Build for brother's schooling

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Shaungratton
Shaun Gratton
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First computer I've shipped using Purolator and it arrived in great condition. I bought a big box and stuffed it with half a human's worth of packing peanuts! I used an entire role of anti-static bubble wrap as well.

Build for brother's schooling

He's in for his Bachelors degree to be a videogame programmer.
He'll have to tackle his own GPU.
However, I specked him out for quick performance when running tasks.
Color(s): Black
RGB Lighting? Yes
Theme: none
Cooling: Air Cooling
Size: Mini-ITX
Type: General Build

Hardware

CPU
$ 278.99
AMD - Ryzen 7 (3700X)
Socket: AM4
Cores: 8
Motherboard
ASUS - ROG Strix Gaming (B550-I)
Chipset: B550
CPU Socket: AM4
Size: Mini-ITX
Memory
$ 640.08
G.Skill - Trident Z (3600MHz) (Black/RGB) (2x)
Type: DDR4
Capacity: 8 GB
Graphics
$ 129.99
MSI - GT
Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: GTX 1030
Storage
$ 189.00
Western Digital - BLACK SN750 Internal Gaming
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: M.2 (M)
Capacity: 1 TB
Storage
$ 79.99
Western Digital - WD Blue (WD20SPZX)
Form Factor: 2.5 Inch
Interface: SATA 6 Gb/s
Capacity: 2 TB
PSU
$ 289.44
IN-WIN - A1 Plus
Wattage: 650
Form Factor: ATX
Efficiency: 80+ Gold
Case
$ 289.44
IN-WIN - A1 Plus (Black)
Type: Mini-Tower
Side Panel: Tempered Glass
Case Fan
$ 58.00
Noctua - NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM (2x)
Size: 120 mm
Cooling
$ 51.95
AMD - Wraith Prism
Type: Air Cooler
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