This assignment was to virtually build a PC, its tasks included researching the different hardware components of a computer, and putting them together to build any type of computer that you want. For mine, i used PCPartPicker.com and my goal was to build the most expensive multi-taksing desktop computer. After collecting all my parts the total cost was $9.032.98.
Intel Core i9-14900K 3.2 GHz 24-Core Processor $544.99
MSI MEG Z790 GODLIKE MAX EATX LGA1700 Motherboard $1149.99
G.Skill Trident Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL40 Memory $754.94
NVIDIA Founders Edition GeForce RTX 4090 24 GB Video Card $2335.00
Silverstone ALTA F2 ATX Full Tower Case $965.65
EVGA SuperNOVA 1600 T2 1600 W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $799.99
Western Digital Red Pro 22 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive $419.99
Asus ROG RYUJIN III 360 ARGB EVA-02 EDITION 70.07 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $574.50
Microsoft Windows 11 Pro Retail - Download 64-bit $199.00
Asus ROG Swift Pro PG248QP 24.1" 1920 x 1080 540 Hz Monitor $899.00
logitech PRO X Superlight 2 Wireless/Wired Optical Mouse $149.94
SteelSeries Apex Pro TKL (2023) RGB Wired/Bluetooth/Wireless Gaming Keyboard $239.99
After completing this assignment I learned the complexity of computers and the reasoning for their prices. Another lesson I have learned is that I would never build my own computer unless I desperately needed to.