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Oh I'm aware, and normally delays don't bother me that much. However this is now nearly 3x the originally quoted shipping time. I'm also capable of being frustrated and understanding at the same time. Not sure if you knew that's possible.

This is not meant to be a pity party, but just a short rant. A tale of excitement, mild disappointment, and frustration: On August 10th, I excitedly clicked the "order" button on my first build in 10 years. My first high quality gaming rig capable of playing modern titles in nearly 20 years. After a recent UPS shipment from BestBuy being re-routed across the country and delayed by nearly 5 days, I selected the Newegg 3 business day shipping. After paying, I received an email with an estimated ship day of August 11th. I was so excited to receive my parts and begin building by August 17th. Mild disappointment strikes when only half my order ships as expected. I wait until August 14th, 3 days late, for a tracking number to be generated for the remainder of my order, and since that's a Friday, it sits until Monday before it's actually taken moved at all. Now scheduled to arrive August 20th, 3 days late, but no biggie, I'm flexible. Today, frustration mounts as I receive a notice from UPS that my order has been delayed. Currently it's only telling me a single day delay, to August 21st, but my previous experience tells me it's going to be longer, especially since it's not even at the closest hub to me. Normally I'm not one to bitch and whine about shipping times. However I ordered a majority of my components in one order, from one vendor, for the express purpose of things being shipped and arriving together. I selected the "3 business day" shipping in an attempt to be able to plan for the arrival. It's now 9 days after ordering, and it will be at least another 2 before I receive everything I ordered. On top of all that, every box I've received has been punctured, dented, or punched in. Luckily no product damage so far, but still frustrating.

Ah, yeah, you appear to be correct! (at least as far as my measly eyes can tell)

It was briefly mentioned in the video, but I wasn't able to catch any specs: Anyone know what the UPS is that was bought for the system?

Just out of curiosity, is there a reason to go with a single large drive vs a big/little drive set up, or just cost savings? I was thinking about using a smaller drive for boot, and storage on the larger drive. Other than that, I like the other suggestions, thanks for the build rec's!

Thanks, still getting used to the whole M.2 spec and what's what. Blew my mind when I watched a few videos to get back into things and saw what's happened with storage. Would stepping down to the 3600 cause a potential bottleneck with a higher end GPU like the 5700? Any rec's on manufacturer/distributor for the GPU or does that not matter as much?

So, I've been out of the scene since dual-core was new and ATI was still ATI. Last time I built a PC was a super budget rig in 2010 for college (just barely enough for LoL and TF2). Since then I've bounced from laptop to laptop, doing some very minor gaming in that time. Now I've got the time, space, and more importantly the budget, to finally build a decent gaming rig. Budget (including currency): $1500 USD Country: Wisconsin, United States. I have a microcenter within day-trip distance, so can get things there as well. Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Linux-based gaming (1080p), some photo editing and light video editing (1080p). Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): I currently don't have a system at all, so I'm setting aside $200 for a desk and chair. I do have a personal mouse and keyboard I own for work, but will still need a monitor. Here's my first go-around from PC Part Picker: PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor ($209.09 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.95 @ Amazon) Thermal Compound: Noctua NT-H1 3.5 g Thermal Paste ($7.90 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard ($149.99 @ B&H) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Adorama) Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB TUF Gaming X3 EVO OC Video Card ($319.99 @ Amazon) Case: Lian Li Lancool II Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case ($115.00) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G1+ 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($134.99 @ B&H) Monitor: LG 24MP59G-P 23.8" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor ($175.07 @ Amazon) Total: $1305.85 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-09 10:25 EDT-0400