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  Solid YouTuber/Streamer Veteran's Build Solid YouTuber/Streamer Veteran's Build

  In the bustling town where I grew up, there weren't many options for computer enthusiasts like me. Sure, there were a... In the bustling town where I grew up, there weren't many options for computer enthusiasts like me. Sure, there were a handful of small computer shops scattered around, each offering a mishmash of components, but none could compare to the tech haven that is Microcenter. My journey into the world of building PCs began amidst these humble surroundings. Armed with determination and a modest budget, I scoured the shelves of these local stores, piecing together my first rig. It wasn't perfect, but it was mine—a testament to my budding passion for all things tech. As I tinkered with my creation, learning the ins and outs of hardware assembly, I couldn't shake the feeling that there was something more out there, something beyond the limitations of my small town's offerings. That something turned out to be Microcenter. The first time I set foot in that gleaming megastore, I felt like a kid in a candy shop. Row upon row of pristine components stretched out before me, gleaming under the fluorescent lights. It was a paradise for any PC enthusiast, with shelves stocked high with the latest processors, graphics cards, and peripherals. But it wasn't just the sheer variety of products that captivated me—it was the expertise of the staff. Unlike the often clueless employees at the local shops, the Microcenter team were true professionals, eager to share their knowledge and offer advice on even the most obscure tech questions. Armed with the resources of Microcenter and the guidance of its knowledgeable staff, I embarked on my next build with newfound confidence. Gone were the days of settling for "okay" parts; now, I had access to the best of the best. With their help, I carefully selected each component, ensuring that my new rig would be a masterpiece of performance and reliability. As I sat back and admired my completed build, I couldn't help but marvel at how far I'd come. From humble beginnings in those small-town computer shops to the pinnacle of PC building excellence at Microcenter, my journey had been nothing short of extraordinary. And as I powered up my new rig for the first time, I knew that the best was yet to come. At its core lay the beating heart of my creation, the Intel i7 8700k, a processor as reliable as it was powerful. With its six cores and twelve threads, it was the engine that drove my digital adventures, powering through the most demanding of tasks with ease. Surrounding it, like loyal soldiers standing guard, were 32GB of RAM, a veritable army of memory, ready to tackle any challenge I threw their way. And nestled snugly within the belly of the beast was a lightning-fast 1TB SSD, its silent whispers promising swift load times and snappy system responsiveness. But it was the crown jewel of my rig—the RTX 2070 SUPER GPU—that truly set it apart. With its ray-tracing prowess and blistering rendering speeds, it transformed every pixel into a masterpiece, bringing my virtual worlds to life with unparalleled beauty and realism. Together, we embarked on a journey unlike any other, a journey into the heart of gaming and streaming glory. From the darkest dungeons to the farthest reaches of outer space, we traversed virtual landscapes with skill and determination, our every triumph and defeat broadcast to an eager audience of fellow adventurers. But it wasn't just about the games—it was about the connection. With my powerful rig, I streamed in crystal-clear HD, my every word and gesture captured with stunning clarity. And as I interacted with my viewers, sharing stories and swapping strategies, I felt a sense of camaraderie unlike anything I'd ever known.

  $886.96

  Steven W

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  White Lightning White Lightning

  I needed a fairly powerful gaming rig, trying to hit a consistent 144+ FPS @ 1140p I needed a fairly powerful gaming rig, trying to hit a consistent 144+ FPS @ 1140p

  $1,284.93

  Michael

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  The Black Demise The Black Demise

  I do a lot of 3D rendering so I needed a powerful PC to make my 3D characters and environments I also game on the side. I do a lot of 3D rendering so I needed a powerful PC to make my 3D characters and environments I also game on the side.

  $2,599.95

  Christopher S

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  Purple Duck Purple Duck

  Built this a little over a year ago with year-old parts. I wanted to be able to play any game with decent graphics at 1440p,... Built this a little over a year ago with year-old parts. I wanted to be able to play any game with decent graphics at 1440p, and that’s exactly what I get with this build.

  $1,475.95

  Cj S

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  aqua aqua

  The purpose is to play games like valorant, minecraft, fortnite, and high graphic games. Also, a computer that can run with... The purpose is to play games like valorant, minecraft, fortnite, and high graphic games. Also, a computer that can run with less ping and more fps.

  $1,727.92

  william t

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  Cool Box Cool Box

  Gaming PC playing Overwatch, Valorant, Warzone, Apex, Fortnite Gaming PC playing Overwatch, Valorant, Warzone, Apex, Fortnite

  $1,809.92

  Andrew H

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  a good pc a good pc

  It a mad pc It a mad pc

  $1,710.93

  Manas E

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  God of War PC God of War PC

  This is my first pc build and I wanted to go all out with this build making it a high-end gaming pc for a long-time use. I... This is my first pc build and I wanted to go all out with this build making it a high-end gaming pc for a long-time use. I spray painted the case to match the look of Kratos from God of War 3 with the front mesh being the "Golden Fleece" he wears from the game and as well as red plastic tints to represent the tattoo he has around his body. I use this PC to play games such as BO3 because it was a childhood classic for me. Hopefully in the future God of War Ragnarök will hopefully come to pc in steam the same as its predecessor. I also use this for streaming for the sole purpose of capturing the funny moments I have playing games with my friends.

  $2,827.93

  The Sky Guy G

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  RGB devil RGB devil

  I love RGB! Being a raver and a gamer I love a good light show, and I love to showcase a colorful PC during a party I love RGB! Being a raver and a gamer I love a good light show, and I love to showcase a colorful PC during a party

  $2,649.94

  Wes W

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  Joker Joker

  Some call it over kill I think I need more Some call it over kill I think I need more

  $3,264.92

  Zach B

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  O11 D O11 D

  I always liked the case O11 D, bought Razer edition from Micro center and decided to build this pc. Vertical mount is a... I always liked the case O11 D, bought Razer edition from Micro center and decided to build this pc. Vertical mount is a great idea and overall I’m super happy with this build.

  $2,934.94

  Altynbek N

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  The "I Needed to Indulge after 2020 and... The "I Needed to Indulge after 2020 and 2021" PC

  I built this computer to play Skyrim well despite the 800+ mods, reshade, and enb I installed. In addition to this, I wanted... I built this computer to play Skyrim well despite the 800+ mods, reshade, and enb I installed. In addition to this, I wanted to run anything at 1440p and neve have to compromise settings and edit videos as needed,

  $3,232.93

  Erik S

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  First Custom Watercooling Build - All... First Custom Watercooling Build - All Team Red

  Built this puppy through parts from my local Micro Center in conjunction with r/hardwareswap. I’ve always wanted to do a... Built this puppy through parts from my local Micro Center in conjunction with r/hardwareswap. I’ve always wanted to do a custom watercooling build and saw that O11 Kit from Bitspower via Micro Center as a great starting point. I mainly use the rig for gaming valorant (top 500 NA woop) and then also some apex on the side. Definitely way overkill for these lighter FPS titles, but I knew I wanted to go all out team red nonetheless.

  $3,888.90

  Micah H

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  El Diablo El Diablo

  For gaming and streaming to the max. For gaming and streaming to the max.

  $3,041.94

  Matthew D

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  My old computer My old computer

  This was my first build in a while This was my first build in a while

  $1,361.94

  DolemiteSammich

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  Thanks, insurance! Thanks, insurance!

  I stream on Twitch at twitch.tv/HoboSnacksTV . I play GTA V Roleplay, RDR2, iRacing and other racing sims. I run 3 high... I stream on Twitch at twitch.tv/HoboSnacksTV . I play GTA V Roleplay, RDR2, iRacing and other racing sims. I run 3 high refresh 1440p monitors, and the 6900XT was a huge step up from my Vega 56. Also upgraded from air cooling (Scythe Ninja 4) to an AIO (Arctic Liquid Freezer II).

  $3,097.90

  crazyrichbum

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  AmajonPrime’s Build AmajonPrime’s Build

  I wanted to upgrade my pc and since everything on my previous pc was outdated I decided to give that to my dad. I then built... I wanted to upgrade my pc and since everything on my previous pc was outdated I decided to give that to my dad. I then built a new one centered around my current RTX 2070 with the goals of high end gaming and streaming on the side. In hindsight I should’ve just upgraded my 2070 because the level I play games at in terms of settings makes it difficult to actually stream some games because my GPU is running at 100% load.

  $1,609.94

  Jonny2K

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  Big Bertha Big Bertha

  I built this to play games, stream, and make YouTube videos. I'm planning on upgrading my gpu to a 3070 and fully... I built this to play games, stream, and make YouTube videos. I'm planning on upgrading my gpu to a 3070 and fully watercooling it, I will also be moving from wireless to ethernet so I have better more high quality streams.

  $1,449.93

  Andrew S

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  Alpha 22 Alpha 22

  Used for Mining, Trading (manual and algorithmic), Audio Production/ Engineering, Photo and Video Editing Used for Mining, Trading (manual and algorithmic), Audio Production/ Engineering, Photo and Video Editing

  $1,265.97

  Alex A

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  White Beauty White Beauty

  This was initially built to run multiple VM's without any lag. However, this is now turned into my daily PC (still use my... This was initially built to run multiple VM's without any lag. However, this is now turned into my daily PC (still use my MacBook Pro tho) and I'm trying to get better at FPS with keyboard and mouse....Its definitely going to take some time haha I decided to opt out on the NZXT Liquid Cool and save $250...I'm debating if liquid cooling is really necessary as my PC is constantly running around 50*. I am also thinking about increasing the RAM another 32 GB, but that's a little unnecessary

  $1,767.89

  Robert H

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  The Reasonable Do-It-All The Reasonable Do-It-All

  This PC was built with no specific purpose other than do anything my busy mind decides to focus on at any moment. I do... This PC was built with no specific purpose other than do anything my busy mind decides to focus on at any moment. I do business, photography, gaming, video editing, streaming and race sim / vr all from this bad boy. Slowly upgrading parts over time allows me to stay on top of the trends but I think I found a point where an upgrade isn't necessary (unless 3080s become easily in stock) I'll try to get better pictures later lol

  $1,166.94

  Lenyx

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  let me ott'ere let me ott'ere

  for playing and streaming Call of duty:modern warfare and many other games for playing and streaming Call of duty:modern warfare and many other games

  $1,950.91

  ethan C

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  Dream PC Dream PC

  So I've been gaming pretty much all my life. Back in 2014 I got my first proper gaming PC. Then it was just low end, bought... So I've been gaming pretty much all my life. Back in 2014 I got my first proper gaming PC. Then it was just low end, bought by my parents, built by person at the store. All midrange economical parts. Since then I've been pretty hooked into PC gaming as a whole. Previously I had a gaming laptop so going from laptop to desktop was a huge change, so big I wondered how on earth I was using a laptop for so many years. Fast forward 2019. I've now graduated from college, got a job, and have money for once in my life. I'm still all the time following youtubers like LinusTechTips and whatnot and always just following the latest tech, always seeing glamorous PC builds. From watching those videos everyday for years, I always wanted to feel the awesomeness of a proper high end build. So it was a dream of mine to build something that would be a gaming beast and a huge upgrade from my previous build as well. I wanted to go pretty much all out, no compromises but within a reasonable budget as I'm just not loaded with cash. I had to save up for this for well over a year. I started buying things slowly overtime with all my peripherals like my keyboard, mouse, chair, table, and stuff. Last piece was going to be the main PC itself and monitor upgrade. I bought things with the idea in my head, one and done. Like if I buy this, I'm not going to want to replace it at all. It was exactly what I would have wanted in my dream scenario. Then came time where I was ready to buy, and Ryzen 3000 was about to launch. I've been doing months of just looking at PC parts and watching youtube reviews of every part so I knew exactly what I would want. I've been watching many build videos, even bought PC Building Simulator so I can practice building since I didn't want to have someone else build my pc for me. I went to Microcenter right on launch day, July 7th and bought myself a Ryzen 3900X, with a brand new x570 motherboard, fancy new pcei gen 4.0 5gb/s m.2 ssd. I got the works, then two days later I picked up the brand new RTX 2070 Super on launch day and got the monitor to go along with it. Certainly can't afford a 2080ti but that gpu was powerful enough and at a good price point where it wasn't terrible performance per dollar. I didn't go overkill with any part of this PC, everything I use 100% to the fullest. I game almost everyday on it. I like to stream as well on occasion. I want to make youtube videos on it. I use it for school and work. This thing just flies through everything I throw at it. I love it. Any changes I would make to the build would simply be adding another 16gb of ram to it. I'm for sure going to buy the new RTX 3080 and plug that into my PC. I'll eventually add in another m.2 ssd eventually and one that'll be even faster. I also wish to add in a good standard ssd as well, my current standard ssd in it is unfortanetly dramless which I didn't really know about at the time, and I feel like when running games on that it acts not as well as an ssd should. I wish that my cpu cooler and the fans with it would sync up with my other devices, also my mouse and speakers so it would be all one light sync.

  $4,637.79

  TwistedFoo

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  Stormluxe Stormluxe

  I built my computer primarily for school work and gaming. I use my computer every day, whether I am programming and doing... I built my computer primarily for school work and gaming. I use my computer every day, whether I am programming and doing school work, or playing games. I usually play eSports titles like CS:GO and Rocket League, as well as COD:MW, and of course some single player games like the Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and looking forward to new releases like Cyberpunk 2077. My PC and internet connection are able to handle 1080p/60fps streams on Twitch, but I only stream occasionally or when my friends and I are doing a long gaming session. Obviously, my theme with the PC has been a black and white theme. I am a big Star Wars fan and it only made sense to throw in a bobblehead First Order Stormtrooper. I also added in the mini AE86 license plate because I was always a huge fan of the Trueno AE86 from Initial D, and now I own the newer Toyota 86, with a white and black look, so it add more of my personality to the build. If there was something that I would change about my PC would probably be the case. The S340 Elite has served me well, but I have been on the look out for a case worthy enough for the upgrade. So when the Lian Li Lancool II and mesh versions came out, I saw the great review and even better I could easily keep the same look. As you can see, my PC is already doing everything that I need and I have no complaints. So why did I enter the PC Showcase contest? Well, I have a friend, who will remain nameless, who has been live streaming and doing video edits for his YouTube channel on an FX processor and a GTX 970. My friends and I have been saving up money to surprise him with a new build for his birthday, which is coming up soon. (hopefully he doesn't see this so it can remain a surprise) So that is why I have entered this contest, so that hopefully my friends and I, can get more help in building a PC that would be a HUGE upgrade for him. If I do end up making it into the top 5, I want to thank Micro Center for giving me the chance of winning. Regardless on if I win, I plan on putting a simple video together on my Youtube channel that will have my friends reaction to the new PC we are able to afford getting him. Thank you for taking the time to read my entry, keep on gaming! Disclaimer: I edited the picture of the PC when it is on to try to match the colors of the RGB LED strips closer to what they actually look like

  $1,689.89

  Mauricio A

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