GeekaPC 'Borealis' (RTX 5070 / RX 9070)

Meet the GeekaPC 'Borealis', a sophisticated and elegant system catering to gamers looking for excellent performance, but also for those looking for a showpiece to put on display. Handling all of the graphical horsepower in this gorgeous white PC is the NVIDIA RTX 5070. A powerful GPU designed to provide solid performance at 1440p and 1080p, with decent legs at 4K high framerates. Alternatively, gamers that would prefer a graphics card from Team Red can choose the AMD RX 9070, a solid competitor to the RTX 5070, offering solid performance in modern AAA titles.

The brains of this build is none other than the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X. This six-core, twelve-thread beast is an excellent option for this glorious gaming PC. Its low power budget and high clock speed allow it to constantly pump out excellent framerates in your favourite games.

Keeping the Ryzen 5 9600X nice and cool is, one of our firm favourites at GeekaPC, the Montech HyperFlow ARGB 360 in white! This simplistic 360mm liquid cooler comes with a fully white radiator and set of fans, fitting nicely with the frosty and cold theme of the build. The fans and CPU cooler block light up with addressable RGB, all of which can be customised to your preferences, allowing gamers to light up their space with a disco, or achieve a more subtle display like an aurora.

Housing the all of the parts in this luxurious gaming PC is the ASUS Prime AP202. The AP202 offers a regal design with singular curved glass panel designed to provide an unhindered window of all the parts inside. Below the glass is a lip that spans the length and width of the chassis glowing with a vivid strip of RGB offering further customisation while also assisting thermals.

For RAM, this build uses a Corsair Vengeance DDR5 RGB white kit, rated at 32GB (2 x 16GB). This memory is incredibly reliable and offers solid speed and latency. The capacity can also be bumped up to 64GB (2 x 32GB) for those looking for a bit more oomph for their system.

Regarding storage, the Lexar NQ790/EQ790 is our pick for this build. This Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD is used regularly across many of our mid-range and budget PC builds on the GeekaWhat YouTube channel due to its robust performance and competitive pricing. This build uses 1TB for the base configuration, but 2TB and 4TB capacities are available for gamers who need more storage space.

Powering this system is the Corsair RM750e white. This is a fully modular power supply offering 750W of juice for your system and fully-white braided cables, keeping to the lighter theme. This is an excellent PSU for this awesome white build.

This build has a dedicated video on the GeekaWhat YouTube channel where the host, James Cousins, details the entire step-by-step process. He covers each component's pros (and cons), along with a suite of gaming benchmarks at the end, providing an idea of how this system performs.

*Note: The GPU model shown in the video and attached photos is the ASUS Prime RTX 5070. GeekaPC reserves the right to use any model of the RTX 5070 or RX 9070 as selected, depending on real-time availability.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X is a fantastic CPU for 1440p and 4K gaming when paired with the right GPU. With refinements to the AM5 platform, the Ryzen 5 9600X offers better efficiency, thermals and clock speeds compared to the previous generation Ryzen 5 7600X.

CPU Cooler: Montech HyperFlow 360
Ranked as one of GeekaWhat's top AIO CPU coolers of the year, the HyperFlow is a great cooler with a large 360mm radiator, quiet fans and great cooling performance.

Motherboard: ASRock B850M Steel Legend WiFi
A stunning white Micro-ATX motherboard with plenty of connectivity options, RGB lighting, and blazing fast onboard WiFi 7.

RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR5
Corsair's range of RAM DIMMs provides a great option for builds powered by a TeamRed CPU. They offer better compatibility and more reliability. ❗Due to global RAM shortages, White PCs will now ship with black RAM kits as standard.

SSD: Lexar NQ790/EQ790
Both of these Lexar drives are excellent additions to any system. Read and write speeds surpassing 5 Gigabytes per second, they're reliable and resilient for high-framerate gaming!

GPU (Option 1): NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
If you're in the market for an NVIDIA graphics card, look no further than the RTX 5070. Using the latest DLSS 4 incombination with Frame Generation, this card offers ample framerates at 1440p and 1080p.

GPU (Option 2): AMD Radeon RX 9070
The AMD Radeon RX 9070 is a reliable graphics card for 1440p gaming. It has 16GB of video memory, which is excellent for modern titles.

Case: ASUS Prime AP202
Housing this build is the ASUS Prime AP202, the AP202 offers a regal design with singular curved glass panel designed to provide an unhindered window of all the parts inside.

PSU: Corsair RM750e
For a build like this, a strong 750W unit is perfect when it comes to power, while also offering a gorgeous set of white power cables. The RM750e from Corsair is one of the best reviewed around.

Operating System: Windows 11
All of our systems come preinstalled with an activated copy of Windows 11 set to the 'Out of Box Experience'. This allows you to set the PC back up to your liking.