Building the Chad PC

[@paulshardware]

UPDATE: as many of you predicted, the AIO configuration (with the pump/block at the top of the loop) was not a good one, and the pump failed after about 2 months of use. I documented the fix and a recommended replacement Air Cooler (the Noctua NH-L12S) in this follow-up video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5LXgWpjorSCras

[@solo5603]

whats the biggest gpu length it can fit say 336mm

[@hofweb]

I want to be Paul's friend, too.

[@paulshardware]

🤗

[@erturkcnft]

We all do man

[@khealer]

But are you a Chad?!

[@spacechannelfiver]

@@khealer Is that even a real name?

[@khealer]

@@spacechannelfiver :) It's a state of mind.

[@miangel9058]

This case is NOT designed with Gamer’s Nexus in mind Press F for AIO 😞

[@DZeroENT]

I think Steve made a video for the exact installation of this AIO.

[@SandVoop]

You can still use NZXT Kraken M22 or be quiet Pure Loop 120.

[@spookytofu2078]

unless his friend orients the case horizontally

[@Cheeseyblunt]

Does it really make that much difference? Doesn’t void warranty

[@miangel9058]

@@SandVoop the way Paul bend these tubes, the bequiet wouldnt make it lime that (where the pump is)

[@embiggenedbadger4297]

As soon as he said his friend's name was "CHAD," the memes just started brewing in my brain like fresh coffee.

[@iastrixx1176]

ok

[@manicdan481]

I legit thought that "Chad" was an insult until I watched and found out its a real person. I expected the video to be about people who buy pc parts based on some horrible metric like most reviews or how much RGB it has.

[@embiggenedbadger4297]

Adding a "Reply" here so we can all commemorate the moment my post hit 69 Likes. *Nice.*

[@aaronfisher7159]

May the scalpers always hit their pinky toes on every coffee table

[@NezD]

And may their homes burn down from molex cables

[@PntBtrNjelus]

And may their floors be always covered in legos.

[@Smedleydog1]

And may they have an unfortunate zipper accident.

[@RickMyBalls]

They'll be hitting them on all the stacks of gpu boxes.

[@marcospaulomoncavooliveira1212]

and may they find a tour in hell with doomguy.

[@SilverSurferTDR]

"My friend wanted a new pc" is like the plumber coming over to fix the pipes in a porno. An excuse to have electronic coitus and film it!

[@paulshardware]

I really like this description

[@jekciso]

@@paulshardware "You can't buy shit right now. But oh well, you can salivate while I make money off of filming this build you can't have." -Paul

[@RJBuildsPcs]

@@jekciso Yup, and that’s 100% ok for him to do too! 🤓 Good for Paul! ✊🏿

[@Jay68015]

@@jekciso ooooo do you want some honey for that bitter grapefruit your obviously chomping on there lol dont worry dude, things will get better with stock just not yet

[@jekciso]

@@RJBuildsPcs I don't think so. You see, KZbinrs releasing these videos will only create the hype that would tease consumers to purchase from scalpers. Thus, tantamount to condoning scalping.

[@herlotz]

I laughed way harder when the side panel went off...

[@tekstyle1679]

ya im glad he included that shot it was funny for sure lol.

[@thebestweston8307]

Paul's reaction made it so much better 🤣

[@ibrokemykeyboard]

Personally, I like videos of computers being built so I'm in the right place.

[@TheRealLaughingGravy]

I'd be lucky if my friend made me a ham sandwich.

[@tristanxxxx]

Aw man. I'd make you the most luxurious ham sandwich you'd ever tasted right now if I could.

[@badge7154]

Same duh

[@actionwarrior2042]

I would love to see some performance numbers, especially thermals. Just think it would be interesting to see! Love the content!

[@embiggenedbadger4297]

Agreed! I want to see how all these components play nice with each other.

[@smilingbandit6900]

me too just the out of box temps and noise for everyday use please Paul.

[@awake5196]

Optimum Tech reviewed shift 2 as well recently

[@TheMichaelg1280]

I wouldn't be surprised if the stock cooler performed better than the AIO

[@stringsofair8039]

I built a Phantex Evolve Shift Air with a Ryzen 3700x using a Noctua NHL12S cooler and an EVGA FTW3 GTX 1080 Ti . Thermals have always been relatively cool for how quiet it is. I think it really depends how you setup the fans (intake-exhaust), I have all fans bringing air into the case because of the mesh side panels. I think the highest CPU/ GPU temps I have seen are 80c under load, typically more like mid 70s, with it sitting at 30-45c under light use. I use it as a HTPC/ VR rig now, but it has a thousand hours of use as a dedicated VR setup in my dining room (my Dad really loved Arizona Sunshine, Super Hot & In Death). I can't imagine a better portable VR PC due to it's top IO and small footprint.

[@BasicTriGuy]

“Yet another build” Yet another 25 minutes of my life I will gladly spend on your KZbin channel. Freaking love your content, sir

[@paulshardware]

Thank you!! I rate this comment 10/10 would heart again

[@alextrotta796]

@@paulshardware Uhh it doesn't say you hearted it. I demand brigweight get his well earned heart! Love your videos too Paul :)

[@BasicTriGuy]

@@alextrotta796 Alas, I needed to edit my comment from "minute" to "minutes" so that I could please the grammar gods. Thus, I lost the visual heart bestowed by Paul.

[@TrigunV4S]

@@paulshardware can you reheart his post so that all hope in humanity is restored!

[@paulshardware]

@@TrigunV4S fixed, sorry I have no idea what happened 😅

[@tizzledexter6260]

That was a great thing to do for your friend. Friends that still are there for each other are hard to come by. Even if it's a material thing.

[@toddg6548]

"you might be a little discouraged..." Umm ya, you could say that...

[@AnAverageGuy117]

Spent enough hours checking Amazon this holiday season I could’ve built 3 PCs :(

[@sleepy_dobe]

Paul, lots of how to build a PC tutorials out there, but it was your 3-part video back in early 2019 that I depended on when I built my first PC last month. Really good, step-by-step, organised and systematic tutorial. Just the way I'm wired, logical step-by-step systematic organisation. Putting all the hardware together is simple and straightforward. But many tutorials don't detail the software setup after posting the system. Yours did. Thanks, fellow brother of the kingdom.

[@louiefriesen]

Steve would definitely NOT approve (with the AIO mounting)

[@Extem1]

That was my thought immediately. Definitely not looking at this case lol

[@piechy]

who the hell is steve? I hear this when watching Jay and Linus

[@bigboss-cg5es]

@@piechy the tech jesus. He is the messiah

[@MikezBoss06]

My exact thoughts

[@Extem1]

@@piechy He's the man behind the Gamer's Nexus KZbin channel. The guy with the long curly hair

[@theburntwaffle7390]

Hey Paul, I just wanted to say thank you. Your channel and many others helped me discover a hobby that I love so much, I built my first PC in 2018 (R3 1200, 1050ti 16GB DDR4), and have learned to build and repair many other PC's. While I used to watch your videos and many others, I've stuck with yours because of the quality content that's simple and keeps me interested. Please keep up the work and don't stop making content!

[@atthelord]

Friend before the new PC: Chad Friend after the new PC: GigaChad

[@Polarzbek]

This makes me want to do a mini-ITX build for my wife, since she wants something simple, no RGB, no need for a glass panel, etc. That case would probably be a killer choice! Great video as always Paul, cheers!

[@erickabundis7952]

Honestly if it was my build, I would either turn off the rgb or opted for non rgb ram... that build is soo clean

[@Dracossaint]

Theirs always white

[@RemarkableMaxC]

I'm actually planning to build this exact same PC going into 2021. The storage is the only exception, I'm gonna be using different storage components, but the case and the cooler, power supply, motherboard, all of it, I've got all that saved on my PCPP build. I thinl your friend has exceptional taste.

[@ZeronicMatrix]

I love to GN Steve take a swipe on the CPU Thermals, I hope that pump is going to be full enough to not damage itself.

[@diego-lima]

Small factor builds will be my go to builds down the road if and when money becomes scarce. People like you, Paul, show me it’s possible to game on a budget or without having to spend so much.

[@LordMustangGT93]

Paul, you should know that AIO is gonna die, fast. Kyle even has a video about how his AIO burn't up in his shift. Txt him about it lol.

[@JB-Voices]

kyle does not only have the video about the shift, he has a video about aio placement as well, just like ltt, gamers nexus and greg salazar and probably other techtubers I'm not aware of

[@sahilrawat421]

Those tubes are screaming for life

[@louiefriesen]

Alternate title: The PC you can't build (yet)

[@ankanbads]

It must feels great to know that now thousands of people want to be your friend.

[@monetize_this8330]

RGB just reveals the mess of cables. I went back to non-RGB for this exact reason.

[@msgeen]

The good thing about this case is that it's giving you the beauty of ITX build while trying to be an ATX case that caters plenty of room for large components.

[@samsonstevens7181]

I'd love to see testing and thermals. This is a sick case, love to see how it would perform

[@KOT-ANGRY]

Side panel is going off anyway... There is problem with these cases... After 3 days i will recieve items for my new build in Phanteks Shift X (old and long version case): i3 10100F + Stock cooler, Asrock z490m-itx/ac, DDR4 2x8gb 3200mhz, Asus Strix GTX1070, Corsair SFX 650W. Want to see by myself, how it will be to build in these small cases :D!

[@Baller42O]

Man this case would drive me insane being so small, even though it is a pretty nice looking case

[@triggereddoge1847]

Man.

[@paulm2467]

That's a pretty big mini itx case, it's about 22.9 litres, my node 202 build is only 10.2 litres and has a 1080ti and 8700 system inside it, Dan cases have a 7.25 litre case and the very popular, (and water cooling capable), Ncase M1 is only 12.6 litres. This case doesn't even qualify as an Sff build as the cut off is 20 litres. It might look intimidating but it's actually, for me, much more fun to plan and build in a tiny case and you end up with something that can sit on your desk instead of under it making everything much more accessible.

[@Baller42O]

@@paulm2467 yeah I'm talking about for modern parts tho, when the gpu takes up the entire case length and you have to have cable in front of fans like that is the part I was getting at..

[@paulm2467]

@@Baller42O there are always smaller cards, usually from EVGA, they have 285 mm, 2.2 slot 3080's and 3090's and I can fit one of those into the node 202, it's not easy but it's satisfying. Size isn't always the major problem with sff cases, cooling is often a harder problem to solve and these larger itx cases are a lot easier for that.

[@redstain37]

Got this motherboard for my first build and loving it. Was only 2 in my area and now it's pretty much gone. You also helped me realize I put my m.2 in wrong so got to fix that real quick!

[@skyonfireovermyhead]

Nice I would like to see a thermal test on this case it looks good nice job paul.

[@lawoftheuniverse8089]

I learn so much from these Videos...I just put together a PC last week and could never have done it without his guidance ... Thx Paul...

[@FalconerDelta]

"old" pc still better than the one I'm using lmao

[@connorosullivan3500]

Sorry mane

[@justgaming8867]

This video suggests that Paul does not have a lot of friends so he shows us what his friendship can get us therefore he made this video to get more friends.

[@shmoaeelshmoaeel8319]

That system is giving me anxiety. so tiny and no air flow. Steve would be disappointed

[@Extem1]

Radiator is mounted under the pump too. Rip that AIO

[@shmoaeelshmoaeel8319]

@@Extem1 yeah bad orientation all around I don't get why people love small cases. I guess they have little room to work with where they live.

[@stevejolly8231]

Hello, as someone who has the older shift x and is a big fan of aio coolers. Please don't use this cooler in this case. Your pump is going to be the highest point in the loop and is quickly going to get bubbles in it, which in the short term will be noisy and in the long term can damage the pump.

[@Moon___man]

When someone specifies they need 32gb or more, i just assume they play cities skylines

[@MrHrannsi]

Or DCS World, 32 gb is recommended spec for that game.

[@lucasdaignault3466]

MSFS Uses 20gb of RAM for me

[@PntBtrNjelus]

Or use Chrome.

[@michaeljacobs9613]

"If you just like to watch computers being built then I have you covered" -- I feel very covered. Thank you!

[@PHishPhosh]

What are the system requirements to become Paul's friend 🤔

[@yxuser]

Idk rtx 3090 and lots of luck

[@dogman6063]

Be an oil prince 😆

[@zaynearbogast268]

Why can I have a friend like Paul. We all deserve one.

[@forexdissector9565]

im curious on the thermals of this pc when its stressed.

[@lastone032085]

I use a 3950 with a rtx8000 with the Shift Air. When rendering cpu is about 80 same with the gpu.

[@forexdissector9565]

@@lastone032085 thats pretty high, prefer to keep cpu and gpu under 65.

[@lastone032085]

@@forexdissector9565 that's after days of rendering with a slight overclock, it doesn't get more stressful than that. Under a typical load cpu is like 60 something with gpu in the 70s

[@kevinpedersen5290]

Be happy that you didn't build in the original evolv shift. I started with the original and just recently swapped it for the evolv shift 2, and nearly ALL my concerns were fixed in the evolv shift 2 (The only concern is the riser cable being 3.0 but I can't seem to find any 4.0 riser cables on the internet so I am just under the assumption that they don't exist)

[@krutarthdave1938]

You should have skipped tha AIO and instead just gone with air cooling for this one. Would have made assembling it so much easier.

[@isturma]

I was thinking it might work better as well. The radiator down there looks a little choked.

[@leechismyname]

love the under glow. I think change the fan of the AIO to an rgb one and keep it there. that would add to the under glow. subtle glow.

[@tiredofthebs9]

I love how these KZbinrs have all the new tech and keep reminding us you can’t get it.

[@MataUfer]

It’s for “content.” I also find it interesting how they say they know it sucks that there’s no stock but yet they have all the cards in the world to make new builds.

[@connorosullivan3500]

Rip you lol

[@bigal2688]

Nice build, man that's a Tight Case!! Well Done! 👍😎 Also, Looking forward to the Live Stream later this month! Stay Safe! 😷🍻

[@thepezfeo]

If you are in the Dallas area there is a MSI 3070 at the MicroCenter.

[@DJSelphi]

I built my first PC in August, right before they announced the 3000 series and many other parts going out of stock. So glad I did back then cause many prices on those parts I bought have either gone up in price or no longer available

[@Jefftyler1977]

Gamers Nexus is going to be triggered by your AIO setup. Lol.

[@TheNubaHS]

no they wont

[@Celician83]

I would test it a while if I were him. I had alot of issues running the H100i v2 GTX in a similar config, resulting in 2 RMA's, before I said screw it and bought a custom loop kit from EK

[@Oats4761]

@@TheNubaHS they will though

[@TheNubaHS]

​@@Oats4761 nah, they wont. they know sometimes its the only way you can mount it, its shit but it happens. I am pretty positive they get more triggered with the number of people wrongfully quoting that video on every single AIO picture/video posted on the internet since then a lot more than this small super niche case.

[@Oats4761]

@@TheNubaHS i disagree. This is a custom PC build. If someone is set on using a case that doesn't have good spots for an AIO but installs it anyway, its their own fault because they chose suboptimal hardware for the build.

[@jdwhodey]

I absolutely love the case you used in this build. I've been thinking about doing an ITX or ATX build for my son and I added this to my list of possible choices. Great video and thank you for sharing the build with us, Paul.

[@_ChadM]

Heard my name, clicked like!

[@petes5152]

I thought installing a pump and block above the rad in an AIO was a bad idea? My understanding is that there are always air bubbles in these AIOs (they are never fully filled and pressurized) and the bubble, being air, always sits at the top of the system. Installing the block above the rad would cause the air bubble to sit at the pump and significantly impact the life of the pump as it's designed to run in water pressure not air pressure.

[@madnokof]

3080's costs around $1,000+ here ;w;

[@desperatecorn1694]

I'd pay that it's completely out of stock here or its over 5 grand😩😩😩 I couldn't have picked a worse time to start my first pc🤦🏼‍♂️😂

[@krytiic7861]

@@desperatecorn1694 same man I literally ordered everything else besides the Ryzen 5900x I want and 3080 GPU.

[@FOTO-Redaktion]

This is the Terachad PC.

[@norfy]

"Remember when the biggest issue was MLCCs vs POSCAPs lol" no

[@oiltycoon8333]

I think out of the tech-tubers Paul is my favorite, a lot more chill than the other big ones but still as interesting.

[@Herbertti3]

I refuse to upgrade from 8 core to 6 core even though there would be literally only benefits.

[@pixelpimpnz]

I really like the current range of Phanteks cases, I run the Enthoo Luxe 2 (or the 916 or whatever they renamed it) and love it. Build looks really neat for a mini ITX build with those components, nice!

[@MataUfer]

Another content creator rubbing it in my face that he has the parts I can’t order.. oh well.

[@raizencore]

Holy shit, that's a monster, your friend is going to have a blast with this one, very lucky fellah!

[@tippyc2]

16:08 I know its an old video, but a $2 fan grille would be perfect for keeping those PSU cables out of the fan blades. You can find them painted black to match.

[@jonmorgan6730]

Biggest issue with the case. The Radiator has to be at the bottom with the pump being all the way near the top... that aio is going to burn out fast. The little bit of air is going to be stuck in the pump at the top. And that is going to kill the cooling and the pump way before it expected life span.

[@chriskamen2152]

I have the first gen of this case, and it was a biotch to fit a water-cooled 1080ti and the same CPU cooler in it as well as all my rgb stuff, but it actually git quite nicely after some outside the box thinking. really glad to see they stuck with their product and genuinely improved it in a 2nd version without losing touch with what made it look good and a great case.

[@DaAceOfSpades10]

I think the case really needs a look at the thermals under load considering that the first evolv shift was infamous for being aesthetics over thermals. Paul, I know your busy with life and other content but please consider checking some thermals in the case.

[@jammymcwinny9636]

Just a thought, with the way the AIO is configured in this case. The pump would surely suffer as the air in the loop will be in the pump instead of the rad as the pump is sitting above it. I mean it would still work but for how long? I think it would of made more sense for the case to have the PSU and Rad placement above the motherboard so this is no longer an issue.

[@jeremybarber2837]

Thank you for keeping the startled response to the side popping off, it made me jump a little too. Good looking build, thermals will definitely be a question for me on this rev.

[@SachinBalan_PB]

Awesome Paul.👍 I am waiting for a tower case like this but a bit larger. I hope we could se it next year. Most of the case like this have tight space so it's pretty hard to find a air or watter cooler for such case where not everything is suitable for a perfect build. I hope they make a full ATX case like this which have more air flow.

[@TanHVir]

That placement of the AIO tubes gave me anxiety, lol. Mesh side panel is an EXCELLENT idea, they should make mid towers with those, too. Also, I noticed that the PSU fan wasn't moving. Still, I love this build.

[@alexjoseph330]

While the mini-ITX form factor isn't my favorite, watching builds involving them are really entertaining

[@mysticranger6894]

Of course we wanna see tests, to make sure it doesnt catch on fire

[@KillScottKill]

100% would love testing. This is an awesome mini ITX build.

[@7828191]

Btw nothing wrong with using an optical drive in a new or upgraded PC today. Would personally never build a PC without a Bluray drive. And since there is no better physical format than Bluray out as of yet, then that is what you use. Server and hard drive storage is not the same thing.

[@techpappee]

Since you already have the three pack, I would replace the other two fans. That way they all match. It would give Chad more customization options in the lighting.

[@jameshumprey4446]

loved how the side panel came off after using your trick

[@DaroffApFire]

Yess! We definitely want to see some testing. I'm very interested in the system temperatures under load.

[@professormoore4876]

Paul is apparently the best of friends. I would love to see thermals and noise on this build more than performance, also I'm curious about power draw with the 3080.

[@rowanskull]

Yes definitely want tests done on this pc! Thinking about building in it once parts actually become available

[@paladingeorge6098]

Make note folks, judging based on a recent poll from Paul it seems that the chad PC was the first experimental group to validate Steve from GN's AIO video 3 months with the radiator below the pump block and it died...

[@ethanml33]

I would be so interested to see testing! Thermals would be so cool

[@deechvogt1589]

Please do produce a video about the thermal performance of this build. I am very intrigued with the top I/O access. Thanks and stay well Paul!

[@chuba1]

1:39 Every time someone says who uses a dvd player... I turn to watch my casette player.

[@SpacewolfDan]

i use mine..oops

[@scoc253]

been waiting for this kind of pc case for a long time that similar to corsair one convection type exhaust that is so successful in maintaining overall heat ambience inside the the case. kudos! i think this could be one of your best build that is unique and for sure i will use this case for my future build. thanks paul you are the best!

[@alathome3063]

As always, super cool build Paul. Enjoy Chad!

[@natevirtual]

I think a better idea would've been screwing a fan grill onto the AIO's fan so it won't conflict with the PSU's cables. Overall it's such a neat build

[@Zoniak123]

Got a question regarding the pre-installed fan. Is it possible with any AIO to get it in that spot instead? As the other installation could reduce life expectancy do to the pump being at the top of the loop. Understand that with the AIO you run in the vid, it seems the radiator is too thick for that through.

[@georgem.6136]

Your friend got the most out of his last PC! Very nice mini ATX case, really nice system that will push perform well! Curious about the thermals for sure!

[@jahcoins_]

I JUST built my pc with your 900$ build vid but i just put an AMD Radeon 5700 XT and put a Kraken Z63 AIO cooler in there. My first pc so I’m happy your vid helped me so much. Much appreciation👍🏽

[@tetrygon8264]

Love this case! I will echo everyone here and say that is going to be a toasty CPU. Air is going to be trapped in that block/pump due to it being at the top of the loop. I don't think I would recommend an AIO in this build, especially since there should be enough air coming from the mesh to make this a good case for air cooling.

[@NotThatGuyJD]

Definitely feel like the mesh is a better option here. With the glass you're definitely going to be chocking the gpu for air since there's not much space at all.

[@roberthale8407]

I can tell you right now a SXF-L PSU will be in a PITA to fit with an AIO in this new case config. They are already tight in the old cases but I like that they have done some re-configuring of the case for an update. I'll pick up the new case as soon as they hit stores and try to build in it.

[@petercruz1993]

Thanks for this! I have the first version and just got the mesh side panels (1 year after buying it). The RGB ram looks amazing. I wouldn’t only want a little bit of RGB and that looks like the best way to do it

[@avonation]

Missed watching you build PCs, Paul! Finally we got one!!!!

[@perdomot]

Why does nobody want to use an air cooler in this case?? Just saw Leo at Kitguru having the same problems. It would also be nice to know how well those mesh panels allow air into the case.

[@rgracon]

120mm AiO? I thought that was blasphemy and generally considered to be not worth it vs. air.... or was it a decision based on case size, so forget everything else?

[@MatissRiekstins]

Last year I did a build in Phanteks Evolv Shift Glass case. Asus Z390-I + 9900k + 2080ti + 3x120 RAD fully water cooled with EKWB. It was crammed in there. One of the most fun pc builds I've ever had.

[@danielbolanos6389]

hey paul, I run a similar setup, guess what,....its not gonna boot cause the riser cable Phanteks includes is gen 3, needs to be gen 4 for this setup to work....unless you manually switch the PCIe to gen 3 in the bios...in which case, you'll need to add another older gpu to get to it...easy fix, but thought you should know.

[@TabularConferta]

Question. Doesn't this mean your reservoir for your heat sink is below the CPU? I thought that was bad practice. Not a statement about Paul, just more thinking about the case design. I like having the "rear" of the motherboard on the top and the bottom up flow through was cool. It's a nice looking case and an interesting design. Kinda thing it would look better without any RGB, as the cabling is rather tight, it showed off the AIO cabling bend. Thank you for the video.

[@triphix1216]

I'd love the 5600X and a 3080. I have the R5 3600 and the RTX 2060 now. Is it worth upgrading to the 5600X and the 3080?