$3000 Gaming PC Build 2025! 😄 [ft. Ryzen 9800X3D & RTX 5080 w/ Benchmarks]
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Do you have a budget of around $3000 and aren't sure what to build? Or are you just looking for some stunning PC build inspiration? Well in today's video I've got just the build guide for you, with a mighty RTX 5080 GPU and Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor for top tier 1440p and 4K gaming. Gigabyte AORUS Master 16 on Amazon [PAID LINK]: https://geni.us/Q0RcM Buy Our Gaming PCs as Prebuilts! (UK) 👉 https://geekapc.com Amazon (US) [PAID LINKS]: CPU: https://amzlink.to/az0m1uFAfLzkO Motherboard: https://amzlink.to/az049iRgFGr0V RAM: https://amzlink.to/az0xxqWectsV9 SSD: https://amzlink.to/az03uUGT2agKz GPU: https://amzlink.to/az0PPOdVaDYDs Case: https://amzlink.to/az0TdXzK4qFr7 PSU: https://amzlink.to/az046fRqUDReU Amazon (UK) [PAID LINKS]: CPU: https://amzlink.to/az0O85pJ84PjF Motherboard: https://amzlink.to/az0weQNKmOXi0 RAM: https://amzlink.to/az0YVR05gdjjf SSD: https://amzlink.to/az0dKbcgjT8hl GPU: https://amzlink.to/az0Hs4QAtIMr5 PSU: https://amzlink.to/az0EhiigHgWUC Amazon (Global) [PAID LINKS]: CPU: https://geni.us/AGfdx Motherboard: https://geni.us/Ymx53Bi RAM: https://geni.us/PuA6C SSD: https://geni.us/sHQAId6 GPU: https://geni.us/s7LtHhm PSU: https://geni.us/wXAKOt Newegg [PAID LINKS]: CPU: https://newegg.io/nc68cab3aa Motherboard: https://newegg.io/ncd0923e28 RAM: https://newegg.io/nc7e34485c SSD: https://newegg.io/nca03c9def GPU: https://newegg.io/ncffb297e3 Case: https://newegg.io/ncbf8c04d6 PSU: https://newegg.io/ncf6c89d1f CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU Cooler: Thermaltake MagFloe 360 Ultra ARGB Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX X870E-E Gaming WiFi RAM: Thermaltake Toughram XG RGB D5 32GB SSD: Samsung 9100 Pro 2TB GPU: ASUS TUF NVIDIA RTX 5080 Gaming OC Case: Thermaltake View 390 Air PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower GT 1200W Check out our Website! Written Reviews: https://geekawhat.com/category/reviews/ PC Builds: https://geekawhat.com/category/pc-builds/ Please send any business enquiries (including review samples and sponsorship) to my Business Email: [email protected] GeekaWhat is a participant in the Amazon EU Associates Programme & Amazon Services LLC Associates, an affiliate advertising programme designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk & Amazon.com. 0:00 Intro 0:47 AD 1:19 Case 3:08 CPU 3:41 GPU 4:25 SSD 4:38 RAM 5:20 Motherboard 6:15 CPU Cooler 6:57 CPU Install 7:11 RAM Install 7:22 SSD Install 7:38 Motherboard Install 8:45 Fans 9:10 PSU Install 10:58 CPU Cooler Install 11:23 GPU Install 13:19 Case Screen Install 14:28 GPU Power 14:59 Will it Power Up? 15:29 Montage! 15:48 Benchmarks 16:12 Apex 16:22 COD Black Ops 6 16:31 Cyberpunk 16:39 Doom
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