**Building Baby's First RGB PC**
We started our RGB build journey with a lucky break - BitFenix sent us their beautiful Shogun case, which has a metal exterior and a stunning tempered-glass side panel. The case also comes equipped with a tray that doubles as an SSD holder, complete with its own RGB controller for added lighting effects. To power the system, we opted for an AMD Ryzen 9 1800X CPU, running at 4.1 gigahertz, paired with 16 gigs of RAM in G.Skill DDR4 memory. The storage is handled by the OC BRD 400 NVMe SSD, and the graphics card is a GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, which provides ample performance for gaming and other demanding tasks.
For cooling, we chose the Cooler Master D15, a massive air cooler that proved to be a bit of a challenge to install, but ultimately worked beautifully. The power supply is courtesy of the Corsair RM750x 850W unit, which provides plenty of juice for our system's components. Throughout the build process, we encountered a few setbacks, including issues with installing fans and dealing with stubborn screws. However, these challenges were minor compared to the overall satisfaction we felt with the build process.
**Adding RGB Effects**
One of the most fun parts of building this PC was adding RGB effects to the system. BitFenix sent us a set of white LED strips that we could hook up to our motherboard's RGB controller. However, we quickly realized that the traditional method of connecting these strips to the case wasn't going to cut it - instead, we opted for a more creative approach by using magnetic strips that we could stick directly to the side panels. This proved to be a huge success, allowing us to add a subtle yet effective glow to our system's exterior.
We also experimented with adding some single LED lights around the system, including one particularly clever spotlight effect that highlights the rising logo on our motherboard. To add this effect, we used ticky-tack style LED strips that we could stick up against the side panel - it was a bit unconventional, but it added a unique touch to our system's design. The result is a beautiful, cohesive look that showcases each component in a stylish and modern way.
**The Final Result**
After hours of tinkering and testing, our baby's first RGB PC is finally complete. We're thrilled with the final result, which combines stunning aesthetics with impressive performance. From the beautifully lit case to the elegant motherboard design, every aspect of this system has been carefully considered to create a truly special build. While there were some bumps along the way - including dealing with stubborn screws and struggling to install fans - these challenges only added to our excitement about bringing this project to life.
If you're looking for inspiration or guidance on building your own RGB PC, we highly recommend checking out the BitFenix Shogun case and their range of RGB components. With a little creativity and some careful planning, it's possible to create a system that looks almost as good as ours - and that's saying something! We hope you enjoyed this build journey, and we can't wait to see what other exciting projects come our way in the future.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enone will approach me a few weeks ago to possibly do an RGB build now as you guys know builds are a little frustrating for me and I'm still kind of a new baby learning how to do everything and I also know that you guys kind of have like a little opinion of our GB stuff and I can't say I totally blame you a lot of the RGB stuff I see is very gaudy it's very over-the-top it's all air horns and dubstep and I kind of had to ask myself is there way we can do this so it looks a little more grown-up unless I'm 12 what is this now getting started on this it was much more difficult than I had originally anticipated I looked up lots and lots of exemplars and by that I mean I just googled lots of images of RGB computers and so many of them were the really bright thing that we're trying to avoid or they had like crazy stuff like custom water cooling loops I was like we do not have the budget for that I don't know if you guys saw Jays two cents he did a build for Terry Crews and that was an incredible build but it's probably a little outside of the scope of baby's first RGB so when we started our RGB build we were lucky enough to have BitFenix send us a case so they can indulge my mad and probably a little misguided wins this is the BitFenix Shogun case really nice metal case with this beautiful tempered-glass side BitFenix also sent us some really nice white LED fans and they also sent us some RGB strips to hook up into our motherboards now the tray here as well that's actually part of the case and it also has the RGB controller so you can pick it right into your motherboard and it's for SSD we don't have a necessity here so it's really just for looks now inside of the case we put an AMD ride in 1800 X which is our CPU running it 4.1 gigahertz we also have 16 gigs of RAM that's our G scale transy we have RGB and non RGB options for that we also have an OC BRD 400 nvme and of course our GeForce GTX 1080 tag which is the beautiful graphics card we have in the system and for our CPU cooling we're using the actual D 15 and this thing is massive works really well with a little hard to move around but we did get through it just fine in the end and then for our power supply we've got the cooler master G 750 m and all of these components are supported by our a direct touching motherboard ex 370 some of the first things we did was we took the RGB strips that we got and just put around the window because that's what everyone does and it was okay it looked fine but it was a little bit dull and so we kind of had to revisit the drawing board another option I saw that I really liked on pretty much every other PC except the one we we got was putting the strips behind the motherboard set added a really nice glow while we tried it wasn't really great in practice you couldn't really see the right very well what we ended up doing was putting our strips some of them are around the window but we also have some down in front of the case and I think that adds a really nice subtle effect that when the machine is actually turned around you can still get a little bit of the RGB factor in there the result of that is that while this doesn't you know light up real well doesn't show up real low on camera right now for example in a darkened room it almost has like a fishtank sort of quality it is a nice subtle glow it's very calming it's very muted and that's I think kind of what we were going for in the end now we did run into a few problems with the build because that is just the way building pcs if one of the issues we ran into was when we wanted to install our fans we could already put together a lot of the pcs previously and then we tried to install the fans last kind of Navy and mistake we ended up having to take out the graphics card and try to work around everything we did get them installed eventually but the screws were also very very hard to get in we also put some fans in at the top which wasn't terrible that the top of the case can be a little bit difficult to get off that was actually a two-man job he did the case all taken apart to put the fans in one of the things I was really pleasantly surprised by was how easy it was to do the strips you literally just hook it into the motherboard and your magnetic I thought we were going to have to like sticky them around the side of the case and it was going to be like a big pain in the ass but it's magnetic you literally can just drag and drop them wherever you want so that was really pleasant surprise in a world of often you know screwing things in and out constantly we also have a single LED and it's just like a teeny little spotlight and we have it placed over our rising logo on our motherboard we want to highlight that clean rise and swag now of course we didn't do this a traditional way we actually mounted it with ticky-tack like what you put up your posters and glow-in-the-dark stars with so you know it still still has a little bit of that like I'm still 12 but not in an obvious way like a hidden way this is the final build we're pretty happy if it looks really good we have a big thanks to BitFenix for sending us the case and all the RGB components if you guys like this video let us know if you don't like it also let us know I'll see you guys in the Florence this is Krista bye youone will approach me a few weeks ago to possibly do an RGB build now as you guys know builds are a little frustrating for me and I'm still kind of a new baby learning how to do everything and I also know that you guys kind of have like a little opinion of our GB stuff and I can't say I totally blame you a lot of the RGB stuff I see is very gaudy it's very over-the-top it's all air horns and dubstep and I kind of had to ask myself is there way we can do this so it looks a little more grown-up unless I'm 12 what is this now getting started on this it was much more difficult than I had originally anticipated I looked up lots and lots of exemplars and by that I mean I just googled lots of images of RGB computers and so many of them were the really bright thing that we're trying to avoid or they had like crazy stuff like custom water cooling loops I was like we do not have the budget for that I don't know if you guys saw Jays two cents he did a build for Terry Crews and that was an incredible build but it's probably a little outside of the scope of baby's first RGB so when we started our RGB build we were lucky enough to have BitFenix send us a case so they can indulge my mad and probably a little misguided wins this is the BitFenix Shogun case really nice metal case with this beautiful tempered-glass side BitFenix also sent us some really nice white LED fans and they also sent us some RGB strips to hook up into our motherboards now the tray here as well that's actually part of the case and it also has the RGB controller so you can pick it right into your motherboard and it's for SSD we don't have a necessity here so it's really just for looks now inside of the case we put an AMD ride in 1800 X which is our CPU running it 4.1 gigahertz we also have 16 gigs of RAM that's our G scale transy we have RGB and non RGB options for that we also have an OC BRD 400 nvme and of course our GeForce GTX 1080 tag which is the beautiful graphics card we have in the system and for our CPU cooling we're using the actual D 15 and this thing is massive works really well with a little hard to move around but we did get through it just fine in the end and then for our power supply we've got the cooler master G 750 m and all of these components are supported by our a direct touching motherboard ex 370 some of the first things we did was we took the RGB strips that we got and just put around the window because that's what everyone does and it was okay it looked fine but it was a little bit dull and so we kind of had to revisit the drawing board another option I saw that I really liked on pretty much every other PC except the one we we got was putting the strips behind the motherboard set added a really nice glow while we tried it wasn't really great in practice you couldn't really see the right very well what we ended up doing was putting our strips some of them are around the window but we also have some down in front of the case and I think that adds a really nice subtle effect that when the machine is actually turned around you can still get a little bit of the RGB factor in there the result of that is that while this doesn't you know light up real well doesn't show up real low on camera right now for example in a darkened room it almost has like a fishtank sort of quality it is a nice subtle glow it's very calming it's very muted and that's I think kind of what we were going for in the end now we did run into a few problems with the build because that is just the way building pcs if one of the issues we ran into was when we wanted to install our fans we could already put together a lot of the pcs previously and then we tried to install the fans last kind of Navy and mistake we ended up having to take out the graphics card and try to work around everything we did get them installed eventually but the screws were also very very hard to get in we also put some fans in at the top which wasn't terrible that the top of the case can be a little bit difficult to get off that was actually a two-man job he did the case all taken apart to put the fans in one of the things I was really pleasantly surprised by was how easy it was to do the strips you literally just hook it into the motherboard and your magnetic I thought we were going to have to like sticky them around the side of the case and it was going to be like a big pain in the ass but it's magnetic you literally can just drag and drop them wherever you want so that was really pleasant surprise in a world of often you know screwing things in and out constantly we also have a single LED and it's just like a teeny little spotlight and we have it placed over our rising logo on our motherboard we want to highlight that clean rise and swag now of course we didn't do this a traditional way we actually mounted it with ticky-tack like what you put up your posters and glow-in-the-dark stars with so you know it still still has a little bit of that like I'm still 12 but not in an obvious way like a hidden way this is the final build we're pretty happy if it looks really good we have a big thanks to BitFenix for sending us the case and all the RGB components if you guys like this video let us know if you don't like it also let us know I'll see you guys in the Florence this is Krista bye you\n"
