The Build Saga: Part Six

Why?!

It's been two weeks since I started this process.  I was hoping to have parts in.  I was hoping to be building now.  I was hoping that everything would go well.  Well, it hasn't.

So far I've managed to get.... SSDs.  Granted SSDs are the only thing missing from my rig right now.  I could technically grab a better video card and rock the shit out of it, but that isn't what I want!

The motherboard I want is still out of stock.  The CPU has come back down in price, but I really wish I would have been able to get that 4770K for 115 bucks!  The AMD cards are still out of stock with no end to that plight in sight.  I put together a build with a 780 and the price difference between it and the 280X makes me kind of sad.  The case that I want showed up and had to be sent back due to an issue with the tray that holds the motherboard.  I'm glad I noticed before putting a fucking motherboard in it.  Thankfully I hadn't ordered the fans yet.

I have discussed with my brother the idea of picking up the 900 dollar pre-built system that is a couple generations behind, but less than a year old.  It'd save me some coin and provide me with a better gaming experience right now.  I'm getting burnt out on the process already.  LOL.

I did use this anxious energy to take my current PC out to my garage and give it a good blow.  I blew out some dust and grime that has been bothering me for a bit.  It was probably overdue for a cleaning, but after about two or three months of constant overtime and never seeing the PC it was awful.  The clear side fine is now clear.  It is also now very fucking loud, I probably didn't notice with all the shit it had caked to it.  I changed out the Blade Master 120 that was going out on my Hyper 212 with a new one while I was in there.  Pulled the video card and PSU and gave it a pretty good cleaning.  I did miss one fan, but I think I'll let that slide for now (I've got 6 120mm fans in my case, not including the one on my Hyper 212).

I'm wondering when I'll actually get this thing put together or if I'll end up putting it off until after taxes...