Detailed guide to computer wiring - everything you need to know
209This is a new and improved version of this video. Updated, improved and reuploaded.
In this video I'm showing you how to wire and connect up the basic PC cables in your case, with everything from the standard PC case cables (HD audio, front panel power button and reset, USB-A and USB-C connections) to wiring in your motherboard power, HDD and SSD connections, GPU power and more. I'm showing these connections outside the case, with how and where to connect these cables on the motherboard, so it's really easy to see which cables connect where, how to plug them in and what they do.
Hopefully this guide will give you some helpful guidance on each of these steps, with generic connectors that are basically the same on every PC build you're likely to do. So if you've come here after watching a case guide elsewhere or are just building yourself for the first time then this should help you work out where the most important cables go.
If you get stuck I also have a few other guides on specific things that might be useful and worth watching:
Common Mistakes You Might be Making with Your PC Fan Setup! PC airflow tips and tricks https://youtu.be/uPIMv30Vs3w
Are you making these mistakes with your RAM? https://youtu.be/ZeUgMODOfOo
Avoid these problems with your all in one CPU cooler https://youtu.be/nVkN8diBIAE
Don't make these mistakes with your NVMe SSD installation - NVMe tips and tricks https://youtu.be/zjSn64vh_Vk
Where should you put your AIO radiator? https://youtu.be/qQcyYHGtArs
How to choose the right PSU (which Power Supply Unit you need and how to install it) https://youtu.be/dNseVxqqar0
Push Pull mistakes to avoid with all in one coolers https://youtu.be/_gA71wF9Ewc
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Timestamps:
0:00 Hello
1:10 HD audio (3.5mm front panel)
1:33 Front Panel power button
4:34 USB-A and USB-C case cables
6:28 Power Supply Connections
6:52 24-pin motherboard power cable
7:46 8-pin CPU power connections
8:41 SATA power (SSD, Fan power etc)
9:44 Graphics card PCIe connections
13:50 600watt 12VHPWR cable
14:52 Finish PSU connections
15:37 All-in-One cooler cables
17:40 USB internal connections
18:16 USB Splitters
14:38 SSDs and HDDs
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