A YouTube personality has decided to build a gaming PC for his 13-year-old nephew, Brandon, who is transitioning from console gaming to PC gaming. Initially, Brandon's mom told him that his budget was $500, but the YouTube personality was able to gather sponsors to build a high-end gaming PC worth $2,000-$3,000.
The build features a Ryzen 7 2700X CPU, an Asus ROG Strix B450F motherboard, 16GB of G.Skill Trident Z RGB DDR4 RAM, a 240GB HyperX Fury RGB SSD, a 2TB Seagate FireCuda mechanical drive, a 750W EVGA power supply, and an Asus ROG Strix RTX 2080 GPU. The PC is housed in an NZXT H700i case.
In addition to the PC, Brandon also receives a range of gaming peripherals, including an Asus ROG Swift PG279 gaming monitor, an Asus ROG Strix Flair keyboard, an Asus ROG Pugio gaming mouse, and an Asus ROG Delta gaming headset.
The YouTube personality sets up a decoy PC, a Walmart PC, to initially present to Brandon, before revealing the high-end gaming PC and peripherals. Brandon is surprised and emotional upon seeing the reveal, and the YouTube personality is happy to have been able to put together such an impressive gaming setup for his nephew.
Here are the extracted facts:
1. The computer case used is a ThermalTake A500 Aluminum TG.
2. The case has a sleek aluminum front panel and two 4mm tempered glass panels.
3. The case supports 420 and 360 rad at the front and top respectively.
4. The CPU used is a Ryzen 7 2700X.
5. The CPU has 8 cores and 16 threads.
6. The CPU is suitable for streaming and gaming.
7. The cooler used is an NZXT Kraken X52 240mm liquid cooler.
8. The motherboard used is an Asus ROG Strix B450F Gaming.
9. The motherboard has multiple M.2 slots, USB 3.1 Gen2, and more.
10. The RAM used is a 16GB dual-channel kit of G.Skill Trident Z RGB DDR4 at 3200 speed.
11. The storage setup includes a 240GB HyperX Fury RGB SSD and a 2TB Seagate FireCuda.
12. The power supply used is an EVGA 750W G3, 80 Plus Gold certified, fully modular.
13. The GPU used is an Asus ROG Strix RTX 2080.
14. The monitor used is an Asus ROG Swift PG279Q, a 27" IPS 2560x1440 g-sync supported 165Hz display.
15. The peripherals used include an Asus ROG Strix Flare keyboard, an Asus ROG Pugio mouse, and an Asus ROG Delta headset.
16. The system was built for Brandon, a 13-year-old gamer who is switching from console to PC gaming.
17. The system was sponsored by several companies, including Asus, NZXT, G.Skill, and EVGA.