Building a New Computer: A Step-by-Step Guide

The build process has begun and we're excited to share it with you. We've got a great team working together, and our friend is eager to get his first computer up and running. Let's take a closer look at the components they've chosen.

First, let's talk about the case. The Deep Cool Captain Pro is a great choice for this build. It's air-cooled, which means it won't overheat even with demanding workloads. The fan is quiet and efficient, making it perfect for everyday use. The case itself is well-designed, with plenty of room for expansion cards and storage drives.

One of the standout features of the Captain Pro is its ability to keep the temperature under 60 degrees Celsius at all times, regardless of the load. This is thanks to a clever fan design that ensures proper airflow even when running at high temperatures. The case also has a sleek, modern look that will fit in with any home or office decor.

For storage, our friend has opted for a combination of a 128GB SSD and a 500GB hard drive. The SSD provides fast loading times and quick access to files, while the hard drive offers plenty of space for storing larger files and programs. The hard drive is also easily accessible, with a simple bay that can be swapped out for different storage solutions.

Now, let's talk about the components themselves. The RAM sticks are a great choice, with their notches matching up perfectly with the motherboard slots. This ensures a secure and stable connection, even when running demanding applications. The processor is also top-notch, with its own built-in thermal paste and diamond-coated surface for improved heat dissipation.

As we begin to assemble the computer, it's clear that everything is going smoothly. The motherboard is securely fastened to the case, and all of the cables are neatly routed and secured. The power supply unit (PSU) is also well-designed, with a built-in fan controller and USB 3.0 ports on the front.

Next, we add the storage drives and other peripherals, making sure everything is properly seated and secured. Finally, we plug in the power cord and press the power button. The computer roars to life, and our friend can't wait to get gaming.

The benchmarks are a great way to see how the computer performs in real-world scenarios. With its fast processor and ample storage, it's no surprise that it handles demanding games with ease. In fact, it does fairly well overall, considering its price point.

So, how much did this build set us back? Around $285, give or take a few dollars depending on the specific components chosen. It's a great deal for a computer that should last for years to come.

Finally, we want to give a shout-out to our friend who built this computer. We're stoked to see him get gaming and enjoy his new setup. If you liked this video, be sure to hit that like button and subscribe for more content. We've got plenty of other builds and tech-related topics on the horizon, so stay tuned!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey everybody this is Chris with coalition gaming here and we got another video coming at you we're gonna be doing a first time PC build in my old case this is gonna be my for my fiance's little brother so I guess let's get right to it let's talk about the spec to start out we have the EVGA x58 sli motherboard this is the le variant and this is the one that I picked up back in the hardware hunting video that I did probably the last of the x58 boards I'm gonna have for a while but if you wanted to see that video it's linked right up here and so EVGA x58 a gigabytes of super-talent ddr3 1600 and while I understand that triple-channel is probably the better way to go for a system like this we're just going as budget as we can get everything up and running so eight gigs and dual channel should get the job done and we'll have some benchmarks later on for you guys to see but everything should be pretty good we're gonna have a thermal take 600 watt power supply and that power supply should do really good in the system should be plenty especially because it's going to be powering in HD 7970 gigahertz Edition and that's a pretty good graphics card honestly and probably about on par with about a 1050 TI something like that which again I scored that for 60 bucks the cooler itself I found out is worth $70 so it's already worth it straight off the bat I did have to get a little creative getting some fans on it but fortunately they keep it pretty much under sixty degrees Celsius at all times no matter what the load which is a really good for air-cooled although the fan is a fan and I'm heating it on stuff yeah it's pretty big for storage we're gonna do a 128 gigabyte SSD as well as a 500 gigabyte regular and spinning drive but a two and a half inch one and that's gonna be for games and and all that stuff so documents all of it and so the main thing that you guys are seeing in the frame right now here is the deep cool captain I met the captain this is the deep cool do case v - pretty nice case overall honestly it's a disk drive so we're gonna be going a little old-school on that I know the trend has been moving away from those but it's gonna be good to have that just in case USB 3.0 on the front with the 2.0 as well fan controller a bunch of other stuff you know you got the dry air PSU the shroud power supply is gonna be nice and hidden under here overall great case you wanted to check out my original build and review on it it's going to be linked right up here as well as in the description so let's get building so Ricki these are the RAM sticks right here and they fit right in these slots and if you notice there's a little notch little spot for a notch right here and it matches up with it on the RAM stick so go ahead and give that a shot so Ricky here is the processor and it's a really good one so if you look at it real quick you see that it's just and slides in right into the socket like that it has its own little notches on it which you can see a right on the side also has the diamond right here and the diamond lines up with the diamond marked on the socket so go ahead and drop that in give it a try very good so the cover goes down over it then we pulled the bat lever down into the little class from the bottom just down like that yep right down that way it's gonna have a little bit of resistance but then it just locks right in just like that all right now that the motherboard is ready we're gonna go ahead and get that dropped in so Ricky come on in grab it pick the head up and you see here just line it up no no now you're gonna take it off of the pad and then we're gonna drop it on to the screws up there so let's be a little careful what the he didn't want to drop it or do anything rough with it but you see it's going to line up with the screw holes move it down more there you go board installed so now we're actually going to start screwing it down okay so right in the center of this process you want to put a grain of rice to about a pea size of thermal paste so go ahead and do that as you press down on it the thermal paste will spread so opposite corners but don't go too tight with that thing and now for the moment of truth go ahead and hit it now for the benchmark so the build got a little bit delayed because I forgot my box of screws and miscellaneous parts and some fans as well had I've been able to put the hand I've been able to help him put the computer together it would have been without an intake fan and without an exhaust fan which probably would have been wouldn't have been great but it would have been fine for the time being until I could have gotten that stuff installed for him and well fortunately my fiance just happened to be around my house picked up the stuff brought it to me and I was able to help him get through the rest of the bill so you guys saw the benchmarks actually does fairly decently in modern games and the end result let's see if we had to put a number on it the computer probably was around two hundred and eighty-five dollars total as it stands and so realistically around three hundred bucks so this is pretty great for that kind of money especially in the current market and so yeah I hope you guys enjoyed this video of my friends is a brother building his first computer he's really happy with it and I'm sure he can't wait to get gaming I'm really happy with how it turned out everything just went well once we just started building and really got into it and yeah so like I said hopefully you guys enjoyed this video if you like this video give it a thumbs up if he was back you guys want to see more content hit that subscribe button and yeah we always got more coming so we'll see you guys in the next one oh by the way I'm sure you're wondering about this guy right here well this is the EVGA computer that one built by J's $0.02 and there's maybe more coming on thathey everybody this is Chris with coalition gaming here and we got another video coming at you we're gonna be doing a first time PC build in my old case this is gonna be my for my fiance's little brother so I guess let's get right to it let's talk about the spec to start out we have the EVGA x58 sli motherboard this is the le variant and this is the one that I picked up back in the hardware hunting video that I did probably the last of the x58 boards I'm gonna have for a while but if you wanted to see that video it's linked right up here and so EVGA x58 a gigabytes of super-talent ddr3 1600 and while I understand that triple-channel is probably the better way to go for a system like this we're just going as budget as we can get everything up and running so eight gigs and dual channel should get the job done and we'll have some benchmarks later on for you guys to see but everything should be pretty good we're gonna have a thermal take 600 watt power supply and that power supply should do really good in the system should be plenty especially because it's going to be powering in HD 7970 gigahertz Edition and that's a pretty good graphics card honestly and probably about on par with about a 1050 TI something like that which again I scored that for 60 bucks the cooler itself I found out is worth $70 so it's already worth it straight off the bat I did have to get a little creative getting some fans on it but fortunately they keep it pretty much under sixty degrees Celsius at all times no matter what the load which is a really good for air-cooled although the fan is a fan and I'm heating it on stuff yeah it's pretty big for storage we're gonna do a 128 gigabyte SSD as well as a 500 gigabyte regular and spinning drive but a two and a half inch one and that's gonna be for games and and all that stuff so documents all of it and so the main thing that you guys are seeing in the frame right now here is the deep cool captain I met the captain this is the deep cool do case v - pretty nice case overall honestly it's a disk drive so we're gonna be going a little old-school on that I know the trend has been moving away from those but it's gonna be good to have that just in case USB 3.0 on the front with the 2.0 as well fan controller a bunch of other stuff you know you got the dry air PSU the shroud power supply is gonna be nice and hidden under here overall great case you wanted to check out my original build and review on it it's going to be linked right up here as well as in the description so let's get building so Ricki these are the RAM sticks right here and they fit right in these slots and if you notice there's a little notch little spot for a notch right here and it matches up with it on the RAM stick so go ahead and give that a shot so Ricky here is the processor and it's a really good one so if you look at it real quick you see that it's just and slides in right into the socket like that it has its own little notches on it which you can see a right on the side also has the diamond right here and the diamond lines up with the diamond marked on the socket so go ahead and drop that in give it a try very good so the cover goes down over it then we pulled the bat lever down into the little class from the bottom just down like that yep right down that way it's gonna have a little bit of resistance but then it just locks right in just like that all right now that the motherboard is ready we're gonna go ahead and get that dropped in so Ricky come on in grab it pick the head up and you see here just line it up no no now you're gonna take it off of the pad and then we're gonna drop it on to the screws up there so let's be a little careful what the he didn't want to drop it or do anything rough with it but you see it's going to line up with the screw holes move it down more there you go board installed so now we're actually going to start screwing it down okay so right in the center of this process you want to put a grain of rice to about a pea size of thermal paste so go ahead and do that as you press down on it the thermal paste will spread so opposite corners but don't go too tight with that thing and now for the moment of truth go ahead and hit it now for the benchmark so the build got a little bit delayed because I forgot my box of screws and miscellaneous parts and some fans as well had I've been able to put the hand I've been able to help him put the computer together it would have been without an intake fan and without an exhaust fan which probably would have been wouldn't have been great but it would have been fine for the time being until I could have gotten that stuff installed for him and well fortunately my fiance just happened to be around my house picked up the stuff brought it to me and I was able to help him get through the rest of the bill so you guys saw the benchmarks actually does fairly decently in modern games and the end result let's see if we had to put a number on it the computer probably was around two hundred and eighty-five dollars total as it stands and so realistically around three hundred bucks so this is pretty great for that kind of money especially in the current market and so yeah I hope you guys enjoyed this video of my friends is a brother building his first computer he's really happy with it and I'm sure he can't wait to get gaming I'm really happy with how it turned out everything just went well once we just started building and really got into it and yeah so like I said hopefully you guys enjoyed this video if you like this video give it a thumbs up if he was back you guys want to see more content hit that subscribe button and yeah we always got more coming so we'll see you guys in the next one oh by the way I'm sure you're wondering about this guy right here well this is the EVGA computer that one built by J's $0.02 and there's maybe more coming on that\n"