Gaming PC (2022) Build Log

[The Old School Gamer]

Just re-cased my gaming PC in the end.

Well I did replace the motherboard and upgraded from a Alphacool 240mm to a Capellix 360mm AIO.
Now means I can replace my old X370 in my daily driver with the TUF X570 that was in this build (that's if I don't decide to do an Alder Lake build instead, I'll see).

 

[The Old School Gamer]

Reserved for pics.

There isn't a great deal to see at the moment.
Just fitted the fans and RGB strips, wired the controllers etc.
Did decide to stick a couple of 140mm fans up front instead for increased positive airflow.

 

[The Old School Gamer]

Maybe but at same time I'll get a decent return on my older PC gear (before it get's too old) which pretty much offsets a lot of the costs of doing it (like the last time).
But there is no rush either, so it could well be Q4 22' / Q1 23' before this build ends up being near completed and ready.
It all greatly depends if I give Intel 12th gen a miss in early 22' and hang on for Zen 4 in Q4.
Which I might very well do if the reviews are not positively glowing.

A Threadripper build... if money was of no concern I'd have a crack at doing one for sure.
But ultimately it's overkill for any of my day to day needs (probably always will be).

 

[The Old School Gamer]

Finished re-casing my gaming PC.

I did change a bit more than I was going to in the end... I'm now rocking an 360mm AIO and the newly released Asus Strix E-Gaming X570 Wifi II board (passively cooled chipset and wifi 6e).

... next up I'm going to refresh my daily driver PC in Q1, but I have not decided what I am going to do yet.
Maybe Alder Lake, maybe just a drop in upgrade to Zen 3 with vcache.