The authors of the video are building a gaming PC using only components from ASUS's Republic of Gamers (ROG) line, with the exception of the memory and power supply. The build includes a Core i9-9900K processor, an ASUS ROG Maximus XI motherboard, and dual NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti graphics cards. The authors also install a custom liquid cooling system and several RGB lighting strips. After assembling the system, they test its performance with several benchmarks, including Cinebench R15 and Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and achieve impressive results. The video is sponsored by ASUS and Intel, and the authors promote Intel's Gamer Days, which features deals and giveaways on gaming components and hardware.
1. The build is sponsored by ASUS for Intel's Gamer Days.
2. Intel's Gamer Days starts on August 30th and will have giveaways, deals on components, desktops, and laptops.
3. The build uses an ASUS ROG Maximus 11 Code motherboard.
4. The build uses an Intel Core i9 9900K processor.
5. The build uses G.Skill Trident Z RGB 3200 C14 memory, which is 16GB per DIMM and a total of 64GB.
6. The build uses two 970 Pro 1TB NVMe drives in a RAID 0 configuration.
7. The build uses an ASUS ROG Thor 1200W Platinum power supply.
8. The build uses a ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2080 Ti graphics card.
9. The build uses an ASUS ROG Strix XG43UQ 43" 4K 144Hz G-Sync display.
10. The build has a total power draw of 712 watts.
11. The build scores 1996 in Cinebench R15.
12. The build can run Shadow of the Tomb Raider at 4K ultra details with HDR and 120Hz.
13. The build can run the Quake 2 RTX demo at 4K with RTX on and HDR.