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With Robin “ropz” Kool stand out as one of the best CS GO players on the planet, of course there are plenty of people interested in the superstar’s hardware setup.

Ropz’s performances over the past few years have seen the player become a mainstay in HLTV’s 20 best players of the year ranking, despite mousesports’ constant struggles as a team. So it’s no surprise that the Estonians have finally announced their move in FaZe Clan will start in 2022, a move much CS GO Observers and analysts expect that he will revive in the rankings again.

Ropz is also one of those uncommon people CS GO players for their persistence when playing in 16:9 aspect ratio – although most CS GO pros prefer 4:3 resolution. Original aspect ratio saved the player in many roundsand ropz said in interviews that he likes to deviate from the ordinary CS GO quota.

While Zowie eventually added paracords and a lighter chassis design to its lineup, the Estonian CS GO superstar is still rocking older EC2-A. EC2-A Ergonomics Yes since being replaced by the EC2-B . series, although later this year EC2-C series–Which is almost 20 grams lighter and comes with an improved scroll wheel – will go on sale.

BenQ’s 24-inch gaming monitor has been very popular with CS GO fans for BenQ’s dimming Dynamic Accuracy (DyAc) technology, even as there have been advances in IPS displays, 4K gaming monitors, and the advent of newer panels with mini LEDs and quantum dot OLEDs.

The XL2546S is a 27-inch 240Hz . monitorand while it lacks the color accuracy of newer 240Hz or 360Hz monitors, CS GO Supporters still trust the BenQ brand for its clarity of motion and intense gunfights. However, most users should also considere 240Hz BenQ ZOWIE XL2546 cheaper–There is a slight difference between the older DyAc and the newer DyAc+ technology. Both monitors run at 1080p only, and the hundreds of dollars saved could be used to upgrade your setup in more meaningful ways (like a larger or faster SSD).

Razer’s THX-enabled headphones are among the more affordable on the market, especially if you’re content to continue living with the hassle of a 3.5mm cord. Selling at a price around $79.99 at time of writing, the headset comes with a separate USB sound card that adds spatial sound in supported games.

But even without spatial sound – which you might be better off not using due to compression it adds to the microphone–The BlackShark V2 is an extremely good gaming headset for the price. Microphone quality is on par with more expensive brands and headphones, especially if you add a small amount of amplifier through your motherboard. Razer’s Synapse software also includes an equalizer for the audio port, noise, and sensitivity for the microphone, as well as customizations and presets for THX spatial audio.

BlackShark V2 is the more expensive cousin by BlackShark V2 X, has a lot of the same features without THX functionality or customization. It’s also half the price, so if you don’t mind losing your surround sound potential, V2 X is worth watching.

That said, readers should note one thing: while we have the BlackShark V2 listed here, ropz has been seen using various headsets at tournaments. Ropz used Sennheiser gaming headset at LAN before, and he also used entry-level Razer Kraken headset on line before.

The Razer BlackWidow V2 Tournament Edition keyless version has been replaced by the newer V3 model and it’s available on Amazon for almost half the price. Both keyboards are great for gamers though, with RGL, fully customizable Razer mechanical switches, and customizable macros via Razer Synapse software.

Although the 12th generation Intel Lake Alder and Refreshed 3D V-Cache 5800X3D Currently leading gaming CPUs, AMD’s 5900X remains one of the best performing CPUs on the market. The 12-core CPU is also one of the best choices for anyone who wants Stream and play games on the same PCand it blends in very well with the rest of ropz’s rigs.

Whether you want to buy the GeForce RTX 3080 at its current price is another question. GPU’s MSRP is astronomical thanks to the chip shortage, but that doesn’t stop the RTX 3080 from being a great choice for 4K gaming.

It pairs really well with the Ryzen 9 5900X in ropz’s device and also comes with a bunch of other benefits CS GO players can appreciate. Nvidia Broadcast enables AI-powered noise cancellation on the microphone, removing annoying keyboard and fan sounds from the background when you’re trying to communicate on Discord. NVENC . Encoder on the RTX-series cards are also the best choice for those looking to game and stream, with the RTX 3080 in particular being a great choice – if you can get the card for the right price.

The latest Ryzen CPUs and the RTX 3080 deserve a PCIe 4.0 motherboard that supports it. So given the company’s longstanding focus on supporting esports, it’s no surprise to see ropz roll with ASUS ROG Strix X570-E, the AM4 board supports Wi-Fi 6. It comes with dual M.2 heatsinks onboard for your NVMe SSDs, multiple USB 3.2 Gen 1 and Gen 2 ports for all external devices your vi and everything else modern CS GO gamer needs.

AMD Ryzen systems have always benefited from faster RAM – more than previous generations of Intel CPUs – so it’s only natural that ropz’s system has slightly faster 3600MHz memory than G.Skill in here, instead of the 3200MHz RAM in many gaming systems.

G.Skill .’s TridentZ Neo brand popular in many systems due to their affordability and good performance. There is also a 32GB plan available with the same amount of RAM, if you’re building a PC that needs extra support for content creation.