chriswarkocki

Thank you to all my Patrons!

Added 2019-06-21 15:26:09 +0000 UTC

Well it finally happened. My first big purchase thanks to all my amazing Patrons. Today I ordered a decent PC for the streaming and further development of videos and learning new software not available on the Mac ecosystem.

Couldn't have done it without all of your hard earned funding of my craziness and I can't thank you enough for that. This isn't a no frills machine nor is it the next gaming machine of the future. It's simply a nice desktop more powerful than what I need today and should last some time before it needs any upgrading. You may notice a lack of graphic card but I was told to wait till July to start looking at those and it should be more than powerful enough to handle streaming without it till that arrives. I won't be doing any huge rendering on the machine so I think it'll work.

Here is the breakdown:

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($208.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus - Prime X470-Pro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($159.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital - Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.99 @ Amazon)

Case: NZXT - H500i ATX Mid Tower Case ($91.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($97.06 @ Amazon)

Case Fan: Corsair - ML120 Pro LED White 75 CFM 120 mm Fan ($27.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $891.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Not a small chunk of change but in the end it's worth ever single penny that you all helped me get. I can't wait to try out a few new softwares and get the streaming... streamlined... so it's more enjoyable to everyone.

Speaking of streaming I'm going to stick with fancy main camera but add 2-3 webcams. An overhead, a closeup, and maybe another. I hope to mimic something like Joe Mike has where the overhead is positionable and I can get great looks above the build.

Everything will be here by Sunday but it's another wedding weekend so I won't have time to look over it until Monday. I'll most likely live stream the PC build on Monday and bug everyone for tips because the last time I built a PC was a few years ago for a buddy and I know things have changed.

Thank you all so much and without you all it wouldn't have been possible. Now to get back to work and be productive!!!