Fractal Design Ridge Build - Step by Step Guide

A full step by step guide to building a PC in the Fractal Design Ridge. 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
01:16 Preparing the Case
09:10 CPU Installation
09:42 M.2 SSD Installation
10:31 RAM Installation
10:52 CPU Cooler Installation
11:43 Motherboard Installation
11:59 Case Cable Installation
13:17 Power Supply Installation
14:53 Graphics Card Installation
15:58 Complete Build Footage
16:30 Thermals


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

• Fractal Design Ridge
UK - https://amzn.to/3Gp20xK
US - https://www.newegg.com/white-fractal-...
CA - https://www.newegg.ca/white-fractal-d...
• ASRock B650E PG-ITX WiFi
UK - https://www.cclonline.com/90-mxbje0-a...
US - https://www.newegg.com/asrock-b650e-p...
CA - https://www.newegg.ca/asrock-b650e-pg...
• AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
UK - https://amzn.to/3UXwMm3
US - https://amzn.to/3e4kB6w
CA - https://amzn.to/3SPml23
• Noctua NH-L12S Low Profile CPU Cooler
UK - https://amzn.to/3WYA1ut
US - https://amzn.to/3hH0EUL
CA - https://amzn.to/3EvSYO7
• Kingston FURY Beast DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) 5200MHz
UK - https://amzn.to/3rdkhEU
US - https://amzn.to/3rdkbx2
CA - https://amzn.to/31XkRy4
• TEAMGROUP T-Force CARDEA A440 PRO Aluminum Heatsink 1TB
UK - https://amzn.to/3Bh2C4g
US - https://amzn.to/3SumnMT
CA - https://amzn.to/3dofMEK
• Sabrent 2TB Rocket 4 Plus 2 TB
UK - https://amzn.to/3pf3UVm
US - https://amzn.to/3qh5gAe
CA - https://amzn.to/3rRBd2l
• Seasonic Focus SPX (2021) Power Supply Unit
UK - https://amzn.to/3GiLPSr
US - https://www.newegg.com/seasonic-focus...
CA - https://amzn.to/3GiMnrt
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GPU
UK - https://www.nvidia.com/en-gb/geforce/...
US - https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/...
CA - https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/...
• Gelid Solutions GC-Extreme Thermal Paste
UK - https://amzn.to/3tzlnwT
US - https://amzn.to/3mM8Sdm
CA - https://amzn.to/3xp1n0Z


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/kcHzK8 and a time-lapse of the build can be seen at    • Fractal Design Ridge Build   and the Case Review at    • Fractal Design Ridge Review  


Useful Links

• AMD Ryzen 7000 Series PC Build Guide -    • AMD Ryzen 7000 Series PC Build Guide ...  
• How to make a Windows 11 Bootable USB -    • How to Make a Windows 11 Bootable USB  
• Motherboard Drivers - https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/B650E%2...
• NVIDIA Drivers - https://www.nvidia.co.uk/Download/ind...


Music
Young Again (Instrumental Version) - LUPUS NOCTE
https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/n...

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