The video covers the choice of the components for a home server and provides a complete detailed guide on how to build a PC. The installation process of the server is described in such a way that even people who have never assembled a PC before can build it now with ease.
All tools necessary for the assembly are introduced, safety measures are mentioned as well and a few tips to improve the comfort of the installation are added.
You can jump directly into the part which interests you the most. If you have any questions don´t hesitate to ask in the discussion below the video and if you have any suggestions for the next video add them as well.
List of components in the build:
AMD Ryzen 3900X - [ Ссылка ]
Noctua NH-D15 SE-AM4 - [ Ссылка ]
Gigabyte Aorus X570 Master - [ Ссылка ]
Crucial ECC RAM modules (2x 16 GB, 2666 MHz, CL19)
Palit GeForce GTX 1050Ti KalmX
Seasonic Prime TX-750 (750W) - [ Ссылка ]
Nanoxia Deep Silence 5 Rev. B
Drives:
2x Corsair MP510 (480GB) - [ Ссылка ]
2x Seagate Skyhawk (4TB) - [ Ссылка ]
2x Seagate Iron Wolf (6TB) - [ Ссылка ]
1x Crucial MX500 (2TB) - [ Ссылка ]
SanDisk 32GB Ultra USB 3.0 Flash Drive - [ Ссылка ]
New updated version of the motherboard is available:
+ passively cooled chipset heat sink, 16 phase VRMs, USB 3.2 Gen2 x2
- has only one LAN adaptor and only one BIOS
GIGABYTE X570S AORUS Master - [ Ссылка ]
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This video covers:
00:00 - Introduction & summary of the whole video
Part 1. - Choice of the components & their limitations
01:31 - Criteria for choice of the components
06:10 - CPU - Ryzen 9 3900X / Ryzen 7 3700X
07:00 - CPU cooler - Noctua NH-D15 SE-AM4
08:22 - Motherboard - Gigabyte X570 Aorus Master
09:20 - RAM - 2x16 GB ECC Crucial
10:03 - Graphics card (GPU) - Palit GeForce GTX 1050Ti
11:06 - Power supply (PSU) - Seasonic Primu Ultra Titanim (650W)
11:58 - Data and storage - Seagate Iron Wolf/Skyhawks, Corsair MP510, Crucial MX500
14:26 - Case - Nanoxia Deep Silence 5
Part 2. - Assembly of the server (detailed - beginner friendly style):
15:19 - Intro & What you need to prepare for the installation / work space
16:50 - Tools for safety (ESD protection) of the installation
17:48 - Tools for assembly & basic instructions before the assembly
21:27 - Beginning of the installation process
21:57 - Removing side panels of the case
22:30 - Testing the power supply (PSU) with PSU tester
25:36 - Installing PSU into the case - connecting modular cables
29:24 - Installing PSU into the case - placement rules - IMPORTANT
30:32 - Installing PSU into the case - screwing PSU into the case
33:15 - Grounding the ESD mat and an ESD bracelet
34:34 - Installing the standoffs inside the case for the motherboard
40:45 - CPU cooler installation 1. - Noctua Secufirm2 mounting system
42:54 - CPU installation into AM4 socket on the MB (AMD Ryzen 3900X)
44:18 - M.2 SSDs Installation (different sizes and keys explained)
49:16 - Applying thermal compound (paste) on the CPU - REAL TIME
53:52 - Installing RAM modules into memory slots on the motherboard
55:46 - CPU cooler installation 2. - Noctua NH-D15 SE-AM4 (HS+fans)
FIRST TEST RUN + UPDATING THE BIOS
01:01:16 - Preparation for the first test run before entering the BIOS
01:05:56 - Entering the BIOS for the first time - REAL TIME - testing
01:11:25 - Updating the BIOS - whole process (download to update)
01:18:32 - Disconnecting cables&GPU from the MB after BIOS update
CONTINUING WITH THE HW INSTALLATION
01:19:16 - Installing heatsinks on SSDs and removing original stickers
01:20:40 - Preparing cables before installing the MB into the case
01:21:39 - Screwing the motherboard into the case
01:24:11 - Connecting case cables to the motherboard (power&data)
01:30:46 - Installing the graphics card (GPU) to the motherboard
01:32:23 - Installing the HDDs and SSD into the case
01:37:19 - Final cable management and closing the case
OUTRO
01:43:15 - What is next? Outro
