First PC Building Experience

This is not the last PC building guide you'll ever need, but if you're looking for how to build an AMD gaming PC that's also good for video editing, you can follow me as I build my own desktop PC for gaming with an AMD processor and graphics card.
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[@bogxd]

I also learned that it's possible to unlock +15% CPU performance by scrolling back up to SMASH the like button

[@glxycozmo]

You should of got a 7800x3d and 7900xt it’s more expensive but a lot better for not bottlenecking

[@caseylavender]

kinda cringe call to action ngl but the video is solid 👍

[@jackietechlabs2081]

Also enable SAM (Smart Access Memory) (Resizable BAR)

[@jackietechlabs2081]

Also I suggest PBO Tweaking if you want to squeeze more performance and lower temps and overclock the gpu (this won’t up the power unless you bump the power and voltage)

[@imnicked4185]

@@jackietechlabs2081 ReBAR is usually enabled by default on these newer boards, also PBO is nice to have on and all but it isn't needed with the 7800X3D in particular.

[@jhawar-ji]

I stopped watching PC assembly videos like 3 years ago. But for some reason I watched this entire video without a skip. Good work!

[@melon7232]

The best (probably unintentional) PC-building tutorial on YT. Great job!

[@bogxd]

Ayee thank you!

[@CellzElite]

​@@bogxdsimple tip not necessary but recommended to put ur mb on its box that way nothing has a chance of being damaged

[@GetWellSoonR.E.M.]

Considering you’re a first time builder, like myself, you actually made this experience way easier to understand than most of the pros! I felt like you were speaking my language as a first timer and included EVERYTHING I needed to know. Thank you so so much

[@Spawndex]

Hows it going, have you finished your build?

[@GetWellSoonR.E.M.]

@@Spawndex Not yet, actually. I’ve just ordered my parts and was watching some of these videos to keep my mind fresh on how to put the parts together. I’ll definitely update once the build is complete 😁

[@IwrsTheKing007]

same, I'll be getting the last parts soon and will also be building my first pc, and this is the first video where I was able to understand what all the cables connecting to the power supply are, I was always confused where what goes

[@Spawndex]

@@GetWellSoonR.E.M. @IwrsTheKing007 You're both gonna do great at building, just remember to use a bit more force than you think you should, the mistakes tend to be when you make yourself worried about it and you just need to make sure things are definitely plugged in properly, the RAM got me when I first did it because I was so scared of breaking something I didnt push it in enough! I actually thought maybe the dimm slot clips just didnt come up by themselves on my motherboard so i put them up myself like a dope but as long as you line it up properly you can push them in and make sure they CLUNK and the clips come up. If its not seated quite right you can feel it kinda pushing back a bit when you try to push, but it'll all go fine and just make sure you read the manual to check what slots to put the sticks in, its probably the 2nd and 4th slots. ALSO when I build I flat pack the cardboard box the case comes in and stand on that because my floors carpeted, and you wanna stay away from carpet cause of the static, but dont worry too much youd have to be really trying to actually damage something. Sorry for the ramble but I know how nervy I was the first time I built something, youre gonna be so happy when you flick the switch and it works!

[@ashketchum1244]

​@@Spawndex Yeah same thing happened to me when I build it last month, I thought the ram was fully in and when I finished the build, it wouldn't post and showed the CPU and Ram error LEDs. I even reseated the ram and it still didn't work. Until I did it a third time with so much more force than I originally tried with, it went in all the way and the PC booted up

[@ankur-dhama]

If windows doesnt have the ethernet or wifi driver you can connect ur pc to ur android phone with a USB cable and enable USB tethering in Android and now windows will have internet connectivity so u can download drivers.

[@shakapaker]

Wow

[@bogxd]

Oh nice, didn't about this

[@hiddenguy67]

one of my favourite things

[@hiddenguy67]

I use usb tethering alot because of my trash wiif card

[@kristheredpanda]

i do this because my computer didn't come with a wifi card

[@TristanBurgener]

this is my favorite pc build video yet. so calm and relaxing. with subtle goofs along the way

[@voltavidTony]

I have some tips for your build: 9:40 The usb-c connector (type E connector) only goes in one way. Notice how one of the edges is wider than the rest. Specifically, at 9:45 you can see how the pins are slightly off-center. 10:40 NC is short for no-connection, meaning that pin is just a piece of metal used to fill out empty space (it's there so other connectors can't be plugged in). As it is, the reset switch is not functional and instead needs to be connected to RSTCON# and Ground (notice the two lines below these words at 10:42). 11:05 I happen to have the same case as you (except white). The 3.5" hard drive "shelves" can be entirely removed from the case so you have more room to work with the power supply. It also results in an opportunity for better airflow (not that it really matters down there).

[@soupdrinker72]

+ put the PSU in and route the cables around first

[@nadtz]

Well done for a first time build. Solid no nonsense PC that met your needs.

[@LakayFTW]

I am an It-Specialist. Everytime i build a PC, i get nervous, i hate it. Nice to see you go down that path. EDIT: And i acutally learned something from your video.

[@dsk_1337]

You're a software developer. Not an IT specialist. You know how to type on a keyboard, nothing about system builds/servers and networking, etc. I'm an IT engineer, and it's literally impossible to have learnt anything new from this video. It was, however, very catchy, quirky and extremely funny with all the small jokes he made. I understand how appealing it is for people that have an interest in building machines. Great video, keep it up bud!

[@LakayFTW]

@@dsk_1337 Whats your problem man? 1. Yes i am a Software Developer. 2. system builds/servers and networking, etc. are basic subject areas in the training programme for IT specialists (regardless of the specialisation) in my country. That concludes that i am a IT Specialist specialised in Software Development. 3. I, in fact did learn something new from this video, how would you know? 4. It's nice for you, that you already did knew everything he showed. 5. Even if you are an IT Enineer, that does not mean you know everything about Hard and Software, most IT Engineer as well as Specialists and even Developers or System Integrators or Admins, can now a lot about other stuff of the big IT and are also be able to not know everything. What kind of IT Engineer are you, there are a number of subject areas in which IT engineers work that don't always all mesh together. 6. I do know a lot more than just "Typing on a keybord" but you seem to not know more than just being a dick. 7. You just cant know everything. No one does.

[@LakayFTW]

@@dsk_1337 nice of you, to just assume stuff 1. Yes i am a Software Developer 2. system builds/servers and networking, etc are a fundamental part of training as an IT specialist (regardless of specialisation) in my country. I also work on server systems as a hobby. Saying i know nothing other than just typing on a keyboard, is not very nice of you. Software Developer ist just my work title. 3. Since number 2 already specified what a IT Specialist in my country is. I can tell you, that i am in fact a IT Specialist, specialised in Software Development. 4. I did learn something new from this video, because you cant know everything. How can you proof that i did not learn something new, or that others did not learn something? You are basically saying that Bog's video did not give any useful information. Thats not very nice of you. ("it's literally impossible to have learnt anything new from this video") 5. Good for you that you already knew everything from this video. 6. You are an IT Engineer? Tell me, what did you actually do? IT Engineers are not doing everything, they also specialise in stuff, like Big Data, AI, Software Developtment or Hardware Maintanance like IT Infrastructures. Hardware and Software Troubleshooting and Helpdesk or first/second level support are not IT Engineer work. 7. I in fact did work as a Software Developer in a big company and i did work as a System Administator in a small company. Better yourself.

[@LimpurtFan6969]

@@dsk_1337you’re a loser 😂

[@dsk_1337]

@@LakayFTW Nice of you to take so much time out of your day to reply with absolute bullshit. Clearly clueless. Have a good day

[@Panvi10]

Me on my old acer 2013 trash intel celeron laptop rn:

[@AnisBuilds]

You can honestly build a pretty functional gaming pc for $300, you just need to know what parts to get.

[@Panvi10]

@@AnisBuilds the point is that its from 2013 so i can't buy a new one (i am broke)

[@NostraDavid2]

All in all, congrats with your new PC, and congrats on this excellent guide on how to build a PC!

[@Classy_Car]

Amazing documentation. Everything in this video I feel like I went through. The only parts that I didn't experience myself was the SSD torture (hurts my soul), and the fan connector issues. You read directions perfectly, and got it looking professional. Props to you! Amazing first build.

[@obeyobay9146]

This is actually a very helpful video for when I will eventually build mine, learned a lot of things thanks to you.

[@BamberBains]

holy moly the parts selection is litterally perfect

[@shmoud99]

Geez that SSD instalation made sent chills down my spine

[@BLASTIC0]

congrats on your new PC and your first build!

[@H786...]

you are without a doubt an amazing person and its like my thoughts were speaking. you are that guy. this is one of the most complete guides ive seen, its no nonsense and ticks most of the boxes of providing info without veering off.

[@Mr.K1tten]

i dont watch these kind of videos but your video is made with so much love i just could not stop watching, keep up the good work youre doing amazing.

[@strange_thing-arra-3692]

LMAO you're timing is PERFECTO woah dude i literally just started looking into pc building a week ago

[@bogxd]

Nice, are you going to biuld it for gaming?

[@strange_thing-arra-3692]

@@bogxd not sure if i really will buy anything but yeah

[@starrymohannad]

I started look at building a pc YERSTERDAY

[@strange_thing-arra-3692]

@@starrymohannad lol noice

[@PomegranateJuiceSmoothie]

keep in mind all the new gen parts are coming out this year, and AMD just announced their new CPUs

[@SohamNag12321]

This was an end to end instructive video! Really well done!

[@bogxd]

Cheers! I'm glad u liked it!

[@vonhessen470]

Wow, this video was some great story telling! The pace was just perfect.

[@craftinmotion7868]

THAT INTRO WAS SO CLEAN AND SO FUNNY! 🤣 i subbed that was peak

[@Purjo92]

Great guide! Good job on your build. I have built many builds and I feel like your building experience was much more fluent than mine has ever been. I tend to get nervous and get disoriented but you seemed to know what you had to do and when. Two weeks of training paid of and now you know what to do in the future when you get your next PC, no need to pay "prebuild tax". :)

[@BluHole_]

A build well done! Congrats on your new PC 🙌

[@saivishwak5735]

This is very high quality PC build video, love to see it man.

[@bogxd]

Love to hear it!

[@Spawndex]

I really enjoyed this video, probably the best build vid ive ever seen cause you explain what youre doing and why and show little bits that go wrong and you fixing them, 👍🏻 i like that you mention having to use a bit more force than youd think on some parts like the ram, that got me the first time i built a pc because i was too scared to break something, i think every first timer needs to hear that its alright to use some force to plug bits in! You start off scared of damaging stuff and end up swearing at the cables and using more force than batman on a badguy 😂 i just recently built a new pc in the same corsair case as you and caught myself nodding along to bits lmao

[@Ben_chilling]

Great Video!! i learned so much.

[@monkeewrenchT]

Your video is actually more informative than most of the big channel silly craps. Thumbs up for your good work dude !

[@MoutonBinoclard]

Very instructive and and fun to watch, very nice vid ❤

[@bogxd]

Cheers! Thx for watching

[@MttlJonas]

W for going with AMD nvidia is just overpriced atm

[@jakegammer64]

this is probably, one of the best pc tutorials on yt! thank you. ,and bro did it with out even trying

[@kgulfs1255]

Bro best och build vid by far, understandable for beginners and you show all the mistakes that could happen. Overall 9/10 build👍🏾😁

[@azucchini649]

This came out at the perfect time, thanks g

[@danon3_3]

literally the best pc building video ever made, its gonna help me so much in a month when I'll be building my own pc. KEEP IT UP

[@bogxd]

Cheers!

[@Pyro4nic]

thank youy for this entertaining video, i know you put a lot of effort so we can enjoy this!

[@GeTech1]

i built my 1st pc last week and it was the best experience i have ever had i learned alot i loved it and thanks to youtube for the helpful videos all over it

[@PrincessofKeys]

Its nice seeing another first time builder build their own pc. Im still on the process of getting all of my pc parts before I can do that though. Gives me conference to try it myself. In all doesn't seem too hard if you follow the instructions and carefully put it together which is good!

[@shyar_s]

one of the best 1500$-1600$ budget gaming PCs i have seen, great job on the parts selection, it's nearly perfect.

[@mutamammilula2403]

ive built and know how to do some sketchy pc build, but somehow i watch the entire video cus its kinda fun to see people build pc and i like your video also i learn something new about pc build. keep it up man

[@BigDrewski1000]

Eyyy. Welcome to building your own PC. You did a good job! Best part about building it yourself, if any component happens to bork in the future, you can easily repair or replace it yourself for MUCH cheaper than a repair shop would charge. 🙂

[@CubikPyxl]

A new builder that's done great 🤯

[@JayTheComputerGuy]

Having built computers for a couple years now, you’ve done better than my first attempt at assembling a computer 👍

[@oofer__]

I also recently built my first computer. I'm glad it went well for you, because my motherboard was faulty, but luckily that was the only thing I needed to replace. My PC has definetly exceeded my expectations and I'm glad I went with building a PC.

[@dhofari9009]

Nice build and nice video. Just add couple of fans in the front and the top of the case for optimum air flow

[@User_2051]

Pretty thorough video, subbed

[@mrsantoyo97]

Great Video. Also That is such a nice PC. If I didn't decided to water cool mine, I would have gone with this build. Very well balanced.

[@bowriing]

You’re very knowledgeable to say it’s ur first build, not bad!

[@Ki6465]

I've been building my own PC's for the past 10 years. This was a great first time build! I love the subtle jokes and gags, really made me laugh. 😂 Congrats on your first build.

[@bogxd]

Cheers! I'm glad u enjoyed it!

[@simonmarabi2661]

Beautiful Tutorial!

[@Braindeadgangy]

I’ll be using this video to help when I get my pc built very soon :)

[@louchitchat]

I have refreshed my knowledge on building pc, thank you

[@kyleglavimans3276]

Definitely gonna save this video for next week. Building my first one!

[@KirstenleeCinquetti]

this is actually a really good build tutorial well done

[@RaskusPOL]

This is the best PC-building tutorial ever made on YT.

[@1979iglennsb]

Built the same specs by watching your video for the tutorial, thank you.

[@janhradil]

Great job building your first PC man, welcome to the club! I built a few pc's and I have some notes that might help. 13:35 Daisy chaining PCI-E power like this is a bad idea. You should use two separate power cables because one of those can only handle 150W. Your GPU can go as high as 300W. You will probably be fine overloading it since you got a high quality psu - but it's better to be safe than sorry! 15:48 There's no reason to partition an SSD for OS. People used to do it on HDDs to have their OS on the outer side of the spinning disc which is faster. It can cause you problems since all the drivers and os updates will be forced to that (C:) partition. Even some programs refuse to install somewhere else than on C. You should be ok with that 100GB though, you'll see if it causes you any trouble. 23:20 The coil whine usually happens when your GPU outputs high FPS. For me it occurs at 500+ (usually just loading screens for me lol). If it really annoys you, you can get rid of it by limiting your framerate. You probably won't see a difference if you set it to 300 FPS.

[@goldentrout4811]

this is one of the best pc building tutorials ever!

[@bogxd]

Ayee cheers! Thx for watching

[@karvalakki4428]

I built my first pc recently. Surprisingly, everything went well and there are no issues.

[@user-fy4rn9mf1p]

Congrats on the pc

[@ptmigas]

I freaking love the video i whatch every single second, nice work +sub

[@bogxd]

Cheers! Glad to hear it

[@jonathanmellette8541]

Very nice video! As someone who's built hundreds of PCs, let me say, WELL DONE!

[@burkeychathouse5537]

Nice job with the build! Just want to highlight one thing for future builders: the goal for a gaming pc is to have the best GPU possible and a CPU that isn’t too weak so it won’t limit the GPU’s proformence. The Ryzen 7600 can be paired with any GPU, and the Ryzen 5600 is also good with most GPUs aside from the high end, like the 7900XTX and RX 4090. Glad to see more people trying out building gaming pcs!

[@Tan3l6]

Good choice of parts. And cool video anyway.

[@bogxd]

Cheers!

[@POSTONBEATS]

Congrats gang 🤟🏾

[@Zylfine]

Damnn!!!!! Congrats on your new pc and also thank for teaching me how to build a pc :D And "reasonalbe budget" of yours is not so "reasonable" for me

[@Ethan7_7]

I know most of this stuff, but it is still very satisfying to watch these types of videos :D

[@thedude5830]

Feels like I have assembled PC on my OWN, video is that much comfy to listen to and atmosphere is also awesome. Thank you for decent video tutorial, right what I was looking for, cz gonna assemble my own setup just in a few days

[@bogxd]

My pleasure! I'm glad u enjoyed it

[@MrEditorsSideKick]

Great parts list for a first pc build imo.

[@sensei-sama1410]

saved the video so when i finally get parts to build one will watch it

[@GergelyKurutz]

Good CPU+GPU combo. Good job!

[@nemphisva]

Love the build, though I'd recommend using two seperate PCIe cables for the graphics card, instead of the splitter. It's not 100% necessary, but it is safer :)

[@somebody9214]

Your first PC building experience? No way, you're already a pro!

[@Blacke_]

I expected this video to have funny "oh haha I'm so stupid" moments only for it to SURPRISINGLY have a GENUINELY GOOD and UNDERSTANDABLE guide on how to build a computer. I just built mine for the first time 3 days ago and it went without a hitch anyways, good video. liked and subbed.

[@bogxd]

Cheers!

[@Blacke_]

@@bogxd anyway, you could've waited for the updated ltt pov pc build guide posted just now lol kzbin.info/www/bejne/enSQiaFoeMR_Z7c

[@bogxd]

@@Blacke_ lmao I just saw it as well

[@m0dus468]

bro dropped the best PC building video of 2024 unintentionaly, loved the video, keep going!

[@geominecreate5770]

No joke, our first pcs are identical. You built the pc that I just built here part for part, even with the same motives: Gaming and Video Editing

[@salohi1990]

love the video, my guy is really fun to watch. for others wanna build a nice pc my advice is not to use the "prime" motherboards. If you wanna use ASUS go with the TUF (which costs more), or just find a motherboard from other brands (I recommend MSI and ASROCK ) with the same price they usually nicer with better cooling for the VRM because you might wanna use a high-end CPU and you wanna get the max out of it.

[@glishes]

Great Case and Great choice for brand of gpu

[@Casualized]

great choice of parts tbh

[@seamon9732]

The 7800X3D slams so hard. I love it.

[@hmdoan0]

Great video! About that coil whine - you can sometimes get rid of it by using a second PCIE power cable for your GPU. I see you are using a single power cable in your video which technically will work, but is not optimal. And regarding those front panel connectors, your Asus board should have come with a Q-Connector (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Q-connector.jpg). This allows you to connect those wires to the Q-Connector first and then connect that Q-Connector to the motherboard for less hassle. Hope that helps and congrats on your first PC build!

[@bogxd]

Cheers! Thanks for the tips!

[@Nobody6362]

even though i wasn't building a pc this video still helped me learn a few things and i also found out that my motherboard had drivers

[@Mike21Daisu]

This was really enjoyable to watch :) I remember when I built my first PC, we didn't have online guides like this around a decade ago, I was sweating buckets. You did really well, I gotta say. I really enjoy watching first PC building videos since I'll never experience that myself anymore, I build PCs for a living atm and after some time it becomes just another daily activity. Where are you from btw? I sensed some Swiss accent in there, it reminded me of my friend :)

[@dscdscdscdscdsc]

Good build with solid specs

[@armanhossaain]

Hey Bog, I am one of your oldest subscribers, it's good to see you are doing great😊

[@bogxd]

Aye, it's good to see that you're still here!

[@daniel851]

Hey, I have the same case and the same cooler, so this video will probably be the tutorial for the am5 upgrade I will do sometime when the price becomes good. This is also a good tutorial video. Thanks!

[@birb6815]

man where was this video when I was building my first pc this is so much easier to understand 😭

[@humancheesegrater]

W CPU cooler. One of the best ones out there.

[@Zxanonblade]

Yeah people really underestimate the power of the peerless assassin, it can cool nearly anything lol

[@overspend]

great channel bro (btw when windows app iceberg part 2)?

[@bogxd]

Ay, thanks! that's a good question

[@_cacuu]

favorite video ever :)

[@BrainDamageIV]

Damn, That looks pretty good.

[@pvhari2000]

This was a great video!

[@bogxd]

Cheers!

[@ionizedbanana]

overall great video I have one thing I wanted to point out. when you plug in your gpu, I can see you're using the second connector for the other cable spot. obviously this works, but depending on the exact gpu it can cause issues if it tries to draw a load meant for 2 cables through just the 1. I don't think the 7800xt can draw that much, but general best practice is to use a separate cable from the psu. fantastic helper for new builders though!

[@_GreyMatterTech]

This build was more fun than a LTT build. Noice

[@berkaithedumdum]

i bought the same case few weeks ago and as far as i can tell, your decision with the build, it is also a good recommendation. i prefer nvidia for some personal reasons, but i like the tutorial and the parts that you have used. thanks for the video PS: High end Sapphire cards most likely to do coil whine when on heavy loads (mostly sapphire probably due to their fan quality) but their overclocking ranges far wider than other manufacturers

[@dresopranoo]

wow a first time builder that actually looked at the mobo manual and properly put the ram into the right slots

[@tacticalaria]

thank you for this informative video!

[@bogxd]

Cheers! Thx for watching

[@tacticalaria]

@@bogxd I will build my first PC using this video as a guide. only if I got the money first though.

[@bogxd]

@@tacticalaria very nice, I hope it goes well (both the money getting and building)

[@phantom_stnd]

great video! jus some observations: the usb-c cable does not plug in both ways, and you plugged the reset switch wrong (should be 1 pin over to the left) i also did my first build recently and it really helps to make sure you read the manual in full and to fully understand whats its saying before pluging stuff in, also make extra sure all cables are fully seated, specially power cables

[@gloomyshroomy]

good vid. i didnt do any tutorials i just did it blind and i luckily didnt mess anything up

[@timester3030]

If you were only a gamer, honestly, not the best gpu and cpu choice. Considering your an editor though, this is great! You want a powerful cpu, and i'm really glad to see how this build went well.

[@ridwannoor6049]

It's a good combination for him, because in esports games a better cpu will help push more fps as the graphics setting will be low.

[@timester3030]

@@ridwannoor6049 Kinda - but the GPU is definitely still far important.

[@shrodinger3844]

nice video! i did a very similar build a few months back with an i7 14700k, was very satisfied!

[@bogxd]