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title: "Worst First Build - The Sad Saga Continues"
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date: 2021-03-03
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type: "post"
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tags: ["Hardware"]
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*Originally posted on my [old blog](https://git.exozy.me/Ta180m/blog/src/branch/main/_posts/2021-03-03-worst-first-build-part-2.md)*
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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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Anyways... for over 40 days since buying an overpriced 5600X (because of insane taxes, that's what), there were a grand total of zero deals. OK, fine, there were a few motherboards that were discounted a little bit, but nothing big. The drought of price drops literally desiccated my hope of being able to complete my build anytime soon at a reasonable price. My build was indefinitely on hold.
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But then...
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Yes, I'm trying to build up suspense even though everyone knows what's going to happen.
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Wait, let me first back up a bit and give some context: I had set up alerts for a ton of motherboards: cheap ones, high-end mainstream mobos, even ones I never though I would buy. I had my eye on the [Extreme4](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/zsfFf7/asrock-b550-extreme4-atx-am4-motherboard-b550-extreme4) since it had been relatively cheap when I was planning my build, but the price simply refused to go down again.
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The days went on, and no alerts were triggered. OK, some of them were, but they were all for really bad deals that only shaved off a few percent.
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But nothing could have prepared me for a 40% price drop.
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Yes, it was that delicious.
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On the night of February 21, the price of the [PG Velocita](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ZPDkcf/asrock-b550-pg-velocita-atx-am4-motherboard-b550-pg-velocita) crashed over 40%. Ludicrous! I know! Instant buy!
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I ended up snagging the mobo at around $132, nearly $90 lower than its MSRP, and even cheaper than the lowest price of the Extreme4. And this is no cheap mobo, with its stellar VRMs. According to reviews at least. I still have no idea how much pain it's going to take to actually get it to boot with the 5600X since at release, many motherboards needed a BIOS update for the new processors. Hopefully the BIOS on mine is compatible...
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Anyways, AMD is announcing a new graphics card today. Yes, when all graphics cards are being sold at twice their MSRP. Perfect timing.
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