People love to talk about the specs on their PC gaming rig, myself included! Sorry in advance for dirty case!
Case: Corsair Crystal 570X – Tempered glass looks nice until it gets dusty. It would also be super worrisome if I were lugging it around to a LAN party. I love everything else about it. Great air-flow and the included fans are quiet. I don’t care much for the RBG so I found a nice boring neutral white to leave on.
Motherboard: ASRock x370 Taichi – Overclocking looks to be very simple with this motherboard. I don’t need to push any hardware yet but I am confident it will handle more speed down the road.
CPU: AMD Ryzen 1800x – This seems like a bit overkill for someone that just games. Everything sure runs snappy though! I am running a cheap aftermarket air cooler from Deepcool with no issues. Currently not overclocking because there is really no need at this point.
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 3000mhz – 16GB of this stuff does the trick. No issues, but also not overclocking.
GPU: MSI Radeon Vega 56 – I snatched one of these as an upgrade from an older 290x. It runs everything at ultra/high settings on 1440p with 60+ fps. That was my goal when I got it, and it delivers.
Storage: Western Digital M.2 SSDs – I am running two of these drives. They seemed like a good value choice. Windows definitely loads fast and all the applications are instantaneous.
PSU: Corsair CX750m – It handles my Vega card and hasn’t caught on fire, so I consider this one solid.
Monitor: HP Omen 32″ – This is my primary monitor for gaming. It is huge, almost too huge for something that sits a couple feet in front of your face. I picked this monitor because it has a slightly higher refresh rate (75hz), 1440p and Freesync for my AMD video card. It is a great value with all those features.
Mouse & Keyboard: Logitech G710+ and Logitech G502 – I’ve tried Razor and other brands but I always go back to Logitech. Their products last.
Headset: HyperX Cloud Revolver – I splurged a bit on this set because I use primarily use headphones over speakers. I like the features and the quality. The one downside for me is that because they are a built more heavy-duty than some of the other Cloud models, they do feel a bit heavier. This can wear on you during long gaming sessions.
Overall I have been very pleased with the AMD performance even though it goes against the typical Intel/Nvidia grain. This system should be good to go for several years. The only item I would consider upcoming in the semi near future would be another monitor that has a higher refresh rate (I heard that is all the rage right now). Let me know if you have any thoughts or suggestions!
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