Spare parts build (a gift PC)

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My kiddo has a best friend who has never owned a PC, but they all enjoy talking about PC games when they’re together so I decided to take some of the spare parts out of my garage to build them their first PC. It only cost me $9.99 for the PCIe power cable for the modular PSU (arrived after I took the photos).

AMD Ryzen 5500 CPU
16GB Flare X 3200 DDR4 RAM
256GB TeamGroup SATA3 M.2 Drive
NVIDIA GTX 1080 FE GPU
Corsair RM550x PSU
ASRock B550M Pro Motherboard
darkFlash DLM21 White Case
Generic HP 1080p Monitor
Dell Mouse/Keyboard

A desktop computer setup on a red and black buffalo plaid tablecloth, featuring a white computer tower with a geometric front panel, a black HP monitor, a wired keyboard, and a wired mouse. Text on the monitor reads, "HP Compaq LA2306x" and "hp".
A desktop computer setup on a red and black buffalo plaid tablecloth, featuring a white computer tower with a geometric front panel, a black HP monitor, a wired keyboard, and a wired mouse. Text on the monitor reads, "HP Compaq LA2306x" and "hp".847×642 115 KB

A white computer case with an open glass side panel sits on a table covered in a red and black checkered tablecloth. Inside the case is a motherboard with an "AMD" cooling fan, a "GEFORCE GTX" graphics card, and a white rear exhaust fan. The brand logo "da" is visible on the bottom front panel of the case, and a computer keyboard and monitor are placed on the table nearby.
A white computer case with an open glass side panel sits on a table covered in a red and black checkered tablecloth. Inside the case is a motherboard with an "AMD" cooling fan, a "GEFORCE GTX" graphics card, and a white rear exhaust fan. The brand logo "da" is visible on the bottom front panel of the case, and a computer keyboard and monitor are placed on the table nearby.1707×1280 435 KB

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That kid is gonna remember that forever, hopefully they pay it forward someday! Ya gotta let us know which games they plan on diving into, theres so many possibilities that they probably didn’t even know existed

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The 2 main games they talk about are Minecraft and Team Fortress 2. It’s so wild to see teenagers these days interested in a older game like TF2, it gives me hope for the future. :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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Yo that’s not a bad rig! Very similar to my main machine, that being an R5 3600 and GTX Titan X Pascal. That’ll play plenty of games still, that 1080 has aged like fine wine! Lovely thing to do for them as well. No doubt they’ll remember this for a long time

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That’s wild, TF2 was the game that got me to build my first system! Super solid system for both of those titles, especially when it’s a bunch of spare parts. White + Black setup looking clean as well, hope your kid’s friend is incredibly excited!

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That’s awesome! Those were my first 2 PC games as well. It shows that both of them really are timeless classics and are still awesome games. They’re gonna make memories for life on that PC!