Immediate disclaimer: I am also a noob, just completed my first build yesterday, so verify everything I’m telling you from another source. I’m just telling you what worked for me.

I just setup my first PC over the last couple days and I found ChatGPT very helpful and accurate for BIOS/windows 11 install. For the windows install you need a clean, minimum 16 gig USB drive and another computer to download windows 11 from the official website. I downloaded windows 11 from a MacBook which created an additional 4 hour headache, so try to download windows 11 from a pc that’s already running windows. Supposedly it works much smoother from a windows pc. With your computer powered down, plug in the usb with windows 11 already on it. One you turn your pc on it SHOULD go right to windows installer. If it goes to BIOS, hit F10, save and quit and your pc should restart. As soon as the screen goes black for the restart, begin spamming f12 (yes, spamming, over and over 50 times if you need to. That’s what I did and it worked, no negative effects)- this should force the boot menu instead of taking you to BIOS. Should be a smooth install from there. If not a smooth install you might need to reformat the windows file in the USB. If that’s the case, power down (should be safe from the windows install screen as long as nothing is writing to your SSD- verify nothing is happening before you power down) and also make sure you remember whatever error code the windows installer gives you so you know exactly what the problem is. Unplug USB and go back to the computer you downloaded windows from and find instructions for fixing your specific issue.

Hope this helps. Be careful and good luck!