this is the first pc i've ever built and i don't claim to be knowledgeable about pc’s at all but i'm quite happy with my setup!! though the bar is pretty low for me bc my only computer used to be a dinky macbook air that has been more headaches than functionality. anyways, i don't run very intensive games or programs, so i was just looking for a decent budget pc.
for the pc build alone, i think it came to a bit over $1000 CAD. this is not including the price of the case fans and power supply because i was very fortunate to get them for free from someone i knew who had spares. that's also why it’s a very excessive 1000W LMAO thank god i got a good power supply from them bc i was rly about to risk getting a very cheap one just to save money…
i should probably get a better cooling system and more storage but i'm lazy and i don't want to spend more money on it :) i've had it for over a year now and it works great. the fans are pretty damn loud tho bc they're cheap and the case has so many holes but i'm just used to it at this point lol