It could've been good, but the GPU tho!!!
by Mayson C Posted on: 7/8/2021
Build Description
My very first PC, sadly built in the middle of the shortage of GPUs and other various components. Could've been good, sadly needs a better GPU lol.
Favorite Feature
The beautiful motherboard with pretty RGB lighting.
i5-7400
Qty: 1
$85.00
Kinda old but gets the job done!
ASUS ROG Strix Z270-E Gaming Motherboard
Qty: 1
$150.00
Super awesome motherboard for the chipset, still kinda old but absolutely stunning to look at!
AMD GIGABYTE Windforce R9 270X OC
Qty: 1
$70.00
Now this just sucks lol. Literally almost the ONLY bottleneck on this PC. It really sucks, too bad everything else is out of budget.
G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 PC4-25600 CL16 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit F4-320016D-16GTZR - Black
Qty: 1
$105.99
Pretty good memory as well as it looks sexy af lol.
NZXT H510i Tempered Glass ATX Mid-Tower Computer Case - Black
Qty: 1
$99.99
Didn't really focus on the case too much, so just got a standard case.
Corsair CX650M 650 Watt 80 Plus Bronze ATX Semi-Modular Power Supply
Qty: 1
$99.99
Pretty good PSU for the parts in my build! Nice and quiet.
NZXT M22 AIO
Qty: 1
$75.00
Wanted water cooling but I didn't have much left in the budget so just went with something simple that matched the case, works great!
Samsung 970 EVO M.2 250GB SSD
Qty: 1
$60.00
Nice and fast M.2 drive. Only really used it for boot drive and things I needed to access quickly.
SK Hynix 500gb SSD
Qty: 1
$75.00
Nice SSD for the price! Great and fast access to games and other things.
Thermaltake Riser Cable
Qty: 1
$20.00
Really wanted to verticle mount the gpu since the back was so ugly lol. Worked great, though sadly only up to gen 3 speeds.