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The $640 Budget Gaming PC with $1M Looks

Added 2020-04-19 23:27:35 +0000 UTC

I was planning a $495 Budget PC build, until Ozi raided my garage and stole all of the parts for it. Instead, I bought some of the cheapest parts on Amazon to build a brand new PC, while not sacrificing on looks.

But first... What am I drinking???

Lucky me, the build took two days, so I got to enjoy two beers. First up is a local brew from Deschutes (Bend, OR), in their Fresh Funk Wild IPA. This Bret inspired IPA is an amazing springtime beer, while not being too hop forward. Definitely crisp and clean. 6.0%

And second up is 56 Brewing (Ninneapolis, MN) Darker Territory. This is supposed to be a Double Dark Chocolate and Coconut Stout, but try as I might, I couldn't find any coconut at all. Pretty solid chocolate stout, but it definitely sits on the more bitter side of the fence. 8.3%

Check out the parts from this build on Amazon:

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF: https://amzn.to/2VJpl3Y

8GB V-COLOR DDR4 2666MHz C19: https://amzn.to/3crquUA

ASRock B450M-HDV uATX Motherboard: https://amzn.to/3eJDGX8

darkFlash DLM21 Micro-ATX Tempered Glass Case: https://amzn.to/2XODpfx

Apevia Spirit ATX-SP600W: https://amzn.to/3bnXRrk

XFX RX 580 8GB GTX XXX Edition: https://amzn.to/2VBuA5W

EZDIY-FAB Sleeved Cable Extensions: https://amzn.to/2VIQ68O

Seagate 2TB BarraCuda 2.5" Hard Drive: https://amzn.to/34MPVgM

INDMEM 128GB SATA III m.2 SSD: https://amzn.to/3ctxosD

ID-COOLING SE-224-XT 120mm Cooler: https://amzn.to/2VFUqG3

PWM/DC Fan Hub: https://amzn.to/3bkPahu