Build this cutting-edge gaming PC
Building the perfect home office PC (with a touch of 4K gaming) LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: MEDIUM
THE CONCEPT
HELLO! Well first off let me welcome you to our first ever build-it seen through the eyes of the person who actually does the building. Oh this feels good. Too many years have we toed and froed over whether or not to commit to this literary device, and yet here we are. The logic is simple: There’s a picture at the top denoting who built the rig (today, me), but in this section the builder still refers to themselves exclusively in the plural (our, us, we). Well today I’ve had enough, and have used my limited executive Editor power to decide that build-it can and will be experienced through the builder’s personal perspective. It sounds trivial, but it’s time for a fresh lick of paint for these wistful articles of ours. Anyway enough of that waffle and on to the good stuff. Namely the build.
Now for the last few months I’ve been teasing the fact I’ve wanted to piece together a new system for myself. I’ve long had the 4K gaming monster as my home working machine, but as I game less and less, and can’t justify the 12core processor sitting at its heart, coupled with those twin heat-producing RTX 2080 Supers, it’s become more of a burden than a boon in my office. The heat produced by those components and then exuded so efficiently by the cooling system effectively turns my WFH life into a sweatbox (I’m not so fortunate to have AC at home). So to that end, and because I’m trying to reduce the number of hours I spend in game (sort of), I’ve decided to go for something quite radically different to what’s usual here in the mag. And if I’m honest, the result is incredible.