King Midas

This was my first impulse buy after starting my new job! Its a mostly competent gaming build with plenty of room for high-end performance under any load. I spend plenty of time playing games, as well as working with Adobe products and Unity. I also enjoy the fact that I can get away with recording my gameplay while guaranteeing a smooth gaming experience as well.

Out of the box, getting this bad boy built was a struggle, and I even ran into a major problem with the 4080 not fitting! Thankfully, I was able to get a vertical PCIe mount for it and everything fit just fine. This was also my first build with an AIO which was definitely a shaky experience. I debated whether or not to go for the 4090, but since I wasn't planning on gaming in 4K, I went with the 4080. I bought it at around MSRP and even still it was the most expensive part in this whole build.

I had an issue out of the box with the CPU temperatures. I knew Intel chip temperatures weren't so great, but under 100% load, I was hitting around 90+ Celsius - even 100c! However, after reseating my AIO, updating the BIOS, and undervolting my CPU, I am pleased to say I am only getting 83c MAX at 100%.

The case is probably my favorite part of this whole build. I did not want to skimp out on the RGB, as you can tell, and I think it paid off! I am in love with the Infinity Mirror design in the front of the case. Too many times I see the exact some front in gaming PCs. It's either RGB fans and meshes, which I think look awful, or a solid panel, which isn't too bad, but the infinity mirror blows them all away!