Parts my buddy could scrounge.

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Parts my buddy could scrounge.

My friend was ready to make the jump from PS to PC. I told him if he brought me the parts I would put it together. He was working on an 800 dollar budget. I wished him luck and over the next 6 weeks he showed up with parts for me to look at.

He got a an Asus Maximus Hero 13 for 50 dollars and I got it working after reseting the pins and resoldering the on board start button.
The GPU , MSI GTX 1050 was purchased for 30 dollars and and had horrible thermals. Replaced the thermal paste and pads and good to go.
He was able to pick up 2 TB WD M.2, Case, 32gb RAM and PSU at local auction house for a little over 160 dollars. Apparently he traded a pair of airpods and 120 dollars for a 11900k. The only thing he ordered new was the AIO for 156 dollars + tax. The total cash paid for the parts was a little over 680 usd.
He bought me a six pack of Torpedo IPA for my labor cost and I spent a few hours on Sunday putting it together.

Color(s): Black Blue
RGB Lighting? Yes
Theme: none
Cooling: AIO Cooling
Size: ATX
Type: General Build

Hardware

CPU
$ 270.00
Intel - Core i9-11900K
Socket: LGA 1200
Cores: 8
Integrated Graphics: Yes
Motherboard
ASUS - ROG Maximus XIII Hero
Chipset: Z490
CPU Socket: LGA 1200
Size: ATX
Memory
$ 112.99
Graphics
MSI - Gaming (discontinued)
Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: GTX 1050
Storage
$ 357.36
Western Digital - WD Black (2x)
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: M.2 (M)
Capacity: 1 TB
PSU
$ 179.98
EVGA - SuperNOVA 750 G2
Wattage: 750
Form Factor: ATX
Efficiency: 80+ Gold
Case
$ 99.95
MUSETEX - Phantom Black
Type: Mid-Tower
Side Panel: Tempered Glass
Case Fan
Generic/WL - Generic 12CM DC (4x)
Size: 120 mm
Cooling
$ 159.99
Lian Li - Galahad
Type: AIO
Size (WxHxD): 240 mm (2 x 120 mm)
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