PC Builds

Freddy's Basic Beast

One of my friends from an old workplace approached me about helping him build his first gaming PC. His budget was extremely flexible. He already had a liquid cooler and a few other parts tucked away in his Best Buy cart.  I didn't want him to spend more than what he really needed. He wasn't a huge gamer but wanted a daily driver. So he kept the shiny RAM and BeQuiet Case, and I helped him pick the rest.

Parts List:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700G

SSD: Samsung 970 M.2 1TB

MOBO: Asus B550-F Gaming

RAM: Corsair 2x16 Vengeance RGB

Case: BeQuiet Base 500 FX

GPU:  MSI RTX 3060 12GB

This will last many years to come. Not only as a gaming machine but as a workstation. I didn't see the need to add any liquid cooling because he won't be overclocking. The stock wraith cooler AMD provides is plenty. We already have 3 intake fans and 1 exhaust. I had no trouble putting this build together except for powering on the front fans whenever I first booted. I found that a 15-pin SATA connecter can power other parts such as fans. In conclusion, Freddy won't need a night light.

Big Al's Budget Build

This build for my older brother was a fun one. He approached me around Thanksgiving time. Right before the "PC Covid Wave". In other words, when everyone got bored during the pandemic and thought it would be a good idea to build a computer. Pair that with the price of BTC and a 1660 was going for 450.00.

I condisder Alex lucky. He got off around 800 - 900$ to build this beast. And he couldn't be happier.

Parts List:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600

SSD: Samsung 860 1TB

MOBO: MSI Tomahawk B450

RAM: Corsair 2x16 Vengeance LPX

Case: Phanteks P300A

GPU:  ASUS Radeon 5500 XT

Caleb's Build

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