10/01/2021
This week, I built an entry level gaming pc for a good friend, helping him join get in on the action of pc gaming! He's sporting an AMD FX-8350, GTX 1650, 12G RAM, and 500W Coolermaster psu inside a DIYPC case from New Egg. The gigabyte 970 mobo was something i had lying around and thought it could use a new home.
Along with it, he'll be rocking a Razer Cynosa lite keyboard, Steel Series Rival 310 mouse, Razer goliathus speed mousepad, Razer kraken lite headset, logitech S150 speakers, 32G flashdrive, Elgato Stream Deck Mini, wired xbox one/windows10 compatible controller, a copy of Anthem (PC) and Cyberpunk 2077 (PC), and a $50 Steam giftcard!
So, already having a mobo, ram, fans, monitor and peripherals I told him i could build a pc under $200. I got the parts i need super cheap, gathered up some stuff I no longer use, and made a big ol' bundle for him! I reached out to my friends on steam and some irl friends for donations to help him get started gaming, and they responded full force! I even got ahold of Cyberpunk 2077 for under $20 from fb market place!
I had a lot of fun building this pc, and seeing Kris's reaction was totally worth the build! The PC runs beautifully and I couldn't be happier!
To all of my fellow pc gamers out there, if you have friends that want to get into pc gaming, take a look around your desk: you're bound to find some stuff that could really help somebody take the leap!