LENGTH OF TIME: 1–2 HOURS
LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: EASY
THE CONCEPT
THESE BUILDS have been an interesting exercise in budgeting, that’s for sure. We usually work at the crazy end of the system-building spectrum here in the labs, and as we’ve mentioned in the past, it’s far easier to get expensive components in than more affordable gear. Which, although truly hysteria-inducing at times, makes working on a project like this far more satisfying.
That said, this isn’t the first time we’ve looked at such affordable rigs. Back in March 2017, we were given a $300 budget, and told to tackle a similar challenge, albeit with 8GB of DDR3, a 256GB SSD, and some terrible, terrible, terrible processors. No, seriously, just how far things have come in processing performance in the…
