I'm putting together a high-end PC for 1440p gaming at very high frame rates, with especially strong 1% lows for competitive Call of Duty. I'll also play EA FC, NBA 2K, and Counter-Strike, while using the system for everyday business and work for around 12 hours a day. I'm willing to spend more when it provides a meaningful improvement in performance, reliability, or build quality, since I expect to keep this PC for at least 10 years. The parts list is linked above, and the case is important because I'm going for a nature-and-wood aesthetic, so I'd prefer to keep something with a similar look. I'm mainly looking for a final sanity check before buying.
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The build looks solid overall. Since you’ll be using the PC heavily, you could consider a high-quality phase-change thermal pad such as a PTM-style pad instead of conventional thermal paste for the CPU. It can provide consistent long-term thermal performance, though standard paste is still perfectly adequate if you prefer a simpler installation. You could also consider 64GB of RAM for extra headroom, but 32GB should be enough for gaming and normal work unless your workload becomes significantly more demanding.
Thanks, I hadn’t come across those thermal pads before. I’ve also been wondering whether 64GB is worthwhile, but I don’t expect to work on huge projects, so I was thinking 32GB would probably be enough.