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| System Name | RogueOne |
|---|---|
| Processor | Xeon W9-3495x |
| Motherboard | ASUS w790E Sage SE |
| Cooling | SilverStone XE360-4677 |
| Memory | 128gb Gskill Zeta R5 DDR5 RDIMMs |
| Video Card(s) | MSI SUPRIM Liquid 5090 |
| Storage | 1x 2TB WD SN850X | 2x 8TB GAMMIX S70 |
| Display(s) | 49" Philips Evnia OLED (49M2C8900) |
| Case | Thermaltake Core P3 Pro Snow |
| Audio Device(s) | Moondrop S8's on Schitt Gunnr |
| Power Supply | Seasonic Prime TX-1600 |
| Mouse | Razer Viper mini signature edition (mercury white) |
| Keyboard | Wooting 80 HE White, Gateron Jades |
| VR HMD | Quest 3 |
| Software | Windows 11 Pro Workstation |
| Benchmark Scores | I dont have time for that. |
Hey all!
This is my first thematic build!
This build based on the Asus x Miku collab is just 1 of a handful of collabs Asus has done with various IPs not including there own mascot.
Gundam: https://www.asus.com/microsite/ASUS-X-GUNDAM/my/
Evangelion: https://rog.asus.com/microsite/ROGxEVANGELION/
COD: https://rog.asus.com/articles/gamin...ition-call-of-duty-branded-hardware-from-rog/
Demon Slayer: https://www.asus.com/us/site/Demon-Slayer/
etc etc you get the idea.
Personally; I don't really keep up with them. They rarely leave greater Asia, I simply don't want the equipment, I may not even like the collab. Really these come and go and I don't really notice. So what drove me to this? Why this collab? Well like all of the other collabs, I know who and what Miku is; so I have a familiarity. What really sparked it though, was the recent GPU generations, specifically the flack generated by these collabs and other brands operating outside of NORAM.
You see while a lot of these fly under my radar, it has admittedly been years since I found a lot of enjoyment with PCs. The one exception probably being the work I do for the community in regard to the Intel GPUs.
www.techpowerup.com
There are many many reason, but one reason is stylistic. The curves and edges on some things do look beautiful and as a minimalist I often appreciate SFF builds and nice elegant white chassis. However, that does not make me immune to the obvious.
White case
Black case
White case red fan
White case blue fan
White case purple fan
Black case red fan
Black case blue fan
Black case blacked out machine
On top of imo the era of case badges being over with many manufacturers no longer even including them, the landscape of PC visuals physically has kind of stagnated. As a hobby I kind of don't like this, and probably get more excited about CES case designs then actual video cards.
Thats when the problems start though. Here are a few examples of our very members upset about "Waifu GPUs"
They certainly arent for everyone, and certainly arent even really for me. But I do see beauty in them, and I certainly appreciate the stylistic choices of some of the art and more so the actual PHYSICAL changes to the cards to accommodate these themes. Take the Sakura Atlantis 9070XT. The white shroud on this card is modeled into a sea theme. These manufacturing process changes are not cheap, and while these cards certainly sell at a premium to make up for this loss still, someone sat there and drew it, then modeled it, then milled the injection mold plate.
I think the lengths these few hanger on companies go to to cater to this user base is admirable and imo something I feel the industry has lost. I personally feel we should encourage the effort even if it’s something I wouldn’t normally get.
So as my posts have mentioned if you caught them in your scrolls. Why did I do this?
I like it, I have the money and I know its going to piss you off.
So I imported all of the parts from overseas.
This is my first thematic build!
This build based on the Asus x Miku collab is just 1 of a handful of collabs Asus has done with various IPs not including there own mascot.
Gundam: https://www.asus.com/microsite/ASUS-X-GUNDAM/my/
Evangelion: https://rog.asus.com/microsite/ROGxEVANGELION/
COD: https://rog.asus.com/articles/gamin...ition-call-of-duty-branded-hardware-from-rog/
Demon Slayer: https://www.asus.com/us/site/Demon-Slayer/
etc etc you get the idea.
Personally; I don't really keep up with them. They rarely leave greater Asia, I simply don't want the equipment, I may not even like the collab. Really these come and go and I don't really notice. So what drove me to this? Why this collab? Well like all of the other collabs, I know who and what Miku is; so I have a familiarity. What really sparked it though, was the recent GPU generations, specifically the flack generated by these collabs and other brands operating outside of NORAM.
You see while a lot of these fly under my radar, it has admittedly been years since I found a lot of enjoyment with PCs. The one exception probably being the work I do for the community in regard to the Intel GPUs.
Intel ARC GPUs
www.techpowerup.com
There are many many reason, but one reason is stylistic. The curves and edges on some things do look beautiful and as a minimalist I often appreciate SFF builds and nice elegant white chassis. However, that does not make me immune to the obvious.
White case
Black case
White case red fan
White case blue fan
White case purple fan
Black case red fan
Black case blue fan
Black case blacked out machine
On top of imo the era of case badges being over with many manufacturers no longer even including them, the landscape of PC visuals physically has kind of stagnated. As a hobby I kind of don't like this, and probably get more excited about CES case designs then actual video cards.
Thats when the problems start though. Here are a few examples of our very members upset about "Waifu GPUs"
They certainly arent for everyone, and certainly arent even really for me. But I do see beauty in them, and I certainly appreciate the stylistic choices of some of the art and more so the actual PHYSICAL changes to the cards to accommodate these themes. Take the Sakura Atlantis 9070XT. The white shroud on this card is modeled into a sea theme. These manufacturing process changes are not cheap, and while these cards certainly sell at a premium to make up for this loss still, someone sat there and drew it, then modeled it, then milled the injection mold plate.
I think the lengths these few hanger on companies go to to cater to this user base is admirable and imo something I feel the industry has lost. I personally feel we should encourage the effort even if it’s something I wouldn’t normally get.
So as my posts have mentioned if you caught them in your scrolls. Why did I do this?
I like it, I have the money and I know its going to piss you off.
So I imported all of the parts from overseas.
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