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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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  hyte hype hyte hype

  last year i bult my first gaming desktop pc in this kind of vertical tower style. however the case that i chose to use... last year i bult my first gaming desktop pc in this kind of vertical tower style. however the case that i chose to use initially was the nzxt h1 case and over time i developed a number of misgivings over various ways that the h1 was insufficiant. the biggest issue of all was the fact that the maximum cooler the h1 could accommodate was 140mm radiator size. a 140mm cooler did not provide adequate temperatures during high loads such as gaming. this was true across a number of my most frequently played games which include elden ring, sekiro, and other souls games. the new hyte tower fit my 240mm radiator and thankfully this has brought my gaming temperatures down.

  $1,269.94

  Roger Lee

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  First PC Build - 1440p mid range First PC Build - 1440p mid range

  I used to game on my gtx 1650 laptop, but it was starting to show it's age. Instead of spending around $1000 on a new... I used to game on my gtx 1650 laptop, but it was starting to show it's age. Instead of spending around $1000 on a new laptop, I thought I would build a PC for around the same price instead. Right now, I only have a couple games installed, which are Prey and Need for Speed Unbound. Prey is a well optimized game, but it runs on dx11, and arc was known for having issues with non dx12 titles when it came out. I know Intel has gone back and improved drivers for certain dx11 games, but when playing Prey at max settings at 2560x1440p, there would be times where my framerate would drop from 144 fps to around 70 fps. The GPU usage would drop to around 30% To solve this, I ended up using dxvk to make the game run on vulkan. Now it stays at 144 fps all the time, with some shader compilation stutters. Using dxvk in dx11 and dx9 titles to make the game run in vulkan has a good chance of boosting performance with arc cards. To use dxvk, you just need to paste at most two folders into the game's exe directory. There are videos on YouTube that show how to do this. The only downside is that you can't do this in online games that use anti cheat. With need for speed, the game ran well out of the box. Playing at 1440p, I get around 70-85fps at max settings with xess quality. If I disable upscaling, I can reach the same framerate with textures at ultra and the rest of the settings set to a mix of mostly high and some medium. After setting a gpu fan curve, the hottest I've seen the GPU get is 64 Celsius, with vram hovering around 62 Celsius in a superposition benchmark. In terms of the ryzen 7700x, I was able to set a pbo curve of -35 on all cores, and I didn't crash after running prime95 for 20 minutes. I'll have to run core cycler and see if it is truly stable, although I haven't crashed in any games yet. Because of this, it runs extremely cool. At most, I've seen it hit 55 Celsius and pull 75w when gaming. In the prime95 benchmark, it pulled somewhere around 120ish watts and hit a max temp of somewhere around 86 Celsius. According to hwmonitor, the hotspot was also around that same temperature.

  $964.99

  Hasnain A

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  The Ripper One The Ripper One

  This was my very first gaming computer I ever had, assembled from leftover components and an old case from a prebuilt... This was my very first gaming computer I ever had, assembled from leftover components and an old case from a prebuilt computer. Starting with the classics like Minecraft and CSGO, to more intensive games like Fortnite (i know, real intensive) and BeamNG.drive. It was with this device that I survived quarantine and managed to grow closer to my friends over discord. I'm submitting this form to help pay for my first solo PC build, which will replace this six-year old machine. I'm proud of what it's been capable of, and I'm hopeful someone will find the same joy in it once I pass it on.

  $479.93

  Jud L

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  Budget Home PC Budget Home PC

  After spending weeks coming up with a list of PC components, waiting anxiously for them to go on sale, and getting them... After spending weeks coming up with a list of PC components, waiting anxiously for them to go on sale, and getting them delivered to your door, it’s time. You’ve got a phillips head screwdriver in hand, and you’re ready to go. For the purposes of my home PC building guide, I’ve used the following low end parts as an example of how to build a complete computer. These components are also exactly what you need to construct an modest – if a little last generation – Budget Home PC.

  $600.92

  Boyd M

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  The Beast 6.0 The Beast 6.0

  My consulting business requires some power and my laptop was aging far too rapidly. I also downloaded Baldurs Gate 3 and... My consulting business requires some power and my laptop was aging far too rapidly. I also downloaded Baldurs Gate 3 and when it kept crashing that was the final straw, I decided to build my own showcase instead of just building them for other people. With a budget of only $800 I built the most powerful build I could and it takes everything i've thrown at it and then some. I'd like to upgrade the processor as soon as possible and potentially take advantage of DDR5 rather than the current DDR4

  $892.92

  Andrew R

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  Intel Gaming PC Intel Gaming PC

  Just a fun team blue build Just a fun team blue build

  $1,247.89

  Evan B

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  Pink Nightmare Pink Nightmare

  This is a PC I built for my wife. She's named it Bubblegum. This is a PC I built for my wife. She's named it Bubblegum.

  $1,010.91

  Evan

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  Robertson 1st Gaming PC Robertson 1st Gaming PC

  I built this pc as a project with my daughter to have a general family computer and to also game and hopefully start a... I built this pc as a project with my daughter to have a general family computer and to also game and hopefully start a youtube channel. She loves playing roblox and mine craft and I like playing NBA 2k and the Witcher 3.

  $1,111.91

  ANTONIO R

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  My First PC My First PC

  This is my very first PC. I had Microcenter build this for me since I had never done it before. I will probably use this for... This is my very first PC. I had Microcenter build this for me since I had never done it before. I will probably use this for some gaming and general purpose computing. I will play Minecraft and want to try Microsoft Flight Sim, and Forza Horizon 5. I will probably not upgrade anything major for several years.

  $1,874.96

  Isaak D

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  OpenDA6 OpenDA6

  I built this as a an office desk PC and wanted to build a ITX PC and wanted to show off my components. The Streamcom DA6... I built this as a an office desk PC and wanted to build a ITX PC and wanted to show off my components. The Streamcom DA6 features an open air frame with no covers, which allows me to show off all my components, especially the GPU. Unfortunately the case does now allow me to put very large GPUs in. I purchased the 13600k as it was able to be cooled enough by the Noctua low profile cooler. While I was contemplating on getting a 13700k or 13900k, I was hesitant as those are not able to stay cool without thermal throttling alot by a low profile cooler. Cable management was tedious but I spend quite a bit of time to make sure it was cleanly tucked away.

  $1,366.86

  TypeXD

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  My Plex Headend Server My Plex Headend Server

  PC I built to handle Plex streaming and 4K Hardware transcoding PC I built to handle Plex streaming and 4K Hardware transcoding

  $862.94

  DirtyBlueshirt

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  Desktop for gaming and schoolwork Desktop for gaming and schoolwork

  I use this computer for playing games and doing school work. Right now I mainly play Overwatch 2 and Forza Horizon 5. In the... I use this computer for playing games and doing school work. Right now I mainly play Overwatch 2 and Forza Horizon 5. In the future, I want to get a better graphics cards and potentially upgrading to 64 GB of ram.

  $1,344.88

  Nicholas L

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  Broadwell Scavenging Broadwell Scavenging

  Scavenged machine based on cast-offs from other machines Scavenged machine based on cast-offs from other machines

  $603.98

  smartypnt4

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  My First PC My First PC

  This PC is for 1080p gaming and held up pretty good so far, but due to me cheaping out a bit to much in certain areas... This PC is for 1080p gaming and held up pretty good so far, but due to me cheaping out a bit to much in certain areas (mainly powersupply) it starts to show some bugs and problems. This is why i have a new List (Realistic) id appreciate if you could look at it and maybe give a comment on things i could do better. (Case is the Sharkoon TG4 RGB and powersupply Mars MPII 850)

  $886.94

  ryan w

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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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  A modest build A modest build

  ITX computer for gaming and productivity ITX computer for gaming and productivity

  $1,762.89

  ghinson16

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  Daputer Daputer

  Its a gaming, and video processing rig. This current rig needs a new GPU. Its a gaming, and video processing rig. This current rig needs a new GPU.

  $1,159.91

  the unknown d

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  Cheap General Usage PC Cheap General Usage PC

  Work PC Work PC

  $835.91

  Sue Y

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  my wall my wall

  it is named this because my wall is ironically blocking the way. no i did not just make that nam it is named this because my wall is ironically blocking the way. no i did not just make that nam

  $954.94

  dominick p

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  The Corsair Boi The Corsair Boi

  First PC I built to play Minecraft. Yeah I spent so much on this for that game. First PC I built to play Minecraft. Yeah I spent so much on this for that game.

  $779.93

  Thing02

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  kristles comp kristles comp

  new PC for my wife new PC for my wife

  $1,555.94

  K P

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  Chill gaming Chill gaming

  I built this PC when I graduated university and I wanted to treat myself for being the first in the family to finish school.... I built this PC when I graduated university and I wanted to treat myself for being the first in the family to finish school. All 4 years of school I used a laptop to do my work and play games so once I graduated I knew getting a PC is something affordable and would bring me many years of joy! I currently use this desktop to draw CAD models, watch videos, and play games such as Valorant, League of Legends, and Halo Infinite. I love my build mainly because I customized it myself. I envied the all white minimalist desktop look and I'm glad I was able to achieve that. Something I wish I fixed is my cable management. My best friend and I built our desktops at 3AM and I was so excited to use the desktop i told myself I will fix it when I get the chance... a year and a half went by and the cables are still the same XD.

  $1,303.92

  Peter D

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  my pc my pc

  Built the pc to play popular games such as League of Legend and other steam popular games. Built the pc to play popular games such as League of Legend and other steam popular games.

  $1,279.91

  Jianxin L

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