As my very creative title suggest, this is the first build I've ever made from scratch. After gathering experience upgrading certain parts of my old low-budget pre-built, I've finally felt confident enough - both ability-wise and financially - to finally build a system from scratch.

The focus of my build was, as to be expected for a student, affordability. Thusly, my focus was entirely on performance, with no thougts of the build's looks. I'm still happy with how it turned out. By accident, my build now has a clear Black & White design that's supported by all components, from mainboard to soundcard. A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one. Paired with the RGB rainbow of my graphics card, the aesthetics of this build are surprisingly solid.

A couple of crude benchmarks for the curious:
- Battlefield 5 - 1440p, High-Ultra (no RT), ~90fps
- Metro: Exodus - Ultra (No RT), ~90fps
- that's it, cuz I'm an indie nerd who spends little time playing AAA titles