Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Everything about this PC build is wrong. The CPU choice, the memory choice, the GPU choice, the amount of RAM and VRAM, the storage speed, the case, the airflow... even the Power Supply is not up to snuff... that is, if you listen to armchair experts.

What if I just want to play games? What if I don't care about 4K RTX, 180Hz smoothness, or even *gasp* Ultra Settings? Can a PC that breaks EVERY SINGLE unwritten rule still play games? And can it survive a comment section full of people who know more than me?

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

Brothers Cascadia Brewing (Vancouver, WA) Mystery of the Flying Lotus Hazy IPA (6.5%)

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Check out the parts from this build
MOUGOL X99 mATX Motherboard - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oFYAMob
(Includes Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 and 2x8GB DDR4-2133)
Alamengda V500 Mini Portable M-ATX - amzn.to/3EA1huT
MSI Ventus RTX 3050 8GB - amzn.to/3Y7ZpjN
SiliconPower A60 1TB Gen3x4 NVMe - amzn.to/3RnKQ7W
AsRock 600W ATX Power Supply - amzn.to/4ijejel

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