Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago
The story of building my first PC, a much needed upgrade from my aging laptop.
Here's a rundown of the components and cost total:
Motherboard: Asus Z89 Pro Gamer - Free (~$250 value) amzn.to/3sYyB4N
CPU Intel i5-4690K - Free (~$160 value) amzn.to/3zrLpmu
RAM:(2x8GB) Gskill Ares series F3-1600C10D-16GAO - Free (~$120 value) amzn.to/3h5Uuuj
CPU cooler: MSI Core Frozer S - $50 - Fry's Electronics
Power supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GX2 - $80 - Fry's Electronics
SSD: Samsung EVO 860 1TB - $110 - Amazon amzn.to/3DxOT9l
HDD: Western Digital WD1002FAEX 1TB - $5 ($90 value) amzn.to/3gPdc99
Case: Rosewill Thor V2 - $140 - NewEgg
Monitor: Free
Keyboard, mouse, speakers - Free
Extra thermal paste - $7 - Best Buy
HDMI cable - $8 - Wal Mart
CD drive - $15 - eWorld
SATA cables - $8 - Fry's
Windows 10 - $140 amzn.to/2WFatYz
Total spent: $563
Total value: $1163+
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Credits to DJ Petesake for the music in this video. Visit his Soundcloud to download the soundtrack:
soundcloud.com/djpetesake/sets/greens-and-machines-soundtrack
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The story of building my first PC, a much needed upgrade from my aging laptop.
Here's a rundown of the components and cost total:
Motherboard: Asus Z89 Pro Gamer - Free (~$250 value) amzn.to/3sYyB4N
CPU Intel i5-4690K - Free (~$160 value) amzn.to/3zrLpmu
RAM:(2x8GB) Gskill Ares series F3-1600C10D-16GAO - Free (~$120 value) amzn.to/3h5Uuuj
CPU cooler: MSI Core Frozer S - $50 - Fry's Electronics
Power supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GX2 - $80 - Fry's Electronics
SSD: Samsung EVO 860 1TB - $110 - Amazon amzn.to/3DxOT9l
HDD: Western Digital WD1002FAEX 1TB - $5 ($90 value) amzn.to/3gPdc99
Case: Rosewill Thor V2 - $140 - NewEgg
Monitor: Free
Keyboard, mouse, speakers - Free
Extra thermal paste - $7 - Best Buy
HDMI cable - $8 - Wal Mart
CD drive - $15 - eWorld
SATA cables - $8 - Fry's
Windows 10 - $140 amzn.to/2WFatYz
Total spent: $563
Total value: $1163+
*Purchases from product links in this description may earn affiliate commission for us (i.e. Amazon Affiliates Program).
Subscribe to Greens and Machines for more Gardening, Homebrewing, Machining, and other DIY videos.
Credits to DJ Petesake for the music in this video. Visit his Soundcloud to download the soundtrack:
soundcloud.com/djpetesake/sets/greens-and-machines-soundtrack
Visit greensandmachines.com for more
