Whew, the whole build came out to $100 more than I thought it would, but that doesn’t really bother me that much; it was worth it to replace my overheating 2011 Asus laptop with a cute little micro-case desktop with enough fans to keep the entire thing incredibly cool under heavy load (I should know; I’ve been testing it. Extensively.).

I’ll remove the funds counter from the side of the website soon, but for right now, enjoy some pictures of the build process and the final product in the nest post.