Gamer Girl A E S T H E T I C

[Fasauceome]

Your first PC should be something special, something that you never really forget. For my girlfriend, there was no other option. Never a gamer, but always seeing clean white and pastel setups on social media, she knew exactly what she wanted it to look like.

 

Prices below are not necessarily representative of what I paid. I didn't get ripped off, don't worry.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$168.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard	$229.99 @ Amazon
Memory	OLOy WarHawk RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory	$94.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial P2 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$59.99 @ Adorama
Case	In Win 101 ATX Mid Tower Case	$79.00 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair CXF 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$84.99 @ Newegg
Case Fan	upHere NT1207-5 86.34 CFM 120 mm Fans 5-Pack
Monitor	AOC C24G1 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$194.88 @ Amazon
Keyboard	E-element Z88RGB81WRZ Wired Mini Keyboard	$48.99 @ Amazon
Mouse	Logitech G203 Lightsync Wired Optical Mouse	$29.99 @ Amazon
Speakers	Logitech Z200 0 nW 2.0 Channel Speakers	$24.99 @ B&H
Custom	Vetroo V5	$24.91
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1041.71
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-27 16:56 EST-0500

 

The memory miraculously appears to be running at the rated 3600 despite the first gen Ryzen memory controller. The X570 motherboard helps a lot, as they generally have nice thick memory traces.

 

 

My biggest unknown was the case. I had hands on experience with almost every other part in some capacity, but the case was something I'd never personally seen. Typically not a problem, but unusually this case was listed with two versions on the Inwin site. One with LED lighting on the front logo, one with RGB "depending on regional availability." Sadly no mention of what regions get the RGB version, but in a stroke of luck the US appears to be one of those regions.

 

 

The RGB front logo is real nice, and the really wide motherboard tray is a treat for any E-ATX aspirants.

 

 

 

Pic under blanket for nice color poppin

 

 

[IkeaGnome]

How's your experience with that case so far? I'm getting ready to do something very similar. Mine is going to be doing most of the building, with help, so I'm looking for something that works well and also stays nice and cool.

[Fasauceome]

6 minutes ago, Voluspa said:

How's your experience with that case so far? I'm getting ready to do something very similar. Mine is going to be doing most of the building, with help, so I'm looking for something that works well and also stays nice and cool.

The airflow is quite good, I really like the clearance from the ground to the bottom of the case so the floor fans are viable. Not the biggest fan of the ceiling instead of basement for PSU extra cables, but the space behind the backplate overall is adequate for cable routing. The side fan mount is removable, which is really nice for installing a large radiator or something unwieldy. With two 2.5" and two 3.5" bays you're pretty good on storage space, nothing exceptional but the removable drive sleds for the small drives are pretty nice. Lack of reset button and front audio I/O might be a pain for some users. HDD LED is orange only so if you have a more cohesive color scheme and don't want the light intrusion, leave it unplugged.

[IkeaGnome]

1 hour ago, Fasauceome said:

The airflow is quite good, I really like the clearance from the ground to the bottom of the case so the floor fans are viable. Not the biggest fan of the ceiling instead of basement for PSU extra cables, but the space behind the backplate overall is adequate for cable routing. The side fan mount is removable, which is really nice for installing a large radiator or something unwieldy. With two 2.5" and two 3.5" bays you're pretty good on storage space, nothing exceptional but the removable drive sleds for the small drives are pretty nice. Lack of reset button and front audio I/O might be a pain for some users. HDD LED is orange only so if you have a more cohesive color scheme and don't want the light intrusion, leave it unplugged.

That's everything I needed to know. Thanks!

[Skiiwee29]

I like the looks! Purple is actually my favorite color and I am most definitely not a girl. I have LL fans in my wifes PC and have them set to pink as its her favorite color. RGB is a great thing... and I must admit I hated it at first, but it has definitely grown on me. 

[Nayr438]

7 hours ago, Fasauceome said:

Lack of reset button and front audio I/O might be a pain for some users. 

Yea, Audio I/O as well as USB is on the top or atleast my InWin 101C has it this way, though they are not labeled or color coded. I do however wish they were on the front. That and it's use of plastic push/pull latches for the side panel are my only complaints with the case, I accidently broke one of my latches off fairly easily when moving the tower so watch out for that.

Nice build though.

[RollinLower]

i've got a weak spot for these In Win cases. especially the white ones. Looks really good!

 

[Mark Kaine]

On 3/5/2021 at 2:52 AM, Nayr438 said:

I do however wish they were on the front

Yeah I don't like this stuff on the top either, it's just impractical to me. 

 

On 3/4/2021 at 7:30 PM, Fasauceome said:

Lack of reset button and front audio I/O might be a pain for some users.

Hmm...

 

On 3/4/2021 at 7:30 PM, Fasauceome said:

HDD LED is orange

This is funny mine stopped working for over a year, I tried everything and I was sure it's connected right, then just a few weeks ago it started to work again for no apparent reason!

 

On 3/5/2021 at 9:50 PM, RollinLower said:

i've got a weak spot for these In Win cases. especially the white ones. Looks really good!

 

 

It seems eerie familiar...

 

Spoiler

 

 

Feels almost like the total opposite though, no RGB and rather chunky GPU !

(and has a reset button: D )

 

Nice  'gamer girl' case though!