Empty Cougar MX330 mid tower case
As the years pass, computer components become outdated which are replaced by faster and more efficient ones that perform tasks better than their predecessors. That’s why I’m committing to building a full-fledged gaming/workstation PC from the ground up. I have already purchased two parts online on Newegg on October 5th, a $49.99 Cougar MX330 case and a $40.99 CPU cooler by Cooler Master. My second purchase I’ve made on October 11th is an MSI motherboard for $139.99 on Amazon. The budget for this build is going to be under $1,200 for every new or open box component, like the CPU, RAM, motherboard, HDD, SSD, and PSU. I’m going to keep my Nvidia GTX 1070 Founder’s Edition GPU that I’ve purchased exactly one year ago to this date. It’ll save me roughly $300 for a newer GPU like an RTX 2060S or a 3000 series. I’ll end up replacing that in the next year or so when I see that the GPU is bottlenecking my gaming performance.
For the components that I’m going to use for this build, the processor is going to be powered by an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X (8C/16T). It’s a step up from the 5600X (6C/12T) which has a similar clock speed to the 5800X. The reason why I went for an 8 core CPU is to ensure I’m getting excellent frames playing CPU intensive games like BeamNG.drive. Especially when it comes to having like a dozen cars driving or existing in a single session. Also, I’m starting to get tired of my video editing software, VEGAS Pro 17 lagging when playing back a video that I want to edit. Sometimes it plays back just as fine, sometimes it freezes, and I have to wait a while for it to load. I have a list of parts that I’ve planned out with the part name and price tag below. I expect to complete this build by the end of the year as this is a costly build for me (and pretty much for anyone.)
| Type | Name | Price |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | |
| CPU Cooler | Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition | |
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Founder’s Edition | |
| RAM | G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB 3200MHz CL16 | |
| Motherboard | MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 | |
| SSD | ADATA Ultimate SU800 1TB | |
| HDD | Toshiba X300 7200 RPM 4TB | |
| PSU | EVGA BQ 750W 80+ Bronze Certified | |
| Case | Cougar MX330 Mid Tower | |
| DVD Drive | Asus DRW-24B1ST |
TOTAL COST (w/o tax & shipping): ~$943.45
If a component’s price is slashed out, this means I’ve purchased and installed it without any problems. Prices are subject to change.
TRIZE 