After years of gaming on laptops, I finally built my own gaming PC!
| Part | Model | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 12400f | $120.67 |
| GPU | EVGA RTX 3060 Ti XC | $200.95 |
| RAM | 16GB DDR5 4800 | $160.93 |
| Storage | Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB | $77.00 |
| Motherboard | Asus Prime B760M-A AX | $78.55 |
| Cooler | Intel Laminar RM1 Stock Cooler | $14.97 |
| Case | Phanteks XT Pro | $59.99 |
| Power Supply | MSI MAG A650GLS (650W) | $91.98 |
| Network Cards (1 for my gaming PC, one for my NAS) | HP 530T (10GbE) | $23.98 |
| Motherboard serial header to DB-9 adapter | N/A | $8.52 |
| Operating System | Nobara Linux 43 | $0.00 |
| Total | $837.54 |
For those wondering, I bought the serial adapter because I have serial console access on my NAS, and I thought it was cool that my motherboard has a header for a serial port. I could've just used the serial to USB adapter that I already had, but I liked the idea of having a serial port on the back of my PC amid all of the modern I/O. I could also just use SSH to access my NAS, but I just think having serial console access is a neat thing to play around with. I also should note that my NAS only has hard drives, so I can't actually get the full 10GBps, but I still bought the NICs for two reasons: 1, I found a good deal on them, and 2, I'd eventually like to get one of these Asus Hyper m.2 cards and fill it with SSDs once storage prices come down.