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ChaotixDemon
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Old Tech New Life

I have a friend who is between jobs and wanting to have a computer to play games on as well as apply for jobs. He's not able to afford much (shortages notwithstanding) and isn't comfortable with building computers.

Someone in my apartment complex was throwing away a mostly complete PC and I jumped at the opportunity. I only had to source a couple of the parts to get it up and running. One of those was the GPU. I picked up one second hand that has the 'wrong' cooler/shroud on it, but it's performing just as it should be.

It may not be the newest or the most glorious, but this is going to help get him through the slow times between jobs, as I am sure other pipefitters and tradesmen can understand. Plus, he's a console convert like me and I'm all about supporting that.
Color(s): Black
RGB Lighting? No
Theme: none
Cooling: Air Cooling
Size: ATX
Type: General Build

Hardware

CPU
Intel - Core i7 4790K
Socket: LGA 1150
Cores: 4
Motherboard
$ 168.50
MSI - Z97 Gaming 5
Chipset: Z97
CPU Socket: LGA 1150
Size: ATX
Memory
$ 109.80
Corsair - Vengeance (1600MHz) (Black) (2x)
Type: DDR3
Capacity: 8 GB
Graphics
$ 399.00
EVGA - SC
Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: GTX 980
Storage
$ 69.57
Seagate - Barracuda Compute (ST2000DM008)
Form Factor: 3.5 Inch
Interface: SATA 6 Gb/s
Capacity: 2 TB
Storage
$ 29.99
TeamGroup - MS30
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: M.2 (M)
Capacity: 512 GB
PSU
$ 168.68
Corsair - CX750
Wattage: 750
Form Factor: ATX
Efficiency: 80+ Bronze
Case
$ 48.99
COUGAR - Mesh-G
Type: Mid-Tower
Side Panel: Mesh
Cooling
$ 36.19
Thermaltake - Frio Silent 12
Type: Air Cooler
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