How to Set Up a New Gaming PC – How To Build a PC Part 4
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▷ HOW TO BUILD A PC PART 1: THE BASICS –
▷ HOW TO BUILD A PC PART 2: $900 Budget Build –
▷ HOW TO BUILD A PC PART 3: $3000+ High-End Build –
WINDOWS 11 INSTALLATION
Download USB Installer:
How to bypass the need for an MS online account when first setting up Windows 11:
• Hit Shift + F10 to open command line
• Type OOBEBYPASSNRO and hit Enter
• System will reboot and display an option to set up Windows without Internet
► TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Welcome to Paul’s Hardware – How To Build a Gaming PC Part 4
0:55 Tools You’ll Need, Preparation
4:07 Download and Create a Windows 11 USB Installer
6:00 Download latest Motherboard UEFI / BIOS, Network Drivers
7:53 Updating the Motherboard’s UEFI / BIOS
10:26 Booting from the Windows 11 USB Installer
11:59 Installing Windows 11 (without a Microsoft account)
17:43 Windows 11 Setup – Networking and Windows Updates
21:14 Installing Motherboard Chipset Drivers and Graphics Card Drivers
24:49 Windows 11 UI Tweaks
27:21 More Software – HWInfo, CPU-Z, OBS, Steam
27:51 Setting Memory Speed with XMP (or EXPO)
29:35 Final Steps – your PC is ready!
► PARTS LIST – $900 BUDGET PC (actually ~$890)
CPU – AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6c/12t AM4 Processor ($130)
Amazon – | Newegg –
MOTHERBOARD –
Option 1 – ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS ($120) –
Option 2 – MSI B550-A PRO ($140) –
Option 3 – ASUS TUF Gaming B550-PRO ($150) –
Option 4 – Gigabyte B550 Gaming X V2 ($150) –
MEMORY –
Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3600 ($45)
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3600 ($84)
VIDEO CARD –
RTX 3060 Ti 8GB ($400) –
Zotac Twin Edge / Newegg –
RTX 3060 12GB ($360) –
Zotac / Amazon –
MSI Ventus / Newegg –
RX 6700 XT ($350)
MSI Mech / Newegg –
RX 6750 XT ($410)
AsRock Challenger Pro / Newegg –
CASE – Fractal Design Focus 2 ($70) –
SSD – Kingston NV2 1TB M.2 2280 NVMe ($51) –
PSU – EVGA 700 BR, 80+ Bronze 700W ($75) –
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