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Waka's Battlestation Waka's Battlestation
It is a gaming rig and I primarily play FPS games (CSGO, Valorant). It is a gaming rig and I primarily play FPS games (CSGO, Valorant).$502.94 -
PowerPC PowerPC
This was built for heavy CAD, the Adobe suite, and some gaming and rendering just for fun. This was built for heavy CAD, the Adobe suite, and some gaming and rendering just for fun.$2,290.51 -
Portaboi Portaboi
Used on the go, made from older systems parts Used on the go, made from older systems parts$1,684.00 -
Cat Tuong Gaming Rig Cat Tuong Gaming Rig
PC built to play video games such as Valorant, League, and CSGO. PC built to play video games such as Valorant, League, and CSGO.$1,844.92 -
NZXT build NZXT build
Gaming for things like The Witcher 3, Overwatch, Apex Legends, Tarkov, and Stardew Valley. Gaming for things like The Witcher 3, Overwatch, Apex Legends, Tarkov, and Stardew Valley.$1,541.93 -
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NZXT 2070 super build NZXT 2070 super build
Gaming rig for 3440x1440. Play games like The Witcher 3, Overwatch, Apex Legends, Tarkov, and Stardew Valley. Gaming rig for 3440x1440. Play games like The Witcher 3, Overwatch, Apex Legends, Tarkov, and Stardew Valley.$1,521.93 -
NZXT H510i NZXT H510i
Gaming PC - Mainly for Flight Sims: (X-Plane 10 / 11, FS2020, DCS) RC flight sim: Realflight 9 Games: Warthunder (VR,... Gaming PC - Mainly for Flight Sims: (X-Plane 10 / 11, FS2020, DCS) RC flight sim: Realflight 9 Games: Warthunder (VR, DouglasBader182) COD WZ / CW$2,927.92 -
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 -
MadPenguinZ56 build #Bitwit MadPenguinZ56 build #Bitwit
My PC is a gaming PC with a little bit of streaming and school work in mind while picking out the parts. I mainly play... My PC is a gaming PC with a little bit of streaming and school work in mind while picking out the parts. I mainly play Rocket League but when I need a break from the game, I play Call of Duty: Cold War, and a little bit of Valorant. There aren't too many games I play with being on my college's Rocket League roster. I am also a content creator on Twitch and am going to school to be a content creator for my college. When I am not gaming, I am using this computer as my computer, whether it is doing school work, watching YouTube or twitch, or just surfing the web. As for upgrades, I would definitely upgrade my GPU when I get the chance and money. When I went to get my parts, back in late October 2020, my GPU of choice, NVidia GeForce RTX 2070, was out of stock, so I went with AMD Radeon 5700 XT. I would love to upgrade to one of the RTX 30 series but I am content with my PC's performance as of now. *disclaimer: while putting together my parts list for this showcase, I could not find my current GPU, it only has the GPU I planned on using*$2,218.06 -
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 -
White Witch White Witch
I'm an Instructional Technology Specialist who uses multiple video and graphics programs simultaneously. When we moved home... I'm an Instructional Technology Specialist who uses multiple video and graphics programs simultaneously. When we moved home to work, my old laptop could just not keep up with my normal workload. My focus was having enough RAM to be quick and efficient. I LOVE this rainbow rave party machine! It's so fast.$1,414.91 -
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 -
Custom Mid Tower Custom Mid Tower
I wanted to build my PC from mostly Corsair parts. I wanted to build my PC from mostly Corsair parts.$1,920.90 -
MidnightCoffee's VR Dev Build MidnightCoffee's VR Dev Build
Upgrading from a i7 1060 laptop, to this awesome PC. Was my first build and so far has been great for VR development, and... Upgrading from a i7 1060 laptop, to this awesome PC. Was my first build and so far has been great for VR development, and playing Half Life: Alyx! I would like to upgrade to a 3000 series card in the future, but who knows when they'll be available! :)$1,501.90 -
Red-Machine Red-Machine
This Rig is for Gaming, Editing and Coding. I play Fortnite, Tony Hawk and Minecraft. I edit my own Videos and Photos. AndIm... This Rig is for Gaming, Editing and Coding. I play Fortnite, Tony Hawk and Minecraft. I edit my own Videos and Photos. AndIm learning to Code.$1,497.42 -
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Fractal Lego Fractal Lego
Covid caused me to need a new rig for home, couldn't find all the parts I wanted locally so I drove up to Tustin and... Covid caused me to need a new rig for home, couldn't find all the parts I wanted locally so I drove up to Tustin and purchased all these parts from MicroCenter! first full complete build with awesome specs ( vs medium build and upgrading) First AMD processor in years, and I love it. Just finished Death Stranding on a new monitor with 144hz, amazing game. I added a lego tower at the end of my GPU to stop the uneven sag, and the lego figures are keeping a watch on things. I am debating on selling the 2070 super for the new RTX cards coming out.$1,903.91 -
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 -
My Computer My Computer
My old laptop was dying so decided to build a PC to kill time in the middle of this Covid. I first built a budget system... My old laptop was dying so decided to build a PC to kill time in the middle of this Covid. I first built a budget system under $800 for some light CAD, youtube, 4K playback, coding and web browsing. But after 2 weeks. I felt this strong urge to "upgrade" because who doesn't want to be a PC master race, right, right (please say yes so I don't feel bad about my decision)? Anyways, my brain said "no" but my hands took out the credit card and now I am here posting this. I am starting to think that this rig might be too big, and looking at some ITX builds now. I should let my wife keep the credit card because that "urge to upgrade" is hitting me again.$1,514.94 -
Chuy's Gaming Rig Chuy's Gaming Rig
My son, Chuy, was an avid PS4 fortnite player until I proved him wrong that PC's are way better at gaming. We made a bet... My son, Chuy, was an avid PS4 fortnite player until I proved him wrong that PC's are way better at gaming. We made a bet that if I built a "Gaming PC Rig" it would beat his PS4 loading times and have a higher resolution (1440p of course). Sure enough he's addicted to his new PC while the PS4 is now collecting dust. This was our first computer build together and could not find a better excuse than to drive to our closest Micro Center (2 hours away) to buy part by part. We have put a lot of work into it and cannot wait to upgrade to a 3080. PS5 my a**.$2,981.79 -
BurtonFamGaming PC BurtonFamGaming PC
I hadn't build a PC in about 18 years! And truthfully, I've never ever built one completely from scratch. I've tinkered and... I hadn't build a PC in about 18 years! And truthfully, I've never ever built one completely from scratch. I've tinkered and upgraded, but never a full on build. I built this computer to play RTX games like Control, other third person action games, FPS games of all kinds, and those "walking simulators" like Firewatch and What Remains of Edith Finch. I LOVE a great game story. I mostly play PC games like Destiny 2 and Deliver us the Moon... as well as fun VR games like Half-Life: Alyx & Beat Saber. I also love to stream with my family with games like Davigo VR, Fall Guys, Minecraft, Overwatch, Fortnite, Splitgate, Among Us, and others! Our Twitch channel is BurtonFamGaming. This rig is a gaming, VR, streaming PC... mostly for me (Dad), but also for the whole family (only... with Dad's permission of course. Only I have the password) :-D If I could go back, I might have waited a few months so I could purchase a 3080... but oh well. :-) I researched this for most of quarantine before finally building it about 4 weeks ago... so frankly, there's not much I would change about how I built it. The ONLY thing I wish I had done was perhaps get an X570 board or the ROG Strix B550-E so I'd get that Gen 2 Type C front header. I also plan to upgrade to 32 gigs of ram before long... but besides that, I'm really happy with it!$1,494.91 -
Grant's KAGC (A.K.A Kick A** Gaming... Grant's KAGC (A.K.A Kick A** Gaming Computer)
I built this gaming computer to switch over from console gaming to PC gaming with the focus in high frame rates. I have had... I built this gaming computer to switch over from console gaming to PC gaming with the focus in high frame rates. I have had a passion for computer building for a few years now thanks to Youtubers like Jayztwocents, Bitwit, Paul's Hardware, Linus Sebastian from LTT. With this build I focused on price per performance at the start and over a year switched out parts and upgraded where I felt like a needed improvement to get where I am now with my rig. I also did the best I could with cable management to make it look as clean as I possibly can. the last and only upgrades I want for my build is two 140mm fans for my front intakes to even out the air flow within my case. I will always work and continue to perfect this build as long as I own it.$1,703.92 -
First Build 24.2020 First Build 24.2020
It was overdue to upgrade from a HP Pavilion and old laptop and wanted to experience building a stronger PC than the... It was overdue to upgrade from a HP Pavilion and old laptop and wanted to experience building a stronger PC than the prebuilt ones. It's built for production work and Monster Hunter World. Future upgrades may include an aftermarket CPU air cooler, custom sleeved cables and Lian Li SL120 Uni fans for a cleaner look and cable management. Throughout the process, I have considered a blackout build; however, RGB is a bit addicting to look at and due to availability issues for certain parts. To compromise, I opted to have only my cooling parts to have RGB hoping for a somehow minimalist or dual toned look.$1,759.86 -
1st pc build 3600 rtx 2070s 1st pc build 3600 rtx 2070s
I built it because I am a 3rd year college student and it was time to upgrade from my 500 dollar laptop. I play some games... I built it because I am a 3rd year college student and it was time to upgrade from my 500 dollar laptop. I play some games on it, it runs gta pretty well, I also played a free game team fortress two and it’s very smooth. I still have some cable management to do but I was in a bit of a time crunch so that will be my next task with it.$1,402.91 -
TheDoomSlayer TheDoomSlayer
This was a gaming rig I built for my nephew. He wanted to be able to play games on Ultra and eventually steam his game... This was a gaming rig I built for my nephew. He wanted to be able to play games on Ultra and eventually steam his game play. The passmark tests were to be within the 98% for the build. This passed with flying colors.$1,592.92 -
First-Time Mid-Tower Gaming Build First-Time Mid-Tower Gaming Build
I built this pc so I would be able to play games with my friends and be more productive while doing schoolwork at home. I am... I built this pc so I would be able to play games with my friends and be more productive while doing schoolwork at home. I am mostly playing Overwatch, Valorant, and Apex Legends. If I could redo my pc build, I would have planned my cable management better, as it ended up taking a very long time. I plan on getting a larger desk and another monitor. My current monitor has a 1080p resolution and a 60hz refresh rate.$1,639.90 -
Flight Simulator Build Flight Simulator Build
Building a computer to play XPlane 11 and Microsoft Flight Simulator Coming Out Soon. Building a computer to play XPlane 11 and Microsoft Flight Simulator Coming Out Soon.$1,814.91 -
Tech by Matt $1250 Gaming PC Build Guide Tech by Matt $1250 Gaming PC Build Guide
Welcome to my latest PC build featuring a budget of around $1250 Welcome to my latest PC build featuring a budget of around $1250$1,261.95 -
Custom Honduran Mahogany Desk/Case Custom Honduran Mahogany Desk/Case
I'm not a big fan of RGB and because I can never do thing the easy way, I decided to do a custom case mod. So I built a... I'm not a big fan of RGB and because I can never do thing the easy way, I decided to do a custom case mod. So I built a Honduran mohogany desk that also acts as the case for the pc. Honduran Mahogany is the most stable wood you can use for furniture from an expansion and stability standpoint. Currently as it stands now, I haven’t oiled it yet, which will come when soon. It’s only version one and because I’m obsessive, I’m going to likely be working on another very soon to make it even better. I’ve got through 4 desks in the past 2 years and after the first 3 just decided I had to do it myself. I also host an Apache web server on Ubuntu server on a separate machine, so v2 of this desk will a dual or triple motherboard configuration, much cleaner, and water cooled so I can allow for much lower clearance configurations. It took me many many hours of work and many late nights because my shop is 2 hours away so I have to maximize the time I spend there! I’m a professional consultant for big home projects during my day job, and it was nice to take some of that energy and put it into my own home project, which is something I don’t always get the chance to do. Components ryzen 7 3700x Nvidia founders 2070 super NVME m.2 1 tb 32 gigs ram Temps under sustained 100% load Cpu max temp 57c Gpu max temp 63c Cool factor 100%$1,480.95 -
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Pichungis Pichungis
Built this pichungis gaming machine for my two boys. It was a family project and it came out good!!! Currently playing... Built this pichungis gaming machine for my two boys. It was a family project and it came out good!!! Currently playing “escape from Tarkov”$1,836.41 -
Black Shark Black Shark
Gaming/Creator's RigMostly I plan on gaming with my PC, I currently play League of legends, but after my build is computer... Gaming/Creator's Rig Mostly I plan on gaming with my PC, I currently play League of legends, but after my build is computer I'm going to be playing more graphic demanding games. I can't wait to play on ultra setting. my laptop now just can't handle it. but I also want to get into creating content Hope my build can support all the needs in that area as well. looking to get into photo editing again and just have a great community that i can hang with on the web. THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE A PART OF THE MICRO CENTER COMMUNITY HOPE TO MEET A LOT OF PEOPLE AND PLAY SOME GOOD GAMES$2,407.89 -
Ruth Bader Gigsburg Ruth Bader Gigsburg
This is my first ever build. Never really was into PC gaming, but decided I would give it a try. Definitely wanted to build... This is my first ever build. Never really was into PC gaming, but decided I would give it a try. Definitely wanted to build my own instead of opting for a pre-build. After building and rebuilding it 8 times my first night, it worked and has been flawless ever since. I built it for a variety of reasons - game, stream, edit. I've been playing COD, Halo, The Last of Us, Old School Runescape, and GTA V so far. Haven't streamed any games yet, but have started an amateur movie podcast with some buddies. We've streamed the podcast live on Twitch a few times, and it has been a blast. The PC handles everything and runs very smooth.$1,631.87 -
First build! First build!
I was ready to have a high end gaming PC so I finally built my own! I was ready to have a high end gaming PC so I finally built my own!$1,644.92 -
RGB Build RGB Build
I made sure to pick out the different parts of my pc to make sure that my pc doesn’t have any problems when I stream or game... I made sure to pick out the different parts of my pc to make sure that my pc doesn’t have any problems when I stream or game with friends.$1,894.89 -
First Full Microcenter build First Full Microcenter build
The old computer that I used mainly for gaming decided to break on me so in order to get replacement parts I would've had to... The old computer that I used mainly for gaming decided to break on me so in order to get replacement parts I would've had to wait 2 weeks for Amazon to restock. I checked the Microcenter website and realized they had everything in stock and even had some better prices. The nearest Microcenter to me was four hours away at the Marietta location in Atlanta (btw we need a Microcenter in Nashville, thanks). I figured a day trip was better than having to wait on Amazon. Since my old pc was lacking a little anyway I decided to get a big upgrade, Ryzen 3700x with an RTX 2070 Super, by far the most I've spent on a PC upgrade. I decided to go all out and try for some nice RGB, in hindsight I wish I mounted the RGB fans at the top instead of the front as I didn't realize the Lian Li LanCool 2 already had RGB on the front. This case was a dream to build in by the way and made cable management very easy. While my adventure to the great Mecca that is Microcenter was long, it was indeed worth every hour on the road. Huge shoutout to my dad for dropping everything to go with me, made for a fun trip.$1,317.93 -
Zlaren Zlaren
4th of July visiting family brother took me there to check it out and I just started buying haha 4th of July visiting family brother took me there to check it out and I just started buying haha$1,662.89 -
Erie - My Project PC Erie - My Project PC
I originally built this computer when I was 12, with an FX 8350 and GTX 950. Over the years though it’s been through many... I originally built this computer when I was 12, with an FX 8350 and GTX 950. Over the years though it’s been through many changes as my interest grew. The first real upgrade was to a GTX 1060 for VR, then I got a Ryzen 7 1700 when Zen launched, and when mining exploded I got in early enough with my modest little machine to buy a 1070. Between those mining Etherium I saved up enough to sell those and get a EVGA 1080 TI Hybrid. I then traded my dad for one of his MSI Armour 1080 TI he had after mining died (since he was one of the weirdos who bought 10 graphics cards for it) and a small Corsair AIO since it seemed to be a better overclocker than my hybrid. That’s actually still the card I have today (yes the list says 2070 super it’s just the closest thing to it). Then when Zen 2 came out, I showed up on launch day and got me a 3700x. As luck would have it my motherboard didn’t get the bios update so I had to get a new one, and at the time the cheapest one with a post code read out was the behemoth of a board that is the Crosshair VIII. It wasn’t a wise purchasing decision if I’m being honest but I love the board nonetheless (even if the overclocking buttons don’t work as advertised). The reason I put this build here as new, is because one, I’ve never posted it before, and two, I just rebuilt the entire thing in an 011 Dynamic with custom water cooling. Another enormous waste of money, but one I love nonetheless. I think the theme here is to have fun with the computer not on the computer. With the new loop, and the 20$ gpu block, t-die is 40 degrees in time spy extreme fully overclocked. I now hold the world record in my hardware config (aside from a guy who somehow hacked 3D mark and is 2000 points above stock at stock clocks). Other than the cooling though, I also modified the current sense circuit for the 2 8 pin pcie power connectors by piggybacking some 8 miliohm resistors on top of the existing ones. This means under full load the card thinks it’s only using 80% of its (already modded through vbios) 120% Limit, stopping gpu boost from hitting power or thermal limits ever. I love this thing and I can’t wait to play with Zen 3 when it comes out, a unified ccd is going to be a whole new adventure to tinker with. A couple of notes before I go though, my TIM is not liquid metal, it’s Kryonaut, Cunductonaut was just the closest thing in stock. Additionally I don’t have the gigabyte SSD, I have a Sabrant Rocket that I got for way cheaper and actually has 50000 iops on the one in the build list. Lastly, the RGB on the fans is from Phanteks Halos that microcenter also doesn’t sell, but turns the beastly Vardar fans into something with really good rgb (the EK rgb Vardars only have one set of leds that aren’t individually addressable).$3,514.45 -
Black Widow Black Widow
Snowstorm was made just 2 weeks ago. Ever since then, hes been holding up really good. I have built this PC for my brother... Snowstorm was made just 2 weeks ago. Ever since then, hes been holding up really good. I have built this PC for my brother and really enjoyed it. This machine is pretty capable of 1080p gaming or really high 720p. My brother uses Black Widow to play games such as Minecraft, Ark, Sims 4 and Subnautica. He got this fairly budget PC for his Birthday because he used to play on an All in One Lenovo computer and the upgrade for him PC vise was urgent. He is very happy to have this PC which he can play games on.$775.92 -
$1400 build $1400 build
mid level gaming PC built for gaming performance. The Inland SSD was chosen over another brand due to its performance... mid level gaming PC built for gaming performance. The Inland SSD was chosen over another brand due to its performance relative to its cost. at $130 it has read and write speeds close to the samsung nvme's at a lower price. Stock ryzen wraithe spire cooler is currently being used for processor. Benchmarks: Unigine Heaven FPS: 127.5 Score: 3212 Quality on Ultra and Tesselation set to extreme Warzone: average 120-150fps in 1080p cpu runs at low-mid 70 degrees C during play.$1,391.91 -
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Oracle Oracle
At first I built most of the current PC with budget parts, then over time as new/better parts came out and my desire to play... At first I built most of the current PC with budget parts, then over time as new/better parts came out and my desire to play more demanding games grew, I decided to go all out at the time. All parts bought at MicroCenter before I even started working there$2,488.89 -
My First Build My First Build
Gaming/Streaming Rig - I built this so that I could have a nice gaming desktop for the first time. I am upgrading from a... Gaming/Streaming Rig - I built this so that I could have a nice gaming desktop for the first time. I am upgrading from a Toshiba Laptop that had a 770M. I was playing all games on the lowest settings and that was barely cutting it and it would still overheat. I am hoping to be able to play more games and high settings and stream casually as well. I play World of Tanks, Magic: the Gathering Arena, Smite, Ultimate Chicken Horse, Overwatch, Civ, and others. Future upgrades would likely be a better CPU cooler and maybe an additional chassis fan. I could also go full RGB but I am unsure if I want to do that. All in all, it is not super fancy like some of the others I've seen, but it is everything that I needed in a PC, allows me to upgrade easily later, and was my first ever PC build. Due to that, it'll always have a special place in my heart, even if it does not have the highest specs or all of the bells and whistles in appearance!$1,383.94 -
The White Royal Grand Brute (RGB) The White Royal Grand Brute (RGB)
I created this build with Gaming, and Productivity in mind and streaming if I ever choose to go down that road.I chose the... I created this build with Gaming, and Productivity in mind and streaming if I ever choose to go down that road. I chose the Ryzen 7 3700X due to its price for performance along with how well it'll handle programs like Adobe Photoshop or even Website Design. I play many different types of games like Rocket League, Division 2, Modern Warfare, GTA V, Valorant, Final Fantasy XV and more. I could have went with a RTX 2080 Super, but I didn't think it was worth the $200 the performance boost so I will be waiting for the 3000 series and see if it is worth the upgrade. I'm currently waiting for a V1 Tech GPU Backplate to arrive!$2,055.94 -
Everything ICUE Everything ICUE
2020 was the right time to completely overhaul my Gaming Rig. As an RGB fan and a Corsair fanboy through and through I... 2020 was the right time to completely overhaul my Gaming Rig. As an RGB fan and a Corsair fanboy through and through I decided to go all in. As a Microcenter employee there was no better place to get everything I needed all at once than my own store in St.Davids PA. Every component I selected was carefully planed out with advice from our BYO staff to fit MY needs and desires , not theirs. It is very easy to become overwhelmed by the sheer number of options and frills or to even understand WHY one component would be a better fit over one that is seemingly the same. This is a 1440p focused gaming rig that can chew through any new AAA title with features maxed and mid range titles at excess of 120fps without breaking a sweat. Because Ryzen and RTX chips take advantage of thermal throttling to maintain consistent performance I decided on a fully Corsair Hydro X hard line liquid cooling loop. With this configuration my GPU idles at 27c and under a full load caps out at 42c and my CPU idles at around 38c and caps out at 68c under load. By maintaining temps below the thermal threshold while under load I can be comfortable knowing that I am getting every mhz of potential power I paid for. As a fan of corsair peripherals and their ICUE rgb system I chose a 680x case. Because corsair believes in broad compatibility every fan and cooling component has various options for placement. That is not to say if you are going Hydro X that you have to use a corsair case. Cases are like shoes, you like what you like. At the same time , dont start with the case unless you are doing a SFF build... Pick the parts you want and find a case you like that both accommodates the current build but provides you with enough flexibility to make future upgrades if need be. I also opted to place 2x 2tb Inland Premium NVME SSDs in RAID 0 , not for performance as the gains are negligible, but for the vanity reason of having a single 4tb drive to install everything to the same drive letter. This is one extravagance I strongly recommend against if you are unfamiliar with maintaining a raid as you may find yourself in a situation where you could loose everything and need to rebuild it. IF you do opt for a NVME RAID configuration , do so knowing that on X570 chipsets currently you must disconnect all SATA devices from the motherboard every time you update the BIOS or revert back to default BIOS settings for any reason or the machine will not post. Hard line liquid cooling can be daunting and can seriously damage components if any one component is not installed properly, but this build could just as easily been done with safer albeit less visually appealing soft tubes. The service departments in Microcenter stores will also work with you to design and assemble a custom cooling loops. It takes a lot of time and patience to make the proper bends to make a truly awe inspiring build and our people really know their stuff. As someone who has been liquid cooling computers since Koolance began making consumer products (20 years?) I was over confident and opted to do it myself. But again every tool and material I needed was available in store for my immediate satisfaction. You may however notice that despite my experience and even with careful and meticulous planning and measuring one of my bends ended up a little bit off. While I fully intend to replace the run, it doesn't look bad at all. The reason I did not replace it before filling is quite simple, these bends were a test run for my even more daunting next attempt... A no angled fitting glass tube run (start TBD). I also intend to swap the motherboard and pcie power cables with cablemods colored cloth braided extensions. COVID-19 has brought much of the world to a halt but Microcenter has been open through it all and we will continue to serve the country in making sure you can get all of the technology needed to keep working and be entertained in your own home. *some components are not availble via the part selector so i included current SKUs in the comments so that you may search microcenter.com . I also omitted peripherals but I utilize all corsair. K95 Platinum Keyboard - Dark Core SE mouse - Void Pro headphones - ST100 Headphone stand - MM800 RGB mouse pad (prefer RGB over the MM1000 Qi because i have a wireless charge on my desk anyway)$3,279.61 -
Tyro - Game Over Build Tyro - Game Over Build
Put this together as workstation/gaming & streaming PC that will last! No monitor or peripherals, Just the machine itself. Put this together as workstation/gaming & streaming PC that will last! No monitor or peripherals, Just the machine itself.$1,849.89 -
