After what felt like an eternity of doing research, waiting for parts, and tightening what felt like a million screws it is finally done. My first true gaming PC setup is now up and running.

While it doesn't look all that pretty and isn't covered in fancy rgb, it has been very functional which is exactly what I wanted for my first build.

These are the parts that went into it in case you were wondering, along with some peripherals I already owned listed on there:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9bhRM8

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Corsair H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
Storage: Samsung 850 PRO 2TB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card
Case: be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 (Black/Orange) ATX Full Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit
Monitor: Acer XB271HU bmiprz 27.0" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor
Keyboard: Corsair K70 LUX RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech G600 MMO Gaming Mouse Wired Laser Mouse
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse
Headphones: Sennheiser G4ME ONE Black Headset

Desk is an Arozzi gaming desk and the chair is a DXRacer Classic Series I got during the valentines sale.

Yes that is my bed on the right. My room is the size of a walk in closet :(

And in case you were wondering why the wires are a mess, the cabes I had to work with were really awkward in length. Some were way too short, others were too long and none were just right. I might get some custom cables at some point in the future, so if anyone can tell me whether those are worth it or not I'd love to hear what you have to say.

Well after reading through my crap I bet you're wondering where the celebratory gibs are. After all thats what you're REALLY here for right? Well here they are! http://www.sgtools.info/giveaways/2bc8382e-fd6d-11e6-96a2-fa163ee2f826

Just some bundled indiegala games with basic sgtools rules. Don't expect anything phenomenal, I did just drop about $4.5k into this setup

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7 years ago*

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rig bump

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Nice setup dude. Have a bump

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bump ~

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bump

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Bump

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Bump!

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Gratz! Thanks! & nice gear! ^^

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Bump~

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Bump!

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Not a bad rig. Bump!

7 years ago
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Absolutely agree with 1st post!!! Thanks for choo choo!!

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Bump~

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good train, thanks and bump

7 years ago
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Congrats and bump

7 years ago
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Congrats, it's always nice to have a new computer!

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welcome to the club :D

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Bumperoo!

7 years ago
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Sounds really good. But still I wonder, what is the point of such a motherboard?

7 years ago
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I wanted something with the new Z270 chipset that I would be able to continue using for a long time to come. Plus as the saying goes, you get what you paid for. I had heard that some people were having issues with the maximus ix code and hero, and the extreme was a little to much for what I needed for my first build. So the formula was just in the right spot for me.

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Makes sense, I just wondered about the high price and which features it has that justify that price. I own a 80 € motherboard and I am happy with it, since it has all the functions I need. :-p

And yes, I am a bit jealous.

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Bump!

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wow that 860 dollar price tag for the ssd.

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Congrats!
Thanks for the train =)

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BUMP

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Thank you and bump!!

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Congratulatory
Bump! :D

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