Fractal Design Pop Air Build - Step by Step Guide

A full step by step guide to building a PC in the Fractal Design Pop Air. This guide assumes no previous knowledge and is perfect for a first time PC builder. Links to parts used in the build are below.

00:00 The Parts
02:26 Preparing the Case
10:43 CPU Installation
11:24 M.2 SSD Installation
12:06 RAM Installation
12:33 CPU Cooler Bracket Installation
13:07 Motherboard Installation
13:45 Case Cable Installation
17:35 Power Supply Installation
20:20 CPU Cooler Installation
25:04 Graphics Card Installation
27:17 Cable Management
27:57 Complete Build Footage
28:26 Installing Windows 11
31:09 Driver Installation
34:41RGB Software Installation & Demonstration
40:19 Updating the BIOS
42:10 Adjusting BIOS Settings
44:41 Confirming RAM Frequency and Resizable Bar
45:20 Outro


Parts used in the build (Amazon links are Affiliates Links)

• Fractal Design Pop Air
UK - https://amzn.to/3ybRx2Z
US - coming soon
CA - https://amzn.to/3NHC0gT
• MSI MPG Z690 Edge WiFi
UK - https://amzn.to/3rOagiq
US - https://amzn.to/37FdYnS
CA - coming soon
• Intel Core i7 12700K
UK - https://amzn.to/30iHuvV
US - https://amzn.to/3IJhB9R
CA - https://amzn.to/3dMWup7
• Fractal Design Celsius+ S24 Prisma CPU Cooler
UK - https://amzn.to/37hbicO
US - https://amzn.to/3jOTDyf
CA - https://amzn.to/3agaeHT
• Fractal Design LGA 1700 Upgrade Bracket Kit
UK - https://lga1700.fractal-design.com/su...
US - https://lga1700.fractal-design.com/su...
CA - https://lga1700.fractal-design.com/su...
• ADATA XPG Lancer DDR5 6000MHz 32GB (2x16GB)
UK - https://amzn.to/3HlAO17
US - https://amzn.to/3xM7rlC
CA - https://amzn.to/3MPsAQ9
• Zotac GeForce RTX 3080 Ti AMP Extreme Holo
UK - https://amzn.to/3HjPNsu
US - https://amzn.to/39oFdE8
CA - https://amzn.to/3mIZnM3
• Sabrent 2TB Rocket 4 Plus 2 TB
UK - https://amzn.to/3pf3UVm
US - https://amzn.to/3qh5gAe
CA - https://amzn.to/3rRBd2l
• Fractal Design Ion+ 2 Platinum 860W Power Supply
UK - https://amzn.to/3ga03qA
US - https://amzn.to/3Ga9bGb
CA - https://www.pc-canada.com/item/FD-P-I...
• CableMod PRO ModMesh Ampere Extension Bundle
UK - https://store.cablemod.com/product/pr...
US - https://store.cablemod.com/product/pr...
CA - https://store.cablemod.com/product/pr...
• Gelid Solutions GC-Extreme Thermal Paste
UK - https://amzn.to/3tzlnwT
US - https://amzn.to/3mM8Sdm
CA - https://amzn.to/3xp1n0Z
• Fractal Design USB-C Cable
UK - https://amzn.to/3umwx8x
US - coming soon
CA - coming soon


Affiliate links
I am part of the Amazon associates program, this means I get a small commission when you buy through these referral links.

More photographs of the build can be seen at https://pcpartpicker.com/b/dCJfrH a time-lapse of the build can be seen at    • Fractal Design Pop Air Build   and the case review at    • Fractal Design Pop Air Review  

Useful Links

• How to make a Windows 11 Bootable USB -    • How to Make a Windows 11 Bootable USB  
• Motherboard Drivers - https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/MPG-Z...
• NVIDIA Drivers - https://www.nvidia.co.uk/Download/ind...
• MSI Center - https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/MPG-Z...
• Zotac Firestorm - https://www.zotac.com/us/files/downlo...
• Motherboard BIOS - https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/MPG-Z...


Music
Deep Space Samurai - FOREVER SUNSET https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/1...

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