It was about $850, plus some to replace some cables. The prebuilts I saw in the same price range were a lot weaker. I also got lucky with prime day, got to upgrade a few parts for the same price.
Oh, very cool, thanks. Does that thread have all the specs of your new PC? I'd be curious what you got for 850. I travel a lot and got a gaming laptop a few years ago but I am curious what gaming PCs you can build from under a thousand these days
The hardest part for me honestly was trying to figure out how to get the heat sink back on the m2 after I installed the ssd lol. Took me an hour before I realized there was an extra screw.
Also took me another hour trying to figure out how to install the motherboard in the case. I finally realized that the case had some standoffs in a baggie tucked away in the psu compartment.
I should have taken the advice I read not to start at 9 PM lol.
Congratulations! Build looks clean and professionally done. If I hadn't seen your original post, I wouldn't have known that this is your first time. Happy gaming!