Pop Star The Weeknd Reveals His $8 Custom PC
Canadian singer The Weeknd showed off his brand-new $8000+ gaming PC, complete with top-of-the-line hardware.
Abel 'The Weeknd' Tesfaye is one of the biggest names in music right now, but the Canadian star is also an avid gamer - and now we've got a look at his brand new gaming PC. The build video was shared by Arpit Manak of Paradox Customs on Twitter, who was tasked with building the mighty beast, and thankfully shared a video of the build process - along with an impressive list of specs.
A Dream come true... Built a Gaming PC for @theweeknd pic.twitter.com/XgaaOcQQnt
— Paradox (@Brparadox_) March 29, 2021
The focus is on an AMD Ryzen processor and a $3090 EVGA RTX 3000 graphics card that can run Red Dead Redemption at ultra settings without any fuss. Have you PC gamers ever had issues with running out of storage space for their games? Well, there shouldn't be any questions here at all, as the singer's new rig has 10TB of lightning-fast SSD storage.
The Weeknd PC Specification
- ▪ AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core Processor — $700
- ▪ Asus X570-E Motherboard - $430
- ▪ EVGA RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra Gaming 24GB — $3,000
- ▪ Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32GB (8GBx4) 3600Mhz — $340
- ▪ NZXT Kraken Z73 Liquid Cooler - $150
- ▪ Mushkin 2TB Gamma Gen4 NVME SSD (7,000MB/s Read/Write) — $500
- ▪ Mushkin 8TB Alpha Gen3 NVME SSD (3,500MB/s Read/Write) — $1200
- ▪ Maingear 1200W Platinum Power Supply - $250
- ▪ Lian Li O11 Dynamic XL Case — $230
- ▪ Corsair QL120 RGB Fan x6 - $260
- ▪ Lian Li Streamer Plus - $50
This computer looks as good live as the specs on paper, with an RGB color scheme that recalls the singer's unforgettable performances. But what games will the world famous singer-songwriter play on his new battle station now that it's all done? As an investor in the company that owns the Toronto Defiant OWL team, Overwatch could definitely be a possibility as the league kicks off April 16th.