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thanks for checking out our newest PC build the scorpion if you haven't noticed by the thumbnail of this video the name will make sense shortly this build consists of an AMD FX 6300 hexa core processor in r9 380 GPU 8 gigabytes of Crucial Ballistix ram and an EVGA 500 watt 80-plus power supply the featured parts of this build are a the AMD r9 380 we went with the XFX version of AMD's newest series based on old architecture but it will be ok and be the cooler master hyper t4 since our FX 6300 is unlocked we'll be doing a bit of overclocking this custom cooler should get us to around 4.2 4.3 gigahertz overclocked safely which isn't bad on-air mind you so amano many professional computer builders live by is assemble your computer outside of the case first to ensure that all parts are working properly it would be ashamed to assemble such a beautiful work of art only to have to deconstruct the entire thing once you find out that it won't post for some unknown reason the first step in our building process is to design a makeshift test bench we took apart an old TV stand made of plywood and salvaged the smaller leg portions to uphold our motherboard next we sketch the dimensions of an ATX motherboard you can find those blueprints here specifically we wanted to ensure that our mounting pins which we will install in the next step align with the holes on our motherboard since we did have our motherboard at this point everything was measured with a ruler so we finished the framework for where the mounting pins will be for our ATX motherboard we'll have nine mounting pins and they'll be applied in these places on our board once we get all nine in there we'll be able to kinda sit on motherboard on top of this the measurements look to be pretty accurate so we'll see how my amateurish drafting skills pay off once we set the motherboard on it spins on this block of wood so the parts for our new build just walked in through the door and I would like to present to you the cooler master hyper team for this part it's critical to our build because we plan on overclocking our FX 6300 there's certainly some room to spare in terms of overclocking when it comes to that particular AMD processor and with this hyper t4 we should be able to push out around four point four or four point five gigahertz safely without having to up the voltage too much and without pushing our tenth limits okay so this is the box that all of your mounting pins and screws would come in we're not gonna need this from what I've heard because our board is an AMD 3 plus board and three plus we won't have to use these because the cooler itself automatically comes fit with that ok so this isn't as big and that's good I didn't want it to be too big okay so the big selling point for me on this thing was the fact that there are four exposed copper pipes on the bottom here this is perfect for each conductions thermo 101 and so I want to make sure that whatever I got had exposed copper piping on the bottom this is where our CPU will be I mean it'll be right under this so this will sit literally on top of our CPU and we should just be able to strap it into place and be good to go then of course we have our CPU fan header here and this is a four four pin band header yeah so shouldn't run nice and quiet as well it's just a solid family got on there and I looking forward to slapping it on our computer it's coming up pretty soon so stay tuned for that mounting our well mounting pins was relatively simple we fastened a pea-sized ball of sticky tack to the bottom of each mounting pin and press each firmly into the board these held up surprisingly well to ensure that our board would be stable enough we turned over the board flipped it facedown with the pins in place and applied about 20 pounds of pressure to at the bottom don't skip this step a damaged motherboard is probably the most depressing discovery on the planet we concluded that aesthetics outweighed our need for silence in this case so we pulled off the stock coolermaster fan that came pre applied with our hyper t4 and replaced it with a senti 120 millimeter blue LED fan the procedure was simple just remove the two brackets screwed in to the back of the stock fan and reapply them to the sentai fan in the same fashion everything checks out we also have a longer three pin fan connector in this case so we'll have to consider ways of cable managing it properly in the upcoming steps once the mounts are secured snap the new fan onto the hyper t4 and you're good to go in style the last piece of our scorpion puzzle has arrived I'm assuming the box that says Priority Mail it's a lot of board the bottom the top is likely a component for our next PC video are so yes our motherboard arrived this one is an m5 a 97 revised 2.0 ATX board equipped with a and B crossfire real text surround sound and four dimm slots in the box you'll find that your board an installation CD and I can know who uses those anymore a manual this one's actually pretty good a couple of SATA cables and i/o shield and some warranty information we picked this thing up brand new on eBay for a solid $70 so you can see our two primary PCIe ports are South Bridge four dimm slots capable of dual channeling we'll get to that in a second our am3+ CPU housed voltage and surge heatsink and our North Bridge a very cool black and blue color scheme for sure so let's get to building set your motherboard on its box have your AMD FX 6300 ready your cooler master hyper key for ready and your RAM which I forgot to place on the table oh there she is go ahead and pull out your processor being very gentle the stock heatsink actually should come out first since we have a custom cooler go ahead and set the stock one to the side we won't be needing it for this build pull out your processor and you're ready to go at this point lift the metal latch on the side of the CPU housing grab ahold of your CPU being careful not to touch any of its metal pin especially if you have an AMD processor and match up the golden arrow on the chip to the white arrow on the motherboard align both of these and slide your CPU into its sockets this requires absolutely no force at all once the CPU is secure pull down the latch once more on snap into place your CPU should be nice and snug at this point give it a little jiggle or two to make sure congratulations you've just installed a central processing unit into a motherboard let's move on to that Ram this is the memory our computer will access when performing temporary tasks as you can see this is very important align the invention on the card with the invention on the board pull back the hinges and the second and fourth of Dennis Lots and slide each Ram card into place this will take some force but please don't murder your mother board that out on the cheap one congratulations you've just installed your ram into Yatta Yatta yeah you get the hang of it grab a hold of that sweet custom hyper t4 and pull off that plastic notice how we came Amanda to that fan cable as well collect your little baggie of thermal paste open it carefully and apply that a pea sizes worth of goo smack in the center of our processor don't bother spreading it around and making a mess your cooler will take care of that speaking of which the only thing you'll need out of that box of goodies that came with your hyper t4 is the metal latch which is compatible with most if not all a m2 motherboards slide it between the pipes and the heatsink of your cooler and set its hinges face down into the carved slot hinge the side without the black lever first the other side proved to be the trickier I needed a lot of force to snap it into place a crazy amount of force once that's out of the way turn that black lever 180 degrees to secure the cooler grab ahold of that fan cable that you hopefully cable manage and plug it into the fan header on your motherboard that reads something like CPU fan 1 something like that as long as the CPU something you're probably all right refer to your manual if you have any doubts also note the unbelievably close clearance we have between our hyper T 4 and our Crucial Ballistix Ram this is why low-profile Ram is important for this build in particular at this point you can either skip ahead to the case installation of the video or keep watching if you've already got a handy test bench to use which we prefer mount your motherboard on to the mounting pins you installed earlier and screw it into place it should be pretty firm at this point go ahead and grab a hold of your graphics card admire the sheer beauty of it for a few seconds and be sure to pull off any plastic covering your frame fans and/or display outputs may have on them push down the lever on your first PCIe slot money's already down apparently and snap your graphics card into place this shouldn't require much force take a note of the power inputs on the card in this case the r9 380 requires two 6-pin power connectors normally test benches have second-level frames to you no secure the top of the card but in this case we use the makeshift prop underneath the board to keep it from leaning so for now most of the core of our build is in place and ready to be tested so currently our operating system is installing we've chosen to go with Windows 10 not only for its reliability but it's just it's plain it's simple get your product key get a thumb drive and you're ready to go once you are ready to officially start installing everything and grab a hold of your case we've got a few things to prep before we actually begin assembling since this case only comes with a one fan we assembled a second one in the front of the case this one has a cool red accented LED in it route your cables appropriately install the i/o shield that came with your motherboard should just be a nice little snap from the place next merge your motherboard preferably without the graphics card already installed with the case this case came with mounting pins pre-installed but if you are using a different case be sure those pins are installed before you set your motherboard in this stem you can use the heatsink at the handle of sorts it's pretty firm you'll be ok gather the screws that match the mounting pins and screw you motherboard into place a magnetic screwdriver helps quite a bit especially in those hard-to-reach places where it's easy to lose a square root you install any other fans and our coolers into your case secure them with the compatible screws and make sure to check your cable lengths again there is nothing worse than installing something only to find out that its cable will not reach its intended header pop out the two slots in the back of your case that align with the two output plates on your graphics card slide the card into place in the same fashion as before use the larger screws that came with your case to secure it in place at this point turn your computer right-side up and verify that all of your connections and mounts are in fact secure slide your hard drive into any of the drive cages in case and use the custom tools to fasten it at this point it should be fairly rigid grab a hold of your power supply and verify that you have a dust filter of something in place down there and secure your PSU with its fan facing downward we should note only do this if your computer case sits on legs and is raised from the floor even so placing the tower on carpet can suffocate your unit assess your environment worst case turn your PSU fan side up funnier cables throughout the front of your case as we won't be meeting Leslie half of them anyway screw your PSU in a place from the back use either the case screws or the ones that came with the power supply it really doesn't matter pull out the largest power connector here on motherboards power cable and install it including the four can add on to the side cable manage as you go next let's tackle the graphics card plug both 6-pin power cables into your GPU again find a way to cable manage these hunting down the eight pin CPU connector near the top of the board and follow the eight pin cable to it from your power supply this cable may come in the four pin x two array but it's no big deal just install both together as one eight pin unit you can see here you how we managed to run the cable underneath our graphics card this next part is tricky and tedious but it needs to be done unfortunately it varies from motherboards motherboard the bunch of cables that came pre-installed in your case well those are the ones that need to be wired next we won't go through this step as every case is different as is every motherboard however you can refer to your manual for information regarding how and where to install the power switch power led hard drive led USB slots and audio inputs when you finished wiring also make sure to connect your hard drive via SATA to your motherboard and also plug it in from your power supply once you perform your final component checks reattach to the left side panel and screw it into place from the back and then behold plugging your monitors keyboard mouse ethernet cable and sound devices boot into Windows or whatever operating system you choose via a thumb drive install that OS and then behold once more we appreciate your interest in this computer building video we'll be sure to upload benchmarks video as well for this build so that you know what you're getting for your dollar but to make sure you don't miss it be sure to subscribe for that and more on our Channel this is science studio thanks for learning with us you