Obvs this is a meme community, but a great site for PC builds is logical increments.com. They spec out different build suggestions for various budget and have some localizations too. Great starting point, especially for beginners.

[–] bort@sopuli.xyz 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I think the "Destitute" level should drop the case and replace it with a paperclip (to bridge the power button)

[–] stinerman@midwest.social 5 points 5 months ago

When I was truly destitute, I ran a computer without a case. It was literally in a cardboard box on the floor.