Virtual Build

My current PC

Ive been building my own computers since the sixth grade. From that time to now I have built three computers. In this section I will be going over the computer I built last year in febuary. The computer parts I got were from Micro Center. Note that this establishment price matches to its competators like Newegg, and amazon!
Also the theme of this build was white so you will most likely see a bunch of white parts and cosmetics.

LIST

Case, Aesthetic, and misc.

Windows 10, $140
https://www.microcenter.com/product/636269/microsoft-windows-10-home-32-64-bit-usb

Tower: Lian Li O11, $250
https://www.microcenter.com/product/638135/lian-li-o11-dynamic-xl-rog-tempered-glass-eatx-full-tower-computer-case-white

Tower fans: Corsair LL120 (Three pack), $145
https://www.microcenter.com/product/601371/corsair-ll120-white-rgb-hydraulic-bearing-120mm-case-fan-with-lighting-node-pro-triple-pack

Computer parts and the inside!

HDD: Baracuda 2 TB, $55
https://www.microcenter.com/product/600551/seagate-barracuda-2tb-7200rpm-sata-iii-6gb-s-35-internal-hard-drive

SSD: Samsung 870 EVO 1 TB, $170
https://www.microcenter.com/product/632085/samsung-870-evo-1tb-ssd-3-bit-mlc-v-nand-sata-iii-6gb-s-25-internal-solid-state-drive

MOBO: X570 Steel legend (ASROCK), $200
https://www.microcenter.com/product/608731/asrock-x570-steel-legend-amd-am4-atx-motherboard?ob=1

CPU: AMD 3600, $250
https://www.microcenter.com/product/608320/amd-ryzen-5-3600-matisse-36ghz-6-core-am4-boxed-processor-with-wraith-stealth-cooler

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i, $180
https://www.microcenter.com/product/607465/corsair-hydro-series-h100i-platinum-240mm-rgb-water-cooling-kit-white

RAM: G.Skill TridentZ Neo, $205
https://www.microcenter.com/product/610708/gskill-trident-z-neo-series-rgb-32gb-(2-x-16gb)-ddr4-3600-pc4-28800-cl16-dual-channel-memory-kit-f4-3600c16d-32gtznc-black

GPU: EVGA GEFORCE RTX 2070 Super (tripple fan) $1290
https://www.newegg.com/evga-geforce-rtx-2070-super-08g-p4-3277-kr/p/N82E16814487452 (Microcenter has cycled this out :( )

PSU: EVGA 850, $160
https://www.microcenter.com/product/624907/evga-supernova-850-ga-850-watt-80-plus-gold-atx-fully-modular-power-supply

Calculating the price which ive rounded up comes to a total of..........$3045! And thats without tax! Fortunately for me I used the method known as: Buying things on clearance. Which helped me complete this build for a lot less than the total you see. I believe I paid around the $1600 range because I was able to use my employee discount ontop of the sweet sweet clearance prices.

Now dont mind the awful cable management I assure you nothing gets too hot and nothing gets clipped by the fans. I might as well add a bottle of canned air to the list because its something you will definately need when buying a computer. I built this computer back in febuary 2020 and besides the process of building and getting it to turn on I have not had any problems outside of input software. Computers are an expensive hobby but its quite neat. I reccomend building your own computer compared to buying one outright because it makes you feel sort of accomplished or connected to it. Ending things here though if you are a parent and are looking to connect with your children on a technology level, Terry Crews built a computer with his son on a stream, where they both learned about the different components and what to do. (With the help of chat of course) Seeing something like that opens ones eyes to a fun hobby you can create and enjoy.