Trust can be lost quickly and takes time to rebuild. Hopefully ASUS can correct their customer service, because they claim to be the most premium PC DIY brand. In that brand value you need to include more than higher prices though, EVGA had a strong brand before they called it quits 😢
@@stennan very true. i have multiple asus products over 4 systems in the house, but their recent performance does not incline me to buy their stuff for my next system build! time will tell if they fix the mess they made themselves.
Oh, I have built PCs for quite some time and had issues with pretty much every large name in the industry. If I went by your rules, I couldn't build any PC anymore 🤣
I'll stick with my 3070. I don't want to have to worry about melting graphics cards and/or fires in my case. I'll upgrade if they ever find a solution to the problem and its been safe for a couple of years.
looks like you didn't notice that 3 of those TR120 fans are reverse mode. the bottom ones are exhausting as well. the fan chassis has the 'rear side' appearance on the top, but those blades are blowing down. it's going to compete directly against the fan on the front of the gpu.
I love this case! I’ve had mine for about a year now. I crammed a 7900XTX with 6x 120mm fans + the stock rear fan into it somehow, and she looks and runs great! 👍🏼
Thanks Paul, Joe, and ASUS for this. I hope this PC goes to someone who actually NEEDS it, and not just people being greedy that don't. I already have 3 PC's, so I won't enter. Good luck to those that do enter.
Agreed that Armoury Crate is awful (like most of ASUS's software). But you can always just not install it. I have ASUS motherboards in Linux dev PCs and everything's as OEM as you could wish for if you set the BIOS up correctly and just install the OS
With most bottom air intake cases I find they benefit from being raised up, easy to test if it helps by standing it on some books. When I realised the benefit I used a hole saw to cut some 22mm thick MDF disks, painted them black and stuck them on the existing feet with double sided tape. I would consider the Jonsbo D31 or the Lian Li DAN A3 over this case.
For the fans, could you put a shorter screw through only one side of the fan frame? So instead of pushing a long screw through the front side, through the back side, and into the radiator, could you ONLY run it through the back side and into the radiator? You'd need a screw driver that could fit through the front side, but maybe?
I have had to counter sink screws on fans several times for coolers and such. it works just fine... as long as you don't drill to far. Or you could just remove the pads.
You should mention the bottom case fan below the PSU is screwed in through the case perforations, not proper holes, as there are no pre-drilled holes for a third bottom intake fan down there. Doesn't make a difference to the PC because the screwholes line-up, but you should mention all jank.
Just wanted to know, whether Import, Custom & Shipping Fees would be covered or not, if the Winner is International? Personally, i don't have issue paying Shipping Fees, but it's the Import & Custom Fees which are an issue for me.
Temperatures are absolutely terrible, there's no other way to put it. Not a dig at you Paul but at how bad cooling is on these parts and in this case. A GPU with three 120mm fans blasting at it that needs 80% fan speed on it's fans to stay below 80°C is not good, AT ALL. 215W of power should not be that hard to cool. CPU temperatures are barely okay considering how much power that uses and the cooler attached to it. Maybe I'm exagerating, but I'd expect a system like this to run around 65°C for the CPU and 70°C for the GPU.
I went back to the video and doesn't look like it. They look like standard fans, not reverse blade so they're oriented correctly. Push through the blade side and out the "frame" side. EDIT: looks like he really did fit reverse blade fans incorrectly in the bottom. Good catch!
Just watched and the gpu ran at 80c during cyberpunk. Maybe this temp is what you'd expect from your rig, but it's not what this one got. Not to mention that 80c is still well within acceptable range.
I have the white version of this case with the mesh side, absolutely love it. A pleasure to build in, looks nice and sits behind my monitor on my desk. I have a small area to fit my PC into and the small size means it can live on the desk instead of the floor.
I've been working on putting together a new PC build and have been debating about whether to go with a micro-atx case. The AP201 is actually one of the cases I've been considering. As someone who's 5'3" I sometimes have trouble moving or picking up my current mid-tower, and I would like my next PC to be a more manageable size for me! 😂
This is a really nice case at a decent price, I was looking for a smaller case and ended up getting the G.SKILL LT1 (35L) and this is slightly smaller than that. Finished build looks sick, been wanting to upgrade from my 3600 for awhile.
As other comments have mentioned, the bottom fans are in the wrong orientation. They're reverse blade fans. Hope Paul sees some of these comments and rectifies it. :)
Fans are not required for the AP201 it is partly aesthetic but can be functional in our testing even with a card like a 4080 due to the high passive airflow of the chassis you do not require to have fans install for stable operation ( whether they are intake or exhaust ). Overall it is a fairly moot point and for most AP201 builds will be more aesthetically driven than a requirement to ensure stable/cool operation.
I feel like small pc are where it's at asnit is much more flexible with the table space. But also you need to pay a lot extra if you go microITX or smaller. Full ATX is also more expensive with the eztra features. So I'm always interested in the smallest possible mATX one can build (got 1 of my own too although not smallest possible).
After seeing 5:30, I can't take your videos seriously anymore. You can run a gen 4 NVME on the top Gen 5 slot without any issues as long as it doesn't eat up lanes from the x16 slot for the GPU below. It doesn''t waste anything by putting it there and it will have the best access and cooling by putting it in the top slot.
i now know why i allways kept those small wires that came on cables and such. or own a pack of small zipties. saved my ass a couple of times. you can always buy longer screws once the holydays are over and shops reopen :D
Please ask Asus to re-include armoury crate 2, software into keyboard. So one can personalize kb, per key lighting without the crate software installed.
Come on, Asus. This has a non-Asus CPU, non-Asus RAM, and a non-Asus system drive. Why haven't you gotten around to negotiating a licensing agreement for those things yet? EDIT: I do like this case, though. I hope mATX succeeds in making a strong comeback (it seems to be trying).
9:20 why not remove the rubber from the side your drilling? the part touching the case and the aio is still going to be dampened by the other pad. it might be enough bite with just that tweak. also as ya mentioned longer screws >.>
Good too see they didn't saddle you with a prime motherboard. Those motherboard don't even come with heatsink on what limited VRM. But the prime AP201 case is sweet though and that prime GPU looks nice! Where does the prime GPU position itself VS the TUF and ROG?
New BIOS is messing with my motherboard now it has this problem of not booting and staying at VGA, the only way to fix is by inserting another CPU to retrain mobo😭😭
Just been looking to upgrade my AM4 to 5800x3d. The prices have gone completely ridiculous. Not affordable. 2.5x the price of a 5700x3d. Going to AM5 just doesn't make any sense. What are the prices like in the States?
praying for the winner they dont need to warranty anything...
Trust can be lost quickly and takes time to rebuild. Hopefully ASUS can correct their customer service, because they claim to be the most premium PC DIY brand. In that brand value you need to include more than higher prices though, EVGA had a strong brand before they called it quits 😢
@@stennan very true. i have multiple asus products over 4 systems in the house, but their recent performance does not incline me to buy their stuff for my next system build! time will tell if they fix the mess they made themselves.
Oh, I have built PCs for quite some time and had issues with pretty much every large name in the industry. If I went by your rules, I couldn't build any PC anymore 🤣
The winner? That would be me... I can see the future.
I'll stick with my 3070. I don't want to have to worry about melting graphics cards and/or fires in my case. I'll upgrade if they ever find a solution to the problem and its been safe for a couple of years.
looks like you didn't notice that 3 of those TR120 fans are reverse mode. the bottom ones are exhausting as well. the fan chassis has the 'rear side' appearance on the top, but those blades are blowing down. it's going to compete directly against the fan on the front of the gpu.
I love this case! I’ve had mine for about a year now. I crammed a 7900XTX with 6x 120mm fans + the stock rear fan into it somehow, and she looks and runs great! 👍🏼
Thanks Paul, Joe, and ASUS for this. I hope this PC goes to someone who actually NEEDS it, and not just people being greedy that don't. I already have 3 PC's, so I won't enter. Good luck to those that do enter.
Man I'm broke rocking a duo core with a 1070, help me win this.
Armoury Crate (shudders!) - A Halloween nightmare !
Exactly why I'll never buy another asus board/laptop and I used to love asus motherboards
Agreed that Armoury Crate is awful (like most of ASUS's software). But you can always just not install it. I have ASUS motherboards in Linux dev PCs and everything's as OEM as you could wish for if you set the BIOS up correctly and just install the OS
I can't lie, that case looks nice
With most bottom air intake cases I find they benefit from being raised up, easy to test if it helps by standing it on some books. When I realised the benefit I used a hole saw to cut some 22mm thick MDF disks, painted them black and stuck them on the existing feet with double sided tape.
I would consider the Jonsbo D31 or the Lian Li DAN A3 over this case.
"It's very fast memory." 😂😂😂
12:55 don't worry, with my last build, I did the same thing
definitely a "well, there's your problem!" moment
In three generations, Nvidia has added a whopping 1gb of vram. The definition of progress!
For the fans, could you put a shorter screw through only one side of the fan frame? So instead of pushing a long screw through the front side, through the back side, and into the radiator, could you ONLY run it through the back side and into the radiator? You'd need a screw driver that could fit through the front side, but maybe?
Yes but it is fiddly, especially where two fans are against each other. You wouldnt want to do it often
I have had to counter sink screws on fans several times for coolers and such. it works just fine... as long as you don't drill to far. Or you could just remove the pads.
Beautiful build! Good luck to everyone!
Love the case used in this build. I used the same case for a home server build last year!
Liked for Joe's laughter when the memory fell down.
Finally a gleamio giveaway with just one entry. Thank you, Paul
operating the drill w/ sandals on....that's my dude.
Good luck to everyone entering & myself fingers crossed. Also, just thanks for the chance.
Great looking build Paul!
Isn't the PCI-E 5 slot connected directly to the CPU, that way still making it preferable to use first for the SSD?
You should mention the bottom case fan below the PSU is screwed in through the case perforations, not proper holes, as there are no pre-drilled holes for a third bottom intake fan down there. Doesn't make a difference to the PC because the screwholes line-up, but you should mention all jank.
Some people watch “satisfying” videos. This is brain butter melting on my toasted mind
Just wanted to know, whether Import, Custom & Shipping Fees would be covered or not, if the Winner is International?
Personally, i don't have issue paying Shipping Fees, but it's the Import & Custom Fees which are an issue for me.
Temperatures are absolutely terrible, there's no other way to put it. Not a dig at you Paul but at how bad cooling is on these parts and in this case. A GPU with three 120mm fans blasting at it that needs 80% fan speed on it's fans to stay below 80°C is not good, AT ALL. 215W of power should not be that hard to cool. CPU temperatures are barely okay considering how much power that uses and the cooler attached to it. Maybe I'm exagerating, but I'd expect a system like this to run around 65°C for the CPU and 70°C for the GPU.
"absolutely terrible" lol ok...
I understand it's hard for you to comprehend and compare data, you'll get there one dismissive comment at the time. Never give up, right?
probably cause the fans are blowing away from the gpu, not at it. hopefully that gets resolved for the winner!
I went back to the video and doesn't look like it. They look like standard fans, not reverse blade so they're oriented correctly. Push through the blade side and out the "frame" side.
EDIT: looks like he really did fit reverse blade fans incorrectly in the bottom. Good catch!
Just watched and the gpu ran at 80c during cyberpunk. Maybe this temp is what you'd expect from your rig, but it's not what this one got. Not to mention that 80c is still well within acceptable range.
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@@Celis.Che meant the video itself
@@Jzwiz Oh, that somehow completely blew by me xD
I have the white version of this case with the mesh side, absolutely love it. A pleasure to build in, looks nice and sits behind my monitor on my desk. I have a small area to fit my PC into and the small size means it can live on the desk instead of the floor.
I've been working on putting together a new PC build and have been debating about whether to go with a micro-atx case. The AP201 is actually one of the cases I've been considering. As someone who's 5'3" I sometimes have trouble moving or picking up my current mid-tower, and I would like my next PC to be a more manageable size for me! 😂
What a fantastic compact pc!!! Runs very well!
take the triangle rubber gromets out completely, on both sides of the fan
Yep. Scrolled down looking for this comment.
I love smaller form factor lately, nice card too!
Beautiful build!! Those cables arent sleeved though, theyre just rubber moulded to look like that
I really like the look of the case. The mesh looks great
This is a really nice case at a decent price, I was looking for a smaller case and ended up getting the G.SKILL LT1 (35L) and this is slightly smaller than that.
Finished build looks sick, been wanting to upgrade from my 3600 for awhile.
Cool to see a smaller build
Man I could use this system for my upgrade! I am looking at upgrading at the moment from a 8700k and 2080 super.
excellent!
Really nice little SFF build there, Paul
As other comments have mentioned, the bottom fans are in the wrong orientation. They're reverse blade fans. Hope Paul sees some of these comments and rectifies it. :)
I love these build videos Paul. Yours are the best on youtube and have used them as dulcet tones in the background when i build.
I like the case, just wish it had some walnut... wood seems to make any box look better.
RGB makes it go fast!!!!
This is awesome Paul!
Just built a new one for myself. 7950x3d 4080 super 64gb trident 6000mhz. 1000 platinum corsair psu.
Nice work!
Let's goo!! Love the giveaway build videos Paul👌
I wish there were more mesh side panels options like this, to use instead of tempered glass. (In General)
3:07 So that's what a memory hole looks like.
Really like the Ap201 case. Have 6 of them for in office builds
We Still Remember What you did last summer... ASUS lol...
Cancel them a little longer folks, maybe it'll motivate them to give better deals $$$ lol
sweet build
Are the bottom fans installed as exhaust?? Isn't that gonna make the GPU starve of air?
Fans are not required for the AP201 it is partly aesthetic but can be functional in our testing even with a card like a 4080 due to the high passive airflow of the chassis you do not require to have fans install for stable operation ( whether they are intake or exhaust ). Overall it is a fairly moot point and for most AP201 builds will be more aesthetically driven than a requirement to ensure stable/cool operation.
Been thinking about doing a new build as well, might do a small FF build
You put reverse blade fans in the bottom in a non-reverse fan config, so those fans are actually blowing away from the gpu fans...
Nice build.
What you guys think about a QLC SSD for a boot drive? Technology is there yet?
I feel like small pc are where it's at asnit is much more flexible with the table space. But also you need to pay a lot extra if you go microITX or smaller. Full ATX is also more expensive with the eztra features. So I'm always interested in the smallest possible mATX one can build (got 1 of my own too although not smallest possible).
After seeing 5:30, I can't take your videos seriously anymore.
You can run a gen 4 NVME on the top Gen 5 slot without any issues as long as it doesn't eat up lanes from the x16 slot for the GPU below. It doesn''t waste anything by putting it there and it will have the best access and cooling by putting it in the top slot.
i now know why i allways kept those small wires that came on cables and such. or own a pack of small zipties. saved my ass a couple of times. you can always buy longer screws once the holydays are over and shops reopen :D
Nice that you mannaged to overlook ASUS being so tight lol
Ah, a PC build! I think I remember how these work 😀
Please ask Asus to re-include armoury crate 2, software into keyboard. So one can personalize kb, per key lighting without the crate software installed.
Here's hoping that I get picked for this PC :)
Come on, Asus. This has a non-Asus CPU, non-Asus RAM, and a non-Asus system drive. Why haven't you gotten around to negotiating a licensing agreement for those things yet? EDIT: I do like this case, though. I hope mATX succeeds in making a strong comeback (it seems to be trying).
How do you get ASUS CPU?
RAM and SSD, sure. But who do you expect is going to give ASUS a licensing agreement for CPUs?
@@paperitgel98 You don't. I simply poked a little fun at the idea of an all-Asus PC.
Mid 70's is pretty high for a triple fan 4070 super. I have an Asus Dual 4070 OC and it never goes above 65c
78-80c seems a little on the warm side no? at 80% fans and ultra settings my 7900xtx sits at 60-65c and my aorus 4080super sits at 55-65c.
9:20 why not remove the rubber from the side your drilling? the part touching the case and the aio is still going to be dampened by the other pad. it might be enough bite with just that tweak. also as ya mentioned longer screws >.>
Great giveaway build
Are we trusting Asus again?
Nope.
With high(er) speed M2 SSD's becoming more affordable (and wide spread?), is now not the time for Microsoft's DirectStorage to enter the scene?
Nice!
Nice Build, I Would Love To Win This. Been Wanting To Switch From Console For A Long Time.
My local Walmart has 3 7800x3d chips at $399
Great build! Except for ASUS
never won a giveaway before, lets hope!
Hey Paul! Got some questions about upgrading memory... what is the best way to contact you?
I pray I become the winner of the giveaway. It would really help me out with editing my lyric and gaming videos
Good too see they didn't saddle you with a prime motherboard. Those motherboard don't even come with heatsink on what limited VRM.
But the prime AP201 case is sweet though and that prime GPU looks nice!
Where does the prime GPU position itself VS the TUF and ROG?
I would have said the origin of Rhinoceros was "on the nose"
I like it. Looks good, it's plenty powerful and upgradable. Nicely done.
if say i won, will asus provide support if something goes wrong with a component in the system?
With a question like that, my sources say you won't win.
I want a ASUS Tuf build sooo bad 😂
Where is my mouse mat....been waiting 3 weeks now it doesn't take this long to ship to Canada
If a 2.5+ slot GPU is installed, none of the other PCI-E slots are usable?
Some of those fans are reverse blade fans, wonder if he didnt realize
why didn't you just pull the rubber pad off corners were screws go?
is the Prime just the TUF series with different colors?
Something seems off with those temps, no?
wait, isn't the ap201 can only install 2 120mm fans at the bottom, how did he install 3 fans?
For the fans...Why didn't you just remove the "sticker" rubber?
Budget build? Never mentioned a price on any of the components or a total
New BIOS is messing with my motherboard now it has this problem of not booting and staying at VGA, the only way to fix is by inserting another CPU to retrain mobo😭😭
Lucky, please!
Did ASUS copy this case design from Jonsbo, or was it the other way around?
Can anyone tell me?
Or do they work together?
Just rip that whole rubber mount off.
Does the LC AIO need constant liquid?
How much would this cost to put together
Just been looking to upgrade my AM4 to 5800x3d. The prices have gone completely ridiculous. Not affordable. 2.5x the price of a 5700x3d. Going to AM5 just doesn't make any sense. What are the prices like in the States?
just as bad, 7800x3d is often now selling for more then it's 7900 & 7950x3d siblings.
May I please win this build?
I know I will get the PC as I am super lucky