I could not resist building a new PC. I was meant to do this at the ML Neuro lab, however we ran into red tape regarding Columbia’s IT Department and their contract with HP. Nonetheless, I had toxic assets (crypto) which many retailers accepted, which is folly. I long charted the price trends of various components, and made my purchases at a dip which was unsurprisingly during Black Friday.

My method for choosing PC components is as follows. I go to a benchmark website such as PassMark - G3D Mark High End Videocards - Updated 9th of January 2019 and I go down the list until I find the most powerful card with the lowest price. Basically:

In other terms, it is simply value but for high performing components.

Here are some visualizations that should make it clear as to how I made the right choice:

I decided to document this for use as a potential tutorial. However, I did not have a tripod for my camera phone and due to the lack of space on my phone, I had to resort to an instagram livefeed.

Bear in mind, this is the first time I have built a PC since I was 12 years old.

I have to tutor, will continue this post later.