Alden Richards' Custom PC Build

Bio:

Real Name: Richard Reyes Faulkerson Jr.

Team: Unaffiliated

Most Streamed Game: Mobile Legends

Facebook | Twitter

Alden Richards is a successful Filipino actor and recording artist who has recently begun streaming on the Facebook gaming platform. His acting career has earned him a Best Actor award in the Phillipines, and his self titled album reached platinum status in 2015. Outside of his film and music career, Alden is an ambassador for philanthropic projects ranging from Habitat for Humanity to Covid-19 awareness campaigns.

With nearly 3.5 million subscribers on Facebook, and almost 6 million followers on Twitter, Alden Richards is a popular star both on screen and on stream.


source: YouTube
source: YouTube
source: YouTube

The Build:

Note: Alden uses a custom PC built by Mark van Acosta of Declassified Systems.

Processor: i9-9900K

Graphics card: ASUS ROG STRIX GeForce RTX 2080TI-O11G OC

Motherboard: ASUS ROG Maximus XI Hero

Ram: G.Skill TridentZ RGB Series 64GB (4 x 16GB)

Case: Lian Li O11 Dynamic XL

Power Supply: ASUS ROG Thor 850W

CPU Cooler: Custom watercooling system that utilizes the following parts:

Hard Drives: 970 EVO SSD 1TB M.2 + Crucial MX500 2TB SSD

 

Peripherals:

Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB MK.2

Mouse: Logitech G903 LIGHTSPEED Wireless

Monitor(s): 2x ASUS VG279Q 27″

Microphone: Blue Ember Condenser Microphone

Capture Card: Elgato Game Capture 4K60 Pro MK.2

Stream Deck: Elgato Stream DeckElgato Stream Deck


Kay Ann Monsalve's Custom PC Build

Bio:

Real Name: Kay Ann Monsalv

Team: Unafilliated

Most Streamed Game: Mobile Legends

Facebook | YouTube

Kay Ann Monsalv is a Filipina streamer who does workouts with her viewers in addition to her gaming content. She also has a YouTube channel, where she focuses on beauty and vlog content. Primarily a Mobile Legends player, Kay Ann also streams games like Fortnite and Valorant.

Not much is known about Kay, but considering the 20-something mother of one has over a million followers on Facebook, it shouldn’t stay that way for long.


source: YouTube
source: YouTube
source: YouTube

The Build:

Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

Graphics card: AORUS GeForce RTX 2070

Motherboard: B450 AORUS PRO

Ram: AORUS RGB Memory 3200MHz DDR4 16GB (2x8GB)

Case: Aorus Ac300w (Currently unavailable, similar choice is the NZXT H510)

Power Supply: Seasonic FOCUS Plus 750 Gold

CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING AURAFLOW X 240 Snow

Hard Drives: Samsung 860 EVO

 

Peripherals:

Keyboard: Tecware Phantom 87 Key RGB

Mouse: Logitech G102

Monitor(s): HKC 27″ Curved Monitor (Unavailable, similar choice is the Samsung C27F398) + BENQ GW2270H

Webcam: Logitech C922 Pro Stream Webcam

Headset: HyperX Cloud Alpha


Ann B. Mateo's Custom PC Build

Bio:

Real Name: Ann B. Mateo

Team: Unaffiliated

Most Streamed Game: PubG

Facebook | Twitch | Twitter | YouTube

Filipina streaming star Ann B. Mateo grew up in Manila, and studied Architecture in college. She started out modeling, and eventually made it into the cover of For Him Magazine. She also had a viral video with her “Trumpets’ Challenge” video.

Ann B. Mateo has almost 3.5 million followers on Facebook, making her one of the most popular streamers on the platform, and she continues to stream almost daily. She also has nearly 100k followers on both Twitch and Twitter.


source: YouTube
source: YouTube
source: YouTube

Alodia Gosiengfiao's Custom PC Build

Bio:

Real Name: Alodia Almira Arraiza Gosiengfiao

Team: Unaffiliated

Most Streamed Game: Mobile Legends

Facebook | YouTube | Twitter

Alodia Gosiengfiao is a Filipina cosplayer, model, TV presenter, musician, and actress who first gained fame through her cosplays. She began her career as a cosplayer at the age of 15, and won multiple awards in cosplay competitions. Her success with cosplaying led to a variety of endorsements, from skin whitening products to Japanese Sushi bars. Alodia went viral on Italian news after her gaming stream somehow interrupted the Italian Prime MInister’s Facebook stream.

A life-long gamer, Alodia currently boasts over 7 million followers on Facebook, making her one of the most popular Facebook gaming streamers. She also has over 1.5 million subscribers on YouTube, and nearly half a million followers on Twitter.


The Build:

Note: Alodia uses a pre-built PC, the Acer Predator Orion 9000. Because it’s a pre-built, not all components are known. 

Processor: i9-7900X

Graphics card: GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB

Motherboard: A Orion 9000 specific version of the Asus Prime X299 board

Ram: 32GB DDR4 Memory (Brand and speed unknown – common for pre-builts)

Case: Custom Acer Predator Case

Power Supply: Something in the 1000W Gold family (like a EVGA 80+ GOLD 1000W

CPU Cooler: Unknown

Hard Drives: Samsung 950 Pro 512 GB NVMe M.2 SSD (or similar) + 2TB HDD (likely a Seagate 2TB HDD)

 

Peripherals:

Keyboard: Acer Predator Aethon 500 Gaming

Mouse: Acer Predator Cestus 330

Monitor(s): 2x Acer Predator X27

Microphone: AT2020

Headset: Acer Predator Galea 300


Thinnd's Custom PC Build

Bio:

Real Name: Michael McMahon

Team: Unaffiliated

Most Streamed Game: Call of Duty: Warzone

Facebook | Twitch | Twitter | YouTube

American-Taiwanese streamer Thinnd claims to have started his streaming career as a dare, buying an Xbox and later taking out a loan for a gaming PC. His boldness has certainly worked out for him, as he now has a sizeable following on Facebook. He learned the importance of developing a community at the startup he worked at previously, and carried that attitude with him into streaming. He makes an effort to respond to viewers, and answer questions they might have in regards to them creating their own streaming setups.

Thinnd has over 1 million followers on Facebook, and despite fairly low subscriber counts also streams daily on Twitch and YouTube.


Thinnd's gaming build
Thinnd's gaming build

Note: Thinnd has two builds, a streaming PC and a gaming PC. Both builds are listed below. 

The Gaming Build:

Note: Thinnd uses a custom-built PC, from Xidax. Because it’s a pre-built, not all components are known. In these cases, a reasonable choice from Xidax’s options was made.

Processor: i9-9900k OC 5.0 Ghz

Graphics card: ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

Motherboard: ASUS ROG Rampage VI Extreme Encore

Ram: G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 32GB (2 x 16GB)

Case: Xidax Edge Light

Power Supply: Seasonic X-850

Hard Drives: 1TB Intel Optane Nvme

The Streaming Build:

Processor: Ryzen 9 3050x

Graphics card: RTX 2060 Super

Motherboard: Unknown, likely ASUS ROG Strix B550-F or something similar

Ram: G.SKILL TridentZ 16 GB

Hard Drives: SAMSUNG 970 EVO Plus SSD 2TB or similar 2 TB SSD

Peripherals:

Keyboard: Logitech G Pro Hero

Mouse: Logitech G Pro

Monitor(s): Dell s2719

Microphone: Shure SM7B

Webcam: Sony Alpha a6000 + Sigma 19mm F2.8 lens

Headset: Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 58X (Unavailable, similar choice are the Sennheiser HD 600)


Dexie Diaz's Custom PC Build

Bio:

Real Name: Dexie Diaz

Team: Unaffiliated

Most Streamed Game: Mobile Legends

Facebook | Twitter | YouTube

Filipina actress, model, cosplayer and streamer Dexie Diaz first appeared onscreen in the Filipino TV drama Walang Hanggan, when she was only 9. She has since appeared in many commercials, advertisements, and other film and TV projects. On top of her acting career, Dexie is a big gaming fan who streams Mobile Legends gameplay on the Facebook gaming platform. In addition to gaming content, Dexie also posts vlogs, mainly on her YouTube channel.

With almost 5 million followers on Facebook, Dexie is currently one of the most popular streamers in the Phillipines as well as on Facebook. She also has over half a million subscribers on YouTube.



Akosi Dogie's Custom PC Build

Bio:

Real Name: Setsuna Ignacio

Team: Nexplay Esports

Most Streamed Game: Mobile Legends

Facebook | YouTube

One of the most watched Facebook streamers in the Philippines, Akosi Dogie’s popularity stems from his humor and his personality. He engages with fans, and his positive energy makes his stream an fun place for viewers. Despite being new to the streaming scene, he has already made enough of a name for himself that he was acquired by Nexplay Esports, one of the biggest eSports organizations in the Philippines.

Akosi boasts 4.5 million followers on Facebook, and another nearly 5 million on YouTube. At the rate his audience is expanding, Akosi is set to be one of the biggest stars of Facebook streaming.


source: Acer.com
source: Acer.com
source: Acer.com

The Build:

Note: Akosi Dogie uses a pre-built PC, the Predator Orion 9000, with some upgraded parts. Because it’s a pre-built, not all components are known. 

Processor: i7-9700K

Graphics card: Geforce RTX 2080

Motherboard: Unknown, Acer branded RGB motherboard. Alternative choice could be the ASUS ROG Strix B365-F Gaming.

Ram: 32GB DDR4 Memory (Brand and speed unknown – common for pre-builts)

Case: Custom Acer Predator case

Power Supply: Unknown 730W PSU, possibly the Raidmax Hybrid 730W

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master MasterLiquid LC240E RGB

Hard Drives: Samsung SSD 860 EVO 2TB or something similar

 

Peripherals:

Keyboard: MSI VIGOR GK40

Mouse: MSI Clutch GM70 Mouse (currently unavailable, MSI CLUTCHGM50 is a similar choice)

Monitor(s): MSI MAG321CQR CURVED GAMING


Eric Eruption Tai's Custom PC Build

Bio:

Real Name: Eric Tai

Team: Unaffiliated

Most Streamed Game: Mobile Legends

Facebook | YouTube | Twitter

Self described #FitGamer Eric “Eruption” Tai has had a interesting and diverse career. The Tongan Facebook streamer first came to the Phillipines as a Mormon missionary, but remained and played on the Phillipines national rugby team in 2011 and 2013. He also played for the club team the Alabang Eagles. Eric hosted It’s Showtime, a Philippine variety show, from 2011-2015, and has appeared in other movies and television shows.

Eric primarily streams Mobile Legends on the Facebook streaming platform, where he has over 1 million followers. If you need to get the blood moving again after some stream viewing, head over to his YouTube channel and learn some dance moves!


source: YouTube
source: YouTube
source: YouTube

The Build:

Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 (most likely the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X)

Graphics card: ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 2070

Motherboard: TUF Gaming x570-Plus

Ram: G.SKILL Trident Z Neo (for AMD Ryzen) Series 16GB (2 x 8GB)

Case: Cooler Master H500P MasterCase Mesh Whit

Power Supply: FOCUS GM-750W (currently unavailable, similar choice is the Seasonic SSR-750GD)

Hard Drives: XPG SX8200 Pro 512GB + Seagate BarraCuda 2TB


StoneMountain64's Custom PC Build

Bio:

Real Name: David Steinberg

Team: Unaffiliated

Most Streamed Game: Call of Duty

Facebook | YouTube | Twitter

StoneMountain64 was one of the first streamers to transition to the Facebook gaming platform, and he has built himself a huge fan base on the up-and-coming streaming website. In addition to being a popular Call of Duty streamer, StoneMountain is also the co-founder of Pipeline.gg,  a website dedicated to helping new streamers learn how to build their business with guidance from veterans.

Featured in Forbes 30-under-30, StoneMountain is rapidly becoming a well-known figure even outside of the gaming community. With 6.8 million followers on Facebook, StoneMountain is perhaps the most popular streamer currently on the platform. His YouTube channel also has over 2 million followers.


The gaming build. source: stonemountain64.com
The streaming build. source: stonemountain64.com
source: stonemountain64.com

Note: StoneMountain64 has two builds, a gaming build and a streaming build. Both are listed below.

The Gaming Build:

Processor: i9-9900K

Graphics card: ASUS ROG RTX 2080 Ti STRIX O11G

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Edge AC

Ram: G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 32GB (4 x 8GB)

Case: NZXT H710

Power Supply: Seasonic Focus GM-850, 850W 80+

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 (oudated, modern version is the NZXT Kraken X63)

Hard Drives: Samsung 970 EVO Plus + Seagate 1TB Desktop SSHD Hybrid Drive + Seagate BarraCuda 2TB HDD

The Streaming Build:

Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700x

Graphics card: Geforce RTX 2070 Super

Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk

Ram: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4 16GB (2 x 8GB)

Case: NZXT H510 Black

Power Supply: EVGA 600 BR, 80+ Bronze 600W

Hard Drives: Intel 660p 1 TB SSD

Capture Card: Elgato Game Capture HD60 ProElgato Game Capture HD60 Pro

Peripherals:

Keyboard: Logitech G PRO

Mouse: Logitech G Pro Wireless

Monitor(s): Acer V277U 27″ WQHD + Asus TUF Gaming VG27AQ 27” + AmazonBasics Premium Single Monitor Stand

Microphone: Shure SM7B + RODE PSA 1 Swivel Mount Studio Microphone Boom Arm

Webcam: Sony a7R II + Logitech BRIO

Headset: Logitech G Pro X Gaming


Tfue's Custom PC Build

Bio:

Real Name: Turner Ellis Tenney

Team: Unaffiliated

Most Streamed Game: Fortnite

YouTube | Twitch | Twitter

A self described “Professional Athlete”, former FaZe member Tfue has been no stranger to controversy or success in his relatively short career. The Floridian YouTuber has won or placed highly in many Fortnite tournaments, and has also earned himself a ban from Twitch and a lawsuit from his former team. Although most of his popularity has stemmed from Fortnite, Tfue has recently started streaming Fall Guys and Call of Duty on Twitch.

Tfue’s 12 million subscribers on YouTube is rivaled by his 9 million followers on Twitch. He is also popular on social media, with nearly 4 million followers on Twitter.


source: YouTube
source: YouTube
source: YouTube

Tfue uses two computers: one for streaming, and one for gaming. Images are of the gaming PC.

The Gaming Build:

Note: Tfue uses a pre-built PC from Digital Storm. Because it’s a pre-built, not all components are known. 

Processor: i9-7980XE

Graphics card: x2 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

Motherboard: ASUS ROG Rampage VI Extreme

Ram: 32GB DDR4 Memory (Brand and speed unknown – common for pre-builts)

Case: Custom Digital Storm case

Power Supply: Unknown, but high end Digital Storm PCs tend to use 1000w PSUs like the EVGA 210-GQ-1000-V1,1000 GQ, 80+

CPU Cooler: HydroLux PRO: Exotic Custom Cooling System (exclusive from Digital Storm, similar choice is the Corsair H115i RGB Platinum)

Hard Drives: Intel Solid State Drive1 TB

The Streaming Build:

Processor: i9-9900K

Graphics card: GeForce GTX 1060

Motherboard: Asus Prime Z390-P

Ram: 16GB DDR4 Memory (Brand and speed unknown – common for pre-builts)

Hard Drives: 250GB SSD (Likely a Samsung SSD 860 EVO 250GB) + Toshiba 2TB

Peripherals:

Keyboard: Ducky One 2 Mini White with Ultraviolet Keycaps (unavailable, closest available model is theDucky One 2 Mini Black RGB)

Mouse: Finalmouse Air58+ BenQ Zowie CAMADE Mouse Bungee

Mousepad: Glorious 3XL Extended

Monitor(s): Asus ROG Swift PG279Q

Microphone: Shure SM7B + RODE PSA 1 Swivel Mount

Webcam: Logitech C930e + Logitech BRIO

Headset: Sennheiser HD 660 S