diff --git a/archive/𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘡 π—™π—Άπ—Ώπ˜€π˜ Build.md b/archive/𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘡 π—™π—Άπ—Ώπ˜€π˜ Build.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3a1c5b3 --- /dev/null +++ b/archive/𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘡 π—™π—Άπ—Ώπ˜€π˜ Build.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +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! + +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. + +And admire how well balanced the CPU and the GPU are. Just imagine this setup at 4K 144Hz... + +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. + +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. + +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. + +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. + +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... + +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!