Building a PC Before It’s Too Late

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Building a PC Before It’s Too Late - Cooler Master QUBE 540 ▷ MY STORE - shirts, pint glasses & hoodies: http://paulshardware.net GIVEAWAY ENTRY PAGE (US / Canada, Void Where Prohibited) - https://gleam.io/RbGCZ/pauls-hardware-cooler-master-qube-540-9800x3d-rtx-5080-pc-giveaway-for-extra-life-dec-2025 Awesome Hardware 2025 Extra Life Page - https://www.extra-life.org/teams/72765 🙏 Many thanks to Cooler Master for sponsoring this video and providing parts for the build! 🙏 Many thanks to AMD for providing the 9800X3D CPU and NVIDIA for providing the GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition GPU! ► PARTS LIST CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8c/16t (Amazon) https://geni.us/1Vd87 (Newegg) https://tinyurl.com/mb4pfceh CPU COOLER - Cooler Master MasterLiquid 240 Atmos Stealth - https://tinyurl.com/4cb3kynn GPU - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition - https://geni.us/pLivpD MOTHERBOARD - Gigabyte X870E Aorus Elite Wifi7 - https://geni.us/eE41fzn MEMORY - G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 96GB (2x48GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 RAM - (even the link is too expensive) CASE - Cooler Master QUBE 540 (Moonstone) - https://geni.us/NI3tX SSDs - GIGABYTE AORUS Gen4 7300 SSD 2TB - https://geni.us/ViZBIb Patriot P400 Lite M.2 PCIe Gen 4 x4 SSD 2TB - https://geni.us/5W8C1Cw PSU - Cooler Master V Platinum 1100 V2 - https://geni.us/6cNx0Mn MOUSE - Cooler Master MM712 Wireless Gaming Mouse - https://geni.us/egWY9 KEYBOARD - Cooler Master MK770 Wireless Mechanical RGB Gaming Keyboard - https://geni.us/D5T45C ► TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Welcome to Paul’s Hardware - December Build in Cooler Master QUBE 540 0:50 Quick Giveaway / Charity Stream Notes + Build Highlights 1:44 Just one missing part… 2:21 Parts - CPU, GPU, Motherboard, SSDs, Memory 4:40 Parts - Keyboard/Mouse, Case, PSU, AIO CPU Cooler 5:53 Cooler Master QUBE 540 Case Overview and Disassembly 13:50 Build Montage 1 - Motherboard, CPU, RAM, SSD, PSU 15:24 PSU Installation - handling a 12V2x6 angled connector 16:20 Build Montage 2 - AIO CPU Cooler Install, Cable Management 18:07 Notes on the build so far, Fans and AIO installation 19:33 GPU Installation and First Boot 20:28 Build Setup Notes and Quick 3DMark Test Results 22:17 RGB Lighting, 3D Printed Add-ons, Peripherals 25:15 Final Build Shots, Closing Thoughts Please note that links above may be affiliate links -- if you click them and make a qualifying purchase I earn a commission. ▷ 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/