Building my first PC! $5000+ Gaming PC Build (AD) 

Builder in Minecraft, A builder in real life ❤

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As a PC builder for over 20 years Gem, I want to congratulate you on you're build 😊 You did an exceptional job.

You did amazing - None of the "mistakes" you made are anything seasoned builders wouldn't do by accident on occasion. (Though I'd definitely get that fan wire that clipped into the top fan on the first power on sorted asap) One thing you could do is take the glass side panel down to a printer, and have them apply some decorative vinyl art on it. You can get material that looks like it's been etched into the glass that looks gorgeous when lit up. :)

This was actually surprisingly fun to watch! I didn’t realize the true scale of that pc case until you set the monitor next to it

As a mum... THANK YOU! My son got to see someone working and trying and not focusing on being all that. You inspired him to try and do and learn as you go a bit. You are all kinds of amazing. You help kids to know it okay to not have it "all-together" before you try and that mistakes are okay . Side note you also did very well building your PC (lesson for son: it can still work out when you try). Thank you for being an example to the kids around the world.

You did a great job. The fact you started on the motherboard box shows you did great research 🙂 Also static isn't too dangerous now. High end conponents especially have protections in place. You would've need ALOT of static and ALOT of bad luck for something to happens.

Awesome build! I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned this, but the 4090 12 pin cable has been somewhat infamous the past year for being a potential fire hazard (the worst I've seen is some melted plastic). It should be fine as long as you make sure it's fully plugged in without being twisted too much to either side (as long as you can't see any of the pins on the cable, you'll be fine). Overall you're probably unlikely to be affected but it might be worth watching a video or 2 just to make sure!

Great work Gem :) 1st PC is always the scariest but knowing how to fix and replace parts is worth the trouble and the next one you build will be even more satisfying.

Gem is great! You're one of the only people who could make a video like this enjoyable rather than anxiety-inducing for me; your voice and attitude are so calming.

I built 3 of my own PC's and each time it was still a scary process but very enjoyable! You did a fantastic job!

Gem, you did a fantastic job building the PC, especially for someone that hasn't done it before. Super fun video to watch, MSI is amazing as well, I use a lot of their products myself! Can't wait to see more streams and videos recorded from this PC!

I never knew how PC's were built, this is so cool!❤

Excellent! Keeping the GPU in its silver bag was a great idea, that protects it from static. In the future, if you're worried about static, there are little wristbands you can buy that either plug into the wall, or clip to the case to add some security. Love PC part picker. Well done!

Awesome job at building your new PC. As someone who only builds one every few years, the biggest thing I always forget and want to let you know is to make sure you turn on the XMP profile in your BIOS to get the most out of your RAM. On most boards its off by default and throttles the RAM speeds.

Gem this is amazing! So proud of how far you have come and how lucky you are to get free parts :)!!

Gem with the create mod but IRL!! So excited to watch this one million times

GeminiSlay just casually flexing her PC building skills

This build was such a relaxing, chilling and satusfying thing to watch!

I am honestly impressed you managed to get shots of you plugging in some of the cables where... honestly, even without a camera it's hard to reach some places and plug in the cables. Also, the cables _behind_ the motherboard being a mess is completely fine.

Congratulations, Gem! This took me back to the few times I've built my own desktop PC's. I felt all the anxiety and terror over again, and all the joy and excitement seeing it work in the end. I hope you and your PC have many happy years together!

Gem, you never cease to amaze me. Excellent build!

PC building is a bit more complicated than LEGO, and yet even simpler. Having the right parts makes it fairly obvious what goes where since most connectors and sockets are coded to fit only the right place. Still plenty of room for mistakes. Great job getting it right first time (except for the cable adjustments) - the apple has not fallen far from the tree trunk. Good luck with that monster PC.

You're always utterly adorable in every video but this one was especially precious! You did a fantastic job. I'm very impressed & inspired to build my own PC. Also, just want to mention that I appreciate your manicure. Your hands were looking READY for their close-up shots! 💅

Solid 10/10 effort there! Don't worry about the cables, trying to make fan cables look tidy is like trying to throw a dart in a dart board, with your eyes shut, with a wall between you and the board. Everything else, spot on. Well done on the ram sticks going in the correct slots for dual channel memory, that's usually a tripping point. 100/10 for the asmr peel on the motherboard too.

Can we talk about how cute this room is??? Omg

So fun to watch! thx for being real! And you are not alone with ur cablemanagement

This was so exciting to watch as someone who's been following you since 2020! I've been wanting to build my own PC for 2 years now but there are too many obstacles in my way, so I was living VICARIOUSLY through you this whole video! Congratulations on your first build, I'm no expert, but from all the PC building vidoes I've watched I'd say you did a very good job! You almost made it look easy!

Congrats on the new pc. I chuckled when you compared it to Lego. That what I tell my friends it like. Nowadays, it's just really expensive lego. You did so many thing properly building it I was actually quite impressed. Great job and enjoy that new PC!

I thoroughly enjoyed the build, and you've done an excellent job! Congratulations on your brand-new gaming PC. ❤

Good job on the build! Just some a small tip for next time: A lot of the parts of the case are removeable. You can strip it all down to the chassis if you wanted to. It looked like the doors were bothersome while you were building.

You did an amazing job!! I’ve rebuilt a few and changed out components. And it runs so it’s all good!!

Nice pc love your builds 👍🏼

Omg! You rock at this! I love your set up❤

Congrats on the new rig and ty MSI for supporting it! Love'n the IRL content, the vines on the mic arm is a nice touch.

Great job Gem. Hoping we can now get loads of Minecraft/Hermitcraft videos from you. Can never have enough GeminiTay!

The fact that when u watch someone build and think "oh yeah! that's easy u just put it there end that there" but when u actually build it yourself the feeling that says "EVERTTHING'S FALLING APART!!"

I love love love seeing the progress of building your own pc!! i might start saving up money so i can one day build my own pc :D

One of the biggest things I like about you, is you are so calm about things. It is an absolute joy to watch a video from you, regardless of what it is.

This was a lovely vlog, Gem! I'm so happy that everything is going well for you! And just by looking at your office, the rest of your house must look very cozy and cute! Gem is Great! 🇨🇦

great work Gem. Looks like you have been doing it for awhile. You have a good teacher looks like

Such a cool pc gem! Congrats!

It's so nice to see that you clearly did research and look up how to build a PC / remembered from the build with your dad. I have seen so messy stuff, and this was one of the cleanest "first pc builds" ever.

Hella proud of you Gem ! Grats on the monster build !

Firstly, I want to say that I've built PCs for over 10 years and, for a first-timer, you did great. You avoided some things that first-timers do (most people would try to wire everything up after installing the CPU cooler and/or GPU, which just makes things a bit more of a pain). Overall, I'm impressed. Now, I don't tend to comment or even log in to RU-vid, but I've watched you for years (admittedly logged out of RU-vid) and wanted to give one suggestion: To check that the Graphics Card power cable is fully plugged into the 4090, and that you don't put much strain on the plug with your cable routing. Even if it looks plugged in, make sure the securing tab is fully locked. You may have done that off camera, but I wanted to comment in case you haven't since it can cause some fairly expensive issues down the road (not to alarm or scare you, like I said you did a good job on everything shown).

Absolutely love this kind of video

Was a blast seeing your platform get built. Please continue this trend as you upgrade.

Congrats on the new PC Gem!!! It's amazing!!

Gem, you did a great job. I really like it that you tried it yourself even without any previous knowledge. And the way you put this video together - I really like it. No real cringe moments at all (maybe a little bit at the wiring :D). It was fun to watch and a great video to encourage others to build their own machines.

GEM IS GREAT! You are amazing, funny, talented! Don't let anyone tell you down for "just playing minecraft". They have no idea how AWESOME you are. Keep up the good work, enjoy your new computer and I wish you hours and hours of fun in Decked Out :)

Wow, this takes me back. Years ago we always built our pc’s, spending months carefully picking parts, getting the best prices. Welldone you!

I love GeminiTay she always cheers up my day❤

Cool pc gem! More troubleshooting headaches to come!

You approach was really good. The break in between was a good call and you did your research. Good work especially for the first time! And you earned these parts they send them to you because you make awesome content that many people watch. :D

I built my own PC last year, and u made me remember everything I felt at the moment, the anxiety, the nerves. Cool to see u holding on ur own, u look like a pro.

YOOOOO sick build, Gem!! hopefully i can build my own as well this year 😭🫶

Amazing work! This is very inspiring, I ended up getting my partner to put my pc together as I was too scared. Maybe next time I’ll give it a try 😅

This reminded me of my first PC build, which was over 10 years ago at this point. Very happy for you, very well done.

You have so much respect from me for undertaking this. I'm a technician who has built a couple of PCs and your hard work is really heart warming. Absolutely made me smile. Good job dudette!

She can build in both worlds!😊

You deserve a round of applause for how gently and gracefully you handled everything But seeing that motherboard, …I'm just glad you didn't have to pay for it.

Watching you put your first PC together has calmed some of my fears of wrecking a build lol. I'm researching into my first build also and I don't wanna mess it up. I'm glad I came across your video. Thank you.

Honestly Gem, you did an excellent job on building the PC! I can’t think of anything I would’ve done differently. Congrats on the huge upgrade!

I love getting to see you making your new PC. It is great that you can put it together like that. Great job. I love getting to see you in both Minecraft & love your builds & seeing you on Stardew Valley. It is thanks to you that I am playing Stardew Valley. I hope to see you also play Stardew Expanded some day to. I just wish that when I added the Expanded it had not changed the first worlds I had. I was crazy at first. I have got a new PC this year to only not as grand as your new one is. My grand son told me when I was going to get it that I should get the same gaming PC he has & I did. lol Good luck with using your new PC. & I pray it works great for you. & By the way Nice hair color. It looks great on you. You look great.

God I wanna build a new PC, partially for Minecraft ;-P. But I appreciate watching you do this for your first time. I've been building my own and modding mine since I was a kid, but haven't done a 100% new build since 2006 or 2007. I'm enjoying watching you through the process. Also good choice of Mii music lmao.

I could watch you build desktops or ikea furniture all day, you are aesthetically pleasing to have on. Thank you for your time and efforts Gem!

That was a totally new GeminiTay experience ☺Thanks for sharing this. You did a good job.

I love how Gem is careful about putting every part of the pc lol

I've killed a motherboard once because I didn't use motherboard standoffs and it shorted out. I didn't see you use them (you might have, though). Just thought I would recommend them just in case. They give you a little more room between the motherboard and the case.

oh my gosh thank so much for documenting and sharing your experience. it was so calming watching you build with "able sisters" bgm and it was so awesome seeing you build with confidence. I found this video because I was looking for other people who built a pc for their first time and I am also going to be doing the same. I'm glad I watched this because I feel so much happier and confident now going in to my build (ryzen 7800x3d + 4070Ti super) All my parts have arrived, but today is my cleaning day so I will probably prep my build space and start reading the motherboard manual and then I will start building first thing tomorrow morning:) ps you and this video are such a vibe:) I got to enjoy this video with my morning cup of coffee while being wrapped up in a blanket cause its cold and snowy rn.

Good Job, I built myself a new PC a few months ago, and i have recognized multiple parts in your build that I have as well. Clean look! Good Job! Its so fullfilling and exciteing to complete your very first solo build. Have Fun playing with it! 😅👍🏼

Good to see a new PC Builder enjoying their journey through building their First PC. Always daunting at first but I can say with experience and knowledge comes greater rewards in knowing you can accomplish something that not all have the capacity to do.

I love the fact that Gem is almost always wearing a hat in her videos! It’s so cute ❤ Also, if you see this Gem congrats on building the PC!! I wouldn’t have had a clue where to start. 🤣

Pc building is super easy (for a huge nerd like me) but it can be really daunting at first. Good job for coming through and successfully building your first pc! AMAZING job Gem! Also Very nice parts choice.

This was truly fascinating to watch! I really enjoyed getting to see your space and setup. I don’t know why but it always interests me to see that from RU-vidrs. Thanks so much for sharing,❤

im glad you found the very important stickers. thats the single most important part of any pc build 😆

Good on ya.. They can seem daunting, but once you've built one or two, you'll be able to build them in your sleep. Making a clone (system disk image) & using the old OS can save time.. Case looks bling bling Thanks

Gem, I think you have helped show the people out there that it isn't overly difficult/wizardry to build your own PC. I hope this inspires more people to take up the hobby.😁

This was awesome to watch! From your hermitcraft episodes to hardcore series, and now this! Quickly becoming one of my favorite YT channels. Keep it up 🙌🏻

Former PC tech here. You did a great job! Your cable management is pretty good, running all them through the back where they won’t block airflow makes it 1000% easier. Fan orientation appears correct, too. The biggest mistake I spotted was popping the motherboard into the case too early, looks like you popped it back out to put the cooler on. It’s also handy to do a bench test where you power it up with the mobo out of the case, as this makes diagnostics easier. Not a big issue, at all.

congrats on the new build, 1 point to note is that the way you installed your radiator fans (on the liquid cooler) makes it so it draws air in from the top, while not wrong, generally most people opt to flip them around (with the logo of the fan facing the radiator) so it blows out of the top of your case, again its not wrong the way you mounted them, but for overall thermals in your case you might want to go in and flip them. also a step a lot of new pc builders miss is once your build is done, go into the bios and enable XMP to make sure your RAM runs at its advertised speed

For a first build I think you did pretty well, great work Gem !

This is one of the most wholesome videos Ive watched in a while. Thank you Gem!

I heat things up to around 2000 degrees F and hit them with a hammer. I'm afraid building a computer is not something I'm comfortable with. You did a great job! It looks really cool too. Looking forward to the new videos that you will produce with this set-up.

Now u got the 4090 , and that means U will use shaders 😁😁

Great job Gem! I remember the first time I learned how to "build" a PC and it was on a small case with older parts for a class in highschool here in the states 😂 I plan on doing my own build or two in the future for work and gaming when the time comes myself, but I always enjoy others going through sourcing the parts and making the end product

I'm so glad you did it!! Happy Gaming!

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I'm impressed! Building your own computer! Congrats! I could never! And I'm happy we got a little vlog type video!

did a great job...!👌 really enjoyed the vid🤩 BTW Congo for new BEAST 🎉🔥

So no one's talking about how she was getting 32 fps in minecraft

Awesome video Gem! I haven't really been keeping up to speed with gaming tech, and it caught me a little off guard to see how small some of the extremely advanced parts were, especially the CPU. Just goes to show how fast tech is progressing!! Hope everyone is having a great day :D

The perfect video to watch before the launch of Decked Out 2 today. Fabulous job with your first PC build Gem. What a beast for you to slay and yet again be victorious

Its been such a wild ride since i subscribed to this channel 6 years ago i think, started from building in creative and streaming on youtube to the switch of smp's and twitch, and then the big bombshell Hermitcraft. To now a LTT kind of video on how to build a pc hahaha. Amazing job!

Watching this video brings back the flashbacks from when I built my PC with my dad about a year ago. I may not be a PC expert, but I do know that that is a powerful PC and that that's gonna serve many years!

She's just the best. I bet it'd be so much fun to build a garden with her. What a person. Respect.

This makes me so excited to build my own pc soon. I also haven’t built one yet and I’m still ordering the parts but watching this video makes me excited about it!

Well Done! To be able to get a machine from packaging to POST is quite an accomplishment. Enjoy your new system and thanks for the great content! :)

I have to agree with Splinta, I actually build custom intergrated PC desks and liquid cooling for 15 years, and you have done a fantastic job for your first PC Gem!