A list of Builds I’ve completed over the course of this project. Note that some of the builds in PC Part Picker may not be complete because of unfound or unknown components
The $0 PC
These parts were sourced for free from a computer shop:
– CPU: i3-8100
– GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6800
– Motherboard: Gigabyte h310m a
– PSU: Seasonic SS-460FL 460W
– Case: Cardboard Case
– RAM: 2x 8Gb ADATA
– Storage: 1Tb HDD Drive
The most difficult part of this build was finding the Storage, since most storage drives can be wiped and reused.
The Linus Build
This build was made by upgrading an already function Intel Workstation by adding a GPU:
– CPU: i5-6600
– GPU: Nvidia FX 5500
– Motherboard: Unknown (No Explicit Label Found)
– RAM: 1x 16GB RAM
– Storage: 128Gb SSD
– PSU: Green 500W-MAX
– Case: Dell Precision Tower Small Form Factor Case
Of the original parts, I also switched out the power supply for a free, more powerful one so it wouldn’t fry the GPU
The eBay Build
This build was made by buying all the parts either used or new from eBay or Amazon:
– CPU: i5-3470
– GPU: Galaxy GeForce GTX 770
– Motherboard: H61H2-WM
– RAM: 2x 4GB
– Storage: WD Blue 3.5in 1Tb HDD
– PSU: EVGA 600W 80+
– Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L Micro-ATX Tower
Though I did all the research without any tools, I made the eBay scraper to help find affordable GPUs and CPUs through this method