the fan headers before installation. As per the BIOS language, I wouldn't be surprised if there are instructions on the product page for the motherboard teaching how to change the language to English.

[@iitzfizz]

Building in such a small fiddly case must have been 'fun' I retrofit a new CPU cooler the other day inside my midi case and even that was a ball ache lol

[@Tarodenaro]

...You just describe KZ user perfectly and i'm speechless.

[@Swallowfire]

hahahaha yeah honestly i've never been one for good headphones. As long as they work.

[@SuperFredAZ]

I just "stumbled across this video, lots of fun! Lots of luck getting updates on your BIOS.

[@tedoyle61]

It's nice to see someone else struggle through a build!!! LOL!!

[@nhansgoofyvideos7581]

Lemme tell you... There are IEMs much better than KZ EDX Pro.... You're not deep in the world of Chi-fi yet...

[@Swallowfire]

My hearing is so bad I wouldn't know the difference hahahaha

[@SianaGearz]

What's your recommendation? I have the old EDX and a whole zoo of TRN MT1. I have modified all of them adding extra acoustic impedance and tilting the response way darker and less shouty.

[@JessicaFEREM]

KZ doesn't really make good headphones. Not bad but you can get better ones for similar prices. The KZ ling long is one of the better ones though and is actually decent.

[@SianaGearz]

@hyperix I have bought EDX Pro myself and i'm happy enough to leave them as-is and not rebuild them, i'm using them daily a little now, not as my main though. The sharp resonance is suppressed better than in most comparable cheapies, while not compromising on efficiency a whole lot. What's a little grating is the very pronounced V-shape tuning so it's not ones for long listening but then arguably that's their selling point sort of? I use them with different tips though not the ones that came on them, mine have definitely less emphasis, though even the tips that came on them originally are much less grating in sound signature than the older KZ tips from a mere year or two ago, it's an improvement. I think i would recommend that people can buy these, especially given they cost barely nothing at all. But yeah they're definitely what one would describe as entry level. Obviously one would expect something different if one were paying $20 or more. So the statement that "there are IEMs much better than" these is definitely fair.

[@im_aleey]

I peaked at the KZ zs10 pro x, they're $25 on AliExpress, and I feel like my chifi journey has ended here. I'm satisfied with it and if I were to try to find anything better from here I'd go bankrupt.

[@NCG-000]

You can use the Fan Control software for... well for exactly what it says.

[@breademoji]

i have an inwin a1 plus which is another itx case with a wireless charger built-in...honestly it's a pretty cool gimmick. i especially like the inwin one because it's designed to allow the charger to work even when the pc is turned off. but beyond that it's not a great case -- very bad airflow and no real room for an AIO of any size if you plan on using a GPU above 1 slot. i had heard of metalfish itx cases before -- finished builds tend to look pretty good, at least based on the pics i see in r/sff -- but i was pretty shocked to see this one doesn't have anything built in for cable management! guess i'll steer clear from this model in the future

[@SianaGearz]

Hey is it even a proper SFF build if you didn't have to dismantle everything 20 times to fit everything in nicely this time?

[@ckngmad1357]

I like ur video direction I like ur shirt pattern I think u should go full blast with wes anderson artistic style Some pastel color background props, like drawer, wooden apothecary cabinet, beige lighting , wear thicker frame glasses U know some vintage stuff. And dont forget plenty of plants

[@justplay2508]

How do you update the bios?

[@PrincessofKeys]

This and how to install windows, but of course there is videos on it I don't have all the parts yet so I haven't searched.

[@sc9433]

Jginyue motherboards are a blessing to all Mini itx builders

[@PEKKABEAST]

It looks so cute

[@ausnorman8050]

That was a great video! Cheers Alex.

[@cecilchan1988]

The mobo defo has an English version but I'm sure you've figured it out already.

[@TEENYcharma]

I cringed every time he took the fans off the rad instead of taking the entire radiator out. That wouldve saved him a lot of headache if he put the rad and the fans in together

[@sneakycactus8815]

11:16 that is an obscene amount of thermal paste oml LMAO

[@FreakyDudeEx]

in some parts of asia, you can buy trays of cpus without the packagings from 3rd party reseller... its much cheaper since there is no cooler nor the usual packaging... it still comes with the usual warranty though but you have to go through whomever bought the whole tray... its from buying it directly for comercial use... and usually its way cheaper than buying the normal retail ones since it cuts cost on shipping and packaging and cooler if any.... its also how miners bought those NVIDIA GPU dies directly from NVIDIA and why most gamers who knew about these types of direct purchases of these types of products went and told the rest of the community what happened during the mining boom... its not a rumor its an actual fact... and its mainly westerners who don't purchase these types of products in trays would never know such products existed in the market...

[@FreakyDudeEx]

at least if you bought it from china they will package it in a plastic thing that you usually get from the retail ones because they produce those plastic thingsin the first place... in other countries normally they cut up the tray and leave the cpu in the tray that was cut out and then it gets bubble wrapped... its a nightmare for PGA cpus like AM4... since you are betting on whether the pins will bend/break or not during shipping... i got luycky with my 5700G... don't plan to do another AM4 tray CPU and will spend that extra money on a boxed AM4 chip for upgrading my backup rig...

[@nujnujkun]

did you update the bios? is it still working? planning to buy the motherboard. how did you put battery for this motherboard?

[@alexlockard8075]

Maybe try Rem0o's fancontrol for the fan speed? I assume they haven't cheaped out to the point that it just feeds straight power directly to the fans but I honestly also wouldn't be surprised if that was the case. :P

[@Psikeomega]

Water cooling is great when you don't have a window on the computer because then you can just say **** it and dump the cables in there out of a bucket and hope for the best

[@sourcilavise3788]

I'm kind of looking to a mecanic master C34 as it's the only full ATX compatible case that would fit a carry on luggage but they're only on aliexpress and with shipping to france, it will cost more than 300 euros.

[@adamblack1908]

I'm building an itx build from Aliexpress too. My specs are: -m24 itx case -asrock b550i itx/ac. -amd ryzen r5 5600. -axp 90 x36. -asrock rx 6600 xt challenger. -hyperx fury 16gb 3200 ddr4 (2×8). -crucial p3 plus 500gb. -tf skywinditil U1 flex psu 500 watts. My total is $908 usd.

[@Technocrat.]

Why use thumbs screws for AIO cover, why not flat fan screws.

[@cheaptechofficialstore6701]

1st, You can change the language from the bottom of the first page of bios. 2nd, don’t use google translate for Chinese

[@robinkeep6611]

Keep the videos coming dude

[@peteralexander6514]

Assembling the radiator outside the case wasn't an option for you?

[@Ukyo82]

Fun project but was not best execution 😅, I also make experiment i was interested see how those old xeons do and i need second budget pc anyway. My not fully AliExpress case, power supply and ssd not from there, but everything else is and i am pretty happy with it xeon 2697v2, rx 580 and those amazing Chinese coolers Snowman which are way better then i expected

[@ZARUBA_Ru]

hi, I also bought this case and assembled a system on the R7 5700x and a 4070ti video card in it. Unfortunately, I haven't found a way to connect with you. I have something to discuss with you.

[@RyanGrange]

You say useless 2nd network port, I say potential hardware firewall appliance.

[@Technocrat.]

Which is link for AIO

[@everythingrc2324]

This is awesome I want one 😂

[@slmonbhoi2246]

Funny looking pc casel

[@BT_StarBoy]

Benchmarks would be nice

[@hssein539]

the cons you highlighted are very minor cons, like the bios and the messy wires, who cares about them

[@XeroOmega]

I appreciate the pluck, but man, just pull the rad out attach the fans then slip the whole thing in as a unit. Also, diregarding the listing photo, those holes are not meant for mounting anything to that is why they don't line up.

[@Swallowfire]

The case and the rad are made by the same company, they're meant to go together. I don't know how they intend them to fit together if not the holes in the top of the case.

[@XeroOmega]

​@@Swallowfire He never actually says the brand for the aio unless I missed it and he only says it "matches" the case, which I took to mean they are the same color and not that they are intended to be used together. Only that they both came from AliExpress. Did I miss something?

[@litebkt]

Love this video!

[@Oozaru85]

I saw this case on alis german website for €40, but €50 for shipping, lol. So I guess ur shipping wasnt free, they just made you believe the case was worth 90 bucks. 🤣

[@chilly1661]

Amazing video

[@KintaroTakanori]

have you built a pc before?

[@matthewkeen6281]

Nice

[@Komentujebomoge32]

Wireless charging is so bad. Cable is much better in this job.

[@Nuhazel]

How was that motherboard have to admit it being white and being itx really makes me wanna buy one

[@rjazz1]

Pity you did not throw some actual opertion in this, couple of games, libre office, web etc that surely is the only way to judge its final value!!

[@BenTheGiant]

fix your rad at the end if you want all screws.....

[@slmonbhoi2246]

Dilema for the fans

[@MsSamyou]

Problem is not the case

[@m.villefort2127]

MY FINGAS AR SO FAT 10:24 🤣

[@rqertip]

crazy

[@TheTrubler]

The Tower is Crap total junk

[@chadisnotachad]

I'm so curious to build this, but $600? I just built a new PC for under $400 with better specs.

[@spicyundies407]

Was yours an ITX build?

[@Levy_Wilson]

@@spicyundies407 Exactly. Gotta factor that ITX tax