2026-10-25 12:44 UTC
Built a gaming PC for my 7 y/o nephew. Everything except the GPU came out of my parts boxes: an i5-10500 on a B460 board, 16 GB of DDR4 RAM, a 1 TB NVMe, an H510 case, a 700 W PSU. The RX 9060 XT 16 GB was the only “new” part, and I got it on eBay. I put Bazzite on it.
Kid's got a $1700 (according to PCPartPicker) 1080p machine that cost me < $400 to build for him using my last spare DDR4 platform, and I feel it went to a great cause 😁 I even found a monitor, speakers, and KB+mouse to include with the kit. Hopefully, this will last him to the bubble pop and he can then upgrade.
Replies (3)
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@Xavier@infosec.exchange 2026-10-25 12:58
@Lydie@tech.lgbt I did that when covid hit and also chose bazzit for my twins. They are now 15 and both known Linux very well now. Good job!
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@zbrando@social.vivaldi.net 2026-10-25 13:03
@Lydie@tech.lgbt The next time I Need to build a PC I'll come to visit you. 😅
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@RealGene@hachyderm.io 2026-10-25 13:24
@Lydie@tech.lgbt You're a good auntie.