Cerulean

by Kevin T Posted on: 9/7/2021

Build Description

I personally use the PC for gaming, school, and light video editing. I mostly play competitive shooters such as Valorant, Overwatch, Splitgate, etc., but I sometimes play RTS games such as Starcraft II or the Total War series. I usually edit short clips from me and my friends' gameplay and I'm considering streaming/making YouTube videos in the near future. As far as I'm aware, I'm currently content/satisfied with my build at this moment, but am considering adding an LCD screen in the rear to monitor temps in the near future. When COVID started, I had an extremely old hand-me-down PC from my older brother that wouldn't even boot within 45 minutes, so I spent hundreds of hours doing research about PCs and eventually started my first build despite the shortage of PC components. I've also built dozens of PCs since, and even though COVID made everyone's lives harder, I'm glad I was able to learn a new hobby and possibly a new career path that I'm actually passionate about.

Favorite Feature

I don't necessary have a specific feature about the build that I favor more than others, but I really enjoy the overall build as a whole. I started out with whatever I could afford when I built my first PC, but I've been upgrading gradually over time. My PC turned out exactly how I wanted it to turn it. All the careful planning is what made the whole process extremely enjoyable and rewarding. I started out carefully choosing a case that was right for me. I wanted it to be large enough for ease of build, yet still modular so I can add or remove pieces I did or did not need. Everything took careful measuring for fitment, whether if it was the cooler, RAM, or even checking the fitment for a push-pull configuration on my top mounted NZXT AIO. The whole experience wouldn't have been possible without helpful tutorials from tech YouTubers, and I couldn't have finished the build without Micro Center's amazing staff. I'm really glad all the employees are so helpful with all the questions I had.

Parts contained in build

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Vermeer 3.7GHz 12-Core AM4 Boxed Processor - Heatsink Not Included
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Vermeer 3.7GHz 12-Core AM4 Boxed Processor - Heatsink Not Included
Qty: 1 $499.99
ASUS X570 TUF Gaming Plus (WIFI) AMD AM4 ATX Motherboard
ASUS X570 TUF Gaming Plus (WIFI) AMD AM4 ATX Motherboard
Qty: 1 $199.99
EVGA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 FTW3 Ultra Gaming Triple-Fan 8GB GDDR6 PCIe 4.0 Graphics Card
EVGA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 FTW3 Ultra Gaming Triple-Fan 8GB GDDR6 PCIe 4.0 Graphics Card
Qty: 1 $689.99
G.Skill Trident Z Neo Series RGB 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3600 PC4-28800 CL16 Dual Channel Memory Kit F4-3600C16D-32GTZNC - Black
G.Skill Trident Z Neo Series RGB 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3600 PC4-28800 CL16 Dual Channel Memory Kit F4-3600C16D-32GTZNC - Black
Qty: 1 $209.99
Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic Tempered Glass ATX Mid-Tower Computer Case - Black
Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic Tempered Glass ATX Mid-Tower Computer Case - Black
Qty: 1 $189.99
Corsair RM850 850 Watt 80 Plus Gold ATX Fully Modular Power Supply
Corsair RM850 850 Watt 80 Plus Gold ATX Fully Modular Power Supply
Qty: 1 $149.99

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