i7 PC Build: Part Two

[@Shane-Singleton]

As somebody whom has built many desktop PC's I didn't "need" to watch this video but I did anyway because you seem to make all subject matter entertaining. This one did not disappoint. Glad to see i'm not alone in being a fan of the Noctua gear.

[@mn5655]

The reason i like your videos is because you talk about efficiency instead of raw power when u build a pc. We need more people who show pc builds, to go for efficiencies on youtube. This kind of video is what changes people's mindset to get things done in the most efficient way instead of most powerful or expensive way. Please do more videos about your efficiency/power-saving endeavours in future, they are really amazing and eye-opening. Thanks for such a nice content.

[@keiranbowes1979]

Every new pc build demands a blood sacrifice.

[@ExplainingComputers]

Like!

[@edwin3928ohd]

Talking screwdrivers and "naughty" wires - congrats! You went from #90 to my #1 favorite on my subscriptions, and this video bumped it over my now second favorite channel, techmoan. I take my silver medal for commenting second this morning and hopefully the next video I will win.

[@ExplainingComputers]

Excellent! Thanks for this feedback. :)

[@digitalmediafan]

David Holcomb ah anther techmoan subscriber, another excellent channel !

[@SupremeNerd]

Techmoan, explaining computers. Com and Carey Holzman. The go to channels for everything computers, accessories and peripherals. I love it

[@LiamGoodison]

I couldn't help but be reminded of the Open University in the 70s for some reason, and despite having done this kind of build hundreds of times I watched both parts all the way through. Subscribed

[@ExplainingComputers]

Thanks for the sub.

[@toni4729]

You have an amazing nack of explaining things without missing anything it seems. I told my daughter that my grandson could build his own unit but my daughter said he wasn't bright enough. At the time he was eighteen.

[@segaprophet]

The ladybug cameo and talking screwdriver were welcome bonuses, lol.

[@Framed_Niner]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@dnoodspodu1159]

Oh come on, that bug just happened to be there? It is obvious that it was bug was a paid actor

[@doncosner2611]

I share your views on quality components! I also like the way you choose components for the tasks you use them for.

[@resrussia]

I like the style of the case. It looks almost like a laser disc player and gives a more consumer electronics look to the computer. Thanks again for an excellent video tutorial.

[@souldreamer9056]

Christopher, I stumbled upon your channel tonight by accident. I’ve never given any thought to PC parts or building PCs, but you have intrigued my. I have binge-watched about a dozen of your videos tonight. It’s 03:00 AM where I am and I have to get up for work in 4 hours. I now want to build a PC.

[@SunsetRider1337]

Learned a lot, thank you. It's rather interesting when an old case is upgraded with new components. I once saw a floppy disk turned into a SD card reader. No idea how but worked. Happy new year.

[@WeberSarge]

Try looking for either Vessel or KTC screwdrivers. Specifically, the screws you are dealing with are made in Asia, and mostly follow the JIC(Japanese Industrial Standard) cross head design. There is a difference in the geometry of these cross heads versus Phillips screws, which is why the driver wants to "cam out", or slip and tear up the fastener. If you use a JIC compatible driver such as those made by Vessel or KTC, the driver fits like it should and will not slip.

[@Toter]

Don't sweat people criticising your cable management. You're very careful, thorough and wise. You should collaborate with other youtubers.

[@kght222]

tip on the io shield, use the back of a screwdriver to tap it in or tap it out. works both ways =P just tap the corners.

[@flbyrne99]

My first computer had an Intel DX486 processor with MS DOS 6. something operating system, Windows 3.1, a 256 Mb HDD, 2Mb of RAM and a floppy drive. The CRT monitor had a 'massive' 17" screen and weighed a TON! in short, your excellent PC Build vids have inspired to have a go at building an low spec simple modern desktop computer maybe with a SSD!! Good luck and many thanks! Franko.

[@AllyJC]

Great videos. I'm jealous of the way you owned that IO shield. It's the eternal struggle for me. Spent 30 minutes the other day trying to fit one with foam attached to it.

[@keiranbowes1979]

I very much enjoy your style of video. It has an Open University feel which I like. Great work.

[@gietie96]

With the advent AMD Zen 2 we can now have a 12 core 24 thread CPU within a 65W TDP package. I can imagine a chip like that would halve your rendering time again compared to your 6700T. I for one would very much like to see another RenderBox upgrade video :)

[@Edmundostudios]

I built my first PC in 2012 and it got me through College and i'm in my last year at UNI. I've upgraded to an SSD and a newer GPU, RAM along the way and it breezes through pretty much anything, could not ask for a better system.

[@Solruc_]

I know you're going to put one of those all-in-one card readers! I always use them with cases that have a floppy tray. I even messed a bios up once and i had to run around the city trying to get a working floppy drive and a disc just so i could fix the broken bios, at least bios updaters are a lot more reliable now. great video!

[@johnmahler5872]

I always enjoy Explaining Computers. I want to thank you for answering my question about what programming language I should learn. Thank you for the steer to Python. It is the first language I have begun to understand since my days with Basic and Visual Basic 39 years ago. Ever Yours, John Mahler

[@kbtdadap]

British people are very very funny by nature. This guy is hilarious af!! Could watch him tinker/go on all day.

[@binarybox.binarybox]

I enjoy your videos , Chris, thanks for doing a quality job on them all. I have built PCs since 1993 but about 3 years ago I saw an offer for an 8-core 4.6Ghz AMD cpu ready mounted on an Asus mobo with a huge BeQuiet cooler at a good price. It needed a wider case so I bought a nice one and finished the build. After playing a game for a few minutes, the PC shut down. I pulled off the cooler and saw to my horror that there was only about 1/3 of the cpu covered with thermal paste. I cleaned it off, fully covered the surface with some Arctic Silver paste IIRC and refitted the cooler. I have since had no problem with overheating so I would def recommend using plenty of thermal paste. BTW I backed off the cpu speed to 3.6Ghz as I can manage quite well with it .My only criticism of the mobo was the poor boot menu in the bios.It has been used quite a lot for the last 3 years with no problems at all.

[@Inaflap]

A good build. I was surprised not to see a lump hammer or crowbar in your toolkit. Perhaps they were used when you made that cut at 15:50.

[@judgeguilty]

Excellent video as usual. I suspect Chris will fool us all when he replaces the floppy drive with a vintage reel-to-reel magnetic tape data storage system.

[@killdoser666]

in regards to rendering, I have a 2011 i7 with 8gb of ddr3 ram (not the best by modern standards) but I have an AMD RX 480 card equipped with 8gb gddr5 ram on the card its self. The power supply running all of this is a 330 watt psu. I have used this quite recently to render out various CG graphics and is beasts through it like a dream, Easily the best I have used for graphics and render work even with the slight system bottleneck.

[@strawberriebabieex3]

Chris, I enjoyed this and it is now 2020! I hope you build and upload a new computer with today's technology. thank you for doing such excellent preentations.

[@ExplainingComputers]

Thanks for this. My most recent build was a Ryzen in 2019, starting here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3q0l3l_d8-Zjqc

[@Praxibetel-Ix]

4:09 nOT HIM ALMOST SAYING "DAMN" FOR A MOMENT THERE 😭😂 "Get in, you da-earie, dearie me!"

[@McRocket]

This was EXTREMELY interesting and EXTREMELY easy to follow for me. Thank you.

[@saidbakr]

Although I hate Micro ATX and small computer cases in general, but this is a great build!

[@thisisaloadofbarnacles921]

Got an 2007/2008 Dell Inspiron 530 from a friend. Upgraded the DDR2 RAM from 2 GB to 6 GB, and ordered the fastest processor that it can handle: an Intel Core 2 Duo E8600, the last Core 2 Duo developed. May add some USB 3.0 ports to via the PCIe slot. Very fun little project for less than 50 dollars!

[@LMacNeill]

It’s amazing how much more efficient hardware gets as time goes on. Every generation seems to consume a bit less power and output a bit more work. I wish cars were the same - we’d all be getting 200 miles per gallon by now. ;-)

[@Poire33]

Cars were likely like that a long time ago though.

[@VinsGZ-rs]

I enjoy the way to go through the build , very detailed yet comical at the same time 😀

[@kcinplatinumgaming2598]

reminds me of a double height video recorder :D I used to do the Apricot XEN-PC :D similar or the shuttles - those were the 90s!!!

[@Kenzo9063]

Can't wait to see another video of your setup tour. Since there are new tech

[@ExplainingComputers]

May 10th is my 300th EC video, and I'll be posting an extensive "behind the scenes" episode. :)

[@Kenzo9063]

@@ExplainingComputers cool :) new tech always excites me too. I guess I'm using my desktop for as long as you did with the core 2 quad system. My i5 4690K and GTX760 is still strong till today :)) Seems that going for cheap hardware is not a good thing if lifespan is important

[@ceh4702]

Using More Ram usually decreases render time. You seem to enjoy building computers quite a bit. I recently built a system and I added a 5.25 USB 3.0 7 port Hub made by EN Labs. Seems to work well. It is a powered hub so it required a SATA power plug from the power supply.

[@antronk]

"...the case is now lovely and clean. I didn't quite eat my lunch off of it, but probably could have done it..." =D I love this man ^^

[@TrollingAround]

Is that a 20 pin power connecter you've plugged into the 24pin power socket? Things to consider. Put the optical drive above the SSD (or better still, get a SATA to USB3 adaptor for it and keep it external - how often do you use it?), remove the floppy, cut the left hand cages down to just the first set of mounting screw holes (allowing a discrete GPU to be fitted). Replace the USB2 ports with the USB3 ports.

[@ExplainingComputers]

As I noted, I have plans to remove and replace the floppy. I'm confused by your USB port comment -- I added two USB 3.0 front ports. :) Oh and yes, 20 pin power connector.

[@replicantplanet]

I really love your channel but I wished that you would mention cost of each item and where is the best place to get said items for such a build. Other than that your doing an amazing job at explaining in laymen's terms . Thank you chris

[@apinakapinastorba]

I can easily imagine you talking to equipment when you are doing your everyday work :D

[@mjtullio]

Nice videos! Now I wait for them every Sunday. Love your Raspberry Pie series too! Very interesting stuff and style of making videos, keep up the good job Christopher. Greetings from Argentina!

[@ExplainingComputers]

Thanks for this kind feedback. :)

[@KuntalGhosh]

hello everyone merry christmas from India and wish you a very very happy new year thank you for sending us these awesome lovely videos

[@ExplainingComputers]

Many thanks -- and a Happy New Year to you. :)

[@KuntalGhosh]

Happy new year sorry i am late it's 3:37am

[@isildur1fan]

how about putting as much less possible matters on what u using i mean im not specialist but if u out the dvd still circulate energy around i guest and when its off ? or very little i mean less things in it less" tired " the motherboard ? liek puting just 3 jacks one mouse one kayboard and one for usb ps as for the pste they ay put all around the processor so may protect it also from dust and other things

[@weirdscix]

I'm curious if you're rendering why you haven't dropped in a decent graphics card, they can greatly improve rendering times

[@ExplainingComputers]

You are right when it comes go games and many video editors. But unfortunately rendering of CG animation in LightWave does not use a GPU, only the CPU. As and when this becomes possible, I will use GPU power! :)

[@weirdscix]

That makes sense, I was thinking of my brief experience of Blender and its ability to use the GPU

[@bensellamyassin8269]

You can use Octane for LightWave it is a GPU based alternative render

[@ExplainingComputers]

Ben Yass Yes, thanks. I will now investigate that. Not sure how/if it will work with Screamernet though.

[@Eskmm1]

ExplainingComputers, I would take a look at LinusTechTip's "AMD vs Nvidia for Video Rendering - Adobe Premiere and Media Encoder" Video where they cover the subject.

[@utp216]

I have that exact same StarTech plastic adapter. I fitted mine with a StarTech "hot-swap" adapter for 2.5" size drives so I can swap in SSD's with different OS installed, etc. I wish the adapter was made out of metal just as you said. :(

[@srtcsb]

Chris... I watch your videos every chance I get. Very informative and fun to watch. As someone has already asked, I'd also be interested in the total cost of your rebuild, and also, any special handing of Windows. Did your existing installation comply to the new motherboard and storage (a simple mirroring of the system), or did you have to use a "Windows key" or what? Thanks for your great videos.

[@ExplainingComputers]

The cost was about £560 ($700) -- c.£300 for the CPU, £100 for the motherboard, about £50 each for the SSD and the RAM, £35 for the cooler, and the rest for the USB 3.0 bay, bay adapter and SSD bracket. On top of this, I already had the case, PSU and DVD, and an OEM copy of Windows 7 (purchased when still available).

[@ExplainingComputers]

PS, the previous system was running 32 bit Win XP -- so the OS was installed from scratch.

[@visualkandi]

Great video and has got me looking at doing my own Linux box. 20 years since I got angry with any hardware (beige box built from a lovely little shop in Chesterfield, not PC World), Apple don't seem to want to look after its pro-users so matters will be taken into my clumsy little mits. Thank you for all your hard work :0)

[@ThomasAndersonbsf]

"not able to get one made of metal" this is why you need sheet metal working skills, I have made every thing from case brackets for converting a row of 5.25 drive base into 3.5 bays to a back I/O plate for a friend from aluminum and magnesium aluminum alloy and probably will use titanium in my next case when I build one from t-slot from someone like 80/20, and it really is not very hard or expensive to get into sheet metal working either, a good hand held hole punch for sheet metal, an a good small sheet metal bender, and you are off and running :), (oh and some sheet metal shears) I of course having been doing it a while have some customized tools like modded end nippers and what not using my dremel hand rotary tool because I just love making tools :)

[@awesomefacepalm]

You better keep an eye on that molex to sata adapter. Cheap ones might short and start a fire

[@RandomMacFive]

As the saying goes - Molex to SATA, lose all your data.

[@M4rt1ntian]

I was looking through the comments specifically for this.

[@cigar67]

2:15 ...you may know that bugs in computers were actually first called that because they were actually insects that got into the works and got all burnt up... Technically... yes and no. "Bugs" in computers is a carry over from its use in previously existing scientific fields. See this link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_bug#Etymology for details . In a nutshell, Middle English, in use from 1150AD to 1500AD, has the word "bugge" as the basis for the terms "bugbear" and "bugaboo" , used to describe a monster. Thomas Edison used the word in 1878 to describe "little faults" in his inventions. Both writers , Louise Dickinson Rich & Isaac Asimov used the word several years before the historic incident that I believe Christopher is referencing, about a moth being discovered to have created a short on a circuit board. This story has significance because it is the first recorded incident of an physical bug creating a hardware bug but its not the origin of the word "bug". Not even the word "debug" can be claimed by the field of computing. That honour goes to aircraft engineers in 1945, in the context of aircraft engines, one year before the moth vs circuit board event.

[@rvanwaay]

Thanks! My 8 years old Linux server with a E8400 needs to be renewed too. I forgot to choose the low energy cpu but I could change this right in time thanks to your video. 30W less energy for 24h online system is a lot of money in 8 years. So I can say the cpu was for free :-)

[@VikasVJois]

Can you make videos on how you create animation? Which software? Simple modeling etc...

[@ExplainingComputers]

Yes, you are right -- I must do this! :)

[@Hitori06]

I love how your build isn't top of the line but it still functional at lag free speed

[@langlest]

I cut my hand open trying to fit one of those back plates before some of them were really sharp in the mid 90s but they seem to have thicker edges these days

[@demos113]

Still sharpish these days and can catch the unwary.... blood for the blood god. :-)

[@thisisaloadofbarnacles921]

Cut myself opening a monitor back before, the blood just poured out and I didn't feel a thing!

[@michaeldesmyther8768]

Dear Christoper :D i would be quite interested to see that floppy drive put to good use in your current build instead of removing it i think it would be quite unique to have a floppy disk drive in your build and hopefully would serve you well in floppys final years :'( there should be some adapters to get it to work. It makes me extremely sad as well that vhs and floppy media are disappearing because my uncle taught me to love all technology as long as i can since i grew up on the pc at age of 3 xD all i would do is help him repair with the old technology at his house. i still tinker with my pcs every day im addicted to pc :D i prefer the old stuff over the new but mixer pc builds are cool too mixing the old with the new it is really cool to try to relive the good days from older pc's :) i got lucky and had a floppy plug cable still to be able to use floppy today :D at the age of 20 years old :D it makes me smile hearing floppy disks still it reminds me of storys and memorys that i have shared with my uncle. i always worry about floppys and hdds hopefully they will be around for a few more years :) - mike, age 20 , usa

[@w.rustylane5650]

Another great video tutorial. Maybe if you could post a final cost of the build less the re-used case and power supply. I'd be interested in the final cost. Love the video.

[@ROMORoo7]

one thing about your videos is that you mention everything which is good, would like to see how you make your Animation Videos, i know there one easy, but really like to see more Video Tutorials on Animation.

[@ExplainingComputers]

Good suggestion -- noted! :)

[@blackgenesisishere]

thanks for making such great videos, I have alot of fun watching them!!

[@dfawkes55]

Great instruction videos with humor added. Great job!

[@garry57700]

Fantastic videos! Bumped across your videos only today. Very informative and interesting indeed!

[@allluckyseven]

Something tells me you already ordered a 3.5" SD card reader to swap for that floppy, but if you didn't, you might consider getting a 5.25" and putting the USB ports down there. There are some 5.25" combo USB/card readers available too.

[@ExplainingComputers]

No, not a card reader . . . think more radical! :)

[@allluckyseven]

ExplainingComputers A skateboard?? That's pretty radical! Okay, maybe not _that_...

[@ExplainingComputers]

allluckyseven Yo -- a skateboard! :)

[@edwin3928ohd]

Been waiting for this video!!

[@ExplainingComputers]

Excellent! :)

[@AJBonnema]

I was wondering about the airflow. In your case the cpu fan doesn't blow in the direction of the RAM. The one I intend to mount (Noctua NH-D14) does. So the question is: should the airflow go toward the RAM or from the RAM to the CPU?

[@informationoverlord6285]

"I'm sorry," says Sir Screwdriver. "I won't interfere again." A PC build, and a Story? This made me laugh, and this is why I subscribed. Another excellent video! Now, we have to know the future adventures of Sir Screwdriver. I see a book deal in the future.

[@TheNZJester]

I'm guessing you are going to put a card reader in place of the floppy drive. I have put in a USB3 version that also has a USB3 port on it as well as the card sockets inside my computer. In the 5.25" bay instead of set of USB3 ports, I would fit a hot swap bay for my harddrive's. There are a couple of 5.25" bay unit that I have seen that will take both a 3.5" and a 2'5" hard drive at the same time. I have a hot-swap bay in my computer that my secondary hard drive sits in. My motherboard supports a hot swap mode so I have set that SATA port as hot swappable. My data is regularly backed up from my internal boot drive onto the drive in my hot swap bay. I always image my drives once set up so that if anything goes wrong I can reimage the drive or replace the drive and use the image to put it back to the original install state. Then I can just reinstall my data files from the backups. If I install a commercial program that requires a registration to activate I will normally make another full drive image. I found the USB3 card reader I put in last month allows me to back up and write the cards for my pi3 much quicker than my old USB2 card reader I previously had installed.

[@ExplainingComputers]

Not a card reader, more like the bay option . . .

[@TheNZJester]

A better use for the 5.25" bay might be something like this; Icybox IB-867 5.25 inch USB 3.0 Multi-Card Reader with USB Charging Port www.scalecomputingstore.co.uk/p/icybox-ib-867-5-25-inch-usb-3-0-multi-card-reader-with-usb-charging-port/

[@steve6375]

re. PSUs - you need to be careful when using older PSUs. Many were designed to have a minimum load on both the 12V and 5V rails, but modern boards and CPUs put most load on the 5V rail only and very little on the 12V rail. For instance, many Corsair PSUs do not work properly with Haswell CPUs/mainboards. What is even more annoying is that it is very difficult to find the published *minimum* power rail requirements of PSUs. If you are not using any other cards (e.g. graphics cards, etc.) you need to be careful or the PSU will not regulate and therefore just shut down as soon as you turn it on due to insufficient load. I was a system builder for 30 years and finding a good PSU that would cope with a minimal system and a maximum-load system was always difficult! Some PSUs are 'single-rail' in that the 5V and 12V (and 3V) all come from a single rail and so you should not need to worry about minimum load with these types of PSU.

[@linuxrobotgeek]

I hate fitting the IO shields. On my Haswell PC, it looks crooked on the PS2 connectors and on my Skylake PC it looks okay, but it's a bit off on the DVI connector.

[@SuperFredAZ]

Purchasing some shorter SATA 12 inch or 1/3 m) cables might help this build a bit. SATA cables should not be kinked or sharply bent. Nice video.

[@thecaptain2281]

Given what you're doing with the system you've just built, a higher midrange GPU would not go amiss. GPU's can be used to assist in rendering and can cut your total rendering time in half again. With a GPU the build will require a new power supply of course.

[@TEchWIse2203]

Chris what did you do with the old motherboard and components did you use them in another pc build And why did you not use the i7 in your i3 of as that is the one you said you used most often By the way love your content and have a tech channel of my own with around 76 subscribers

[@ExplainingComputers]

Thanks for this. The older motherboard indeed moved on. :) I didn't need anymore power in the i3 (it is still running the same today), whereas for rendering the upgrade made a lot of difference. Good luck with your channel. :)

[@TEchWIse2203]

Thanks for the good luck to my channel Much appreciated for the reply and good luck

[@markborrmannjr]

why didn't you just install your front usb 3.0 ports in place of the floppy drive? then you could install a 2nd cdrom or burner or some other accessory.. and if you get a gtx1070 video card your sample render should be done in 30 min.... if your rendering you really need a decent nvidia video card. adding one to your core 2 quad would have made it alot faster also...

[@ExplainingComputers]

Here I am rendering with LightWave Screamernet -- which is 100 per cent CPU based and cannot access a GPU. So fitting a video card would make no difference to the render time (but would increase power drain and heat generated). I know that I am doing am not just randomly selecting components here! :) The USB 3.0 ports are placed in the bay so that I can reach them from my desk.

[@ridefast0]

Hi - I wonder whether your measure of energy efficiency during rendering should have time considered too, as your power provider does in billing kWh, to make it Joules per Frame rather than Watts per Frame? How do the two builds compare when worked out like that?

[@ExplainingComputers]

Time was certainly considered -- this was by far the most energy efficient solution. :)

[@squalazzo]

i think you can reduce A LOT your rendering times by using some modern GPU, as a lot of software can now benefit (in drivers) by this, instead of relying only on CPU...

[@ExplainingComputers]

Unfortunately rendering of CG animation LightWave does not use a GPU, only the CPU. As and when this becomes possible, I will use GPU power! :)

[@squalazzo]

ExplainingComputers there's a plugin called Octane which does that :)

[@ExplainingComputers]

squalazzo Yes, I have heard of that -- and must investigate! And then get it working with Screamernet . . .

[@datfatsesh245]

Which zalman cooler was on the old MOBO? im assuming it was a low-profile like the Noctua you use for the new one? Americans dont know what Zalman is lol, the only component I have ever even seen in a build in-person, is my own 4 pipe, figure-eight, ALL COPPER, beast of a CPU cooler...and it is by far my favorite cooler ever, so I would love to buy more Zalman products, but they are very difficult (and expensive) to get ahold of in the states... but I digress, I didnt even know they make low profile coolers, and I would love to upgrade my mini ITX rig to a Zalman, if you know of the exact model of the one you used, Id love to look into it, thanks! :)

[@richardcreese]

Had to smile at your naughty screwdriver :-)

[@ZankDigiTrash]

Depending on the motherboard but maybe having your optical drive on SATA 1 is not good idea. Because you want to run your SSD on AHCI mode and my Gigabyte motherboard doesn't let me setup per SATA channel but as in pairs 0/1 2/3 4/5 and AHCI might not work very well with your optical drive Cheers

[@ExplainingComputers]

Yes, I agree. I think that in the end I realised what I had done on-camera and put it in SATA 1.

[@lorderectus1849]

Me screw driver is making noises again , Chris told you not to do it again, naughty little screw driver!

[@brianstephens52]

After you install the new hard drive how do you get the system to recognize it and start working like a regular computer and not have tons and tons of code I mean I understand you got to have a Cooperative agreement and a license and software but I mean you can't even get to that it just doesn't do nothing but HTTP forward slash forward slash.. And that's all I had on it and I can't get it to do anything and it was brand new hard drive and it took me 4 hours to take out the old one and put in the new one

[@ExplainingComputers]

You will need to clone the contents of the old hard drive to the new one. See my cloning video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4XWomB-fd9jidU

[@BubbaTech]

the usb 3 add on is best placed in the floppy slot, not the full size slot where you can place a blu-ray drive...

[@ExplainingComputers]

Not given where my case is located, or the SSD bay I installed in a follow up video! :)

[@christopheroutland]

@@ExplainingComputers can you point me in the direction of the follow up video? I've been combing through 3 years worth of comments to find out what you did with the floppy drive and the suspense is killing me!

[@ExplainingComputers]

@@christopheroutland Video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iorUaGqtnZ5obqM :)

[@christopheroutland]

@@ExplainingComputers Thank you very much! I discovered your channel recently and it's quickly become one of my favorites. Thank you for doing what you do!

[@ExplainingComputers]

@@christopheroutland Thanks for watching. :)

[@konohaa8253]

Merry Christmas Sir Barnatt. :)

[@saeedabulhusn4625]

Are you planning to replace the floppy drive with a card reader? I purchased a card reader a few weeks ago but been too lazy to install...

[@mrraghan73]

Sir ,thanks your video nice and good...how to do bios setting When i build new computer ? Thanks

[@waffle168]

Can you recommend a case too? One with good access and cooling?

[@alexecheverria]

will it run faster with a Nvidia? I want to use Blender 2.9 but my actual PC is too old and I am looking for advice for the setup I can make to start using it. I will look for a video about Rizen Vs Intel as they are so many of them I cannot decide for one that can be good enough but less expensive. Great video!

[@olino.3917]

Its lovely to see anyone using a T version instead of the K version.

[@ExplainingComputers]

Most appreciated. :)

[@timmersoft]

I believe the new age floppy is a SSD hot swap bay. am I right?

[@medworthy]

+timmersoft I am guessing either a ESATA bay / interface or maybe a micro SD / TF interface.

[@ExplainingComputers]

You may well be . . :)

[@Unicrontesting]

Why did you go for a sata ssd and not for a m2 ssd? The slot is on the motherboard (pci) is much faster than sata!

[@ExplainingComputers]

A very astute question -- keep watching the channel . . . :)

[@HS-eq3gk]

Maybe you should do a pi portable. I would love to see your take on the project! Great show

[@ExplainingComputers]

Now that is a great idea. Most certainly noted! :)

[@HS-eq3gk]

Thanks

[@Orangino4u]

Problem: how and where to buy a Windows 10 OS. There are so many different prices and i dont see the difference....

[@southsidedojo2]

Brilliant Chris but Windows XP, I am curious as to why? Not trolling I really am curious.Or have you changed the GUI from a newer version? Keep up the good work!

[@ExplainingComputers]

It is runnning Windows 7 --you see it in its native skin first, then I mix to a shot with the custom Windows classic skin I applied.

[@southsidedojo2]

Ah I missed it, I remember you can do that with 7 now that you mention it. Thanks a Merry Christmas

[@ram10rod]

maybe you can make a Software setup tutorial playlist you can point people like me to, or we can look for on our own thanks

[@ExplainingComputers]

The third part of my new/current PC build series covers installing Windows and/or Linux on a new PC. This will upload later in February. :)

[@CreepebrineMC]

It's just amazing how much power computers can have! For comparison: My 2008 Laptop has got a 2GHZ core2duo and 2GB ram: Enough for CoD1. What about the "Pi Zero Robotics Internet Webcam" video (would be nice ;))? *Sorry for my bad English, I'm German.*

[@ExplainingComputers]

I will return to the Pi Zero robot!

[@forevercomputing]

2GB RAM for CoD was more than enough if using an XP OS. I bought and played CoD in 2004 when I got the GOTY ed.

[@ganeshsreedhar4657]

Ye i have played CoD on pentium 4 with 1 gb ram(on xp). Now i use core 2 duo + 4 gb ram

[@wildbill23c]

I have a Commodore 128, with a 2MHz processor and 128KB RAM. Yep computers have come quite a ways...however, newer isn't necessarily better, none of my old software from the windows 3.x and 95/98 era work anymore due to the change from a 16 bit to a 32 bit OS platform.

[@roderickobriensr6504]

I'm an American with a college degree and can honestly say your English is perfect!!!

[@zhihaolooi8894]

Any planned upgrading to use hardware acceleration for rendering?

[@ExplainingComputers]

LightWave sadly does not allow use of GPU rendering. So the CPU takes the full load.

[@zhihaolooi8894]

Lets hope LightWave will have support in the future

[@izzieb]

ExplainingComputers I use Blender and Cycles, which supports GPU rendering. I'd highly recommend it, nowadays it is comparable to paid software IMO.

[@Species1571]

Was the old system really that clean when you opened it?

[@ExplainingComputers]

It was -- though it was not that clean if you look closely at, eg, the old heat sink. The PC had been periodically cleaned internally though.

[@arnislacis9064]

i have sata hard drive with molex & sata power conetor and one sata data port on the drive

[@steve6375]

I would advise you to connect an earth wire from the mainboard to the metal chassis of the USB 3 front panel. USB 3 can cause RF and electrical interference with WiFI and Bluetooth (2.5GHz) and RF mice. Having an insulated USB 3 panel is a bad idea. See rmprepusb.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/a-problem-with-wireless-mouse-and-usb.html

[@fauxpastea4169]

Modern version of a floppy disk? ... no idea!. That'll be fun to see what it is.

[@cobrar5161]

you reminded me of al pacino when you said ho ha,it left me wondering how it would be like if pacino was to show how to build your own pc.

[@tonycap49]

Did you put that bug in there? Just Kidding. I like your videos.

[@MatHelm]

I would go with a double 2.5" hot swap drive in the 3.5" disk spot..