Budget Upper Mid Flip 2

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marksy95
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Budget Upper Mid Flip 2

Since I was already building once PC to flip that means I had a known good test bench to test more used parts, so went ahead and built 2 at a time to take advantage of the situation. Also did some extra benchmarking with the combos i3-10100/i5-10400f/1660ti/1070ti just for fun.

A great upper-mid level. Plenty of headroom on the power supply to upgrade CPU and/or GPU in the future. Easily reach 60+ fps at high+ settings. HDMI and DisplayPort outputs.

The ATX Mid tower gives tons of freedom for part selection when it comes time to upgrade.

The case came with a large scratch on the side panel acrylic so I had to change the transparent window to be translucent by sanding with 3000 grit sandpaper. Not thrilled with the results, but at least it's just cosmetic.

Bluetooth and WiFi 6 for added convenience.

Full specs:
i5-10400F
Zotac 1070ti 8GB AMP Extreme
16 GB DDR4-3600 Corsair RAM
1 TB Samsung 980 SSD
Gigabyte SuperNOVA GT 750W power supply
MSI 490 Gaming Plus motherboard (latest bios)
Phanteks Eclipse p400 case
Color(s): White
RGB Lighting? Yes
Theme: none
Cooling: Air Cooling
Size: ATX
Type: General Build

Hardware

CPU
$ 99.75
Intel - Core i5-10400F
Socket: LGA 1200
Cores: 6
Integrated Graphics: Yes
Motherboard
$ 289.79
MSI - MPG Gaming Plus
Chipset: Z490
CPU Socket: LGA 1200
Size: ATX
Memory
$ 87.98
Corsair - Vengeance LPX (3600MHz) (Black) (2x)
Type: DDR4
Capacity: 8 GB
Graphics
$ 549.00
ZOTAC - AMP Extreme
Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: GTX 1070 Ti
Storage
$ 74.99
Samsung - 980
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: M.2 (M)
Capacity: 1 TB
PSU
$ 114.95
EVGA - SuperNOVA 750 GT
Wattage: 750
Form Factor: Micro-ATX
Efficiency: 80+ Gold
Case
$ 128.17
Phanteks - Eclipse P400A (White)
Type: Mid-Tower
Side Panel: Tempered Glass
Cooling
$ 30.00
DeepCool - AK400
Type: Air Cooler
Estimated total value of this build:
$ 1,304.83
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