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My cousin needed a budget photo editing PC to finish a few critical projects. He needed the build to be completed in a few weeks to meet his deadlines. To make a long story short his Dell Inspiron with a i7 7700 was just not cutting it with Luminar AI . . . GASP! We focused on getting the fastest CPU for the money and more/faster RAM. He didn't have budget for a new GPU so I donated an MSI GTX 980. His workflow didn't really need an all powerful GPU.

The CPU was cooled using one of my fav air-coolers, the NH-U12S. I haven't done an air-cooled build in a while, so I knew I'd have some extra time to mod things, I might as well surprise him and add some bling to his build. I modded the built-in PSU shroud and the GTX 980.

Once complete, I tuned his PC to optimise performance. I undervolted his 5800x to reduce temps without losing performance, OCd his RAM using XMP profile 1, manually adjusted fan curves to optimise cooling and noise. I ran Cinebench R23 3x for an average score of 16,140 with max temps at 79C. He's good to go and he loved the mods!
Color(s): Black Light Blue White
RGB Lighting? Yes
Theme: Color
Cooling: Air Cooling
Size: ATX
Type: General Build

Hardware

CPU
$ 202.26
AMD - Ryzen 7 (5800X)
Socket: AM4
Cores: 8
Motherboard
$ 144.99
MSI - MAG TomaHawk
Chipset: B550
CPU Socket: AM4
Size: ATX
Memory
$ 125.98
TeamGroup - T-Force Vulcan Z (3600MHz) (Grey) (2x)
Type: DDR4
Capacity: 32 GB
Graphics
MSI - GTX 980 Gaming 4G
Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: GTX 980
Storage
$ 99.99
Sabrent - Rocket (PCIe 4.0)
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: M.2 (M)
Capacity: 1 TB
PSU
$ 172.61
Seasonic - Focus SGX
Wattage: 650
Form Factor: ATX
Efficiency: 80+ Gold
Case
$ 89.99
Phanteks - Eclipse P400A (Black)
Type: Mid-Tower
Side Panel: Tempered Glass
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