Thank You Pcpartpicker.com - I wouldn't have been able to complete this build without this website.

I own and coordinate a motorsports coordination company here on the east coast and wanted to build a rig that would allow me to use VR for drifting simulation and that could also multitask other games for my wife and I to play + become my main computer for work. I currently use a 2015 Macbook pro that has treated me well but does have issues running some website creation tools so it was time to upgrade. I will breakdown my uses and individual part reviews and build reviews below.

What do i use this computer for: Assetto Corsa VR drifting (wanted to build a rig that would allow me to drift cars at the venues that I host events at in order to demo new course layouts + get on course seat time during this off-season. Will also be playing other games such as Tomb Raider, Monster Hunters, and some old school games such as Kings Quest, Roller Coaster Tycoon, Monkey Island and some other classics. Lastly, I will be using this computer for work (website building, document storage, content creation, light video editing) etc.

What types of computers have i used in the past: Until about a month ago i had almost 0 knowledge when it came to building computers, gaming on computers etc. Pcpartpicker.com really helped me learn and their comparability part list builder was absolutely key to my comp build. I came from Mac - currently i have a 2015 Macbook pro and a 2009 mac desktop. My last windows computer was in 2007 and was an Asus best buy special that had trouble running StarCraft.

Build process: The build was fun! At first i was nervous about breaking things but as soon as i get the build started it flowed nicely. All in all it took me about 5 hours to put it together and another 5 hours to load windows 10 on it lol. Creating a boot file from a Macbook served to be a very troublesome process. I ended up having a buddy remote into my mac and create the boot file which ended up not working. He eventually created the boot file on his computer - uploaded it to google drive and then we were able to save it on to the USB from there. It was a process. Once we got windows 10 installed everything was easy! Updated all my drives and we were good to go.

Any issues?: Other then windows 10 boot file causing me issues i did have one other problem. Once the comp was built and running well i couldn't control the RGB lights on the fan cooler that came with the 2700x. After doing some reading online i thought that i had the cooler plugged into the wrong slot for RGB fan control so i moved it from the CPU Fan plug to the JRGB2 slot (I'm pretty sure that this is what its labeled. I will confirm later tonight.) that was right above it - once i turned the comp on some smoke came from the cooler and that was it - didn't work anymore. So i rushed out to best buy and bought the corsair liquid cooler. Overall i am happy with the Corsair and i think in the end i was going to need more cooling as VR really takes a lot of computing power. I got the corsair all hooked up in under and hour - powered it back up and everything works great! BTW - when i went to remove the old CPU cooler my CPU was stuck to it! i had to use a hairdryer to loosen the thermal paste to get the CPU off and then had to re-seat it. Very stressful process but ultimately very easy.

Lastly - the desk setup and desk wire management is all temporary. I will be using Ikea Countertops to create a custom L desk in the space that i have. Also, i will be picking up a seat rig from RSeat.net in the next few weeks.