Over the past 4 months, I was in the process of building a PC. I haven't been in the gaming PC gig for a long time, so I was taking my time, and making informed decisions. Having said that, the cost for RAM and GPUs began to skyrocket! Not to mention the GPU I was watching like a hawk (the GTX 1070ti mini) was on backorder for the price I was willing to pay. That is where this beast comes in: For the price/power/performance, this is a top-tier machine. It was ready to go right out of the box! The case is absolutely stunning with RGB all along the front, bottom and front. The case package runs at a cool 30C idle, and tops @ 80C running PUBG with the CPU OC'd using the MOBO OC utility. I highly recommend before doing anything else updating BIOS with a USB portable memory. Also, if gaming, utilize MSI Afterburner utility to increase your GPU fan curve. I can keep the ASUS GTX 1080 at @74C under full load. In terms of gaming, Intel processors are optimized the best (currently), and you cannot go wrong with a GTX 1080. I purchased this rig specifically for gaming, and it has by far exceeded my expectations! Pros: INSANE gaming performance! Runs PUBG smoothly at 60 fps in 1440p, and most other games at native 4k with high settings (Witcher 3 as an example). Responsive SSD/HDD Combo: Windows is fast and responsive with almost non-existent latency when pulling up apps. Put your top games on the SSD and dump all the rest onto your 1TB HDD. Plenty of space! Stunning Pro Case: RGB, tempered glass side panel, plenty of ventilation - all showing off that RGB glow! Cons: (there is nothing here that would prevent me from recommending this PC) I am using the rgb gaming mouse it came with, but do not waste your time with the keyboard - having said that, I didn't expect the packaged keyboard mouse combo to be the highlight of my purchase. Really it is quite heavy, and if you take off the side glass panel (you will have to remove the cool future foam!), it was difficult to get back on by myself without smudging it terribly. Updating the BIOS and GPU: It took longer to manually update, and the out of box drivers were terribly outdated (audio driver over 1 year old). I truly recommend this rig if you are even slightly interested in upgrading, or like me, jumping from the consoles to PC gaming. This will surpass the performance of the current generation of consoles!