UNREAL Mini Gaming PC - PS5 on Steroids

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Console-sized 7800X3D and RTX 4070 Mini-ITX Build in the Fractal Design Ridge

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[devyn.johnston]

UPDATE: Fractal now has an updated PCIe 4.0 Riser that ships with the Ridge. They are currently in stock at Newegg if you’re interested.

[jdmuce]

The quality of this video is through the roof for a fairly small channel. Great job! Love the build too. Keep it up man!

[agustinprats]

Hey @Devyn Johnston, I followed your built to the letter and I'm super happy with this computer. Never have I had such a powerful machine and that compact!! First time I built a PC ever too, so thanks a mill.

[blackcaesar]

As some one who has a humoungous water cooled full tower sitting in the corner of my living room (won the spouse approval lottery), i find this very extraordinary. I used to be fan of mini builds but abandoned it when i thought i was making too many performance compromises. Glad to see something this sleek with the perfomance that matches/exceeds my 3080 build. A like and a subscribe for you, sir.

[sho-epgy]

please, keep making videos like this, I'm in the process of checking out videos like these to build my own minimalist PC, keep up the great work !

[AlphaMachina]

Make sure you update your BIOS in this motherboard so you don't burn your CPU up with too high SoC clocks. Also, with AMD CPU's you need to apply a line or several smaller dots of thermal paste, because both AMD and newer Intel CPU's have chiplets spread out all over the underside of the IHS, and coverage isn't always as good from a single pea sized application. You'll often get a football shaped spread, or a circle that doesn't reach the corners with a single pea application.

[BadBeardDude]

I think I love this build. I've never built in a small form factor case and after seeing this video, I feel like I want to find an excuse to build one now. Subbed to see more like this.

[SeaFoamRS]

I'm planning out a 'console' pc for a home theatre room and really appreciate the perspective from someone who already did the same thing. Lovely case too.

[isaacr]

I love that you included stuff like the Xbox dongle and the mini keyboard. I didn't know about either and they're great!

[ton]

This video is amazing! I just convinced my friend to build this exact pc because he is always working out of home! He told me how much he loves this build. thankyou Devyn Johnston!

[digitalben]

Pretty cool video.
I think it’s still pretty impressive that this console generation finally took the lead in value:performance for the first time ever.
You simply can’t build a PC that will give you PS5/XSX quality for $500.

[Trusteft]

First of all, what a terrific video! Very well made and edited. Bravo.

Second, it's a great change of pace to see someone making a video on a new PC without using liquid cooling. I don't like liquid cooling and never going to use it.

Congrats again.

[Oh_Sully]

Revisiting this as the blow through cooler on the 5090 looks like it could work really well in the Ridge.

[sercanbilgic]

Living in The Republic of Türkiye, accessing such technology is getting harder each day. I am really envious of this build as it seems just perfect for people like me. Ever since I started gaming on PCs (Prince of Persia Sands of Time) I've always had the lowest specs of PCs. I have a GTX 1650 laptop right now it even stutters on VALORANT yet I try to enjoy. Seeing your beautiful monster, I felt sad for myself but felt amazing for what you made! Wish I could posses something like it some day.

[riomendoza]

this is exactly the build ive been looking for i wanted something that could sit next to my consoles and look just as good. And this is it

[bmdshred]

I’m not huge fan of small form factor but this is really nice build. Could totally see the reason to have this next to my tv for when I want to go to the couch. Nice video and great commentary

[NeonCyberSamurai]

sick build exactly the right size case for the minimalist in me. Thanks for the inspiration.

[KameradVonTurnip]

This is the primary reason I want more GPUs like the 4070 but without the insane price tag. 4070 has low enough power draw that it can easily support custom coolers which are 1-2 fans. Basically similar to the 970 and 1070 which both saw mini variants with custom coolers for Small Form Factor PC Builds, the 4070's small board and lower power draw is perfect for another single fan custom cooler small form factor ##70.

I'm still under the impression though that the 4070 should of been marketed as a 4060. I think the 4070 is a great GPU, just it's relying more on Software improvements than hardware, which is insulting when taking into consideration the price they're charging. I honestly want a 4070 but I will pay nothing less than $399 for it. It's not a 4070, all but in name only.

[aidenh]

just bought all the same parts (mostly) super excited to build this thanks for the build!

[sinybartek]

Awesome build! Keep them coming, mate. Also… smooth editing and a very well explained process. Pure juice. Wanna build one like that myself now for sure. Well done 👌