Wife's first PC
My wife's birthday is next week and I put together a pc for her. She has only ever used my computer and her work laptop. Never had one of her own. I want to know how you guys think I did.
So, context:
She plays Bg3, Skyrim, Sims, plays dnd on foundry, and otherwise just reads, browsers reddit and whatnot. She's going to be using a 1080p 60hx monitor I have extra that she says she's perfectly happy with, as she uses it with her laptop as an extra screen.
The original plan was ddr4 and gtx1080 bc she doesn't need a lot for her current selection. I later decided that I should go ddr5 for upgradability bc I'm sure once she gets started she's going to enjoy playing more titles. THEN I found a 3080 12gb on Facebook of $200! So I tried to build the rest of the system around that. Let me know how you think i did :)
Parts list:
MSI Ventus 3080 12gb - $200 fb
M.2 500tb - $55 ebay
M.2 1tb - $95 amazon
Cubex case - $67 ebay
Ryzen 7600x - $122 ebay
1000w lian li psu - $132 ebay
Thermaltake fans - $30 ebay
Thermaltake grand vision cpu cooler - $80 amazon
Asus ROG Strix B850-G Mobo - $209
Corsair 32gb ddr5 - $208 fb
Aula keyboard she liked - $100 tiktok
Reddragon speakers - $20 tiktok
PC raw cost: $1318
My cost bc I used cash back, gift cards,, flipped tech on fb, and sold collectibles: $442