How to build a Ryzen Gaming PC
Building a gaming PC can be a daunting task. When I built my first one, I was pretty scared to mess it up and technically I did. So I want to help you guys who are building your first PC, or maybe just your first AMD rig, or even just haven’t built one in a while and want a refresher. And of course, you guys who just want some entertainment from little ol’ me.
So lets walk you through it. I’m building a mid range gaming PC here, with a Ryzen 3600X, X570 motherboard, RTX 2060 and 16GB of RAM, with an M.2 SSD. Nothing flash, just the basics, stock cooler too.
So, first things first, the CPU. The CPU has a tiny gold triangle on one corner, and the CPU socket has a triangle on a corner too, so once you’ve found both, lift the metal arm at the side of the socket up, then place the CPU gently down into the socket with the gold triangle on top of the triangle on the socket. Once it’s seated – it doesn’t need any force to go in – push the arm back down and clip it in place. That’s it for the CPU!
RAM is next, and for mine, and most other motherboards, if you have 2 sticks you use the second and fourth slots. Open the tabs on the top and bottom of the slot, line up the notch at the bottom of the ram, then place it in the slot, pushing firmly on both sides until it clicks into place. Repeat for the other stick, and that’s the RAM sorted!
I’m going to go with the stock cooler next. The way this cooler mounts means we need to remove the two plastic brackets that come on the motherboard, so unscrew the two screws per piece, and remove them, then, assuming the thermal paste is still there and in good condition like this one, place it onto the CPU, and screw in the retention screws, ideally in a diagonal pattern.
Great, so last thing before we go to the case in the M.2 SSD. I’ve got a WD blue SN500 – which is a brilliant drive by the way, go check out my review for more info on that and this is nice and easy to install. First off we will need to remove the heatsink, that’s just one small screw at the back. We can then mount the small standoff that comes in the motherboard box, then place the M.2 drive in, hold it down, put the screw in, then you can take the cover off the heat pad and replace the heatsink back down, adding that tiny screw back in.
Alright, so that’s the motherboard prepped, now for the case. Now I went ahead and put the PSU in. This is pretty simple so I hope you can figure it out for your case. I also have the stand offs for the motherboard pre-installed, you’ll need 9 in total, in a 3×3 grid shown here, assuming you have a full size ATX motherboard like mine. You’ll want to slide the motherboard in at a bit of an angle, but since my board has a built-in I/O shield, I just push it up and in, and hook it onto the standoffs and start installing the screws.
Once all 9 are in, I’ll attach all the cables I need. First is actually the front panel audio connector, because why not. Then the 8 pin CPU power, up at the top left, then 24 pin motherboard power on the middle right, front panel case connectors and USB 3 front panel header.
Then, finally, we can install the graphics card. Make sure to remove the two rear I/O covers that line up with your PCIe slot, then make sure the locking tab is pressed down on the motherboard, then slide the card in. Screw the card in where you removed the covers, connect it’s power connector, then you are done building!
Next is a BIOS update. Ryzen has seen a lot of development and performance improvements, including compatibility, so make sure you update the BIOS before going any further. Go to your motherboard maker’s website page for your board, click support, then bios and download the most recent one. Extract the files to a USB stick, then plug that USB into the PC, boot it up and spam delete to get into the BIOS, click on whatever BIOS update tool your board has, select the file, and press yes/confirm whatever it needs, then let it do it’s thing.
There you go, now you have an up to date, fully built system ready for an operating system, then lots and lots of games.
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