What To Do AFTER Building a Gaming PC! 😄 [BIOS, Drivers & Windows 11 Install!]

If you've just build a gaming PC, you're probably wondering what to do next! In this video I'll be guiding you through how exactly to configure the right BIOS settings, install the right drivers and get Windows 11 up and running!
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00:00 Intro
00:30 Before you switch the PC on
00:53 How to load into BIOS
01:28 BIOS Checks and Setup
02:23 Creating a Bootable Windows USB Stick
02:58 Installing Windows 11
04:35 Windows 11 Initial Setup
05:15 Graphics Drivers
06:28 Motherboard Drivers
07:36 RGB Control Software (NZXT Cam)
08:55 Optional Software Recommendations
09:12 Hardware Monitor Pro
10:23 Checking RAM Speed

[@jeehoonoh]

A very minor recommendation for DDR5 builders is that I wouldn't enable xmp UNTIL Windows is properly installed. It isn't a big issue with DDR4 but I've seen some instability with DDR5 even if the kit is rated at that speed on their website. It can be even more finicky if you're populating all 4 dim slots on your board. It is technically still an "overclock" at the end of the day and you'd want to remove any potential reasons that could cause hiccups during the installation process.

[@BigDavos]

Good tips just seen this on another channel

[@michaelpearson9]

Nope not for me if i can't run xmp during windows installation means it ant gunna work properly then ull have to dial down speeds to see where its stable

[@michaelpearson9]

If u cannot install Windows with xmp enabled u have a issue with ur ram and i would rather know during the installation process then getting into Windows and its lockes up while doijg stuff trust me ive been there ive had corrupted data from a pc locking up while moving data it ant pretty ive lost it all

[@vive335]

@@michaelpearson9wut

[@atl126]

100% agree with this.

[@Ghillyman]

Being a first time builder of a gaming/streaming/video editing pc this was incredibly useful! 🎉 I have to slow it down a bit to keep up but this was incredibly helpful. Much love my friend and keep up the great videos. ❤

[@DefinitelyAreo]

What's your specifications?

[@youmayknowmeas2an]

Your videos have been instrumental in me configuring my new pc. Thank you! It'll be time to buy everything soon. Prices are getting lower every day!

[@filoue2583]

ah finally, a good video for what to do after getting a new pc, just the put the cable on the gpu i never heard it before and on my there's protection on it so i couldn't see it. Thanks for this video!

[@jeremiahtellier9862]

just finished up my 1st PC build last night. Your videos were a huge part of every aspect of my build. Great job, keep it up bud!!

[@Michael12689]

How did you get windows 11 did you use another windows computer or did you do it a different cause I can’t build my first pc cause I don’t have another windows computer to download windows 11 on

[@lovecramperdrumpinthejoker5237]

​​@@Michael12689sing usb flash and install from other PC or laptop and plugged in to download the drive

[@gian.zagada702]

@@Michael12689 do you not have any access to any computers at all? Like maybe a friend? Parents? Or if you have a library near you.. just get a flash drive and install the Windows OS and you should be good to go. I’ve never seen anyone do it with a mobile device so I’m not really sure

[@sangle6550]

@@gian.zagada702so do i need to buy license key after install window ?

[@jibzzztm]

How is it going

[@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716]

Note, don't use 4x8gb, use 2x 16gb for ram

[@WaterSpree262]

That is so true

[@michaelpearson9]

Nah 2x 32gb

[@tabs1206]

I use 2x 8gb is that good or bad? 😬

[@NosyNorseman]

Why not 4x8 ?

[@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716]

@@NosyNorseman xmp profiles will have issues you might not be able to set ram speed to its rated and would need to set it lower

[@jurch99]

just finnished building my desktop. thanks for the nice video.

[@killawitablunt]

I literally finished my build tonight. I just need my MnK and windows usb drive and I’m ready to start👍🏼 perfectly timed vid

[@solomon464]

Hi, I downloaded windows 11 newly onto a usb and my existing pc that I used before doesn’t work anymore and says I’m not signed in, do you have any idea on what happened?

[@cooldaddyslick6869]

​@@solomon464You can only use the key on 1 computer at a time.

[@spugediwestern78]

Thank you for that graphics card HDMI port tip. I was really worried for a bit lol.

[@johncarney9706]

Best boot video I've seen. Currently building a computer so Ill revisit this video in time. Thanks!

[@russellbeary_]

I want to build a PC for my first time sometime soon, and I thought I might as well go over some videos beforehand so I have an idea of what to expect. This guy is great at helping

[@clrzn3192]

Thank you so much, got it all set up today and you really helped me product my pc well subscribing and sharing this video! 🎉 :)

[@dinocrusher17458]

thank you I'm building my first pc and this is so helpful and clear🙏🙏🙏

[@SilverFangz135]

Thank you so much for explaining the window. I was so confuse about why my pc not working

[@chuck12889]

Great vid, very informative. Most people don't think about this part after buying/building a pc lol

[@romaneabdul5762]

im confused on the hard drive like do u need a laptop or can you use the pc you built

[@jrphillip1458]

I fucken love this guy. subscribed! Finally, a no horseshit tutorial and straight to the point. Appreciate you sharing the secrets by the way!

[@NoirLuck]

thanks for vid, starting my first built sunday

[@eddiemattison7792]

Thanks for the video! I've seen videos on updating Bios BEFORE install OS. 1) Is there an advantage to either updating Bios before or after installing the OS? You recommend Enabling the XMP for the RAM, and installing the OS, before updating the Bios? Thanks! 2) (I'm also installing DDR5, and my Bios will not Enable XMP yet. I'm figuring the bios flash is needed. (Also, the below post advises putting in Windows BEFORE enabling XMP on RAM. I'd like your thoughts. Thanks!)

[@chileshekateule93]

Thanks for the vid! Now I have Windows 11, what about the product key? I have a watermark at the bottom and it’s freaking me outtt lol

[@Juan-re6rt]

There are lots of key sellers and free tools available to activate Win 11. I tried a few different sources, including eBay, but they all stopped working after a couple of months. It was frustrating when my Windows kept deactivating. Once, my laptop crashed, and I couldn’t reactivate the key because it wasn’t valid anymore. Then I found a good company and haven't had any issues since.

[@chileshekateule93]

@@Juan-re6rt Thanks bro!! Just one question, why not use any free tools like Git or the Chat to activate Windows? I guess it has the same effect.

[@Juan-re6rt]

@@chileshekateule93 Using free tools to activate Windows can be risky as they often originate from free sources. There's a chance they could contain malware or other harmful software that could compromise the security of your system. However, I instead pay a few extra bucks for peace of mind.

[@chileshekateule93]

​@@Juan-re6rt First, thanks a lot, broo!! What's the name of the company where you're buying keys? I need an Office key as well to use Excel and Word.

[@Juan-re6rt]

@@chileshekateule93 Sure my pleasure man. The company is BNH-Software and yes they have Office as well. both are activated in my pc 2 years already

[@redbarndevelopments-yorklt7106]

Exactly the video I was looking for, thanks

[@agoraforo]

Good stuff dude. Easy to follow video, no bullshit. Following!

[@robertwayman-nn8ru]

Great video helped me a lot i really apricated the programs to check how the computer is doing

[@Danny-pi7cc]

Thank you , you help me a lot. Please, more videos on new hardware

[@LucasMendes-hn5kr]

I don't have a full pc setup yet, but this video really helped me for when I actually get a full setup

[@TheUcHiHaMaD]

Same

[@jameshall2999]

Ive gotten all kinds of advice on how to install Windows 11 on my new gaming PC from programers and network engineers but this was simple and streight forward from the first turn on to system monitoring. You cleared up a lot of my questions

[@smwfreak1647]

windows 10 better ngl.

[@solomon464]

Hi, I downloaded windows 11 newly onto a usb and my existing pc that I used before doesn’t work anymore and says I’m not signed in, do you have any idea on what happened?

[@yipyiphooray339]

pray to wakanda@@solomon464

[@DileepaDilshan]

Very useful and very clear video. Thanks!

[@Ellis_YT]

Great video, also i'd recommend two more things, one is going into the windows update settings and checking to see if there are any important security/ feature updates you need, and the other is uninstalling any bloatware apps you don't need like solitaire or onedrive

[@Vaprium]

Isnt onedrive pretty useful?

[@solomon464]

Hi, I downloaded windows 11 newly onto a usb and my existing pc that I used before doesn’t work anymore and says I’m not signed in, do you have any idea on what happened?

[@eztaah]

This video helped me a lot, thank you

[@user-we4xp1tm2v]

This helped a lot, thanks!!

[@wolfgaming7729]

Very detailed and helpful thanks

[@CUC0MELON]

Thanks man it helped a lot!!

[@TwoSmoker420]

Just built my first PC last night and I thought everything was setup correctly but there was no display, the pc turned on and the fans were spinning, RGB ram was lit up but the only thing I didint do was connect the mouse and key board as I didint think I’d need to press delete button a bunch of times, gonna try later tonight and hopefully that’s all it needs 😅 if so your a life saver as I’ve watched many other videos on why it won’t display and nobody mentioned you might have to press delete button a bunch of times.

[@zandersview516]

How did it go!

[@Ferzhq]

How did you fix it, I got the same issue

[@TwoSmoker420]

@@Ferzhq I had to loosen the graphics card screws as it was hanging too low to plug the HDMI cable in, the cable wasn’t sitting in all the way

[@MastaOnerr]

Gonna power up my build for the first time. Very helpful information and will come in handy.

[@danielperez7615]

Thanks for all the help I was planning to build a pc myself based on one of your past videos and you have been really helpful especially since it’s my first time.

[@Yerocco]

I just built one. Doing windows and stuff now. It’s really not that hard!

[@lovecramperdrumpinthejoker5237]

​@@Yeroccoi need to ask for first timer here , does i need to install driver for my gpu ( mine is asus tuf 3080 ) and how/where to download/upload my gpu driver?

[@Yerocco]

@@lovecramperdrumpinthejoker5237 you’ll just go to your manufacturer’s website for your processor, gpu, and motherboard. The downloads are under support. You’ll download them, install them, restart your pc, and that’s pretty much it after you’ve assembled your pc. If you get stuck, reach out. My knowledge is limited but I built mine on my own so I know a little lol.

[@Yerocco]

@@lovecramperdrumpinthejoker5237 btw, that’s a serious gpu lol. I was blown away with the 6700xt performance for half the price.

[@-Sangral-]

Great video, but I personally had the problem that turning on the XMP profile for the ram before even installing windows completely messed up the bios and it started to freeze and windows installation went into a direct blue screen, also changing back didn't save. Resetting the bios and leaving the ram on lower MHz for now fixed the problem. Found this to be the reason since several people on the Internet experienced that before.

[@alexya818]

THANK YOU. MY GOD THANK YOU. My windows 11 installation kept crashing again, and again, and again, and I couldn't find the damn reason why. Did what you said and it worked. FInally, THANK YOU

[@-Sangral-]

@@alexya818 Great to hear. Glad this could help.

[@alexya818]

@@-Sangral- did you manage to turn on the XMP in the end? Cause when I do it now Windows won't boot. I'll try updating the BIOS, but I'm afraid it won't fix it

[@-Sangral-]

@@alexya818 Yes I did, XMP on and there is a selection somewhere for the DRAM frequency I set that to auto and this worked. Does windows start without the XMP settings?

[@alexya818]

@@-Sangral- yeap and the benchmarks shows no problems at all, it does says the RAMs aren't performing at their best ofc

[@Fried24]

Thank you so much! Was overthinkn everything😂😂

[@tg9374]

Good stuff. Had to bypass the internet set up to update lan drivers so it would connect finally

[@rickyazz529]

How did you by pass the internet part when installing windows , I’m stuck here I think I will have to download them on another pc to a usb

[@kennglee]

Great timing for this video. My build will start when I get the Ryzen 7700x in this week. Question: I purchased the Peerless Assassin RGB cooler for my Ryzen 7700x. I also purchased 2 addition case fans, also Thermalright RGB. Can I daisy chain the 2 additional case fans with the CPU fans, and use the single CPU fan plug on the motherboard (ASUS B650E-F), or should I connect the 2 case fans to their own fan port? Thanks for a great video.

[@Anarhistful]

you absolutely can daisy chain into a single cpu fan plug, you just won't be able to control each of the fan speed individually (if for some reason u want to)

[@ShaquilleOatmeal13]

one other thing to mention is to uncap the refresh rate in the settings if your moniter is above 60 hertz

[@3chabikhadija944]

Such a Nice video thanks

[@lcolson3445]

Great job mate.

[@Harry_Harry222]

Everyone makes it look ljke rocketscience bht he makes it soo simple tysm my friend u hage well earned a sub and like

[@4EyeGuy6000]

This is very helpful

[@houbamliki]

simple, PERFECT.

[@jamie5065]

thanks so much me and my dad built a pc and we didint have a clue what to do next thanks

[@dcrotzky5257]

love your videos been helping me a lot with my recent PC build, me first one too! I cant get a display when I have my hdmi or displayport are connected to my 4070 ti but I can get display when connected to my motherboard.. any thoughts on what i could do? (i've tried reconnecting my gpu to motherboard)

[@NupeWoop]

What did you find out

[@Meme-IDK101]

Thx really helpful

[@nocapshots]

Great content, definitely could have used this before my build, great information 🪛

[@tyx29]

Thank you so much!!! Just finished building and setting up my PC with your videos!! W MAN

[@brokenlegend1179]

OMG!!! THANK YOU!!!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@laserXperience]

I have to set up mine I hope it goes this smooth

[@coolbreeze7132]

Do you have a video of what to do for drivers when you upgrade or switch gpus/ brand

[@2009numan]

you can actually use a usb 2 thumb drive as well doesn't have to be usb 3

[@KayakKingdom]

I live this guys vids and I don't mind the zed instead of z, but the "haych" instead of H kills me lol😂😂

[@DredFul595]

he recommends 32gb drive but all you need is 8 gb flash drive

[@Fabszs81]

Gonna come back to this video next week when my Pc arrives

[@Drewkungfoo]

I just watch it not for the know how but to give a Like and comment. Lil bit of me wanting to know how it is with Windows 11

[@idizzy9958]

very good video !!! 🎉

[@davidserrato6211]

Thank you Magic Man

[@MlapwjwhUbjgkaw-di1pq]

Finally I got it from keyr (Make sure to include the dot (.) between "keyr" and "org") I like some of the transitions, but sometimes they're a bit too much and are seemingly random. Since we use these persistent elements that transition across pages to indicate some kind of relationship between the previous and the next states, some of your transitions confuse me because I can't immediately see what the relationship is. For example 2:23 of the selectable tiles (which weren't selected) transition into being two switches... does that mean anything? are they related in some way? I see this as random and a bad use of the design language. However, at 1:14 I like the transition from switches to the ticks on a paper, that makes sense to me. Epic presentation tho

[@Madness801]

Never enable full speed of the ram until you update the bios you always want a stable bios running until everything is up to date to avoid crashing

[@wisemanoncesaid5127]

Even with ddr4 ?

[@yukhzia]

@@wisemanoncesaid5127 yes i’d recommend you enable full ram speed after you’ve finished installation of drivers and bios for the motherboard

[@michaelpearson9]

If u can't install Windows while xmp is enabled then u have a issue I've done plenty and all fine

[@FLAMEalan]

Made this mistake today 😅

[@tonydowney1152]

​@@yukhziawould i need to reset and reinstall windows again if I did this mistake? My game keeps crashing even with cpu and gpu temps down. My ram isnt faulty and I run a dual monitor set up 😢

[@pecky-00-oo13]

the black gpu is pissing me off

[@c9ppb5n]

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[@MotivationGRP]

Appreciate it 🎉❤

[@JohnBraman413]

any pc builds with intel arc cards? would like to see that.

[@azisles02]

If you are moving your SSD from your old desktop to your new gaming system, do you need to reinstall Windows or it should detect the new hardware?

[@gotem370]

this guy is the more passion more footwork more energy guy

[@josha5447]

Is there any website you know of that people sell popular gaming items without an insane mark up? Really trying to get the nzxt h9 flow or the o11 dynamic evo, but they are always sold out

[@silentscope7440]

I just bought a 4090 asus card and it does what i wanted it to do. 280+ stable fps in call of duty on medium high settings. I dont hear any coil whine like people say. Im not sure how they could hear it if it is in a case.

[@TaiNotTechy]

guys if your stuck with bios you can also try use f2 f10 and f12

[@user-fw4md3gw2e]

Should I bupdate my MBs BIOS first before installing windows? Haven't built in over a decade, I can't even remember what I did before. Lol. I know I have a Microsoft account and windows 10 from my old PC, just not sure

[@drixy13]

I built my pc today thanks

[@calebames9656]

So do I have to buy windows or do I just download for free from a different computer?

[@erichagen3617]

I always get Intel CPUs with built in graphics, I update windows, instal all the Nvidia programs and drivers and then I swap over to the GPU

[@Navie4067]

amazing video

[@Ethan7_7]

Im planning to switch to a 5700x, from an i5 9400f. Anything ryzen specific id need to set up or enable/disable? Gigabyte mobo

[@twistedaimm8310]

I’m brand new to pc and was curious if I should install some type of antivirus software like McAfee or Norton in addition to all this stuff?

[@JJFlores197]

No. McAfee and Norton are crappy programs. If it says anything, before John McAfee (creator of the McAfee antivirus software) died, he said he hated his own software..... Windows has a built-in antivirus called Microsoft Defender. For most use cases, its good enough. If you need something more robust and unobtrusive, I use ESET NOD32. As long as you're prudent with what you're downloading, you should be fine.

[@2009numan]

sometimes if you install windows on a PC connection, windows might not actually install a network driver

[@FlipGaming_Offical]

i have been watching these videos for a while now but i was wondering is it better to build or buy a pc?

[@Angel-ph4xl]

have you figured it out already?

[@kingrueben1211]

Watching this makes me not want to build my own pc but buy a pre-built... does micro center offer anything to set all this uo???

[@georgekn3mp]

You can get a simple custom build done at MicroCenter (in USA) for $179, a complex build with AIO cooling would be $279

[@kevinbridle1831]

How about running windows update before you do any thing else, then look at drivers and defiantly don't turn on XMP or the AMD equivalent until every driver has down loaded.

[@JJFlores197]

I would install all drivers first, and then Windows Updates.

[@justingmerek]

Can I use a USB portable hard drive for the BIOS update and driver installs instead of a flash drive?

[@marcusm2733]

I’m starting a build soon and could really use some sound advice about a few things if anyone would be willing to help

[@phogettaboutyu]

Thank you

[@RickFord01]

What kind of computer is on the cover? Is there a video about the build?

[@Webby_YT892]

If I don’t already have windows 11 should I buy the windows 11 usb stick from Microsoft

[@akshatrajwansh1420]

Got it... Now I just need a pc

[@OkumuraRyuk]

I love Edge

[@thewind6047]

I’ve heard not to enable xmp before installing your os because of stability issues

[@SebastianGotvald]

I'm super confused about the drivers part. Do I have to download the drivers from another computer onto a flash drive and put the flash drive in my new pc, or do I just download the drivers straight onto my new pc?

[@JJFlores197]

In most instances, it doesn't really matter how you do it. A lot of these channels advice downloading the drivers onto the flash drive so you can quickly install them as soon as Windows is installed. In essence, you're doing part of the work before hand so that the drivers are ready for install. It also may come in handy in the event that your Windows install doesn't have network drivers built in. In that instance, you would need to download the drivers on another working PC and then transfer them to your new PC via flash drive.

[@colinschmitt3468]

I am working on this bootable drive part of the video and it is a little unclear. You start at the windows page to download the file and then immediately jump to installing the flashdrive and it looks like when you plug in the flashdrive, the website immediately starts downloading and formatting the flashdrive to a bootable version of windows. Any chance you can clarify? The video is great, that part just seems a little unclear

[@JJFlores197]

The website is to download the media creation tool. He runs the tool after its downloaded and the tool then downloads the files necessary for a Windows install and then prepares the flash drive for the files. The website itself doesn't do anything on the flash drive.

[@fluzzles]

Do I have to download all drivers for my motherboard? Like is it recommended? Which are a "must download"? Kinda new to this

[@vsaucelover9660]

Ideally yes you want to download the current drivers to your motherboard since they are usually optimisation,bug fixes or compatible issues fixed

[@fluzzles]

@@vsaucelover9660 I meant if I have to download all drivers from the motherboard page or can I leave out like Bluetooth for example?

[@nz_editz6308]

Hi I am looking for any recommendations for a Gaming PC build, my budget is anywhere between $1,500 - $2,500. (also just saying I won't complete the build for a couple of months as I need to save up my money lol)

[@xGR1MxREAPERx]

Never do any over clicking or activate XMP until you have all the newest updates and hardware versions etc.. especially bios

[@alfredolopez5919]

I just finished building my pc and I activated xmp and it wouldn't boot up so I had to do a motherboard flash and I'm at the beginning again but my dram light on my motherboard is on should I update everything then do the xmp to see if it goes away it's extremely disappointing

[@ChrisTheAutisiticAutobot2006]

Did you have windows 10 home preinstalled before upgrading to windows 11

[@splixwastaken]

I followed this step by step but when I went to boot up windows 11 my screen goes light blue with no text. Stays like this for awhile then my pc shuts off any solutions?

[@nflisrigged1395]

Good stuff bro !!!!

[@Maste4774]

I am confuses so I have a RM750x PSU and a Rog Strix B660-A motherbored all the cable connect but the CPU one good on the CPU end but now the motherbored end??? plz help ; )

[@NoobieRL]

Is the windows operator free if you're building a new PC? I live in Canada btw

[@JJFlores197]

Technically no. You're supposed to pay for Windows. Unofficially, Microsoft lets you run W11 indefinitely w/o paying for a license. You won't be able to personalize your PC and a watermark appears. Other than that, everything works the same as if you paid for the license.

[@smaze1782]

Once you download the motherboard drivers, do they install automatically? Great video.

[@JJFlores197]

You have to install them. Simply downloading them doesn't do anything. You have to run the installer file.

[@smaze1782]

Thanks

[@Joshonsaturn]

@@JJFlores197so install them and it’s still telling me I have to use a Ethernet cable but I want to use it wireless I have a b660m ds3h ax ddr4 motherboard

[@JJFlores197]

@@Joshonsaturn Did you install the wifi drivers? Did you make sure Wi-Fi wasn't disabled in the BIOS?

[@SouthernOregonReps]

What to do when windows installs a new Radeon driver while setting up windows and your screen goes black?

[@epik3556]

Quick question about installing windows. If your pc comes with windows 11 for example. Would you need the flash drive for it to work? Or would you not in that case? I’m just trying to figure out before my pc comes if I should buy one or not.

[@JJFlores197]

In that case, you don't need to do anything. Its a pre-built and ready for use out of the box.

[@solomon464]

Hi, I downloaded windows 11 newly onto a usb and my existing pc that I used before doesn’t work anymore and says I’m not signed in, do you have any idea on what happened?

[@JJFlores197]

@@solomon464 Where exactly does it tell you that you're not signed in? What's the exact message?

[@solomon464]

@@JJFlores197 well it’s changed now whenever I do my pin and go onto the windows the bar at the bottom isn’t there and if I press something it doesn’t load properly and I just think there’s a virus or something