**The Challenge: Building a Gaming PC with a 20-Year-Old Chassis**
Well, I don't think that's...That doesn't look correct. (laughs)So bad.So today we have a challenge.Our wonderful sponsorMicro Center have given usthe brand new AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT early,which means that wehave less than 24 hoursto build a cool gaming PC,test it,and post this video.Should be easy, right?
Our goal today is simple.(plastic rustling)We need to build an entiregaming PC around this.The Red Devil PowerColorRadeon RX 6700 XT.Now, this thing aims to be a competitorto something like an RTX 3070,which means they
Inside this box is a systemthat came out 20 years ago.You got to lift with your back.Don't lift with your knees,lift with your back.One, two, three.
We've taken a unique approach to building this gaming PC. We're using a 20-year-old chassis, which will be transformed into an RGB-lit masterpiece. Our team has carefully planned and executed every step of the build process, ensuring that every detail is perfect.
**The Ryzen 5 5600X and Corsair Vengeance RGB**
Meanwhile, I've got myself,the Ryzen 5 5600X installed,which is really nice to see 5th gen Ryzenstarting to actuallybe regularly in stock.We also have our 16 gigsof Corsair Vengeance RGB,which looks so sick in the white.
Our system features a Ryzen 5 5600X CPU, which provides excellent performance for gaming and other tasks. We've also installed 16 GB of Corsair Vengeance RGB memory, which adds a touch of style to our build.
**The Storage Solution**
Underneath here, we have our two terabyte,970 Samsung EVO drive.Okay, so progress has been made.First of all, the front ofthe chassis looks the same.However, as you come around back,you'll see that the drivesare now completely missing.So, Ken did a great job of gluingthat stuff back in placeand tearing apart thisold CD and DVD drive.
Our system features a two-terabyte Samsung EVO SSD, which provides ample storage for your games, programs, and files. We've also installed our 970 EVO drive to ensure that our system has plenty of storage capacity.
**The Cooling Solution**
My main worry is, first ofall, will it look decent?'Cause why did we gothrough all this hassleif it looks like garbage?And second of all,are we going to overheat the system?
Our system features a custom cooling solution, which includes a CPU cooler and several case fans. We've also installed an 80-millimeter fan in the back of the chassis to help with airflow.
**The Power Supply**
You know what Red Devilcards are known for?Their performance.You know what they're not known for?Being small.Should've thought aboutthis before.
Our system features a custom power supply, which is designed to provide clean and stable power to our components. We've also installed an 80-millimeter fan in the back of the chassis to help with airflow.
**The Final Result**
Wow, that's not even close.Don't try this at home.Always use all the screws(machine whirring)on your power supply.
Our system is now complete, and it looks amazing. We've taken a unique approach to building this gaming PC, using a 20-year-old chassis and transforming it into an RGB-lit masterpiece.
WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- Don't try this at home.Well, I don't think that's...That doesn't look correct. (laughs)So bad.So today we have a challenge.Our wonderful sponsorMicro Center have given usthe brand new AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT early,which means that wehave less than 24 hoursto build a cool gaming PC,test it,and post this video.Should be easy, right?I want to look cool.- That is a lot of 212s.(Austin laughs)Dude, they're actually 35 bucks.That's actually a really good deal.Did you do measurements?- Oh, absolutely not.Not even a little bit.- How ambitious do you wanna get?- I mean with this video, itneeds to go live tomorrow.Oh, wait, no!Oh, I just realized.What if we get a powersupply with RGB? (laughs)Wait, does this have RGB?Wait, this doesn't have RGB, does it?- No.- Oh.- You just assumed.- I did, I saw R-Look, I see ROG, I immediately assume RGB.I mean the Kratos actually,looks to be pretty cool, right?It better look this cool, okay.Well, they've got the whiteand the black Vengeance Pro.So, we are going with a white motherboard.So we could rock that white Vengeance Pro.Our goal today is simple.(plastic rustling)We need to build an entiregaming PC around this.The Red Devil PowerColorRadeon RX 6700 XT.Now, this thing aims to be a competitorto something like an RTX 3070,which means they-While, yes, in theory,we should build a very simplestraightforward system.Instead, we're doing this.Inside this box is a systemthat came out 20 years ago.You got to lift with your back.Don't lift with your knees,lift with your back.One, two, three.(foam rustling)So, this...is a computer that I actually used to own.In fact, I did a video on thissystem, back in like 2010.We're going to be taking it apartand reusing this chassis.So that, we have a sleeper(foam rustling)on the outside.Complete with ourWindows XP and Pentium 4.But on the inside,we're going to have an absoluteoverkill gaming PC for 2021.Now, this system was purchasedoff of eBay for parts.So even though, it's in pretty good shape,it is missing I think, a hard driveand some other components.So, don't worry.We're not ruining an ancientpiece of art. (laughs)Oh, look at this.We've got the originalspecs of the system.Pentium 4 processor,half a gigabyte of RAMand 80-gig hard drive.Whoa!Oh, wow!That's so clean.Oh no, we can't screw this up.This is actually really nice.Look how like clean everything is.This was supposed to be not working,but I can see it's justmissing a hard drive.Now, one of the cool thingsabout this chassis wasif you actually press this bottom bit,it was a little spindle for like your CDs.For the aesthetic, I really want thisto look as sort of authenticon the outside as possible.I don't want anyone to realizethat we have a modern gaming PC.The biggest problem is going to be,where are we going to put cables?If you look aroundfront, we've got our DVD,our CD and everything.I don't want to have to remove those,but we're not going tohave space for cables,if we keep the full drives in.- You could probablytake these drives outand just keep the front plates.- I'm really regretting the lackof time we have to work on this.Okay, we just gotta start taking it apart.(upbeat music)All right.So, we've gotten prettymuch everything else,short of the optical drivesand we've got a goodamount of space in here.So my first test, before we even move on,can I fit our mATX board inside?Look at that.Perfect.It's funny how so many things have evolvedand changed and yet so manythings are the exact same.Okay, that is very good news.When was the time you saw a graphics cardthat didn't even need a heat sink?Wonder, do you think I couldEthereum mine on this?One of the main problems isgoing to be cable management.You cannot run cables in the back, right?I mean, this is it.We can't hide anything.Like, all of our cables are goingto come from the power supply.They're gonna need to gosomewhere and be routed down.We're going to have to take outthose optical drives, right?'Cause the idea here really is,from the outside, total sleeper.From the inside, as soon as you popthat side panel off, it's RGB town.Basically, what we really want.We just want this front piece to go on thefront of the chassis, (plastic clinks)but then, we can keepall the rest of the spacefor our cable management.- Yeah, the main (machinewhirring) problem is that,this is all still plastic in the front.So, I don't want to tear anything out.- Meanwhile, I've got myself,the Ryzen 5 5600X installed,which is really nice to see 5th gen Ryzenstarting to actuallybe regularly in stock.We also have our 16 gigsof Corsair Vengeance RGB,which looks so sick in the white.Underneath here, we have our two terabyte,970 Samsung EVO drive.Okay, so progress has been made.First of all, the front ofthe chassis looks the same.However, as you come around back,you'll see that the drivesare now completely missing.So, Ken did a great job of gluingthat stuff back in placeand tearing apart thisold CD and DVD drive.On my side, I've gotten the board all set.So now that do we have our X570 board,but we also have our memory.We have our SSDand I installed our 212 with a pairof the Corsair LL120s.A little bit overkillbut we have to keep in mind.These two are the... not only the CPU fansbut also the main case fans in the system.We do have that little 80 mil fan,which I do think will fitin the back of the chassis.But like, yeah, there'snot going to be a lotof how should we put it,air flow!(cheerful music)You know what Red Devilcards are known for?Their performance.You know what they're not known for?Being small.Should've thought aboutthis before. (laughs loudly)Not even close.I think that we can takethese drive cages out.I actually think that might be okay.Oh, look at that.Am I tripping?Or are there no stand-offs on this.I don't think these are grounded though.Does it seem like a badidea to not use stand-offs?Remember when I got all excited(plastic rustling)about finding RGBon the power supply.You know what I forgot to look for?It's modular.It looks really coolfrom this side, right?Don't mind the fact thatwe now have to find a wayof cable managing all ofthis (laughs) in the side.Wow, that's not even close.Don't try this at home.Always use all the screws(machine whirring)on your power supply.Sometimes, when we're recording a video,I get this little like sneaking suspicion.There's like some goofymusic playing right now.And it's the beginningof the fail montage.So, come around to the back of our system.You'll see that there's a little bitof a gap here on the bottom of the supply.That's known as extra cooling.This was all part of my plan.(laughs) So bad. (inhales)My main worry is, first ofall, will it look decent?'Cause why did we gothrough all this hassleif it looks like garbage?And second of all,are we going to overheat the system?There's not a lot ofairflow in this case, right?Even with a couple of extrafans on the CPU cooler.I mean, there's just nota lot of air flow here.We're gonna need all the help,we can get on this system.'Cause you know somethingelse I'm realizing.There is no intake anywhere.How do I get enough airflow for my entire systemthrough this narrowlittle series of slots?I went from being all confident but like,"Oh this is not so bad to like,there's no cooling in the system."I think we gotta go for it though.Okay, so as I've beeninstalling the motherboard,a new problem has arisen.So, if you take a look at our 212,which should fit in thevast majority of casesand ya come down to ground level.I think these little caps are barely goingto keep us from puttingthe side panel on it.(gasps) It works, wait, does it fit?(PC parts clanking)How does that fit?Like it doesn't actuallyfit super well, but-Oh!Whew!Man, this is gonna be, for an old chassis,absolutely packed with hardware. (laughs)That is so obnoxiouslyfull of PC hardware.- It actuallylooks really nice though.- It's almost like we planned itand I didn't buy this chassis off of eBay.And then, we YOLO'd it todaywith zero backup plan whatsoever.We clearly thought this one through.Now, comes the fun part.Of trying to make it not looklike, Wall-E vomited inside.- So, I'm trying to wirethe power button that camewith the case originally to the board.And I am not doingexactly the greatest job.I would probably even arguethat this is somewhatof a fire hazard maybe.(Austin laughs)I don't- probably not.It should be okay.All right, so, Austin has pluggedin the power supply and...(metal softly clanking)- Sad boys.Yeah, you know, it would be helpfulif I actually flipped this power on.- Okay, hold, on, wait, wait,wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.(Austin laughing)No, no, no, no, no.(switch clicking)- Well, I don't think that's-That doesn't look correct.I think your cables might betouching there. (chuckles)The thing is, we'vegot like two hours leftto get this thing with Windows installedand to game and benchmark.- I know, but I'm stubbornand I want to get this okay.- That's fine, I am too.Oh, hi!I didn't see you there.I was just browsing our finesponsor Micro Center's websitewhen they just happenedto have a great promo going on right now.Where you can get a free,not only 32 gig micro SD cardbut also flash drive.Look how simple it is.Put your email address in.Show up in store.It's an in-store free coupon.I mean (laughs) it's hardto beat a deal like free.Sorry, I was just distractedby their very fineand wonderful offer from ourkind sponsors at Micro Center.I get distracted easily, it's fine.Behind me, you will see a 100% stockand unmodified CompaqPresario from the year 2001.See, it's got Nvidia graphics.That's a lie.It's got a Intel Pentium 4 processorand Windows XP, also lies.But if you come around to this side,you'll see that there's a little bitof a secret lurking inside.Not only do you have a little bitof a red glow on the bottom,but especially, if youcome around to the back,it looks straight evil.Like that does not look good.It looks like it's on fire.Which I can assure you,it is not on fire yet.Now, have Ken and I have been building itfor seven straight hours today?Yes, yes, we have.Did we require a BIOSupdate at the last second,even though, I've used a5th gen Ryzen processorin this board before?Why, yes.Yes, we did.Did we have to take (kettlewhistling) the whole thing apartand spend an hour troubleshooting?Uh-huh!Guess what?It all works.What we did, was we madeit as clean as possible,(machine whirring)while still deliveringthat sweet 2001 aesthetic.So behold my friends.(PC parts click)Our handiwork.Now, yes, yes, yes.Everyone's screaming."Oh, look at the cables!""Oh, it's disgusting."But keep in mind,that a mere handful of hours ago,this was a mostlyfunctional Windows XP systemand we have swapped out prettymuch every single component.Now, this is the very first timethat we've actually beenable to try this card,as it comes out in lessthan 12 hours from now.So, while yes,you can go watch your JayzTwoCentsor your Linus Tech Tips forall the hardcore benchmarkingthat's probably already been live.The main thing we're going to do today,is to see how well it works insidean incredibly thermally limited chassis.But if you come close, whatyou'll be able to tell,is that even though, there'snext to no air flow insideof this chassis.It's actually not that loud.So yes, the graphics card isn'treally doing anything yet.So, (laughs) as soon as weactually started stressing it.But like, I'm actuallypretty happy with this.And importantly, the power button works.With the original old boy.It was good, but there arecertainly some telltale signsthat it wasn't quite legit.But not only was this an iconic PC,I mean, they sold so many of these.But on top of that,we've got all the originalstickers in such good shape.But on the inside, I mean,this is a legitimate gaming PC.So first off, we have a quick3DMark Time Spy benchmark.While you should certainlynot build a systemin a chassis like this withvery, very little cooling,these parts are actuallyreally energy efficient.You look at that Ryzen 5 5600X,that is a fairly low wattage CPUwith still a lot of performance.Which is part of the reason whywe're actually able to run this.And I've got nothing as an intake,besides this little grill on the bottom,and my power supplywhich I can crank up to max fan.And that is my exhaust.So-Andthe result is ten thousand,nine hundred and eighteen.We're certainly down alittle bit on the 370,but considering that we're using a Ryzen 5and not like a higher-end processor.We're certainly losing someof that on the CPU score.All right, let's seehow it actually performsin a real game of Black Ops.So we do have the ability to run this gamewith Ray Tracing enabled.Now, just like all of the other AMD cardsof this generation of the 6000 series.The ray tracing performance isn't amazing.The nice thing about this card,it does have the full 12 gigs of VRAM.Yeah, so with Ray Tracing enabled.This game looks greatbut we're diving down to about 60 FPSand that's at 1080P.I mean, not to say that 60FPS is bad, but I guaranteeif we turn off Ray Tracing,we will hop up quite a bit.I got to say, though, you know,this is actually a goodbenchmark for the card.'Cause look at that,we're seeing it over 9gigabytes of VRAM used.I am really happy withhow this build came outbut of course, if you enjoyed,make sure to subscribe to the channeland ring-a-ling that ding-a-ling bell.Check out our fine sponsor, Micro Center,at the link in the description.And if you've built a gaming PC recently,you can submit yourbuild on the Micro CenterBuild Showcase with #MicroCenterMadness,to be entered to win one oftwo Micro Center prize packs.The submissions willrun through March 26thand the following week abracketed community votewill begin, narrowing it downto the grand prize winner.Until the next time,I get an idea to build(PC part clicking)a Compaq Presario from 2001.We'll see you then.
