I surprised him with his 1st gaming PC!

Meet My Cousin Michael Michael has been

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on a console since the beginning of time, but recently decided he wants to move up the career ladder to PC Master. He is planning to build his first PC this December, but the problem is that he doesn't know anything about PC. Well, it turns out his cousin has a YouTube channel with almost 3 million subscribers that posts PC content, so naturally I offered to show her the ropes. I told him that Intel is sponsoring a video on the channel where I can show a newbie how to do it. build that first computer and I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to show him how it's done, but little does he know that he'll actually get to keep the computer once we're done building it.

Michael is also a really good guy and is in a tough financial situation so I thought this would be a great surprise for him just in time for Christmas and of course I want to say a huge thank you to Intel and Best Buy for making this video possible with Live events on hold, not possible. go out and meet new people or experience new

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events, but with Intel's Master of Game, all that's about to change is building this amazing digital fan engagement platform where everyone can interact with the community directly with the app. Master of Game.

Watch the Intel Xtreme Masters Global Challenges and learn how to master your game at home. Fans will also be rewarded within the platform with team merchandise and even a new PC for doing certain things, such as watching the Intel Xtreme Masters Global Challenges by playing with their team to compete. at the top of the leaderboard and finally share it with your social network. The giveaway only lasts between December 14th and 28th, so be sure to check out Master of Game now by clicking the link below so we can shop at Bestbuy. com to make this process as easy and painless as possible, I also went undercover today and spoke with Michael to find out what parts he plans to purchase for his PC in December so we can build something similar to what he wants that way . he's pretty familiar with all the parts when the time comes hello michael, what's going on, how much magic?

Uh, okay, man, I thought I'd give you a call, we can go over the parts for the build we're going to do. I'll do it in a few weeks. It shouldn't take that long, maybe 20 minutes or so. That cools you down, so the first question, I guess, is: do you have a CPU preference? I definitely want to use Intel. Alright? For some reason I did some research and I think the games will run better on themselves, like chips, and also the programs I want to use for editing and are better optimized on Intel processors. Okay, you're going to edit videos. yes I want to start a youtube channel, I want to stream games and edit my videos too, oh that's ok then ok he told me he wants to use an intel processor because of the optimization he stated that the games and apps.

He will be using Intel CPUs which are better optimized for this and he also plans to start a YouTube channel, so he will be streaming and editing videos, so he definitely wants more cores and threads to take advantage of multi-threaded applications, so let's go to the category of CPU, which is found in computer components and tablets, and then CPUs and processors, we're going to filter out Intel. I want to use the newer 10th generation Intel Core i7 processors, so I think we'll use the 10 700k. This is an eight-core, 16-thread processor with a turbo clock of 5.1 gigahertz.

He said his budget is around a thousand dollars, but since this video was sponsored by Best Buy and Intel, I thought we could double that budget. You know, after all, 'tis the season. Let's add this to the cart. One of the things I love about Best Buy's website is how easy it is to find all of their components, they are separated into categories, so for example, if I want to search for a motherboard, I go to products, computers. and tablets, computer components and then select the part I'm looking for so in this case the motherboards are next and boom all the motherboards appear right in front of me and since we are using the new Intel processor For 10th generation, we have to choose the compatible motherboard that works with the CPU, so in this case we will use a z490 chipset and the best way to know if your CPU is compatible with the motherboard is by looking at the type of socket it is on.

Labeled on the front. from your CPU box, so in this case the 10700k supports an lga 1200 socket, so we can go here and filter that as well, so we're left with some pretty good options to choose from, we have a pretty high budget for this. so I want to give you a good high end board that has all the features I'm looking for. My eyes are on that asus rog z490e gaming. I think it has all the features I'm looking for for the build, we have four. Damn slots, very good VR coverage and wireless AC, which is an important factor since it is located very far from your router, I mean, also the board looks amazing, so before selecting the heatsink we have to figure out What casing are we going to choose with? for clearance reasons, but let's do it at the end of the video and select the memory next, so once again, products, computer and tablet components and then ram memory, so I definitely want something that looks good but also offers the performance you really need and since it goes.

For streaming and editing videos, we want to use something with higher capacity, so let's go ahead and dial in 32 gigs. I definitely want to stick with 3200 megahertz, which is a sweet spot for Intel platforms, but I don't want to go anywhere. slower than cl16 time, so let's check that too, the build color scheme will be mostly black with rgb lighting and of course you can change the lighting to whatever color you want, so let's avoid the white mutton sticks, let's move on forward. and select black, those central service engines, rgb pros look pretty cool if I do say so myself, but these are two 16 gigabyte kits.

I definitely want to fill the four dim slots because it looks a lot better that way plus I've seen a few. benchmarks where using four sticks of RAM really improves performance so that's it so we'll be buying two 16 gigabyte kits with eight gigabytes per module so I'll add this to the cart let's take a quick look at the balance we have. at 824.96 so far with a savings of 57. So we're doing pretty well on the budget so far, how much storage do you want to put in your system? I only have enough money for about 240 gigs or something, but I also have a used four terabyte hard drive that my friend gave me a hard drive.

Is it external or internal? Know? What do you mean it goes inside the PC or you connect it via a USB cable or something? oh, it has like a USB cable, okay, so it's an external drive. Storage is next, let's see what we have. It has a four terabyte external hard drive, so technically it doesn't need much storage, but it is a hard drive. It's not as fast as I'd like and those two SSDs will definitely give it a nice boost in terms of speeds. I want your PC to boot faster but I will also tell you to install your apps and games which is mainly used on m.2 that way it just boots faster so let's add this too ok man the big question in what resolution do you want to play and what fps I assume you prefer since I'm going to stream I think 1080p is good enough but I want the games to look really good so probably on high settings ok I guess so what fps would you like to achieve and what games do you plan to play with 144 frames?

I mainly play like csgo and pubg. I want to have a 144 hertz monitor for Christmas too. Okay, so for the GPU you said you want to play at 1080p at maximum settings and you're going to use that. a 144hz monitor in december so i think the rtx 3070 will be perfect for this budget and what you use it for, and i happen to have an nvidia rtx 3070 here in the office, right now, let's find a power supply to power system, I definitely want to use a fully modular power supply to minimize cable clutter and use at least a Gold certified power supply. uh, 850 watts is definitely a little overkill for this build, but you know we're on a little bit of a higher budget and I want to future-proof this bill, so if you plan on upgrading something later, you'll be covered.

I've used the rm850x so many times in previous builds that it hasn't let me down, so I'm going to go with something that I'm very familiar with, which is the rmx 850 watt from Corsair. Well, here's the final question. What type of case do you want to use it with? Do you have any ideas or I guess you want it to be your piece? It seems like I don't really know, I have no idea what cases there are. I just want something that's not too big to fit on my desk and I want it to look really cool, so lots and lots of rgb then yeah. something like that, okay, I got you, uh, oh, and something that's also pretty, since I'm going to stream, I don't want the PC to make too much noise, you know, okay, look, now you're thinking like a PC builder , actually I did.

I don't even think about that, I think it's a lot of information to take in, so I'll go ahead and look for pieces at Best Buy to see what I can find that matches or matches the style. PC that you will build in December to give you the best representation or practice. I have to say, when we build a PC in a few weeks, yeah, sounds good, I can't wait to get started, okay? I'll text you maybe in a few weeks and then we'll get started, okay man, okay, be careful, and before we take a look at the cooler, let's go ahead and select the case for this computer component build.

You say you want something that looks great, has lots of RGB and is small to fit on your desk so we are using an atx motherboard that will help me narrow it down a bit so atx motherboard size That tops the list is the iq220, eh? I wonder if this comes with rgb fans? It would be amazing if that were the case. Let's get to the overview and yes, it looks like it includes three front-mounted 120 millimeter RGB fans, which is actually a good deal for a hundred bucks. Well, I see your privateer. The case itself looks great and quite small so I think you will like this one.

Let's add it to the cart and that leaves the CPU cooler. We are using a Corsair case with built in rgb fans, Corsair memory, so I think it makes sense to use a Corsair cooler just so we can control the lighting using the iq software. It's going to make Michael's life a lot easier, so let's stick the Corsair, let's just filter on coolers, all those new thicker coolers really look. Well, I don't actually think I've used any of the new coolers in my builds yet, let's take a closer look at these. I think we might have a winner.

Yes, I think this is it. Let's go with the 240 millimeter option just because we have a smaller case to work with. I don't want to have authorization problems. You know choosing parts is fun and all, but I want to let you know that Best Buy also sells pre-made parts. Those who don't really have the time or interest in building their own, in fact, have Intel Extreme Master certified PCs available exclusively at Best Buy and these systems are powered by 10th Gen Intel Core processors, so if you want to check them out , We'll leave a link below, okay, let's take a look at our total.

We're looking at a total of 13.69 and 92 cents for a savings of $137, so we did pretty well, so this plus the cost of the graphics card. We're looking at a little under two thousand dollars, so we did really well staying under budget, so let's go ahead and go through all of these parts and start building out what's happening. Guys, Evan Techsource, we finally got all the parts from Best. Shop here at the studio and we're about to build Michael's first PC. He should be here any minute. What's happening? What did you get here? I slept here last night.

Okay, so yeah, very exciting day. We are building your first computer, how do you feel? I'm very excited because next month I'll be building one, my own computer, and I feel like this would be good practice for me. You know, you're a little nervous, but I feel like since then? you are here, it is much more convenient, how convenient it is that you are, so your cousin has a channel with three million subscribers building PCs, it is quite convenient, very convenient, I would say yes, have you ever seen any tutorial on how build a pc or this is your first time like it's my first time but I've seen some clips of people and I've seen your videos so that helps me understand a little bit but not too much you know okay yeah , with that.

I said I'm not actually going to show you how to build one.building my first computer, so I didn't feel as intimidated because I knew I had support. My friend actually built some computers before, so he knew what he wanted. was doing and he walked me through my first build and that's how I learned what was, in your opinion, the best PC you've ever made and that I've ever built in my life, yeah, I'll probably have to say "um big." red my personal computer was uh my old favorite big red uh big red version three yeah okay power supplies it looks like you did a pretty good job with that okay now it's connecting the cables actually even before Let's connect the cables, let's move on. and plug in yeah let's plug in the graphics card and then we can plug everything in at once before we install the gpu we have to remove the brackets on the back of the case uh take that off too okay Michael will do the honors and Plugging in the graphics card doesn't seem like it's going to fit, what do you mean there's no space?

I think this is like blocking the radiator yeah wait let me try that oh no the gpu is so wide it's coming into contact with the Um the radiator this wasn't originally planned because we wanted to mount the aio on top but because To the high profile RGB RAM we were forced to mount it on the front, so I think what we have to do here is improvise. Let's try to see if we can move these fans closer to the front to leave more space inside the case so we can plug in the graphics card. The only problem with that is that we won't be able to use the dust filter, but as long as it works it will work fine, so we improvised and installed the fans on this side of the case, freeing up about an inch of space inside, so Michael, do you want to do the? honors, yes, I'm installing the graphics card now, it looks like it will look beautiful on you, yes, my goodness, look at that beautiful, beautiful, okay, after how long you've been here a few hours, four hours, I think so, the PC finally It's ready and looks great.

Beautiful I'm going to try not to let it fall I want to let you do the honors I'm carrying it with me let's change places you forgot to change I knew I wasn't waiting for you I was waiting for it well three two Oh, wow, there are a lot of lights. I didn't expect so much rgb, it looks good, it actually looks amazing, so we are running pubg ultra setup. The resolution is 1080p yeah 1080p you want to change it to 1440 sure okay 1440 on ultra settings come on we're getting a little over 144fps in the air we'll see the actual frame from the ground gpu sitting on a 70 degree c CPU hovering around 40 degree c, those are some really cool temps, how does the game feel?

It sure is like coming from a console, like you and I hit these frames on the console, right? Do you think it's much smoother to play on PC? Yeah, yeah, it sure is just night and day in May, so Michael PC is finally done. is your final verdict out of 10, if I were to rate it on aesthetics and performance I would give it a pretty good, very, very good nine nine for your first build. I think that's a pretty solid number, so yeah, I mean it wasn't. Too hard, I actually learned a lot, you know, I think I'm pretty sure I'd like to make my own PC right now.

Would you say you are confident enough to build your own PC next time without any help? Yeah, really, so what kind of advice would you give to my subscribers who are watching this video and who have never built a PC before but really want to do it and are afraid to take the first step? Just don't be intimidated because it's actually not as difficult as it seems. I didn't know much about building PCs when I started, but now that I have more hands-on experience with parts and everything, it's a lot easier and if you need help, you can check out tutorials and Edgar, I'm sure he has some of those.

I have some tutorials on your channel, yeah yeah, what would you say was the hardest part of building a PC? The cables, sure, like plugging in the cables, yeah, just finding certain connections and ports, but you know that once you understand the oh. this has eight pins and you know, a high pin or whatever, yeah, you just snap into the motherboards and the power supply is pretty simple, so yeah, that's it for the video. Now you're practically ready to build your own. pc in the summer, yes, next month, great, you already have the parts, I don't know yet, I still know, you're still planning it.

Okay, great, actually there's one thing I forgot to mention is that this is actually your PC. really yes, actually we built your first piece and you can keep it no way, yes that's it, okay thanks buddy, I said I have to build a PC, you have to build a PC, I already built it myself. Does that change your grade? It's not about that. The night is, it's now because it's yours wait, are you serious? It's mine, yeah, why did you think I was joking? Yes, no, this is your PC. We actually build your PC right here.

Why did you wire? Why would you build it? Why not? Technically, I could have done it. I kept it but I want to give it to you I'd have to give it back to you No I was kidding I was kidding Yeah yeah thanks you're welcome man yeah you just saved a ton of time shopping and you want one. of the parts, these are the parts that you really wanted to put in your PC, as well as the processor, the GPU, the amount of RAM, so I saved you all the hard work, the hassle too, yeah, yeah, so Michael, congratulations on your PC.

I'm sure you're super excited just in time for Christmas too yeah thanks man you're welcome mate just make sure you send me an invite for the team sometimes at the pub g yeah no problem no problem we'll slap some newbies, but uh, me. I'll leave a link to all the parts below that I used on Michael's PC if you want to see it. Many thanks to Intel and Best Buy for sponsoring this video. You are incredible. Be sure to check out Master of. game by clicking my link below if you enjoyed the video please consider leaving a like and I'll see you very soon in the next one peace see you.