How To Build a $3000-$5000 High-End Gaming PC - Step-by-Step Guide

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How To Build a $3000-$5000 High-End Gaming PC - Step-by-Step Guide ⇨ This Video is Sponsored by Micro Center! New Customer Exclusive - $25 Off ALL Processors: https://micro.center/qej Monitor Madness Deals: https://micro.center/mi9 Custom PC Builder: https://micro.center/pv2 ▷ MY STORE - shirts, pint glasses & hoodies: http://paulshardware.net ▷ HOW TO BUILD A PC PART 1: THE BASICS - https://youtu.be/5Vhyxbhu6LA ▷ HOW TO BUILD A PC PART 2: $900 Budget Build - https://youtu.be/vUu7N8tq4RE ▷ HOW TO BUILD A PC PART 4: System Setup and Windows Install - https://youtu.be/ecwC780Ohy0 ► TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Picking Up the Parts at Micro Center 2:53 What Makes a High-End Gaming PC Build More Challenging 4:02 Parts List Breakdown 8:58 Motherboard Setup - CPU installation and important connectors 11:15 Motherboard Setup - Where to install PCIE 4.0/5.0 M.2 SSDs 17:42 Motherboard Setup - CPU cooler bracket and DDR5 Memory 21:10 Unboxing and Prepping the Case, RGB LED Pre-planning 25:06 The 4 Types of RGB-enabled Case Fans (by connection) 26:33 Power Supply Installation, initial cable routing 29:00 Motherboard Installation - standoff mounts and power cables 29:32 Basic Case Fan Installation 31:46 AIO CPU Cooler - Radiator - Fan Install, Mounting 35:44 How to Clean and Apply Thermal Paste for a CPU Cooler 38:42 AIO CPU Cooler - Pump / Block Installation 40:39 Plugging in Cables and Cable Management 46:22 Installing the Graphics Card (GPU) 47:56 Build Complete! First Boot and The Peel ► ORIGINAL PARTS LIST: Going all-out with a High-End Build (NOTE - Micro Center provided the parts, and needed to switch out the originally planned PSU and Case.) PSU - Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1350 W - https://www.microcenter.com/product/659490/thermaltake-toughpower-gf3-1350-watt-80-plus-gold-atx-fully-modular-power-supply CASE - Lian Li LANCOOL III RGB - https://www.microcenter.com/product/649249/lian-li-lancool-iii-rgb-tempered-glass-atx-mid-tower-computer-case-white CPU ($595) - Intel Core i9-13900K (Newegg) - https://bit.ly/3D8QK6z COOLER ($290) - CORSAIR iCUE H150i ELITE LCD - http://bit.ly/3x8gfRM MEMORY ($440) - 2x Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) - https://geni.us/pbY9cd MOTHERBOARD ($500) - ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming WiFi - http://bit.ly/3RGfatA GPU ($2000, don’t pay more) - ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 OC - https://geni.us/DVCf STORAGE ($420) 1x WD_BLACK 2TB SN850X PCIe Gen4 SSD - https://geni.us/f0BBW 2x Crucial P3 2TB PCIe Gen3 SSD - https://geni.us/OYaO CASE ($340) - CORSAIR iCUE 7000X RGB - https://geni.us/tYxrvR PSU ($280) - CORSAIR HX1200 1200W Platinum - http://bit.ly/3Xf88NF Please note that links above may be affiliate links -- clicking them earns me a small commission if you make a purchase and helps support my YouTube channel. Thank you! ▷ MY STORE - shirts, pint glasses & hoodies: http://paulshardware.net ▷ SOCIAL Twitter: @paulhardware http://www.twitter.com/paulhardware Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pauls-Hardware/195425877329550 Instagram: http://instagram.com/paulhardware :::Send Me Stuff::: Paul's Hardware P.O. Box 4325 Diamond Bar, CA 91765 ► Edited by Joe Aguilar - ShaostylePostProductions https://twitter.com/joe_editing Audio file(s) provided by Epidemic Sound http://www.epidemicsound.com/