When I first started building PCs in the late '90s and early '00s, I always dreamed of being able to build a PC without much in the way of concern for budget; to just go all in on a top of the line build. I was finally able to do that in 2024-2025, and this is the result of that. I really thought about going with a custom loop, but at the end of the day I decided that if I was going to cut the price down anywhere it would be in this area since the gains would be minimal. Maybe eventually, after all I just want to build maaaaan!
It's worth mentioning that the price is inflated due to memory, NVMe, and some parts being significantly cheaper back when I purchased them than the total tally here. Still, I would put it somewhere in the $9-10K range after taxes, S&H and everything else. Fortunately, I was able to offset some of that injury by selling some respectable gear I was replacing with this build.
Date CreatedJanuary 18, 2026

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Date Built
2025-08-01CPU Clock Rate
5.23 GHzCPU Temperature While Idle
37 °CCPU Temperature Under Load
68 °CGPU Core Clock
3060 MHzGPU Effective Memory Clock
30002 MHzGPU Temperature While Idle
24 °CGPU Temperature Under Load
65 °C