Mike Boyd | How I Learned to Build a PC @MikeBoyd | Uploaded 1 year ago | Updated 12 hours ago
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After buying a pre-built PC in 2019 I decided to build the next one myself. It was designed to fit in a TV stand in my office at home and edit 4k video whilst being reasonably affordable. This video documents my learning process.

Build (~£1100 or $1,360):
CPU: Ryzen 5 3600XT
Cooler: Noctua NH-L9a-AM4
GPU: Palit GeForce RTX 2060 StormX
Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC mini-ITX
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 450 GM, 80 Plus Gold
RAM: KLEVV BOLT X 32GB kit (16GB x2) DDR4-3600 MHz
Case: Fractal Design Node 202
Storage: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1 TB PCIe NVMe M.2


Thumbnail, camera work, emotional support: @Kim_Norrie