build my first gaming pc with me ✧* a cozy desk makeover

after many months of procrastinating, the gaming pc build is finally here! i had so much fun not only building my first pc and making over my desk, but also editing this video into the story you see here — it's something different from me, but i hope you love it all the same! 🥰

your king of stories,
joel ⚔️☁️✨☕️

p.s. be sure to follow me on twitch for upcoming streaming shenanigans — https://twitch.tv/fictionalfates

*✧ help the world ✧*
🇵🇸 free palestine┃https://free-palestine.carrd.co/
✊🏽 black lives matter┃https://blacklivesmatter.com
☁️ stop asian hate┃https://stopaapihate.org

*✧ join our communities ✧*
🏰 our discord server, the cozy kingdom┃https://discord.gg/cozykingdom
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*✧ table of contents ✧*
00:00 intro
01:25 decluttering my desk
03:12 a newbie's guide to pc parts
09:53 building my first gaming pc
17:18 desk makeover
22:42 outro & gameplay!

*✧ pc parts list ✧*
use PCPartPicker to choose your parts; https://pcpartpicker.com

cpu | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
cpu cooler | Corsair iCUE LINK H100i
motherboard | GIGABYTE B650 AORUS ELITE AX ICE
ram | Corsair Dominator Titanium DDR5 32GB (2 x 16GB)
m.2 ssd | 2 x WD BLACK SN850X (2TB & 4TB)
graphics card | Gigabyte Aero OC RTX 4070 Super
power supply | Corsair RM850
case | Fractal Design North
fans | 4 x Corsair QX120
[ @AMD | @corsair | @AORUS | @FractalOfficial |

*✧ socials ✧*
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⏰ tiktok┃https://www.tiktok.com/@fictionalfates
👾 twitch┃https://twitch.tv/fictionalfates
🐦 twitter┃https://twitter.com/joelrochesterr
📚 goodreads┃https://goodreads.com/joelrochesterr
📖 storygraph┃https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/joel
☕ ko-fi┃https://ko-fi.com/joelrochesterr

*✧ music credits ✧*
🎼 music and sfx from epidemic sound
→ (*) my referral link: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/vsg5gb
🎼 louiezong | https://louiezong.bandcamp.com

*✧ faqs ✧*
what are your pronouns? → he/him, they/them
how old are you? → 24 (aquarius sun, taurus moon, scorpio rising)
what do you use to film/edit? → i film with my canon r50, and edit using final cut pro!

*✧ business enquires ✧*
✉️ partnership + commercial enquiries: [email protected]
✉️ publishing + review enquiries: [email protected]

*✧ disclaimers ✧*
🌻 this video is not sponsored.
(*) → affiliate links

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