I've never built a PC of this spec before, gone mid-tier but I consider this the highest-tier I've ever gone.

I don't think anything is particularly out of the ordinary here, and I could have maybe pushed to a 5080/90 but I'm just not THAT much of a gamer. I predominantly use my PC for various hobbies (crafting, online quiz hosting, Photoshop, web design, app development).

I guess the parts worth mentioning are:

Montech King95 Pro My god this case was a joy to work with. Spacious, well designed, integrated ARGB and PWM fan hub. I initially had the mesh front on, but found that the cooling with the glass front was equally as good - so swapped back to the glass. Just hands-down the best case I have ever built in. The cable management allowances are lovely too.

Stream Deck + I host online pub quizzes and this allows me to automate so much of OBS, as well as control volume levels. Everyone knows what a Stream Deck is and does, but the addition of the dials on the + was what I'd been wanting for ages.

Corsair K55 Pro XT RGB I was initially looking at mechanical keyboards, or another trusty Logitech K350 Wave, but the integrated (Stream Deck compatible) macro keys on this swayed me. Not gonna lie, it seems to be taking me a little while to get used to the stance and layout here, but hey - am sure I will. I modified this keyboard to have a removable USB-C port, as I utterly abhor moulded cables - it's 2025, grow up!

Razer Tartarus Pro Always fancied grabbing one these controllers, and this one reviewed well, and I got a decent price on it. If only it also had Stream Deck integration...

12.3" TouchScreen Display Just somewhere to dock an audio player and a few widgets without interfering with the main UI. Also plan to use this for Flight Sim panels.

3.5" IPS USB Mini Screen Just somewhere to output some Aida64 specs. I am unnecessarily concerned with temperatures so this keeps my 'tism at bay ;)

AIO Display Screen Upgrade Kit See above, just keeping an eye on things. Said I was unnecessarily concerned.

So it seems to handle anything I've thrown at it so far. The fans stay pretty quiet, I get decent framerates. It's not gonna win any records, but it certainly shifts when needed. For me this was more a labour of love, a desire to build something of this spec - more than really necessarily needing to. Hopefully I'm gonna get into a bit more gaming, remains to be seen...