Project Description

For this assignment, I wanted to build a computer that would work well for photo and video editing. Because I have a strong passion for photography and videography, my aim was to create a computer that would works quickly and efficiently with photoshop and other video editing tools and that had a high resolution so that I would be able to really focus in on small areas of a photo or video for editing without having difficulties with the resolution.

CPU 

• AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - Zen 4 8-Core 4.5 GHz - Socket AM5 - 105W Desktop Processor (100-100000591WOF) 

• https://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-7-7700x-ryzen-7-7000-series-raphael-zen-4-socket-am5/p/N82E16819113768  

• Price: $272.91 

Motherboard 

• MSI PRO Z790-A MAX WiFi ProSeries Motherboard 

• https://www.newegg.com/p/3C6-008M-001Y1  

• Price: $329.99 

Memory 

• SanDisk 32GB Ultra microSDHC A1 UHS-I/U1 Class 10 Memory Card with Adapter, Speed Up to 120MB/s (SDSQUA4-032G-GN6MA) 

• https://www.newegg.com/sandisk-32gb-microsdhc/p/N82E16820173491  

• Price: $10.25 

Video Card 

• ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7 OC Edition ROG-ASTRAL-RTX5080-O16G-GAMING PCI-Express 5.0 DLSS 4.0 Graphics Card 

• https://www.newegg.com/asus-rog-astral-rog-astral-rtx5080-o16g-gaming-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5080-16gb-gddr7/p/N82E16814126742  

• Price: $1,649.99 

Case 

• Fractal Design North XL ATX mATX Mid Tower PC Case - Charcoal Black Chassis with Walnut Front and Dark Tinted TG Side Panel - FD-C-NOR1X-02 

• https://www.newegg.com/charcoal-black-fractal-design-north-atx-mid-tower/p/N82E16811352216 

• Price: $179.99 

Power Supply 

• ASRock Steel Legend SL-750G 750W 80 PLUS GOLD & Cybenetics PLATINUM Full Modular Power Supply, ATX3.1 & PCIe5.1 

• https://www.newegg.com/asrock-sl-750g-750-w-80-plus-gold-certified/p/N82E16817955010  

• Price: $89.99 

Storage 

• SAMSUNG 990 PRO SSD 1TB PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280 Internal Solid State Hard Drive, Seq. Read Speeds Up to 7,450 MB/s 

• https://www.newegg.com/samsung-1tb-990-pro-nvme-2-0/p/20-147-860?Item=20-147-860&cm_sp=product-_-from-price-options 

• Price: $109.99 

CPU Cooler 

• KRAKEN ELITE 360 BLACK AIO LIQUID COOLER WITH IPS LCD & STATIC PRESSURE FANS Intel Socket LGA 1851, 1700 & 1200/115X AMD Socket AM5, AM4 

• https://www.newegg.com/nzxt-aio-radiator-size-402-mm-intel-socket-lga-1851-1700-1200-115x-intel-core-i9-core-i7-core-i5-core-i3-pentium-celeron-amd-socket-am5-am4-amd-ryzen-9-ryzen-7-ryzen-5-ryzen-3/p/N82E16835146163  

• Price: $259.99 

OS 

• Western Digital 2TB WD Blue SN5000 NVMe SSD, PCIe Gen 4.0, up to 5,150 MB/s Read Speeds Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) WDS200T4B0E 

• https://www.newegg.com/western-digital-2tb-blue-sn5000-nvme/p/N82E16820250267  

• Price: $119.99 

Mouse 

• Logitech M325 Wireless Mouse (Flamingo) 

• https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Wireless-Mouse-M325-Flamingo

• Price: $14.98 

Keyboard 

• RK ROYAL KLUDGE S98 Mechanical Keyboard w/Smart Display & Knob, Top Mount 96% Wireless Mechanical Keyboard BT/2.4G/USB-C, Hot Swappable, Software Support, Massive Battery, 98 Keys 

• https://www.newegg.com/rk-royal-kludge-keyboard-rk-chartreuse-switch-green-white/p/32N-04ND-000G7?Item=9SIBRCGK4X9054 

• Price: $99.99 

Monitor 

• MSI MAG 271QPX QD-OLED 27" 16:9, QD-OLED Gaming Monitor, 360Hz 0.03ms, 2560 x 1440 (WQHD), Height Adjustable Arm 

• https://www.newegg.com/msi-mag-271qpx-qd-oled-27-qhd-360-hz-metallic-black/p/N82E16824475360?Item=N82E16824475360  

• Price: $699.99 

Total Cost 

The total cost of this computer would be around $3,740 

Lesson Learned

From this activity I learned a lot about the different components of a computer and how many pieces really go into creating a computer. I also learned more about formatting techniques in word and using different headings and sections to make a document for organized and so that it is easier to find specific sections.