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flames fill the sky it's just your frame of mind the match in light I can do PC build guides forever I really could with the millions of combinations of computer parts I could make millions of these videos and none of them would be the same as each other today not the same is not good enough and instead will be doing something really different from anything I've ever done before today's build guide is not about the expectation that you're going to watch it by these parts and put one together at home just like it but rather about the sheer spectacle of a gaming PC made for one purpose wicked CPU overclocking welcome to the ultimate sub-zero PC build guide normally once we start out to build at our safe uncluttered static-free workstation the only thing we really need to build a PC is a multi-bit screwdriver but today is a little bit different you'll need some scissors I would recommend getting an eye fix-it kit so you got some pokers and pratas as well as a variety of more esoteric bits and I could pair side cutters a pair of pliers those kinds of things will also come in handy in the last one is you should probably grab a magnetic parts tray to keep all the little screws from getting lost now as always before you begin assembling the computer I recommend plugging the components in together and powering the system up once outside of the case to ensure everything is working using the motherboard box as a handy dandy test bench for our CPU the choice was obvious the core i7 4790k has a wicked 4 gigahertz clock speed out of the box without even factoring in turbo boost doesn't kick off a lot of heat which is great for keeping temps cool and is basically the top tier CPU of choice for gamers everywhere who don't have any use for extra cores that can be had on the premium LGA 2011 3 platform now normally I actually copy-paste the CPU installation instructions you know not today forget about lift the retention arm put down the retention arm no really forget about the retention arm we're going to remove it use a size 20 torques and remove these three screws from the front place the CPU into the socket to keep the pins safe while you're working and then it's time to break the needed or art eraser that we'll be using to insulate the CPU socket area it's very important that there is as little air as possible around here because where there's air there's moisture and where there's moisture there's condensation as soon as it starts to get chilly and as soon as there's condensation there's water on motherboards which well I'm sure you see where this is going build up a thin layer of art eraser around the outside of the socket put the retention mechanism back on then install the CPU again flip the board over and cover the backplate with art eraser then run the CPU mount bolt through there steel backplate one of the included neoprene insulating back plates then through the motherboard on each bolt use a plastic washer then a steel one followed by a nut and tighten them up nice now it's time to build up the artery sir on the front until we're almost even with the top of the CPU heat spreader go slow focusing on eliminating pockets for air to get trapped in you can use a small poking tool to fill gaps once that's done apply a layer of arma flex neoprene adhesive insulation and you're pretty much good to go now there are a lot of different schools of thought when it comes to socket insulation and this technique is not actually the best one but should be fine for the temperatures we are aiming for if I was doing something more extreme like a two stage or even three stage phase cooler or dry ice or liquid nitrogen I would add some shop towels between the eraser and neoprene direct some airflow at the socket and even consider filling the socket pins with dielectric grease something that's gone out of fashion lately due to RMA concerns it's almost impossible to clean out but that undoubtedly improves safety at extremely cold temperatures memory was an easy choice for this build the theme is white like frost or something like that so I reached out to our friends at HyperX who hooked us up with a massive 32 gig kit of their fury white ddr3 1866 RAM for our system with that selection finished all that's required is to pull back the tabs on the memory slots align each module according to the notch in the bottom of the socket and press firmly on both sides until the latch closes fill the further sets of color-coordinated slots before the closer to if you're using only two sticks of RAM now my original plan for this system was to just find some white K slap a system in it and call it a day then I found this the PC v10 phase change from LD cooling I mean what's more white than a white case a white case that makes it snow on your CPU this bad boy features quad 120 millimeter radiator support on the top a single 120 support in the back motherboard support for XL 80 X 80 X 80 X pretty much any ATX you could want and is made of pure white powder coated aluminum with the exception of the steel base to support the integrated single stage phase change cooler in the front down there is the condenser which cools the gas that then gets sent through the insulated line up to the evaporator head where the rapid evaporation of the liquid inside an endothermic process cools the CPU and the resulting vapor is recycled back to the large black danfoss compressor that compresses it and then pumps it to the condenser where it all starts again this is the same principle that's used in your refrigerator at home with the key difference being the strength and rated duty cycle of the compressor please don't try to cool your computer with a fridge you're not the first person to think of that it's not designed to handle a constant heat load and it will die there's some other secret sauce in here as well Eldee cooling has included their own USB controller board that uses a type K thermal probe in the evap head to display temps on the built-in display in the front delay system startup until the phase system is up and running and to automatically shut down your cooler once the system is powered down they've got some more stuff planned - like fan control for example if not a lot of work into developing this puppy alright so start by removing the two top side panels and the left side bottom one with a hex head screwdriver and stash them somewhere safe use for screws or anti-vibration mounts to install a rear 120 millimeter cooling fan and install your nine motherboard standoffs here here here here here here here here and here our motherboard choice was another no-brainer asus is saber-tooth z97 mark S sub Ronco board looks sick features all the latest and greatest tough series tech so lots of controllable fan headers and temp sensors slot covers are reinforcing backplate a five-year warranty and of course I Suz his legendary build quality and BIOS layout press firmly on all four corners of the i/o shield at the back of the case until they snap into place hold the board in place laying phryges on their sides isn't recommended so I'm not tipping this guy over as a precaution while you screw in the middle stand off then do the other eight in these low occations while we have easy access to the board plug these two included cables into the power switch and the check 12-volt spots on the USB controller then run the other end to your power switch header and a fan header on your motherboard like so you'll also need to plug in the reset switch and your LEDs at this time this case has no front USB audio or anything else like that though so that's it so I was going to choose a power supply that comes in white by default and then I was like ah we have the Corsair ax I version of those like awesome individually sleeved cable mod cables so I gave Corsair a call and got their excellent 80 plus platinum ax 860 I power supply put in the mail for me it arrived I took that sucker apart immediately painted her white and put her back together now with all of that said for most users I would strongly recommend just buying away power supply since the internals of computer power supplies can be extremely dangerous and even kill you but man you cannot deny how nice the results look put the power supply in on the little pedestal in the basement fan side up and install four screws like this into the back of it plug the eight pin connector into the top of the motherboard and run it down the backside of the motherboard tray to the power supply then do the same for the 24 pin connector you can also plug in a two connector SATA cable at this time and two PCIe cables for the graphics card our drive selection for this system is to Intel 730 series SSDs running in raid zero SSD raid continues to be the weapon of choice for enthusiasts to want more than a single SSD can offer but aren't willing to pay the premium for PCI Express or n dot two based solutions and 730 s are excellent for raid operation thanks to their exceptional performance consistency now this case is native tuna 1/2 inch drive support is mostly done by screwing in through the front of the motherboard a solution that isn't that elegant but fortunately it also includes a dual drive three-and-a-half inch adapter so we're going to use two of these screws per side per drive to secure them to the adapter then use these rubber grommets to slide our adapter into the bottom most three and a half inch Bay at the front now we can run SATA data cables as well as SATA power cables and that's pretty much it now I realize this is becoming a bit of a pattern here but the video card was yet another SuperDuper obvious choice I mean hmm what video card is white enough to go with our white themed build I guess maybe the GTX 980 Hall of Fame from Galax the only real question was liquid coolant or leave the stock air cooler on it and that question was answered for me when the only company that makes a block for it didn't have it ready in time for filming and didn't reply to my emails so there you go this case includes no PCI slot covers a little bit can be purchased separately if you don't have any lying around so this process is as simple as lining up the card over the top PCIe 16x slot firmly pushing it into place and installing two of the included fine threaded screws finally plug in your two PCIe eight pin power connectors from before now normally I do the CPU cooler much earlier in the building process but in this case well I kind of wanted to save the best for last just for fun I fired her up before actually putting her on the CPU to see the frost form on the evapo near the boiling liquid inside and down man this stuff geeks me out so you're going to want to cut a length of the included insulation tubing and position it as a boot under the universal hold down plate like so apply thermal paste to the CPU preferably Arctic cooling Sarah meek put a plastic washer followed by a metal one followed by a spring followed by another washer and the included thumb screws and tighten down the cooler use your common sense as far as tightness is concerned it needs to make good contact and you know compress the insulation that's around the CPU socket but you also shouldn't be trying to break your motherboard and a half finger tight only no tools normally at this point in the video I try to do some cable management and finishing touches and try to do a recommendation for a monitor and peripherals that kind of go with the theme of the build but frankly there's nothing left to do cable management wise other than plug in this fan that I completely forgot to do earlier and then as far as peripherals go well white monitors are pretty hard to come by these days so there's not a whole lot to say there and as far as white peripherals go mild few ITA's money Doritos as I do while you're gaming I wouldn't really recommend white peripherals so why don't you do yourself a favor by some RGB stuff and set the LEDs to white or something if you're into color matching the line is tech tips com form would be a good place to go if you want specific recommendations in your price range at this point you can power on the system by pressing the you guessed it power button on the front and if the cooling system is already cold you'll need to wait a few minutes for it to warm up and once that's done the PC itself will then power on and you'll need to press delete to get into the UEFI BIOS load optimized defaults then switch to advanced mode in the BIOS by pressing f7 and make sure that the fan header your phase controller is connected to is not set up to run with any sort of a fan control curve at this time we've actually got a full overclocking guide for this particular CPU which you can watch here but the key difference in this case is that we have the ability to push more voltage through the CPU without causing instability due to thermal limits and the inherently better overclock ability of processors that are running at cooler temperatures and I guess that's pretty much it that's all folks I hope you enjoyed our phase change cooled white out build guide because I sure did I was able to dial in a 5 gigahertz stable overclock at one point four volts with low temps in the single digits and low teens in a matter of seconds and I hope this glam footed you guys are checking out of the system turns your nerd crank as much as it does mine because as much as a system like this is beyond impractical I mean we're talking a few percent better performance in games and benchmarks in exchange for a lot of noise and extra heat being dumped into the room that the computer occupies boy was it fun for me to play with something extreme like this for the first time in almost 10 years the last time I went sub-zero was with a chilled liquid setup that I built from a torn down window air conditioning unit so this is quite a lot more elegant you've come a long way since then I hope this was fun for you guys to 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