Specifications

Case

• Tempered glass, mATX fish-tank style
• Front/top ports: 2x USB (likely USB 2.0), 1x USB 3.0, 1x aux (3.5mm audio)

Motherboard

• X99 chipset, micro ATX
• Rear I/O: 2x USB 2.0 + 4x USB 3.0, 1x 1Gb Ethernet, analog audio jacks

Processor

• Intel Xeon E5-2680v4 (14 cores / 28 threads, 2.40 GHz base, 3.30 GHz turbo)

CPU Cooler

• Generic air cooler

Memory

• 16GB DDR4 2133MHz Registered ECC

Graphics

• RX 580 8GB (2048SP variant)
• 1x DisplayPort, 1x HDMI

Storage

• Generic 512GB NVMe M.2 (PCIe Gen 3)
• Generic 512GB SATA HDD (bulk game storage)

Networking

• 1Gb Ethernet (onboard)
• 1Gb PCIe Wi-Fi card

Power Supply

• Generic 500W

Lighting

• Fixed RGB

Operating System

• Windows 11 installed and activated

Condition / Testing

• Mix of used and new parts
• Stress tested and verified stable with Prime95 and FurMark

Explanation:

• RX 580 is a decent starter GPU, and can run almost every game out there at playable fps on low to medium settings. https://youtu.be/UatGJHwpeBk

• Xeon E5-2680 v4 is a bit overkill for this build. It provides adequate single-core performance, and enough multi-core performance to have many things open at once. It also saves money on RAM and just everything in general.

• SSD and HDD mix is still a meta budget method. A fast NVMe for boot, space for games that need high loading speeds, and a hard drive for storing less important or older games. please monitor the health of the HDD, and don't store super valuable information on it. It will probably last a fair while, however it is always good to check, and HDDs will usually tell you when they start having serious issues.

• Overall a decent starter build, 90% of gamers don't need any better, and there is still ample room for upgrades. The two main upgrades would be 32GB RAM, just match the speed and generation, plug and play; mixing and matching isn't a big deal for this specific slightly older and super resilient RAM. Next would be GPU: sell the RX 580 and buy a 1080 Ti or RX 5700 XT, which should give almost double the performance in demanding games. There is also room for a SATA SSD, and the cable is already routed.