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30 lines
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title: "𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 Build"
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date: 2021-03-28
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draft: true
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type: "post"
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*Originally posted on [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com/b/GnV7YJ)*
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What a perfect time to build a PC: massive supply chain disruptions, cryptocurrencies driving up GPU prices through the roof, (scalper) bot wars, and a pesky little thing called the coronavirus murdering 2.5 million people (that last one probably sounds completely alien to anyone before 2019). Just perfect!
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You just have to admire the perfectness of this perfect desktop/server/workstation build. And as an extra bonus, it's $666.66, just like the original Apple I. OK fine, not quite, but it's close.
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And admire how well balanced the CPU and the GPU are. Just imagine this setup at 4K 144Hz...
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Anyways, I first started planning for this build in November, and it only took... 5 months of patiently (actually impatiently) waiting for deals. And I did get some good deals, including the PSU for $20 less and the motherboard for a stunning $90 off. The motherboard came with an old BIOS, but fortunately it could boot to the BIOS setup screen to let me update it for my Zen 3 CPU.
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Getting the CPU involved lurking in a Micro Center Discord for months watching for days with stock, but it finally payed off when I managed to get the 5600X at MSRP, albeit with some pretty hefty taxes.
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Next up was RAM, but prices kept trekking upwards! I finally pulled the trigger and bought it at $86, but taxes brought it up to $94.
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The final ingredient was the GPU. For a few weeks, all that was between me finishing this build was a GPU so I could get a display output for configuring the BIOS and installing Arch Linux. I managed to snag the GPU for free (OK, maybe a dollar for the gas I used, but it was basically free) by asking on a Discord server if anyone was getting rid of really old graphics cards, and I got this great deal! 100% off MSRP! Still, this card is as powerful as you would expect from a free GPU, so I guess I'm not going to be doing any gaming any time soon. For server stuff, it works perfectly fine.
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As for the case and CPU cooler... who needs cases anyways? Cardboard box for the win! And stock coolers work perfectly fine. Sure, I can't boost past 4.5 GHz, so I'll probably have to get an aftermarket cooler eventually, but...
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Anyways, it's been a long journey. Hopefully GPU prices can plummet soon so I can replace my temporary graphics card with an actually decent one. And I still need a real case, an HDD, and a WiFi adapter... Oh well, I guess this build isn't finished quite yet!
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