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Cake day: July 25th, 2023

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  • Yeah, you have to define affordable. For some, that’s $300, others $3000.

    Quick answer is just go to pcpartpicker.com and look at other people’s builds for your budget.

    Bang for your buck… Just go midrange AMD cpu, don’t worry about core count. Most games aren’t cpu bottlenecked like they used to be.

    Motherboard, just grab a reliable brand, don’t overspend.

    16gb ram, speed won’t matter much and it’s not that much more than 8gb.

    1tb m.2 ssd drive. You can always get more storage later

    Cheap case, good quality power supply probably 600 watt would get 90% use cases.

    Don’t forget to budget for windows or use Linux if you go that path, your monitor, mouse/keyboard, speakers or headphones.

    After all that, than buy the highest end graphics card left in your budget.




  • A lot of people don’t realize HOW expensive the Austin area is. It is up there with New York and L.A… His salary would barely cover a mediocre apartment, vehicle and the basics. Throw in an unexpected medical bill or repair bill for the car and your screwed. You end up exactly like this guy. His salary is essentially minimum wage for the area. He is essentially forced to find a roommate or get in a relationship to make up the gap.

    For those saying, just move farther away, the prices for apartments 30 minutes outside Austin are still incredibly high priced, and a lot of times the offset in rent is made up in gas and wear and tear on the vehicle.