I picture AliExpress wares for sale spread on blankets under a train station awning supervised by a kid with no shoes. The image helps me decide if I want to purchase the item or not.
I got the Fractal Design Meshify 2 XL and the Arctic Cooling Liquid Freezer II 420 just for that reason. But also consider that the cooler, with a mechanical pump, wont last forever.
I just did this.
Motherboard
Pretty much all of the main players have decent boards. My current rig has a Gigabyte Master and a 5900x. My daughter's rig has an MSI Tomahawk and a 5800x. I liked the features of the MSI Tomahawk.
I went with a B650 MSI MAG Tomahawk WiFi: Here
Cooler
I currently...
I live in the sticks but will have fiber in the summer. In the US there were some government funds earmarked for high speed internet rollouts. I'm one of the fortunate one's who live in an area that will get 1Gbps fiber to the home.
According to Audeze the Xbox version will come with the Atmos license:
“As a PC gamer, both versions will work identically. You will just need to buy the Dolby Access license separately if you buy the PS maxwell. The Xbox Maxwell has the license included.”
From their reddit feed...
FYI: the Audeze Maxwells are hitting shelves. Xbox version is awaiting MS approval. Seem to be top of the line for wireless headsets.
https://www.audeze.com/products/maxwell-wireless-gaming-headset
Here's my issue: I have a beefy PC Gaming Rig. But I'd like to play PC games from the comfort of my couch and on my 65" LG OLED with XBOX controller support.
Nvidia is axing Game Stream on the Shield so that shot down my intended route.
I'm thinking something like a SFF PC with Moonlight or...
The G500s would be an acceptable alternative. Like you, I came from the G500. Unable to find a good match. The G500S checked all the boxes. However, those are hard to find also...
I have the 4090 FE.
The fan is quiet. I game with headphones but even so, the fan seems to max out around 50%. Temps hold at 60 even while benchmarking.
It’s 3600 at C18 and 1.35v. It’s decent RAM, yes. Pretty standard for that speed and timing.
My guess is you’re going for aesthetics with white and leds. If that matters, go for it.