A series of unfortunate events

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A series of unfortunate events

I built this pc for a friend who originally wanted a $350 laptop capable of AAA gaming. I slowly convinced him that a proper PC was the way to go, so the parts started. The CPU and motherboard were bought in late 2017, and it was originally going to be running on the igpu (mining craze), and the 2200g and i3 8100 hadn't been released yet. The i3 7100 was selected over a g4560 because its igpu is slightly better (hd530 over hd510). Long story short, he ended up finding a 1060 dual that was clogged up with that nasty cigarette tar/dust combo for a decent price for sale, so he bought it. This particular configuration was probably only running for ~5 months before a motherboard and cooler swap, followed by a platform upgrade.

The name stems from the miserable timing of the parts bought. If everything had been bought the day it was built, this could have been a ryzen 5 gtx 1070 system.

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Color(s): Blue White
RGB Lighting? Yes
Theme: Color
Cooling: Air Cooling
Size: ATX
Type: General Build

Hardware

CPU
$ 70.00
Intel - Core I3-7100
Socket: LGA 1151
Cores: 2
Integrated Graphics: Yes
Motherboard
$ 49.99
MSI - Pro-VD
Chipset: B250
CPU Socket: LGA 1151
Size: Micro-ATX
Memory
G.Skill - Value (2666MHz)
Type: DDR4
Capacity: 8 GB
Graphics
$ 189.97
ASUS - Dual OC (White)
Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: GTX 1060
Interface: PCIe x16
Storage
$ 19.99
Inland Professional - SSD
Form Factor: 2.5 Inch
Interface: SATA 6 Gb/s
Capacity: 120 GB
Storage
$ 36.87
Western Digital - WD Blue Desktop (WD10EZEX)
Form Factor: 3.5 Inch
Interface: SATA 6 Gb/s
Capacity: 1 TB
PSU
$ 58.53
Corsair - CX450M (2015)
Wattage: 450
Form Factor: ATX
Efficiency: 80+ Bronze
Case
$ 118.10
Phanteks - Eclipse P400
Type: Mid-Tower
Side Panel: Tempered Glass
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