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  The Box The Box

  I built this as a HTPC and a Pfsense router. It's been performing amazing in both categories. Currently running an Intel nic... I built this as a HTPC and a Pfsense router. It's been performing amazing in both categories. Currently running an Intel nic with 2.5gb networking and it handles all of my movies/ streaming services great in my home theater. Looking forward to upgrading the GPU soon and looking into a madvr set up.

  $611.90

  Polo

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  Streaming PC Kit Streaming PC Kit

  awesome ibuypower pc. I used budget part but it has amazing water cool and temperatures awesome ibuypower pc. I used budget part but it has amazing water cool and temperatures

  $1,050.94

  Violet J

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  I call it Tom I call it Tom

  I did not like tempered glass cases and some parts were based on quick availability.As I am not a gamer, I do need a good,... I did not like tempered glass cases and some parts were based on quick availability. As I am not a gamer, I do need a good, reliable PC. My previous build was in 2010 - now is 2022, that's how long these last for me.

  $1,432.94

  DMITRY P

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  Streamlined Streamlined

  SFF build for HT SFF build for HT

  $929.91

  Robin M

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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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  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  I wanted to upgrade my pc and since everything on my previous pc was outdated I decided to give that to my dad.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 I wanted to upgrade my pc and since everything on my previous pc was outdated I decided to give that to my dad.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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  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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  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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  "Frost" "Frost"

  This build is the best budget under $2000.00 and It's perfect for steaming and hardcore gaming. I call it the "Frost" This build is the best budget under $2000.00 and It's perfect for steaming and hardcore gaming. I call it the "Frost"

  $1,369.91

  Chris AJ J

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  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

  Ivan A

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  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

  edburton6801

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  The basic one The basic one

  It's a very basic and cheap pc. It has everything you need for streaming and playing toons of games in high resolution. Of... It's a very basic and cheap pc. It has everything you need for streaming and playing toons of games in high resolution. Of course, it has its limits but it's useful for almost everything.

  $599.93

  Jorge R

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  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

  Mason M

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  Dynamic Build Dynamic Build

  First Custom Loop First Custom Loop

  $1,754.94

  David F

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  Crimtide Crimtide

  I started building my own desktops in 1995 when I was 12 years old. I have been an avid PC gamer the entire time. Starting... I started building my own desktops in 1995 when I was 12 years old. I have been an avid PC gamer the entire time. Starting out with simple games like IRON HELIX and now I just play a lot of Sea of Thieves, PUBG, WoW, Rocket League, and Diablo 3. I originally was not going to build a new PC. But given current scenario of our country I needed to have a space to work from home and my son needed a computer to do his school work from home. I work in I.T. and mostly deal with remote support now, and I am a Jamf administrator and in control of devices for over 17,000 staff and students at my place of employment. While I was parting out my sons "budget" build for school work and gaming, it became apparent a lot of 'budget' parts had shot up in price, so I made the decision to just build myself a new flagship, and give him my previous 7700k build. The only thing I wish I could have done differently was buy a 2080 Super, but they haven't been in stock for a couple weeks at my local store.

  $2,356.90

  Crimtide

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  Budget Stealth Build Budget Stealth Build

  Hi all, I built this rig as an upgrade from my classic i5 4690k and GTX 970 starter build and the experience has been a lot... Hi all, I built this rig as an upgrade from my classic i5 4690k and GTX 970 starter build and the experience has been a lot of fun. It started off as a GPU upgrade for my old build, but after some pretty bad CPU bottlenecking in Forza Horizon 4, Warzone, and Red Dead 2, I went ahead and overhauled the rest of the system. I hadn't actually planned to do a water cooled build, but I picked up the cooler master AIO second hand for $50 and then after some abysmal GPU temps under load (~85C) I decided to look into water cooling the GPU. I was able to get the Kraken G12 bracket from Microcenter for only $20 and then I snagged an EVGA CLC 120mm AIO from their B-Stock page for a whopping $30. From there I began my first custom mod of mounting the water cooler to my EVGA RTX 2070. Allegedly the Kraken G12 is incompatible with the 2070, but to my pleasant surprise the AMD mounting arms worked perfectly and I didn't even have to cut or drill anything. Now I'm able to get a solid 2070MHz clock speed and my temps cap out at 55C. Ideally I'd like to get a 240mm or 280mm AIO to put on the GPU to try and push the temp lower core clock higher, but there's no room in my current case. I did splurge a little bit in some places, like the motherboard (could've got a B450 Tomahawk instead) and sleeved cables, but they only set me back about $75 so I'd say its worth it. Otherwise every component of this build was either purchased at a significant discount or in used condition to save money. All together I was able to assemble this build for right around $1000 which I'm pretty happy with :) In hindsight I wish I'd spend a little bit more on the GPU and gone for a refurb 1080ti or maybe a 2080, but the 2070 sets me up for a good 1440p 144Hz experience. In the future I really want to change the case to an O11 Dynamic and install a larger radiator for the GPU, but for now my little waterbox is all I need.

  $1,177.76

  aidanam

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  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

  Joshua M

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  First Build First Build

  The reason I started this build was for a funny reason. This girl liked would stream on twitch (she's now my GF) and we... The reason I started this build was for a funny reason. This girl liked would stream on twitch (she's now my GF) and we became friends very quickly. Eventually, I wanted a pc to play with her so that's what i did. Coming from an Xbox one was an interesting experience. When I first built this it looked a lot different; in fact, the only original parts in my pc are the CPU, CPU watercooler, and motherboard. Ever since I've built mine I built many friends' PCs as well. A total of 4 not including mine I have built. I do it for free not only because they are my friends but because I enjoy every second of building computers. I would love to win so I can upgrade my water cooler to a custom water-cooled CPU/GPU to finish my build but as you know it costs very much. In regards to use, its mainly for gaming, like for example, I play valorant, rainbow six, and many single-player story games. I am very happy with what I accomplished and plan to always keep my pc up to date and upgrade when i need to!!! Thank you to those who took the time to read this, I really did try to keep this short and sweet.

  $2,122.93

  nkwas321

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  MZXT MZXT

  I like playing easy to run games like CSGO and Valorant but also some harder to run titles such as Far Cry New Dawn, GTA V,... I like playing easy to run games like CSGO and Valorant but also some harder to run titles such as Far Cry New Dawn, GTA V, Forza Horizon 4, Assassins Creed Oddesy, The Witcher, Project Cars 2 and more. I also plan on using this with a VR headset soon. I also plan on getting a racing wheel for some sim games. Also MZXT is the name because my name starts with m and the rest is zxt part of nzxt.

  $1,397.90

  Matthew H

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  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

  Brett W

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  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

  Julian C

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