*Parts below* After saving for a while I have finally bought parts for a new PC, the total cost was £1,008 and 42 pence but I was able to reuse my GPU. Bear in mind that I am no professional at building PCs, although I said it was like adult lego, please read the instructions or you will end up forgetting the I/O faceplate ;-) The main aim is to have a PC that does all the things that my previous PC did but reduce the bottle necks and give me a platform I can use for another 5 years or so. These are the parts I bought - (Affiliate links) *Case* Fractal Design Define C https://amzn.to/2Ql4yiY *Extra Case Fan* Fractal Design Silent Series R3 120mm Fan (UK) https://amzn.to/2Ng4jE1 (US) https://amzn.to/2Qs4jmj *Power Supply* Be Quiet PSU PURE POWER 10 600W (UK) https://amzn.to/2RgFM4M (US) https://amzn.to/2Qs3Yjt *Motherboard* GIGABYTE X470 AORUS Ultra Gaming AM4/DDR4 Motherboard (UK) https://amzn.to/2xTSApN (US) https://amzn.to/2y8MC3L *CPU* AMD Ryzen 7 2700X (UK) https://amzn.to/2xSUVRY (US) https://amzn.to/2NkOoEy *Boot Drive* Samsung 970 EVO 250 GB V-NAND M.2 (UK) https://amzn.to/2RgM8Bh (US) https://amzn.to/2OFlKmp *Secondary NVME M.2 drive* Kingston Technology SSD A1000 240GB (UK) https://amzn.to/2RgMyaP (US) https://amzn.to/2QuyAkF *DDR4 Memory* Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 Vengeance LPX 16GB (UK) https://amzn.to/2RgGGhG (US) https://amzn.to/2QqxbeI *Storage/Scratch Disks* Crucial MX500 250GB SSD (UK) https://amzn.to/2NWkxHB (US) https://amzn.to/2O3uNOs Seagate BarraCuda 4TB Mechanical HDD (UK) https://amzn.to/2RgxlXm (US) https://amzn.to/2DW4o07 *GPU* - You need a GPU for the 2700x I am repurposing my GTX 970, roughly equivalent to a GTX 1060 - (UK) https://amzn.to/2xPUwQ6 (US) https://amzn.to/2O5YkH5 *Capture Card* I am repurposing a AVerMedia Live Gamer HD PCI-E card but there are USB ones available more cheaply like the AVerMedia Live Gamer Portable Lite (UK) https://amzn.to/2xQqVpV (US) https://amzn.to/2O1gHgy It turns out that 'Likes' and 'Shares' actually help the channel so, if you want to, please click the thumbs up or share the video. I don't have a Patreon or a donate thingy, I get by fine. That said, if you are mega rich and fancy donating something I would find useful then feel free to check out my Amazon wishlist (No pressure) - http://www.amazon.co.uk/registry/wishlist/29JZFQUC2NZ8V I put lots of my favourite products and stuff that helps me make video up on this Amazon page - https://www.amazon.com/shop/davidwatts It is one of those affiliate things. If you want to get in contact Twitter is probably the best way @mrdavidjwatts http://www.davidjwatts.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCSwv8wf5Qo

Now that the code is complete I thought I would cobble together a crap case. I am not promising anything with this, my design skills are shoddy. Once it is all finished I will make all the design files and code available as open source. It turns out that 'Likes' and 'Shares' actually help the channel so, if you want to, please click the thumbs up or share the video. I don't have a Patreon or a donate thingy, I get by fine. That said, if you are mega rich and fancy donating something I would find useful then feel free to check out my Amazon wishlist (No pressure) - http://www.amazon.co.uk/registry/wishlist/29JZFQUC2NZ8V If you want to get in contact Twitter is probably the best way @mrdavidjwatts http://www.davidjwatts.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU-GdLGXrEo

Arduino code - http://www.davidjwatts.com/word_clockv1_1/word_clockv1_1.ino So I am making a word clock using arduino, no shift registers and a ton of wires and LEDs. Equipment: Arduino Uno DS1037 Real time clock (from Adafruit) A ton of LEDs, actually only 32 (I got 100 from ebay for £3.99) A breadboard More wire than you think ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnJnJzRlCss

Rii i8 Wireless Mini Keyboard with Touchpad Mouse by Rii Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B016A6NSL0 Ignore the crackling and weird purple flash on the camera, I really need some new equipment, I just can't afford it at the moment. It turns out that 'Likes' and 'Shares' actually help the channel so, if you want to, please click the thumbs up or share the video. I don't have a Patreon or a donate thingy, I get by fine. That said, if you are mega rich and fancy donating something I would find useful they feel free to check out my Amazon wishlist (No pressure) - http://www.amazon.co.uk/registry/wishlist/29JZFQUC2NZ8V If you want to get in contact Twitter is probably the best way @mrdavidjwatts http://www.davidjwatts.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoxI_cF_Q5o