The Formula 1 Wheel PC Build: A Unique Opportunity

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This is an authentic Formula 1 wheel. And today, I am building a gaming PC inside of it. Now, this is not just any wheel. This is a wheel raced by the one-and-only Sergio Perez, who we are going to be giving this PC to.

And it's certainly not a problem that his wheel has seen better days, but I didn't do that. He did that. So not my problem. I'm gonna give it back to him with some key improvements, like a PC that could play Forza Horizon 5. We're not just building a gaming PC. We're also packing it up, flying it all the way down to Guadalajara, Mexico to give it to Checo in person.

So when our friends at Game Pass for PC, which has PC games, reached out and wanted to sponsor a video on the brand new Forza Horizon 5, I knew exactly what to do. Build the thing I've been wanting to do for many years, but didn't have a good reason for it.

I remember as a kid, my dad was always watching Formula 1. Right? Like when Michael Schumacher won like a hundred championships in a row, like to me, I always had really fond memories. But it's really only been the last few years that Formula 1 has really sort of gained popularity around the world, specifically in the U.S., that I've gotten way back into it.

I went to a race a couple of years ago, the other day, a bunch of the guys, including Ken came out and we all watched some races together. Checo is absolutely one of the top drivers, not only in the world, but in Formula One, right? He's driving for the Red Bull team, which are arguably the fastest team this year.

I'm just so happy that this is like an opportunity that we get, look, this is a hundred percent, it's gonna be something that I'm gonna tell my son, 15, 20 years from now, like, I'm gonna show you the time that Daddy got to build a PC for Sergio Perez.

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WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- This is an authenticraced Formula 1 wheel.And today, I am buildinga gaming PC inside of it.Now, this is not just any wheel.This is a wheel raced by theone-and-only Sergio Perez,who we are going to be giving this PC to.And it's certainly nota problem that his wheelhas seen better days,but I didn't do that.He did that.So not my problem.I'm gonna give it back to himwith some key improvements,like a PC that could play Forza Horizon 5.We're not just building a gaming PC.We're also packing it up,flying it all the way down to Guadalajara,Mexico to give it to Checo in person.So when our friends at Game Pass for PC,which has PC games, reachedout and wanted to sponsora video on the brand new Forza Horizon 5,I knew exactly what to do,build the thing I've beenwanting to do for many years,but didn't have a good reason for it.(upbeat music)So I remember as a kid,my dad was alwayswatching Formula 1, right?Like when Michael Schumacherwon like a hundredchampionships in a row, like to me,I always have like really fond memories,but it's really only been thelast few years as Formula 1has really sort of gainedpopularity around the world,specifically in the U.S., thatI've gotten way back into it.I went to a race a coupleof years ago, the other day,a bunch of the guys,including Ken cameout and we all watchedsome races together.And Checo is absolutelyone of the top drivers,not only in the world,but in Formula One, right?He's driving for the Red Bull team,which are arguably thefastest team this year.I'm just so happy thatthis is like an opportunitythat we get, look, thisis a hundred percent,it's gonna be somethingthat I'm gonna tell my son,15, 20 years from now, like,I'm gonna show you the timethat Daddy got to build a PCfor Sergio Perez.And he's like, "Who's that Dad?""I don't watch Formula 1,"and I'm gonna disown him.But outside of that,it's gonna be an incredibly good story- Wow!- for other peopleLook, he better know, he'slike fricking three months oldand I make him watch everyFormula 1 race with me.So he better know who SergioPerez is when he grows up.Hey, Jared.- Hey, what's up?I'm just curious.Did you have a chance to figure outour Forza video yet?- Well,I've spent the past dayor so since we've got it,working on it, it's been kind of a pain.As you know, mostcomputers aren't circular.- I can't, I can't, I got to get up.- Are you okay?- No, I'm not.I thought it'd be funnyif I like come in here,like this is a giant skateboard.- You're gonna like flip it apartand hurt yourself.- But will it get more views?- That's true.Does that mean,I can,- No.- I can help? (laughs)- So we've got the wheel here.- Yeah.- So it's actually in fairly good shape,like it's a little bit bent,but honestly, it's bent justenough where it sits still.- Yeah, it actually helps us out a ton.It means we always have aposition that we know is up,so, you know, big shout outto Checo(Austin laughs)for really helping us out there.- Ah.- Ah.(laughing)I don't know if we can. (laughs)- We're gonna run that one back.We got a decent amount of space in here.So this is really thevolume that we have to buildthe system in.- Yeah, it's a littledeceptive because you look likeyou got all this room around here,but when you're actually building in it,- These guys.- even just these pins,this is pretty much the limitof where your PC can go.So it brings it down toabout six and a half inchesof space.In my attempts to max outthe company credit card,(blows air)we did buy that 3D printer.- Jared, part of the team immediately.(laughs)- But it's gonna be a big use.So we got- Oh, whoa!- a very large printerand we started designingthis plate that's gonna go in there.It's gonna max outthe printer's width- Yeah.- just about perfectly.It's gonna be pretty vertical.So the motherboard'sactually gonna be standing upin there in order tokeep everything to fit.With my preliminary estimates,we'll have a couple of inchesbetween the graphics cardand the motherboard,which is more than you get in a lotof vertical-mount cases- Yeah, yeah.- that are already out there.So in reality,I think it will be coolerthan most ITX builds.- So no one tell Jared that I said this,but he's actually a really talented dude.Like Jared has a lot of talent,not only in sort of designingand 3D printing stuff,but I actually have a lotof confidence that Jaredwill figure this out.I feel very confident building PCs,but I do not feel confident withis designing and 3D printing custom parts.There's a lot ofengineering that is gonna gointo this project.So I feel like Jared's got this.- Look, I know that this is a videofor Game Pass for PC.- Yep.- But here, can you hold this?- I got you, I got you.What, where, where, oh my God,you're trying to put an Xbox Series Xinside this, it's not gonna fit.- What are you talking about?- That, that is notthe build, that, you have.- This is an insult tothe three days of workthat I have put into this.(laughing)- I don't want this justto be a PC that we makefor a video, Checo goes,ah, ha, that's cool,and then it ends up in his trophy cabinetor something like,I want this to actually besomething that he can use,right?Because this is a full-fledged gaming PC.- There are a lot ofmoving pieces in this.One, it's the PC components,it's our ability to make stuff.It's the ability to get everything in,everything shipping there.The (bleep), I can't say that.- Wow!- It also depends on Checo liking it.So also our emotions, there's too much.This thing is cool.- Yeah, so this is gonna be featuredin a lot of future projects.You may notice that notonly is it a 3D printer,it's a 3D printer in abox because this doesa little bit more than that.This here is somelaser-safety plastic,- Woo.- because this thing not only 3D prints,it is also laser engraver, slash, cutter,and a CNC machine.- That's a lot of things, Jared.- That's a lot of things.It's three in one, it can do it all.Unlike me, this thing is.(laughs)- There we go,that's the kind of spiritI'm looking for.(laughs)- This isn't gonna be easy,but I have a couple of ideas.And luckily I did takesome engineering classesin high school, so I might beable to work my way around it,but I'm gonna have to shakemy rust off to get there.- For components, we'realmost ready with everything.So we did opt for Ryzen 5 5600X.So, as I'm building this rightnow, we do not have a code,so we're actually buildingthis before the game is out.So we're just hoping that it runs well.But we do have one of thesmallest RTX 3060 cardswe could find, which isfrom EVGA, which this,I mean, we've tested this that it fits.I know it fits because look-see,fits.- But does it work?- So we finally got our lastprint off of the printerand this took about 40hours total for everythingto come out together, but now,we can actually start test-fitting things.- So, I noticed there are a couple,- We're not gonna worry.about these.- Prototypes.(chuckles)- These are the experimentationson how we were gonna getthis to work.- And each one of thesetook 30 hours to print.- Yes.So we ended up going through two of those.- So board is mounted something like this.- Actually, no.So what we're gonna do,it would not fit if we did it like that.- Oh!- It absolutely would not fit.(part clicks)- Oh, wow!- And then slide back.And then, that's how you're gonna mountyour motherboard.- Who needs to buy a case when you havea Jared.So the power supply isone of the few thingsthat we actually can screw directly in.We cut out the slot perfectlyfor a power supply to fit inand- Look at that.- It will slide all the way to the end.- That is very nice.So we're going to mount it like this.Slide it back.- Slide it back once it's done.There you go.- Okay.- And then we justattach that PCI express bracket.- This is a,this actually looks likeit might just reach.- Now this is engineering fellows.If you thought it was all--- Wait, whoa, whoa, whoa, it's bending,it's bending way too much,hang on.- No, no, no, it's.- It's absolutely bending too much.- So you reallywant to put your handin the way the drill?- Okay, fine, bend it, I don't care.- Okay, all right.- It's just 3 more hours to print.(Jared laughs)- That actuallywould be really bad.- Yeah, exactly,(Jared laughs)that's what I'm saying.- Are you having fun?I'm having fun.This is a blast.- I'm just hungry, actually.You want to go grab some lunch?Are you saying- Yes.that coffee doesn't fill you up?- I'm just jittery and full of caffeine.Let's grab lunch, we'll be back.- Good luck with this.- Wait, wait, so you're not,are you grabbing me something right?Like I get fed.- The new guy, am I right?(laughs)- Oh, man.- Please, I haven't leftthe studio in two weeks,please.(laughing)- Look, that'sJosh's fault, okay.(Jared laughs)Josh is the one who's out here.- So at this stage, the designand assembly process is done.We fully tested that theparts work inside of the PC,that the game is fully running and thatthe 3D printed componentsnot only fit inside the wheel properly,but we also have some spareparts in case they breakfor whatever reason in transit.Now, it is time to undoeverything and put themin a fleet of Pelican cases and boxes,because they're going on aplane and heading to Mexicofor us to reassemble and presentto Mr. Checo Perez himself.- So this is thenight before we leave.- Yes.And--- We are sleep deprived.- But the job is done.- Is it done?- Well, it's not done until it gets there,but that's not my worry anymore. (laughs)- So we've got the wheel,which has now been stripped down.The only thing that's reallyin here are the RGB strips,which are gonna fly with the wheel,which we're gonna putin a box and check it,and hope that it Checos its way,all the way to Mexico.Okay, I'm sorry.- You think you'rereal clever, don't you?- I do.- Think you'rereal funny. (laughs)- I hate shipping PCs.It is such a nerve-wracking experience.There's so many thingsthat could go wrong.A motherboard gets damaged,graphic card snaps,something just gets bent.We're packing a PC andthen hand-carrying it,slash, checking part of it onto a plane,going to a different country.We have to negotiateour way through customsand explain that this is a PCand not something a little more sus.We arrive and what 18 hours after we land,we're giving Checo the PC and going home.Like there's no room for error here.Good luck trying to find another RTX 3060in Guadalajara, like. (blows air)- So we're in Guadalajara, Mexico to shootwith Checo Perez,but that's not the mainthing that he's here for.This is mainly a shoot for Forza Horizon 5with the Xbox team.We are basically justtagging along because Xboxhas him for a little bit of time and theywere gracious enough tolet us latch onto thatfor a little bit and present himthis PC along with Forza Horizon 5.(car whirring)(tires squealing)- We need to head back overto where our trailer is,get the PC set up, make sure it all works.So as soon as he rollsup, we will be good to go.No pressure.Also, I feel like we'reactually in the game right now,like legitimately. (chuckles)It's really beautiful here.It is so nice.It is so nice.So we have about an hour to actually getthe PC setup, connected,make sure that the displayis working.Make sure that the controller's working.Make sure that the gameis just fully functional.I want this thing to work.I want Checo to be happy.Like we spent so much time with this.Like we've got such a cool opportunity.I want him to look at thisthing and be like, yo,I don't know if that's the way,he probably wouldn't do it,say it like that.I want him to be excited!Okay.I want him to be excited.I'm so ready right now.I'm so ready.Like, I'm so ready.You can still smell all the tires.(laughing)Hey, hey man.Hey man.- How you doing?- Austin, nice to meet you.- Nice to meet you.- I am very excited.Do you have any idea whatwe're doing right now?- No idea.- No idea, okay.- Not really.- So we wanted to build you a special PCfor Forza Horizon 5.- Really?- Yeah.So you might, this mightlook a little familiar.Are you ready?All good.- Yep.- All right, so thisis the PC we built you.- Wow!(laughs)- So this is actuallyin one of your wheels.- It has thenumber 11 and the flag.- Exactly.- Definitely mine.- Yeah, yeah, yeah, exactly!You know, 'cause I wasthinking about like tryingto find a wheel.I started looking around and I found onethat was legitimately yours.I was like, I mean, it's perfect.I'm so nervous.I'm so nervous.Like I don't have anothershot at this, right?So I'm trying my best tostay cool and show him the PCand hope he likes it,but on the inside,I'm definitely like, (loud shrill)would accurately sumup the way I'm feeling.So basically, the entire PC fits in here,so we have this little,like piece of acryllicthat we can kind of take offand get a closer look.But basically it all barely crams in here,all the RGBs and everything like that.- Did you just bend it from here?- It may have come like that.(laughing)- It was from a crashor something like that.- Maybe.- How did you get that wheel?- So, we found it on eBay.- No way!- We literally did.(laughing)- This is one of the bestgifts I've been ever give.- Is it really?- Yeah.- Ah, dude.- Thank you very much.- Man, what else can you ask for,right?Like (sighs loudly).You want to try the game on it?- Yeah.Why not?Let's do it.Ooh.(laughs)Wrong way, man.(Austin laughs)So, I'm in Mexico.- You're in Mexico, yeah.- Ah, you're playing there the dragster.- Drag racing, yeah, yeah.- Drag racing.I used to go there when I was young.- Oh really?- Yeah, it's so popular in Mexico.You know, the drag racing.It's been so long since I'mon a motorway in Mexico.- Oh really?- This really brings me back to it.- Does it?- Yeah.- Oh, that's awesome, man.(quiet hip-hop music)Well, there you go.Yeah, see, never happened, never happened.(laughs)- That wasn't me.Who was driving.This is literally how I usedto drive in the motorway.- Is it really?(laughs)That's how you got your job?- Yeah.(laughing)That's why I don't goanymore in the motorways.So cool, man.- You like it?- Love it, man.- Dude.- I have to take my wheel with me.- It's all yours, man.It's all yours.- I will travel with mywheel everywhere I go.(laughs)- Just give me a call when it breaks.(laughs)Maybe I'll help you, helpyou out with it. (laughs)- Do I need to disconnect it?(laughing)- You're like--- (laughing drowns out speaker)- We'll get it all ready for you.You're like, he's like readyto go with it right now.(laughing)- (laughing drowns out speaker)- I make sure that it comes with me.(laughing)Thank you, man.- Awesome, dude.- Thanks so much.- Much appreciate it.- Yeah.- Dude.(talking in background)(upbeat music)Man, some days at workare better than others.I'm so happy that worked.But come on, you knowyou're happy right now.- Yeah, I mean,He wanted to basicallyjust grab the PC(laughs)off of the table.- I'll admit, it's all yours. (sighs)- Overall this whole experiencehas been really, really cool.I mean, apart from just getting to meetthe Formula 1 driver, Checo Perez,it was just a really coolproject to embark on,you know, Formula 1 wheelsaren't supposed to have PCsin them.Getting to make a PC for somethingthat we're dearly passionate about,I'd say is not a normal day in the office.And is one of thosethings where, you know,you kind of take a stepback and think, wow,that was a really cool, (bleep) job.- This has been likethree weeks of just stressand just hoping everything would work out.The fact that we got here, the PC works,that we not only got to meet Checo,but he likes the PC. (chuckles)Man, this is a good day.Thank you very much toour very good friendsat Microsoft, who ofcourse have Game Pass,which has PC games,including Forza Horizon 5,for making this all happen.Because like,(upbeat music)Now, of course you'refamiliar with our fine sponsor,Game Pass for PC's, wideselection of games with overa hundred titles available,many available on dayone and on top of that,you can sign up for GamePass for PC for only $1for your first month.So what are you waiting for?I mean, actually, what am I talking about,you've already signed up.This of course, is acontinuation of our Game Passfor PC build series.Not only we already builtfour PCs for Back 4 Blood,but who knows?We might just have that HaloInfinite system coming soon.Make sure you're subscribed.I've been a huge fan ofForza for a long timeand the Horizon games specifically,but Horizon 5 takes itup to the next level.Not only do you get to explorethe wide variety of biomesinside of Mexico.But you get to do that in open-worldwith an absolute ton ofcars with customization.I mean, it really isthe most complete Forza Horizon yet.You can play Forza Horizon 5 day onewith Game Pass for PC,link in the description.(upbeat music)