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morteamore · 3 years ago

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Cutting Room Floor 11/13/2022

I write a lot. All the time. If not fanfic, then original stuff. I have a dozen story ideas at any given moment and I’m not always dedicated enough to follow through with them. Sometimes they’re only interesting for a hot minute.

I think I might just start posting random excerpts of stuff that will probably never go anywhere. Maybe once a week or so, make this my writing platform if I remember.

This one was a cryptid story. Not really anything romantic, though relationships were a part of the overall plot and do help start some of the central conflict. It was more likely to go down the horror pipeline and get good and gory. Didn’t end up liking the chapters I did write, though. I think I changed the character names a dozen times. They still seem like placeholders to me.

CW: relationship drama/conflict

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Standing outside the door of the modular home in the mid-morning sun, Nate felt a wave of nausea roll through him. He reached for the door handle, jiggling it, drawing away as if burned when he realized it was locked. Then he turned himself around and walked quickly back down the porch steps. The scruffy, brown patch of sod that served as a lawn crunched under his booted feet. He kicked at a mound of dirt someone had randomly dumped there and rubbed nervously at his shoulder, sighing.

In all his twenty-three years, Nathaniel Thibault, Nate for short, had never been good with goodbyes.

As he stood looking out at the sprawl of the moudlar community, he weighed his options. Brad, his boyfriend of the last three years, was leaving the small town of Trois and heading to the United States in just a week. Los Angeles, California, to be more specific. Nate would not be joining him. In fact, Nate, born and raised in Trois, had never been far outside his Canadian hometown, and didn’t have much desire to travel. He was comfortable here among the dense trees and the encroaching presence of underbrush. He didn’t need big city living, unless he was DJ’ing a gig, with all the skyscrapers, congestion and pollution they had. He was much happier among the natural world. Which, considering his heritage, wasn’t that surprising.

Still, he knew that wasn’t the life for Brad, that Brad longed for culture and opportunities much richer than Trois could give him. And he respected that. They had discussed their future desires at great length, on cold mornings while tucked in bed under thick duvets. Almost always Brad got that far away look in his eyes when he talked about seeing the states, or Europe. And Nate knew he couldn’t compete. In the deepest chambers of his heart, he knew that he would lose Brad some day to wanderlust.

And now that day had come.

When Nate turned back to the trailer, intent on giving the door a second try, it was cracked open. Standing in the doorway in just a pair of jeans and a tank top was Brad. His tall frame almost brushed the top of the door jamb. Upon seeing Nate, he opened the door wider.

“Thought I heard someone out here,” he said, then canted his head, much like the creature whose blood ran through his veins. “Come on in. I have a fresh pot of coffee brewing.”

The nausea tossed in Nate’s stomach like the sea. He nodded anyway and climbed the stairs, not being able to stop himself from giving Brad a sniff as he passed him. The other man smelled like the wilderness. Fresh pine and musky fur and earth. It was comforting, at least to Nate. He moved into the kitchen and took a seat on a stool at the breakfast bar. Brad closed the door and retrieved two mugs from an overhead cabinet. One said I 🍁 Canada on it. The other had an image of a labrador retriever hunting water fowl.

“You’re here earlier than I expected,” Brad said, pouring the coffee up to the rim of the Canada mug. Nate liked his coffee black, and Brad knew it. For his own cup, Brad left room for an ample amount of cream and sugar. “We were supposed to meet for lunch, not breakfast.”

“I know,” Nate said, drawing his mug close. “I couldn’t wait that long.”

“That eager to discuss our soon-to-be long distance status?”

As he sipped his coffee, Nate winced, and not just because of the bitter contents of the mug.

“That’s what I wanted to talk about, actually.” With a slump of his shoulders Nate set his mug down. “I’m not sure that it’s going to work out, this long distance thing.”

Brad, who’d been moving to sit down opposite his boyfriend, stopped in his tracks. Carefully, he set his mug down on the breakfast bar and placed his hands on its ledge.“What are you talking about?”

“I mean, you’ll be in LA and I’ll be stuck here, and I’m sure after a while that’s going to get old. You’re going to meet other people and want to date them.”

“No way.” Adamant, Brad leaned in closer to Nate. “I would never do that to you, unless we both agreed to it. I care about you more than anything. How can you sit there and say that so casually?”

“I can say it because it’s the truth. You know it. I know it. The only one willing to face it here is me, though.”

“Are you even listening to yourself?”

For a long time, Brad stared at Nate. Nate could feel his gorge rising, that feeling of sickness creeping up even higher in his throat. He turned his head and eyed the bathroom door hanging ajar, debating if he could keep himself from getting sick.

“I am,” he said, somehow managing to keep his voice steady. “I’ve thought it over a lot these past weeks. I don’t want to hold you back.”

“You’re not holding me back. Hell, I’m just going there to test the waters for a month or so, see if it’s my scene or not. I plan to come back either way.”

“But what if you end up liking it? What if you decide to move there? I don’t want to live in LA. I don’t even want to live outside Trois.”

Heaving a sigh, Brad let go of the ledge and put his face in his hands, scrubbing at it. “Of course I know that. And I know that trying to convince you otherwise is just plain crazy. But I was hoping….” He trailed off, letting his arms flop back down to his sides. “You’re so damn stubborn sometimes.”

“Probably why I’m the last of a dying clan. I’m surviving out of pure spite and stubborness.”

“So, we’re really doing this? We’re really breaking up now?”

Drinking deeply from his mug, Nate looked down at the counter top, contemplating its cracking surface. He felt a familiar pressure in his jaws and recognized that his emotions were starting to get the better of him. He tamped down a growl, his head bobbing.

“I just feel one of us will end up getting hurt worse if we don’t,” he said.

“Or you’re afraid of change.” With a scoff, Brad turned his back on Nate. “Since we’re not mincing words here, let’s call this like it is.”

“That’s not fair. I’m just trying to see a future where we settle down together and are happy that way. And I can’t see it with the way things are right now. You’re always going to have your restlessness, and I’m always going to have ties to Trois that can’t be broken.”

“And you’re just starting to see this now, after three years with me? How long have you been keeping these thoughts to yourself?”

“Calm down. They’re only recent. Only since you started getting recognition and were thinking about pulling up roots.”

“See, that’s the problem,” Brad pointed out, turning back around. He walked into the conjoined living room, flopping down in his favorite armchair. “You always talk about having all these roots, all these connections. To Trois, of all places. You haven’t even seen the rest of the world. You don’t know if this is the right path you’re walking. It’s not like you have to live like our ancestors did, tied to the place they were born.”

“Maybe you don’t,” Nate said, sounding wary. “You have an entire pack of siblings. They’re all capable of handling the family legacies. I don’t have that luxury.”

Brad rubbed at the stubble on his face. From his perch, Nate watched him, his memories taking him back to the times he had run his fingers over that rough and bumpy surface, the electric pulse of stimulation beneath his fingertips

“Well, even if you didn’t live here, the lands would still be in your name. Moving away doesn’t change that. Maybe it’s harder to maintain that way, but it’s not like they’ll go anywhere.”

“How long have we’ve been together, and you still don’t know what it’s like to be a Thibault?”

“I know damn well what it’s like. Just as you know what it means to be a Forestier. But isn’t it time we broke tradition and went on our own ways? What do we have to gain from sticking around here? It’s not like we’ll be passing our bloodline down. The loup-garou don’t even really approve of our relationship. They just tolerate it.”

“Tradition is all I have left. And so what if they don’t? It’s not like they can officially do anything about it.”

“And what about if we wanted to get married? They’d never sanction it. We’d be outcasts at best.”

“Do we really need marriage?”

Brad went quiet. He looked down at the carpet. When he lifted his gaze again to look at Nate, his expression was emotionless.

“I think the question is: do you really care about me that little?”

Sighing, Nate had to break eye contact. He hadn’t meant to hurt Brad, but his mouth had run off with his deepest thoughts before he could stop it. Maybe that was for the best. He hadn’t had to dance around the truth until Brad drew it out of him, as he always seemed to do eventually. It hadn’t cleared the air. Far from it. But it had moved the painful task of breaking it off with Brad closer, and the sooner Nate was done with that, the sooner he could go home and crawl into his bed, dwelling on what could have been for the next week.

“You should probably leave,” Brad told him, his voice tight. His words took on a slight growl. “Having you here right now is just not a good idea.”

“I’m sorry. This isn’t the way I wanted things to go.”

“Well, it’s the way they went. Please. Just go.”

Shifting off the stool, Nate managed to make it to the modular home’s front door and open it without being tempted to look back. Then he was walking down the porch steps towards his motorcycle. A shiver coursed through him. He paused to tilt his head toward the sky, where the sun was making its slow journey towards its apex. Closing his eyes, he let its rays grace his skin, warming him on the chilly Autumn morning. It was impossible to tell how long he stayed like that, the warmth radiating in the follicles of his hair and the skin at the back of his neck. Eventually, he slid on to the driver’s saddle, sighing as he started up the engine.

As he drove away, he thought he saw the curtain in Brad’s window shift, but he couldn’t be certain.

#writing #orginal writing #werewolves #lgbt #writing process #story #relationships #relationship trouble #conflict #drama #traditions #heightened emotions

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fairy-writes · 4 years ago

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Fire Force K-9 Unit

ALL INFO ON THE UNIT FROM PREVIOUS POSTS IS ALL COMPILED HERE I’ve had some interest in people wanting to use the K-9 Idea and I’m pretty cool with that!

The only thing is you have to a) message me and let me know, b) tag me in your works with the unit, and c) give me credit! Just in case there are a few people interested, I only made 3 teams so if you make OC Teams (or just a single OC) for this let me and I’ll add them and tag you!

In-Depth Summary:

The Fire Force K-9 Unit is a special unit within the Fire Force that uses dogs to detect the chemical changes in the body before someone becomes an Infernal. (Similar to dogs detecting heart attacks, seizures, or cancer) The K-9 Unit is broken into three sections. The dogs, the actual K-9 handlers, and the extraction team. Each handler is paired with a dog and an extraction officer. These groups work together until retirement or until they die in the line of duty.

Each “Team” of the K-9 Unit is subject to being ‘assigned’ a Fire Force Brigade to aid in finding Infernals and putting them to rest. These assignments are set to be changed at any time and are not permanent. Teams cannot request to be paired with a Brigade and vice versa. They are paired according to what the Chief of the Unit thinks is best.

Dogs are usually fed a special high-calorie meal similar to what sledding dogs eat: high protein, high fat, almost a gruel or soup mixed with high-performance dry kibble. This is subject to change between Handlers depending on what they feel is best for their dogs.

The Handlers live in the barracks with their extraction officers and dogs. Each team is assigned a two-room dorm with access to a large communal outdoor area for their dogs to run around in their free time.

Name: Special Fire Force K-9 Unit

Controlled By: Tokyo Army

Members: All names are written in the format: (given name) (last name)

Chief of Unit: Edgar Bratton <Former Extraction Officer>: @fairytailwzard

Oversees operations and budgets of the Unit.

Develops programs.

Holds meetings and speaks at press conferences.

Oversees training programs (for humans) and will sometimes offer lectures at the K-9 Unit Academy.

May be called to action in case of an emergency.

Works alongside the Brigades’s captains in matters regarding Infernals.

Deputy Chief/Lieutenant: Akira Ishida <Former Handler>: @fairytailwzard

Dog: Porphyrion “Phear”

Breed: Dalmatian, Female

Assists Chief Bratton in any and all assignments he may get.

Advisor to Chief Bratton.

Oversees specific training for the dogs in the K-9 Unit.

May be called to action in case of an emergency.

Team A: @fairytailwzard

Misaki Hino <Handler>

Eddie Pritchard <Extraction Officer>

Magnum “Mags” <Dog/Male/Belgian Malinois>

Rambo “Bo” <Dog/Male/Belgian Malinois>

Team B: @fairytailwzard

Caesar Martin <Handler>

Francis Callahan <Extraction Officer>

Bruiser “Bus” <Dog/Male/Bluetick Coonhound>

Team C: @fairytailwzard

Bonnie Strikland <Handler>

Mary Sullivan Berkman <Extraction Officer>

Diablo “Dede” <Dog/Female/Catahoula Leopard Dog>

Team D: @slapphapp1

Kaede Akiyama<Handler>

Rin Saito <Extraction Officer>

Wendigo “Wendy” <Dog/Female/Bloodhound>

Team E: @thewaterlily (it’s not letting me tag you I’m so sorry!)

Her Post is Here!

Mai Hayashi <Handler>

Osamu Mochizuki<Extraction Officer>

Kayda <Dog/Male/Dalmatian>

Shiro <Dog/Female/Dalmatian>

Team F:

Team G:

Team H:

Positions:

The Handler:

Handles the dogs.

Has basic training as a fire force soldier.

Must be well versed in K-9 behavior and emergency first aid.

Training for K-9 Handler begins at age 18 and lasts a year in an academy before they graduate and are paired with a senior officer for a year of shadowing/mentoring.

Handlers are paired with dogs within the first week of the academy (can be paired with two dogs if they pass additional testing)

After a year of shadowing, they are paired with an Extraction officer and begin official work

The Extraction Officer:

These officers are trained to help remove the Infernal (whether before or after they become one) to a safe location until the actual Fire Force can get there to put it to rest.

Usually trained as a special fire force soldier or a regular firefighter.

Usually second or third generation.

Training begins at 17 when they graduate from the fire force academy and go into specialist training for two years before being paired with a Handler.

The Dog:

Used to detect Infernals before they actually become Infernals

Breeds usually used are Belgian Malinois, Labrador Retrievers, Hounds, Golden Retrievers, Dalmatians.

General training (obedience, protection, etc.) begins at 8 weeks and older.

Specialized training begins when puppies are about 6-8 months old.

Dogs are paired with handlers at nine months old and will work with them until death or retirement between ages 8-10 depending on the dog and their history.

Uniforms:

Handlers:

Black long-sleeved thermal shirt with K-9 Special Fire Force stamped in white across the back.

Fire-resistant cargo pants (in varying colors of gray or black).

Heavy-duty work boots (varying shades of tan, gray, and black).

Wears a fire-resistant MOLLE (modular, lightweight load-carrying equipment) vest that carries all of their equipment in pouches and on D-Rings.

Extraction Officer:

Wears something very similar to the fire force bunker gear except instead of blue stripes it’s white.

The gear is a bit thinner to allow for better movement and they don’t have as many weapons as they do detainment devices to move the infernal to a secure location to be able to put it to rest safely.

Dogs:

Black heavy-duty nylon MOLLE vests with reflective strips and lime stripes with K-9 Special Fire Force stamped on it and Velcro patches.

Black nylon collar with handle and name embroidered onto it. 6-foot leash.

Vests have handles and buckles to allow for easy picking up and moving and can even clip to the Handlers vest/belt if need be.

#fire force #fire force oc #enen no shouboutai #misaki hino #fire force k9 unit

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hollowcrovvn · 6 years ago

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The Ostensive Fumblings of Being Human (part 4)

Pairing: Connor x female!reader Rating: T Summary: Set two months after the ending of Detroit: Become Human, androids are living in government created “pop-up” communities while efforts are being made to integrate them into society. You are a grad-student volunteer with the Detroit Crisis Response Unit (DCRU), working to help with relief efforts.

Notes: Here are links to two articles I referenced regarding the Near Death Experience study and why we build androids in our image.

Link one Link two

The Cadillac Place, for non-Michigan residents, is a very pretty building downtown that houses lots of state departments. I want to dot in more of the cities structures and histories, since I am a Michigan resident myself! My favorite building is the Book Tower.

(part 1) (part 2) (part 3) (part 4) (part 5) (part 6) (part 7) (ao3)

In 2017, scientists working out of Hadassah University in Jerusalem, concluded that your life does indeed pass before your eyes before death. Graduation, marriage, birthdays and all the things in between… but it wasn’t some mystical spiritual event. It simply was that when you die, the part of your brain responsible for storing memory is the last thing to go.

The study also found, in those last moments, time becomes intangible. Seconds become months, minutes become years. Everything that was ever you or would ever be you existing outside of the limits of time and space for one brief moment, before it all stopped.

When you started at DCRU, you had no enthusiasm, only resigned obedience to your need for health insurance and a dose of cautious fear. It was almost Christmas, barely a month having passed since the androids had won, for now, some resemblance to freedom. Laws take time to change, policies take time to create and meanwhile there were thousands of Androids suddenly conscious and displaced in a city that had, the day before November 11th, been on a population decline.

Employment rates skyrocketed as companies scrambled, desperate to put bodies where there were once android laborers and the people responded with a triumphant roar. Jobs? In Detroit? Any who were able bodied enough to take jobs did so and even if you weren’t, the companies didn’t exactly have room to be picky. There were still androids that were “asleep” as it was now being called, obedient and without freewill who continued to do as programmed. What happened to those androids was an entire other debate and one DCRU was not apart of.

Your first day you were ushered with three other grad students into a cramped claustrophobic modular building set up at the entrance of the construction site. Everywhere there were plain white blocks, the outlines of future homes. The three of you were quickly divided up and you in particular were set before a desk at the front of the room.

Miranda was as immaculate that day as she had been everyday since. She was human, that she assured you and confirmed multiple times a week with her constant order of a London Fog. The name called to mind a dreary, grey drink without personality, but the floral citrus scent of earl grey, darkened with a dash of black coffee seemed to you to match Miranda perfectly. She wore white silk blouses, pencil skirts and shiny black kitten heels. Under her desk however, she kept a pair of well worn steel toe boots which she often replaced her heels for when walking the site.

She was nearing fifty, but maintained her curly brown hair so not a single grey showed. She wore Coco Mademoiselle Classic. You would be lying if you said you didn’t have a tiny bit of a crush on her the first time you met.

“I won’t sugar coat it. We have a whole mess of volunteers because we pay. We have to pay. If we didn’t pay?” she threw up her hand, extending her fingers to symbolize “poof”, “Up in smoke. No one is going to thank you for your services here, especially not the androids, but you’re going to pick up a paycheck and in exchange you’ll do office work rather than haul frames and nails.”

She sipped her coffee, looking at you over pointed black cat eye frames.

“Can you take dictation?”

“Hell yeah.” you said, noting she lifted one sculpted eyebrow in passive judgement.

“I mean uh-- yes. Yeah I can do that.”

“Great. You start right now.”

Clearly, you weren’t dead, because if you were, you couldn’t imagine your last memories being of some article from twenty years ago or your first day at DCRU. That, and you hurt too much to be dead. Josh pushed himself off of you, falling onto his back. His arms were torn and showing inside where metallic parts moved and flashed. Thirium oozed from his neck, smelling heavily of something akin to ozone and cleaning solution. His mouth moved, but the sound was garbled and clipped. He grabbed his throat, panic shooting through his eyes.

“Your voice.” you said, finding your own raspy and pained as you inhaled a lungful of smoke.

He took his hand away and the thirium ooze had turned into a fountain.

“ Shit. ” you hissed, forcing yourself up though your entire body screamed with soreness. Your shoulder hurt so badly, why did it hurt so badly? You forced it out of your mind, clamping your hands around Josh’s neck to try and stop the flow of thirium. It stung the cuts on your hands, but you kept the pressure on.

“Don’t panic.” you said and Josh looked back at you with an expression that said, Are you joking?!

You whipped your head around, looking for someone, anyone and suddenly wishing you hadn’t. Some androids… the ones who had been on the stairs… were now in several places. You felt your gut twist, but swallowed back the sudden salty taste in your mouth.

You didn’t see Miranda anywhere.

“I need to stop the bleeding.” you told Josh, taking your hands away to try and get a better look at where the line was torn. It hurt to move your left arm, but you gritted through it.

He nodded, wincing. Could deviant’s feel pain too?

No time to ask. You, as carefully as you could, slid your fingertips into the slice on his throat and sought out the line that was pushing out thirium. Josh was shaking, but he didn’t stop you, not even when you found the line and forcefully squeezed it closed.

There were several chirps, static and then Josh’s voice modular stabilized.

“Is itttttttttt-- o-o-kay?.” he said, unnatural and robotic.

“I think it’s stopped. I think I have it stopped.” you assured him. His hand came up and you took it with your free one. He tried to shake his head.

“Y...yo-u-u-u.”

He was right to be concerned. You finally could feel now why your hands hurt so badly. Even under the blue stains of thirium, you could see blisters peeling back on your palms, bleeding slowly. When the blast hit, you had put your hands up just long enough to be burnt. Your shoulder felt dislocated. The rest, Josh had absorbed.

“It’s nothing. ” you told him, “Don’t talk. I don’t know if it will make it worse!”

All around you could hear the growing stampede of boots on concrete as the military presence rushed unto the scene. Coms were on, dispensing news that medical personnel and local police were on their way to assist. There was a man, dressed more like a civilian than military who pushed his way through the crowds. He saw you, or rather saw Josh, and sprinted towards you.

“What happened?” he said, more like an order than a conversation. You stammered, meeting his mismatched eyes.

“He pushed me out of the way.” you managed.

Josh had relaxed some, taking Markus’ hand in his own. You didn’t need any introductions to know the android next to you was the leader of Jericho.

“I’m holding the artery shut.” you said, not recalling whatever mechanic speak actually was used for this line, but not really caring anyway. Markus seemed to understand.

“It has to be closed,” Markus said, barely above a mutter as he fished through his pockets, “...or the thirium that goes to his biocomponents in his brain will seize.”

He produced a lighter.

“I can cauterize it. Move.”

You did so, pushing your hand out of the way so he could more easily see.

“I need you to pull the line up and then forward.”

You stared at him, flabbergasted, “What-- you mean like out of him?!”

“Yes.” Markus flicked the lighter open, “Do it.”

“Won’t it ignite?!” you said, but still began to slowly pull the torn line from Josh’s ripped skin. Josh’s eyes were fluttering, closing. You hoped silently he couldn’t feel any of it.

“Only what is exposed to air. But the other internal components should be somewhat fire resistant.”

“I’m not.” you said, and Markus looked at you again, noting the absence of the signs. Carefully, he covered your hand with his free one.

“Show me where.”

You directed him, a faint spurt of thirium escaping as you switched places. Then, carefully, Markus singed the plastic with his lighter, the line becoming gummy and mold-able. The thirium on his hands hissed and went up in quick bursts of flame. He pressed the line together gently, making sure it was not entirely closed off internally.

Josh’s pulmonary responses were still jagged, but he opened his eyes.

“Diagnostics?” Markus said gently, stabilizing Josh as he sat up. In the distance you could hear the shriek of sirens.

“Bleeding contained. For now.” Josh said, voice still shaky but more like himself, “There are some other wounds. Debris. Where’s Simon?”

Oh fuck. Simon had been directly by the blast.

“North has him. It… it’s not great.” Markus said, Josh’s grip tightening. He looked at you, eyes full.

“Thank you. ” he said and you shook your head.

“No, no, thank you, Josh. You wouldn’t even-- you would have been fine if not for me.”

His other hand found yours and you didn’t even care that the squeeze sent shocks of pain up your arm. Markus left Josh in your care, helping his people who had been caught in the blast. Emergency personal vehicles began to arrive in droves. Fire trucks, police cars and ambulances being ushered through the fence line.

Markus stood from where he had crouched to check on another android, saw what he was looking for and moved towards it. It was Miranda, unconscious and lying at an unnatural angle. Medics descended upon her, so he stopped in his tracks just in time to note Simon as he limped into view, aided by who you recognized as North. Many other androids were injured, but the medics were seeing to the humans first, leaving them to be helped by only their fellows. Simon was missing both arms, one from the elbow down and the other from the wrist. His leg was blasted through and there were openings in his face casings.

“Markus, I’m sorry . I registered the bomb too late.” Simon said through gritted teeth. Instead of anger, Markus only embraced him, pressing his forehead to Simon’s as thirium stained his clothes.

“It’s not your fault... North, get him out of here. We need--”

Their conversation fell out of your ear shot as medics accosted you, directing you away from the scene and to a nearby ambulance. Standing you saw now the extent of the damage. The modular unit was all but destroyed on one half, pieces collapsing into the structure. Flames whipped in the dry cold air, devouring the wooden beams. There was heat though too, like standing too close to a bonfire in summer. It stung your eyes and your throat. There was no telling right now who had lived and who had died, but the crime was obvious. This was a terrorist attack. Smoke rose in giant columns from the structure, darkening the already cloudy day. Your clothes were soot streaked.

An EMT had put your shoulder back in place and set your arm in a sling. The moment the joint had slid back into place the pain vanished. He was asking you questions while blotting your hands clean of thirium with a gauze pad, mindful of the burns. Who is the president? What is your name?

“I’m fine.” was all you would say, letting them finish bandaging up the worst of the burns before you attempted to shrug off the shock blanket you’d been wrapped in and go back towards the carnage, “There are androids who might still be alive over there. You should find them!”

“We should really take you to get checked out at the hospital. You may have a concussion.” the EMT said, but did not try and stop you as you threw off the blanket and headed back towards the fire.

“I don’t need to. I decline medical treatment or whatever-the-hell you need me to say, now go help the other people !”

You moved passed them, heading to where Miranda was loaded onto a stretcher. She had a neck brace on and her glasses were missing. Her eyes were open, lips moving faintly as the head of security listened intently. Markus reluctantly left North and Simon, who were now being aided by the EMT you sent away. You wondered vaguely how one even gave First Aid to an android, but the situation seemed in hand.

You reached Miranda just in time for the EMT’s to load her into the ambulance, the security chief moving off and Markus turning with intent to address you.

“You’ve been promoted.” he said, with no mirth and a lot of disquiet. “... I’m sorry, what?”

“Assistant director of the DCRU, Miranda Stregga has just appointed you to handle this situation in her stead until the director can arrive back from overseas.”

At a loss for words did not even begin to cover it.

“I’m just an intern.” you said, “I get coffee. I--”

“Assist Miranda in her reporting and are present at all her meetings. You draft her correspondence and place orders through Cyberlife to gather parts and thirium. You are familiar with the position then, yes?”

“... yeah.”

“Then until a replacement arrives, you are the assistant director.” Markus sighed, something akin to pity in his eyes as you slowly processed the information.

“And as such, I advise you.” he crossed his arms behind his back, making his silhouette taunt and imposing, “Start an investigation into who did this to my people, or I will .”

Fan-fucking-tastic.

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As it turned out, you were responsible for more of Miranda’s duties than you originally thought. She showed up, she said “yes” and she strong armed Cyberlife and government officials, but when it came down to the basic running of the office, you realize you were… you were doing a lot more than filing paperwork and grabbing coffee.

Right now, all they needed was that voice box. Someone with appointed authority to say “yes” and “no” and “get me a shipment of android parts and thirium right this fucking second.”

Which is what you did to the Cyberlife liaison without the pomp or circumstance he was used to. Cyberlife agreed to donate parts to the injured androids in this “time of crisis”.

Excellent. How considerate. Thank you so much . Had been your basic mechanic reaction. Exhausted and pained, somehow the day disappeared and once the figurative and literal fires were put out, you were adamant that you were going home and going to bed.

The EMT had warned you your arm would be sore for days and to keep activity to a minimum. But honestly, washing the soot and grime off was your first priority. The thirium had mostly evaporated, leaving just the faintest pale blue discoloration to your skin, turned sickly grayish from the ash. You decided to leave it alone, not wanting to scrub at your hands which were angry and sore. The EMT had given you burn dressings thin liners covered in a medical gel that you were to apply to the wounds before re-bandaging. He’d also given you a good dose of pain medication and warned you on any side effects you might experience as a result of thirium getting into your blood. The effects of that had been very interesting. You felt almost drunk for most of the day, buzzed even hours later.

Carefully slipping on a long t-shirt, you put your arm back into the sling and moved into your living room, quietly speaking, “TV on.”

The little screen on your wall lit up, the news already discussing the events as a pretty blonde woman spoke.

“An anonymous source indicate an explosion at the Detroit Crisis Response Unit emergency housing facility may have been the work of Android extremists. While tensions run high, many Androids have expressed their anger in the slow moving efforts of the United States government--”

Android extremists? Where did they get that source? You hoped it wasn’t someone from DCRU, quietly ordering, “Change channel.”

The TV did so, flipping to a program on how to “detox” from technology. Those kind of programs were becoming very popular, portraying the lack of android help as healthy and a “wake up call” to relearn home economics.

Speaking of which, cereal sounded delicious for dinner. You’d made it halfway through to your kitchenette when there was a chime at the door. Your eyes darted to the clock on the wall.

1:23 a.m.

You had reasons for why you were awake, but why would anyone else be at this hour?

“Display door feed.” you said out loud and the TV flickered and displayed the camera footage outside the apartment complex’s front door. Seeing the familiar face, you issued another command, “Open audio channel.”

You came to stand back in front of the screen, crossing your arms carefully.

“It’s a bit late for a home visit.” you said.

“You left the site of the accident without accepting medical attention or giving a statement.” Connor’s voice came from the other end, “That was a stupid decision.”

That was blunt and quick to set you on edge, but you were tired and not-tired all at the same time and were really not in the mood to debate your life choices. You made a mental note to find out whoever gave him your address.

“It’s one in the morning , Connor.”

He didn’t look impressed at all, the corner of his mouth turning down disapprovingly.

“Correct. If you’d done the responsible thing and cooperated with the EMTs I wouldn’t have to be out here at one in the morning when there are open reports of “terrorist” androids in the area.”

You frowned.

“The desk security has been looking at me quite suspiciously. He may feel the need to respond to my presence violently.”

“... are you manipulating me?”

“My scans read that he keeps a 12-gauge shotgun under the security station as a deterrent for criminals.”

Definitely manipulating, but he wasn’t wrong either. “Fine. Open front door.” you said, issuing the command and watching Connor immediately disappear from view of the screen.

“Hey-- wait, Connor! Ugh. Message security desk., the frustratingly gorgeous android is a guest of resident C-534. Allow entrance.”

You didn’t hear any shots coming from the video feed, so the message must have been received. You disconnected the TV from the front door footage and even the home news program was now showing helicopter footage of the explosion, narrating the events.

“Mute.” you told it, the sound cutting out.

Now you were going to have to put pants on. Which was easier said than done. By the time you had managed to slip on a pair of PJ shorts, there was a curt knock at the door.

You hurried out, went to turn the handle and-- stopped. Because oh yeah, you have first degree burns all over your palms, the pain of which is being barely contained by medication and the thirium that got into your bloodstream from Josh.

You used your elbow to hit the lock, flicking it down.

“It’s open!” you said, wondering back towards the couch to find the damn burn dressings.

“---, even with a security desk, you shouldn’t leave your doors unlocked.” Connor’s voice, usually such a delight to your ears, was slightlyannoying.

“Didn’t! Can’t do door handles. Got Freddie Kruger hands.”

The reference was lost on him, but upon watching you try to pick up the box from the first-aid kick with the backs of your hands, Connor quickly realized what you meant. He took the box from you and dropped it, taking your right wrist in his hand.

“H-hey. Watch it.”

His LED spun, eyes flicking up your hands to your wrists and to your injured shoulder. His eyes scanned everywhere then and you felt your cheeks heat up.

“You have minor traces of thirium toxicity in your blood.” he said, concern evident in his tone.

“Does that mean I’m high?” you said with a just-a-little-bit-in-shock-hysterical sounding giggle, and not in a good way.

“Marginally. Also, it may interrupt your usual menstrual cycle.”

“Oh. I’ve missed you.” you said, the sarcasm in every word so evident not even Connor would mistake it.

“The EMT gave you something?” he asked, clearly already scanning and locating the traces of Vicodin in abundance.

“Oh no. Leftovers from that broken ankle a few years back. Still got some kick.”

Connor gingerly took your forearm, directing you to sit down on the sofa. You wanted to argue, but at this point you were just glad for the distraction. Without asking, Connor took the burn dressings, peeling free one gel liner. Turning your palm up, he placed it on a particularly bad spot, smoothing it down with a feather light touch.

When it was settled in place, the relief was immediate. The lingering pain and tightness around your skin was soothed. He opened another packet and did the same to a burn on the heel of your palm. You took in a shaky breath, having your attention drawn to just how bad this could have all gone had Josh not-- had he---

“Josh almost died today.” you said, “Lots of other people did. And the EMTs were more worried about me.”

You swallowed hard, biting back tears.

“Because I’m a human, and they weren’t.”

You rubbed your nose with the back of your hand, adjusting the sling to reach.

“How’s that for a statement?” you said, giving a weak smile.

Connor's touch was just so heartrendingly gentle , despite the constant yellow of his LED. This is what you had been afraid of when the EMT worked on you, that the moment someone treated you with an ounce of sympathy or kindness you’d fall apart. You couldn’t think about what happened, it was too fucking awful .

“Did you see who caused the explosion?” he asked, voice calm and quiet.

“No. Someone uh, someone broke in through the fence. Whoever did that probably… ya know. Set off that thing.”

“Who else was there at the time of the explosion? What else did you see?”

“ Connor ,” you said sharply, trying not to remember anything at all about what you saw, “.. do we have to do this right now? Can’t I just come to the DPD tomorrow?”

Yellow. Yellow. Flicker. Blue.

“Of course.” he said, letting his hand rest on your forearm since he could not very well hold your hand without causing pain.

“You need to sleep, ---.”

Your sigh rattled in your chest and you wanted so badly to do nothing more than to crumple into him and curl up. Hide in his arms and feel safe.

“I can’t. I’m scared that I’ll.. just keep seeing it. It’ll just keep running through my head.” you said, “I can still smell the smoke.”

It wasn’t even just that. You could still feel the sudden weightlessness, hear the explosion and taste the metal in the air. The sensations and sounds kept replaying over and over in the background noise of your mind and you knew the moment you laid down it would come to the forefront where you would be powerless to stop.

“I… was going to watch a movie.” you said, “I’ll be okay. I’ll eventually pass out and I’ll call my parents tomorrow and they’ll talk me down whatever ledge I get on. It’s late and I don’t want to keep you from getting home.”

“I am not able to rent an apartment with current laws. I have been residing at the DPD and sometimes with Hank.” Connor said, “Neither of which is important, because I’m not leaving you.”

“I… don’t have a charging station.” you said, at a loss for excuses.

“I’ll be fine.” Connor said, leaning up on his knee to tug a throw blanket free from the back of your couch. You would have taken it, but he instead unfurled it and tucked it around you. “Is that alright?”

You nodded. You were not going to cry. You were absolutely not crying.

He settled back, hands clasped together and resting in his lap. Even sitting, he seemed ready at any moment to receive a command. It must be a hard habit for an android to break.

“Open film playlist.” you said out loud, the screen displaying a row of digital movie posters, “You got a preference?”

“I would say no action, or horror.”

The screen adjusted, removing those genres from the selection.

“Can’t argue with that.” you said under your breath, “Okay then. Play Wall-E, 2008.”

“Appropriate.” Connor said, scoffing.

“I would have gone Terminator , but you said no action.”

You pulled your legs up under you, adjusting a nearby pillow so you could lean up against it. The blanket slipped up over your legs, but Connor’s hand was there before yours, pulling it back down snug over you.

“If you have to leave at some point--”

“I won’t.” he said before you could finish the thought. With his attention focused forward you took the opportunity to look at him, noting even in the pale light of the screen that his epidermis was dotted with freckles. You wondered quietly, why Cyberlife would design their androids with such loving detail if they did not want humans to feel affection for them. In school you had learned about Shintoism, a Japanese idea that all objects, living or not, had a “kami”, a spirit. How could we possibly design such beings, mold them in human images and not transfer into them our own spirits?

How could someone hurt them? How could someone plant a bomb in their homes?

You shut your eyes tight against the thought, which drew Connor’s attention to you. He must have sensed the spike of stress, because he shifted closer.

“Do you pick this film because I remind you of EVE?” he asked, an attempt to take your thoughts out of the dark places your mind kept constructing.

“No.” you mumbled, thirium working its way through your system again and making your eyes heavy, “Wall-E. Because you collect garbage people.”

“Hank isn’t that bad.” he said and through your half closed eyes you could see that smile, turned towards you. Kind. He was kind, but there were times when you swore you saw something sad in those eyes, something veiled with anger, veiled with that temper he said he had.

“Lonely.” you said, his smile fading and leaving his eyes, “Wall-E woke up and then he was lonely because he was the only one.”

You turned your cheek into the pillow, watching the scene play out as the small robot held its own hand, the black and white film shining in its eyes.

“I think Hank was wrong. You don’t need to meet “people”. You need to meet other androids.”

Connor’s jaw worked, bringing his leg up to balance on his knee. He threw an arm over the back of the couch too, sating some need to be moving. He found his coin, smoothing his thumb over the bust of Washington on its front in circles.

He didn’t say anything and soon enough you fell asleep.

When the film was over, he quietly asked the monitor to replay.

You woke up on your still made bed, wrapped in the throw blanket from the sofa. You searched your memory for a moment, trying to recall how you got there and came up with nothing. The door to your room was closed, but through it you could hear the faint sounds of multiple people.

The sun was shining brightly, reflecting off the snow outside and covering your room in its rays. It was strange, normally in the morning your entire apartment was pitch black…

Your heart sped with adrenaline, flipping over and looking at your clock with growing dread.

It was already afternoon.

“Oh my god.” you whispered in horror, rushing to put your feet on the floor and finding the entire room shifted abruptly when you did. Your head throbbed as if you were recovering from the worst hangover of your life and your arm was so tender you gasped when just the act of standing sent a shock to the joint.

Your sling was still on, but looser. You re-tightened it as you stumbled out into the living room, hair messy and disheveled as your eyes fell on--- Connor. Sitting with his jacket off, tie undone and his shirt half unbuttoned on your sofa.

It wasn’t as if you didn’t appreciate the image, but that he was still here was a bit of a shock. Gregory Peck’s baritone drew your eyes to the screen. He was watching To Kill a Mockingbird.

“Good morning.” he said, attention redirecting, “Your office called.” he continued, as if this was the most normal thing in the world, “The housing site is on lock down until further notice and you are to report to the Cadillac Place once you are fit to return to work. They advise you make time to give a statement to the DPD as well. Due to a lack of resources available by the FBI at this time, they are having the DPD assist with this case.”

There was a lot to unpack there, but first things first.

“You answered my phone?!”

“You did allow me to synchronize to your device.” Connor said, “You have several unread messages, but I didn’t open them.”

“Good! Jesus, Connor, when I let you sync to my phone it was for books.”

He was acting so nonchalant, you did not expect the harshness of your tone to get much of a reaction. His LED flashed, directing the movie to pause. He sat up on the edge of the sofa, clasping his hands together.

“I apologize… I didn’t want to wake you. I realize it was an overstep, but I was concerned you would want to return to work as soon as you woke up.”

“That’s my choice.” you said, granted, you really didn’t want to go in and were feeling fairly relieved right now. That was hardly the point though. Connor seemed to be processing the statement, frowning faintly.

“Yes… that objective did cross my mind.”

But since I’m deviant and can make my own choices, I chose not to watch you make a stupid ass decision -- your mind silently finished for him.

“Connor.” you said sternly, “You’re a good friend, but I’m a big girl. And speaking of ‘work’, how is it you aren’t there?”

Whatever delight he’d taken in being referred to as a friend didn’t diminish at all by your question.

“I took “personal” leave. We have not yet been officially assigned to this case, so I felt your well being took priority for now.”

That caught your attention, the assigning of the case , not the other bit. Well-- a little the other bit.

“Will you and Hank be assigned?” you asked, heading into the kitchen to find a pot of coffee suspiciously full. Weren’t you out of it? There was creamer in the fridge too.

“There is a likely probability. We have worked with the FBI on android cases previously and my skill set is highly valued since I am the only RK800 model in Detroit.”

It hadn’t occurred to your before, but it made sense there would be more of him. Androids were mass produced.

“You have brothers outside of Detroit?” you asked, simplifying.

Connor’s eyes widened, his brows turning up in surprise. His LED flickered only once.

“I had not thought of it that way.” he said, “But it is an interesting metaphor, if not overly simplified. Yes. There are approximately fifty-one other active RK800 models in the United States, stationed at various central police departments in each capital.”

“So there is an RK800 in Lansing?” you asked, pouring yourself a cup of coffee and mixing the creamer.

“Correct. Based on the files available to me, I am the only model to have “deviated”.” he paused, voice modular softening, “Thirty-eight models have been decommissioned or destroyed since November 11th.”

The gravity of that statement was stifling.

Lucky thirteen , you thought, knowing better than to speak it allowed as the “joke” was hardly appropriate.

Connor froze, LED whirling for a moment and then he stood, fingers quickly redoing up the buttons of his shirt. He picked up the shoulder harness that held his gun and his jacket.

“I’m on my way.” he said to the air, “She is stable, yes.”

He paused, mouthing silently to you the word Hank.

“I’m sure she’d be delighted to hear you are thankful for that.” he paused, “Yes, she is here.”

He adjusted the gun harness, pulling his jacket over his shirt with mechanical efficiency. He looked around for his tie and found you had crossed the room and picked it up. It was strange not being able to hear another voice through the "receiver" but given that the call was coming from inside Connor's head that seemed impossible.

“Lieutenant Anderson would like to know if you could schedule time for tomorrow morning to visit the station and provide a statement.” Connor relayed, eyes caught on the sight of you, tugging his tie around your neck and with practiced fingers, forming the fabric into a knot.

“That should be okay…” you said, focused. You slipped the tie off and Connor inclined his head so you could reach to put it over his neck, smoothing the knot into place. You let your hand slide down the tie and consequently, him . The thrumming of his thirium pump was faint, but you swore you could feel it when your palm traced over the center of his chest. Quickly, you smoothed his shoulders, though they hardly required it, trying to appear as business like as possible.

“10 a.m. okay?”

Connor snapped out of his silence, “Yes. That is fine.”

“Tell Hank it’s a date.” you said, returning to the kitchen to pick up your mug, “You heading in?”

“Yes. There has been an update.” he paused, “I am not at liberty to discuss it further at this time, however.”

That was reasonable you guessed.

“Do you know where they took Miranda? Ms. Stregga? Or Josh and Simon from Jericho?”

His LED flashed a bit longer than usual. “Ms. Stregga is in the ICU at Wayne State University, Detroit Medical Center. They are not allowing visitors at this time. The androids harmed in the explosion are being treated at a repurposed Cyberlife supply facility. I can upload you the address.”

Your phone chimed.

“Do you intend to visit?” he asked, somehow more cautious than curious in his tone.

“I want to see how Josh is doing...He was hurt very badly. Least I can do is go and make sure Cyberlife is providing everything he needs.”

“Is he your friend as well?” Connor asked again, not so much just cautious but tense even, “Like me?”

“Yeah, of course.” you said, not wanting him to think you thought any less of Josh or any Jericho android, “Josh was a professor before he deviated, so we have a lot in common. He’s really smart and so-- understanding . If the guy was anymore empathetic he’d be a martyr.”

Connor took this in, expressionless.

“Maybe you two could talk?” you offered.

“Perhaps. We are acquainted.” Connor said, and then seemed to think better of saying more.

“Hank will be waiting for me.” his words were almost a mutter, the way you did when you were hiding something. He crossed the room, taking a moment to reach out and adjust your sling so that it was more snug against your chest.

“ Try to take it easy?” he said, tilting his head to force you to actually meet his eyes, which you had adverted hoping he wouldn’t notice how warm you were getting when he was so close.

“I don’t know, Connor. Might need another movie night.” you said, trying to repress the smile that crept up at the corner of your lips.

“Perhaps Josh would also like that.” Connor countered and you rose an eyebrow at him. His expression gave away nothing.

“Maybe... once he is better. But for now, um-- feel free to drop by whenever.” you said with a noncommittal wave of your hand.

“Rather let you come hang out here than be stuck with Hank all the time.”

Now he smiled, just a small one right where you were trying to keep one from appearing. Everything seemed to just… pause. All the worries and the events of the past day were faint and you felt like there was something more to be said or to do, but you didn’t know what.

So gently, carefully, you touched his arm and standing up on your toes you brushed your lips over his cheek and stepped back.

“Thank you, Connor. For-- last night. I… I’m glad I wasn’t alone.”

You risked a quick look up at him, noting his usually brown eyes looked nearly black in the low light.

Bedroom eyes. Your mind offered, much to your embarrassment. You moved quickly around Connor, heading to the door which you opened politely.

“Haaaave a good day.” you said, slipping oh-so-easily into absolute fuckin’ dork mode. Connor had this look on his face that could only be described as dreamy as he passed by you.

“I’d like to watch more films regarding the Civil Rights Movement. And maybe we can talk about The Prince as well. I have many opinions.” he said, stepping barely into the hall.

“Okay… yeah. Sure, I’ll get a playlist together.” you said, leaning into the frame.

Markus Christ, someone has to go.

“See you tomorrow. I’ll.. try to work on remembering everything I can.”

Connor nodded, “If possible, write down the details. While they are still fresh. Also, call your mother. She just left another voicemail.” Before you could protest that he was still fuckin’ sync’d to your phone, the android turned and disappeared around the corner.

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lacustomclosets · 3 years ago

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karighars-interiordesigners · 3 years ago

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6 Space-Saving Modern Shoe Rack Designs For Your Home

Everyone knows someone obsessed with having great shoes. It might be a family member or a roommate, but they will stand in lines and attend online auctions just to have that perfect pair of sneakers or heels. But the thing about shoes is that they need to be stored properly, with the utmost care so that they do not wither away. At the same time, if shoes are stored haphazardly, it will be annoying to scour through multiple pairs before landing on the perfect one for any given occasion. Rather than keeping shoes stacked haphazardly in the shoe box, shoved in a random corner, here are seven space-saving modern shoe rack designs from The KariGhars, the best interior designer of Bangalore.

Concealed Storage

When working with limited space, it is a smart idea to mix the functions of a single room. These Days, folks are opting for a separate laundry room. The laundry room can also serve to be the perfect space to store shoes for all family members. Underneath the seating platform, one can carve out space for shoe storage. Thus, small benches as seen below in the children’s room designed by The KariGhars, with built-in shelving or simply open space can serve as a good option for space-saving shoe racks.

Playful Ladders

A ladder-style shoe rack proves to be perfect as it is chic & classic and works great for people who have a limited number of shoes out at a given period. It is also deemed to be a good solution for storage in locations with extreme climates where open-toed heels or slippers are stored in the winter, and boots during the summer. The ladder-style shoe rack hence demonstrates as a seamless solution when it comes to shelving shoes that are not currently in rotation. Additionally, this style of rack can also be put out as a decorative mantle on which showpieces can be placed for adornment.

Concealed Staircase Racks

A staircase is a goldmine when it comes to storage space. With the help of seasoned architects and interior designers such as The KariGhars, the humble staircase can turn into a smartly concealed shoe rack. This shoe rack can be pulled out of the staircase, or it can be an open and shut rack that can easily be accessed by anyone. This works best for big families as it is a functional solution in spaces that have less floor area. As seen below, the shoe rack is neatly designed to be a part of the closet for the bedroom making smart use of lesser floor space.

Storage Shelves

Shelves prove to be a smart solution when it comes to creating storage spaces. The shelves can be demarcated by the basis of the family member’s name or the content placed inside it. In case storage shelves are few, floating shelves can be used to stack up footwear. A modular shoe rack can also fit in perfectly with this style, with wall-mounted units. This allows all the footwear to be easily accessible to the user in one place while creating minimum clutter in the room interiors.

A storage cabinet in the walk-in closet can also be turned into a space-saving shoe rack. A tiny shelf or a cubby can be inserted into the closet. These shelves can be used conveniently as a reach-in cabinet, making for an innovative method for the storage of shoes in a home with limited space.

Under-the-Bed Storage

If no closet can be spared, the space under the bed can be turned into a makeshift shoe rack with ease! Pull out drawers built under the bed can help one utilize all the space in the house efficiently. This works best for couples for instance in storing their shoes on their side of the bed, utilizing the space smartly.

Wall Mounted Racks

A wall-mounted shoe rack can also work beautifully in a small home. Simple wooden slats can be used in any corner of the house, where there is an intersection of two walls at a ninety-degree angle. Tension rod shoe racks are also a great alternative to wooden shelves. The tension rods can run along the length of the wall, making for a great display choice of footwear along saving space.

Whether it’s love for shoes or multiple people are living in a limited space, having a shoe organization system in place needs to be in place to keep things in order. The KariGhars, the top interior designers of Bangalore, state some tasteful ways in which shoe racks can help bring in style along with keeping the interiors clutter-free.

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PC Gaming’s Unsung Heroes: Best Components for Your Build Beyond a GPU and CPU

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So you’ve managed to beat the scalpers and grab yourself a brand new NVIDIA RTX 30 or AMD Radeon RX 6000 GPU? Pair it with a top-of-the-line Intel or AMD CPU and you’re ready to make a gaming PC that will make your friends and family justifiably jealous.

But not so fast. While the CPU and GPU hog the limelight, a top performing gaming rig is more than just those attention grabbing components. Below we’ve picked out the unsung heroes of PC building, with an explanation of why each one is important and tips regarding what to look for when shopping for each component. We’ve even made some product recommendations for each component that’ll perform well without breaking the bank.

Let’s get cracking.

Case

Why it’s important:

A good case is where it all begins. From a practical perspective, you want a chassis big enough for all of your components and with enough clearance for decent airflow. From an aesthetic point of view, you want something that’s stylish and doesn’t take up too much space. Quite the balancing act.

What you need to know before you buy:

The main thing is making sure everything fits. The good news is that a case’s specs will tell you what size motherboard fits, from the teeny-tiny mini ITX all the way up to the enormous E-ATX. That alone is not enough though: you also need to ensure there’s enough headroom for your components: mainly your CPU cooler and GPU, with enough space for case fans, too.

Most PCs do without an optical drive these days. If you’re dead set on physical media, you’ll need to track down a case with room for a DVD or Blu Ray drive.

Our recommendation:

be quiet! Pure Base 500DX

The Pure Base 500DX has it all at a surprisingly competitive price. As you may have guessed from the be quiet! branding, it’s all about keeping noise to a minimum, but there’s also plenty of space for large GPUs and coolers and up to five SSDs, too.

It comes with three 140mm Pure Wings 2 fans preinstalled, and the programmable RGB lighting makes it look just as cool as it feels.

PSU

Why it’s important:

It’s no good having the best-in-class GPU and CPU if your computer can’t provide the juice to make them work. The PSU is one component you don’t want to scrimp on. Bluntly, you don’t want to risk hundreds or thousands of dollars on a $50 saving, especially when PSUs from reputable companies tend to be more energy efficient and thus cheaper in the long run.

What you need to know before you buy:

Firstly, you need to know exactly the power that your components will draw, and be quiet! has a rather handy calculator to help you figure this out. Secondly, you need to ensure it fits your case – most PSUs are ATX in size, but some are designed for smaller shells so make sure they’re compatible.

Finally, it makes sense to go modular if you can. This lets you add and remove wires as you need them, rather than leaving cables dangling awkwardly in your case, blocking airflow.

Our recommendation:

be quiet! Pure Power 11 FM

The Pure Power 11 is a flexible modular PSU with options for 550W, 650W, and 750W builds. Supporting up to four PCIe connectors and with 80 PLUS Gold and Bronze certification for its high efficiency, it’s a solid, reliable solution that won’t cost the earth. And as the name suggests, it’s quiet, too.

RAM

Why it’s important:

After your CPU and GPU, RAM is the next most important factor in how games perform in your rig. It’s as simple as that.

What you need to know before you buy:

First of all, the bare minimum for gaming comfortably in 2021 is probably 8GB. Doubling that to 16GB is recommended, but anything over that is largely overkill at the time of writing.

When it comes to RAM performance, the two things you need to look out for are frequency and latency. The former is how fast RAM can process data, while the latter is the time between entering a command and it being executed. For gaming, you want high frequency and low latency – though there is definitely a case of diminishing returns as the numbers improve, so it’s not worth blowing your entire budget on the most expensive RAM you can find.

Our recommendation:

Teamgroup T-Force Dark Z gaming memory

Teamgroup’s T-Force Dark Z gaming RAM offers a lot of bang for your buck, with 16GB for under $100. It’s low profile, offers good heat dissipation, and supports auto overclocking to help you push your frame rate as high as possible.

M.2 NVMe Storage

Why it’s important:

If you haven’t built a PC in a while, the fact Windows can boot off something that looks like a stick of RAM may surprise you. But M.2 NVMe – or Non-Volatile Memory Express – is significantly faster than SATA drives, and that means a big boost to boot up times and in-game loading screens.

What you need to know before you buy:

Firstly, you need a motherboard with an M.2 NVMe slot. Most motherboards made in the last few years will have this, but do double check before buying. Also, while M.2 SSDs are usually 22mm wide and 80mm long, some can be longer, so make sure your motherboard can cope.

Secondly, unless your game library is very small, you’ll probably want a traditional mechanical hard drive as well, because you don’t get a great deal of capacity for the money. NVMe can go up to 8GB in capacity, but the price might make you faint! 1GB and 512GB units are the sweet spot in terms of price, in our opinion.

Our recommendation:

WD Blue SN550

It’s not the fastest M.2 NVMe out there, but the WD Blue SN550 is a stupendous value that offers a lot of bang for your buck, with read and write speeds that put other budget SSDs to shame. It starts at around $50 for a 250GB drive, but we’d recommend spending a little more to get 500GB or even 1TB if you can afford it.

Cooling

Why it’s important:

Without adequate cooling, your PC will overheat. This will cause crashes, instability, and worse. Seriously, don’t scrimp on cooling – something that’s doubly true if you intend to try your hand at overclocking.

What you need to know before you buy:

For CPU coolers, you need to make sure that the spec matches the processor you’re attaching it to. This will be clearly labeled.

Air fans for cases, meanwhile, come in all sorts of sizes, from 80mm all the way up to 200mm, with 120mm being the most common. Check what slots your case has to ensure compatibility before you buy.

When the time comes to install them, remember that air fans can both suck air in and push air out, depending on the direction they’re facing, so make sure they’re the right way round. This guide will help you optimize airflow.

Oh, and it’s worth paying extra for quiet fans, trust us.

Finally, there are water cooling solutions where sealed liquid coolant is pumped around components to keep them cool. These are more efficient than air coolers, but also more expensive, so tend to be better for those looking to overclock than casual PC gamers.

Our recommendation:

be quiet! Shadow Rock series CPU cooler

be quiet!’s Shadow Rock range of CPU coolers offer a great balance between price and performance while, as the brand name suggests, keeping the decibels down to a manageable level.

be quiet! Pure Loop series

If your setup warrants more intense cooling, then look no further than be quiet!’s Pure Loop series of liquid cooling solutions. Available in 120mm, 240mm, 280mm, and 360mm, you get incredible heat dissipation without much noise.

be quiet! Shadow Wings 2

For air cooling your case, be quiet!’s Shadow Wings 2 comes in 120- or 140mm sizes and do a great job of keeping things nice and chilled, while operating at whisper-quiet levels thanks to their anti-vibration mounting system and low rpm.

Monitor

Why it’s important:

It’s no good having the best GPU in the world if you cheap out on the monitor. You want crisp, bright, color accurate visuals with great contrast – with a high enough resolution to show off the graphics of today’s AAA titles. Plus a great frame rate!

What you need to know before you buy:

While it’s tempting to go all in on a 4K monitor, that’s not actually what most gamers do, and not just because they’re prohibitively expensive. 4K screens have high resolutions, but tend to lose out where it really counts: response time and refresh rate.

Response time is how long it takes a screen to shift from one color to another, and a lower number is better, because when gaming every millisecond counts. Look for less than 5ms.

Refresh rate, meanwhile, is the number of times a monitor can refresh in a minute, and most screens are still 60Hz. This means your frames per second (FPS) is also capped at 60, which is a bit of a waste of a top-end graphics card! Instead, gamers tend to look for screens of 144Hz or higher.

Our recommendation:

AOC G2

It’s only 1080p, but the AOC G2 IPS monitor is a brilliant pick for gamers, as it boasts a 144Hz refresh rate, 1ms response time, and generally excellent all-round performance. And it doesn’t break the bank whether you opt for the 24in or 27in model.

Gaming Keyboard

Why it’s important:

A keyboard is something you have to look at and use every time you turn on your computer, so it’s not something to cheap out on. And gaming keyboards aren’t just about bright RGB lighting: they’re about quick response times and customization, too.

What you need to know before you buy:

Most gaming keyboards are mechanical, which means that each key has an independent switch, rather than being connected by the same circuit layer. That makes them a bit louder, and you’ll want to choose the right caps to balance volume, resistance, and feel to your taste. They’ll also have anti-ghosting technology and n-key rollover to ensure you can press multiple keys at once.

Look out for extra features that you want: programmable keys, dedicated media controls, and customizable RGB lighting are popular extras.

Our recommendation:

MSI Vigor GK50 Elite

The MSI Vigor GK50 Elite offers all the main features you’d want in a gaming keyboard, from programmable keys to custom lighting. On top of this, it’s a pleasure to type on, and the fact that it can often be had for around half the price of its rivals is just a bonus.

Gaming Mouse

Why it’s important:

A good, comfortable gaming mouse with customizable buttons and a low response time can really up your in-game performance – especially in competitive shooters where every competitive advantage is worth taking.

What you need to know before you buy:

With mice, it’s all down to personal taste, and you may favor a high profile or low profile option depending on how you grip it.

Regardless of this, you should pay attention to the number of buttons (strategy gamers and MMO enthusiasts may want more), and the DPI – or dots per inch. This measures how far the cursor moves when you move the mouse an inch on your desk, and theoretically it’s a case of “the higher the better.” In practice, however, you likely won’t use anything higher than around 1,600DPI, where it becomes too fast to be precise.

Our recommendation:

Logitech G502 Hero

The Logitech G502 Hero has everything you’d want in a gaming mouse, and it’s not so expensive you’ll wonder what the hell you’re doing. With 11 programmable buttons, a comfortable design, and removable weights to make it feel just right, it’s an excellent choice.

Headset

Why it’s important:

Being able to hear clearly is vital to gamers in both single-player and multiplayer games. Being clearly heard is also important for the latter, so you’ll need a good gaming headset that can be worn for hours at a time.

What you need to know before you buy:

The most important thing is comfort, so look for a headset with enough padding that it doesn’t hurt the ears, and that’s light enough to be worn for extended periods.

Also look out for driver size, which should give you an idea of sound quality (larger is better), noise isolation for blocking out the outside world, and virtual surround sound for the competitive advantage of knowing where enemies are lurking.

Our recommendation:

Razer Blackshark V2

For $100, the Razer Blackshark V2 headphones are about as good as it gets, with comfortable memory foam ear cushions and superb sound delivered by the large 50mm drivers. The THX Spatial audio surround sound is just the cherry on an already delicious cake.

Great, now you have all the components you need to build a great gaming PC (assuming you’ve picked out a GPU and CPU already). But do you need help putting them all together? Check out our guide to building a PC here.

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How to Make Room for More Storage Space in Your Home

One thing Pandemic has taught Americans is that we do not have enough storage space in our homes. Whether in family groups or alone in a home with your stuff, pandemic reinforced the realization that either there were too many things, or too many people, or both in your home. It’s a lot easier to declutter stuff than people, but even if you’ve carefully pared-down, being able to store what’s left efficiently will help you have more usable living space.

How to Make Room for More Storage Space in Your Home: Build Higher Cabinets

Millions of Americans have fallen in love with learning how to not only cook their own foods, even baking homemade sourdough! What this means, though, is a great deal more kitchen equipment. One of the best ways, if you have the means, to increase household storage in general and kitchen storage in specific is to revamp or replace your cabinets in the kitchen so that they reach all the way to the ceiling. That extra foot and a half on the top of the cabinet is a waste of space otherwise! With the help of a three-step ladder, your kitchen becomes capable of storing far more.

Use Bed Risers

While your ancestors probably felt a box spring was necessary to have a comfortable bed, modern beds do not have this issue. If, therefore, you want to use bed risers and get a platform, you won’t have to pole vault into bed, and yet will reclaim a great deal of space. Consider a frame with sixteen or eighteen inches underneath. That amount of space can hold large storage boxes. You could clear out of season clothing from your closet, or reclaim some pantry space!

How to Make Room for More Storage Space in Your Home: Smart Furniture Storage

With increasingly small apartments being used in large cities, furniture storage options are becoming common. An ottoman, for example, can hold a twin sized mattress folded within it. With the use of piano springs, a modern style Murphy Bed can fold into a couch, or even a bookcase. Engineers are getting increasingly creative with the applications for strong hinges, hidden drawers, and even hydraulics!

Convert Your Garage

Often people think they have room for storage in their garage, or their cars, but not both. You can move your car into a modular garage to make room for more storage space. After you’ve decluttered your spaces, and have figured out what you need to keep, then you can determine what things specifically need storage. The concept of a modular garage is that it has specialty spaces for individual groups of items of projects. For example, instead of storing boots in several different bedrooms, or in a large pile inside the garage (you know who you are), modular storage has shelving for boots in one section of the garage. Other sections might involve sports equipment, tools for special projects like woodworking, and spaces for household necessities like your grill, or spare toilet paper.

How to Make Room for More Storage Space in Your Home: Look Up and Down

Chances are, there are spaces in your home which can be used, which you might not have yet considered. It’s easy to move into a space and set furniture into a location, without realizing that there might be a better option for that space. A top shelf can hold a great deal, if it’s in a long, thin box, or if it’s a large item like a rolled blanket. Likewise, consider other spaces which might be underutilized. Find what works best for the ways you use a space. A chest of drawers might hold linens, socks, or be a spice or craft cabinet. Just because your mother always put cans in her kitchen island doesn’t mean yours can’t hold a trash can and your appliances. Your home is supposed to work for you!

Storage Chests

There’s good reason your great great grandparents had Lane chests and steamer trunks used in the house even when not traveling. A storage chest can be used for many purposes, and yet hold a volume of things inside. Besides being used for blankets, a storage chest can be used for games, or even as a side table or television stand, depending on how often it needs to be accessed. Besides adding a stately and grounding old-school look to a room, storage chests are often made to maximize strange locations which are difficult otherwise, like the foot of a bed, or within a closet floor.

Build It Openly

If you own your own home, being able to build in small projects can help a great deal in otherwise inaccessible storage areas. For example, building a small shelving space into a bathroom wall in a midcentury home would be both within the need for storage in a house, and fit in the aesthetic of the time frame while providing a place to put toothbrushes and extra toilet paper. A small bookshelf build or a built in chest of drawers in a child’s room could increase play space considerably. Under stairs closets can be built in with additional shelving, shoe racks, or other specialty areas as needed.

When in Doubt

Having less clutter is good for both your sense of optimism and your overall feeling of peace in life. Often, the hardest things to let go of are “aspirational” in nature. In other words, they are things you want to get around to someday. Set yourself a timer of when “someday” will come. If you pay, as is common, over $100 per square foot of space in your home, would you use that one hundred dollars to house Great Aunt Martha’s Lamp? If not, let it go.

Your home is not a storage unit for unwanted items. It can become a beautiful place that is meant to be a haven for your family. My maximizing your storage space, and jettisoning things you don’t use, want, or love, you can make it one. It will be easier to enjoy a peaceful area with organized and easy to find possessions, and easier to enjoy an organized you!

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How To Build A PC Pt1: Choosing Parts

So as you may know one of my goals back in July was to build a PC. It seemed like such a daunting, expensive task and there were so many components to consider that it was easy to drag my feet. But I knew I had to just push through all that and just do it.

And so I did.

Building a PC isn’t as hard as it may seem and it’s actually a lot of fun! And based on my Instagram poll last week, you guys seem interested in learning about the process. So in this post I’ll outline the first step of building a pc: how to pick the parts.

I’m going to preface this by saying that this is by no means everything you can ever know, so I’ll do my best to leave links to places where you can learn more about things to supplement what I talk about. Tech is also constantly changing and evolving so keep in mind that depending on when you read this, some of these things might not be the newest anymore. I’m also going to be focusing on my build specifically and the parts I used.

So with that out of the way, let’s get started!

I’m going to start off with the different components and a baseline of what they do. To build a PC you only really need 7-8 things:

Motherboard: This connects all the different parts together to make everything run. This needs to be compatible with all the other components of your build.

GPU (Graphics Card): This is the component that handles all the graphics based things for your computer. For gaming or video editing, it’s especially important.

CPU (Central Processing Unit): This is responsible for interpreting and executing the commands you give your computer. So the more cores and threads your CPU has the faster your computer can compute everything.

CPU Cooler (optional): Depending on the CPU you’re getting and the workload you’re putting it under, you might be able to use the stock cooler that comes with some CPUs, so you need to buy a CPU cooler to make sure your CPU doesn’t overheat.

RAM (Random Access Memory): This is what stores the computer’s working memory. So if you have more RAM the computer will be able to process more things at once.

PSU (Power Supply): This supplies power to your whole system.

HDD (Hard drive) or SSD (Solid State Drive) or both: This is the storage on your computer. Hard drives, or traditional spinning drives tend to have more storage but are more easily broken if you bang it around. Solid State Drives are also storage, but they don’t have any moving parts like the hard drives so they’re faster and more stable but usually more expensive. I’d recommend having both if your budget allows for it.

Chassis (case): This is the case that your components are going to live in. Beyond aesthetics it’s good to make sure your case is big enough to house your parts, if it has any fans and what the ventilation is like.

Cooling solutions: Your pc will get super hot and there are many ways to cool it. Fans, AIOs, water cooling. To keep things simple I’ll just focus on fans, since that’s what’s on my build. You need at least three fans, two in the front as an intake and one in the back as an exhaust, but may need more depending on your parts.

Okay, so those are the main parts and a little about them. This is by no means an exhaustive explanation and you should do more research and reading on these parts. (I'll be attaching links to articles that further explain all this in the next part).

Alright, so now lets get a little deeper into it!

CPU:

This is the CPU I chose. Let me run through why I chose it so you can see the decision making process.

There are two main companies to buy a CPU from: Intel (which I’m sure is a familiar name) and AMD. I would say that at this point, both are pretty comparable. Intel is generally more expensive, and AMD is cheaper and usually offers more cores and threads. (Here is a link that explains cores and threads: https://www.lifewire.com/what-is-a-cpu-2618150 )

Basically, the more cores and threads the faster the CPU will run. So I went with an AMD CPU. Specifically the Ryzen 5 3600x. Let me explain those numbers.

Ryzen is just the name of the CPU, 3600 means it’s the 3000 series for AMD (the higher the series the newer CPU). Ryzen 5 has six cores and 12 threads. You can go higher and get the Ryzen 7 3700x which has 8 cores or go down and get the Ryzen 3 which has 4 cores.

But for me I went middle of the road with the newest series that was out at the time because not only did it give me 6 cores and 12 threads but it was cheaper than Intel. The Ryzen 5 3600x also can run with the stock CPU cooler that comes with it, especially if you aren’t doing anything crazy with it, so I didn’t have to buy a CPU cooler the way I would have had to do if I went with a Ryzen 7.

Here are some links explaining Ryzen and Intel CPUs:

https://www.windowscentral.com/amd-ryzen-which-processor-best-you

https://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/633263/which-intel-core-cpu-best-how-do-decide-between-core-i3-i5-i7-i9/?

GPU:

The graphics card I chose was the EVGA KO Ultra RTX 2060. Let’s break that down.

Nvidia is one of the biggest companies that makes graphics cards (AMD is the other big one). Currently, the latest series are the Geforce RTX 2000 series, RTX 2040 (lower end), RTX 2060 (middle of the road) and RTX 2080 (super powerful) and the RTX 2080ti (even more powerful).

Nvidia makes the graphics chip and then other companies incorporate that into their own designs to make a GPU. In my case EVGA is the company and one of the GPUs they have for the RTX 2060 is the KO Ultra which I chose cause it was compact and had good reviews.

It’s really beneficial to look at tech reviews for components like the GPU since there are multiple companies making them and they all have their own quirks.

I chose the RTX 2060 because it’s powerful and can handle a lot of gaming and rendering but I’m also not overclocking or doing anything too intense so it didn’t warrant the more money an RTX 2080 would have cost.

Links:

https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/gpu

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-buying-guide,5844.html

RAM:

I chose the Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDRR RAM at 3200MHz. DDR4 RAM is the newest kind of RAM you can get. I have links below that explain more about DDR4.

16GB is a sweet spot for how much RAM you’re generally going to need. 4GB and 8GB are a bit low (Windows needs 4GB just to run) and 32GB is obviously better but usually overkill for most people.

32000MHz is the frequency of how fast the RAM can run. A RAM at 1.6MHz or 2.6MHz is not as fast as 3.2MHz, which is why I chose it.

Corsair Vengeance LPX is the name of the brand and type of RAM I got. Corsair is a pretty well-known brand and the RAM was rated well, but there are many other companies that make this. Again, I recommend looking into reviews.

Links:

https://www.lifewire.com/what-is-random-access-memory-ram-2618159

https://www.lifewire.com/types-of-ram-4150713

HDD:

I have the 2TB Seagate Barracuda hard drive in my build. There’s not much to say about it and I chose it because Seagate Barracuda is a well-known brand and I wanted at least 2TB of storage on my computer.

Links:

https://www.lifewire.com/what-is-a-hard-disk-drive-2618152

SSD:

I also decided to also put a SSD in my build. I’d recommend getting both an SSD and HDD if your budget allows because you can have a bulk of your storage on your hard drive but install your operating system on your Solid State Drive so that everything will boot up and run faster.

I chose the Western Digital M.2 500GB NvMe SSD. Western Digital is a good brand, 500GB is a good amount, especially since I also have an additional 2TB of storage and NvMe is faster than a SATA connected SSD.

Links:

https://www.lifewire.com/solid-state-drive-833448

https://searchstorage.techtarget.com/definition/M2-SSD?amp=1

https://www.partitionwizard.com/partitionmagic/m2-ssd-vs-sata.html

https://techterms.com/amp/definition/sata

Motherboard:

I went with the MSI B550 Gaming Edge with WiFi motherboard for my build. Now firstly, this motherboard is compatible with my AMD Ryzen 5 CPU. Secondly, it comes with wifi, which is important to me since I don’t have access to an Ethernet port where my PC is. Thirdly, B550 means that this board is compatible with PCIe Gen 4 connections, so I’m accounting for the future. Now PCIe Gen 4 isn’t the standard right now, but it will be in the future and basically it just means that connections are going to be faster.

Here is a link explaining what PCIe Gen 4 is:

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pcie-definition,5754.html

It was also rated pretty well by tech reviewers. Once again, I highly recommend looking into reviews especially with a motherboard since so many brands make them and it can be hard to figure out what you want.

Things to keep in mind: make sure your motherboard is compatible with your CPU. Make sure that there’s at least two SATA ports for your HDD and SSD. If you’re going to use an M.2 NVME SSD make sure that there’s room on the motherboard for that. Motherboards come in three sizes or form factors: ATX, Micro ATX and Mini ATX. Make sure that whatever size it is, it will fit into your case. Also, make sure your motherboard has ports for any connections on your case (like USB ports).

Links:

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/motherboard-buying-guide,5682.html

PSU:

The power supply I chose was the EVGA BQ 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply. EVGA is the name of the brand and BQ is what EVGA calls this version of PSU.

Wattage is important and I chose 600W because it’s a 100W more than what the GPU requires, that’s a good rule of thumb to follow. You never want to be under the required wattage.

You also want to choose a power supply that has some 80+ certification. In my case it’s bronze but even just 80+ is better than nothing and obviously silver or gold is even better.

The last part of that name is the Semi-Modular. PSUs can be completely modular, semi-modular or not modular at all. And what that really means is how many connections are already built in and how many you need to make yourself. I chose Semi-modular because I just preferred it and it was easier than making all the connections myself.

Links:

https://www.wepc.com/tips/full-semi-vs-non-modular-power-supply/

https://techguided.com/how-to-choose-a-power-supply/

Case:

Finally, we come to the case. I chose a Phanteks Eclipse P400A. Things I was looking for: a mesh front panel for proper ventilation, a PSU shroud (so you cant see the PSU on the bottom, a tempered glass side panel (cause I like the look) and thee fans.

I didn’t want to buy any extra fans and this not only came with 3 fans but 3 RGB fans. (RGB just means it as pretty rainbow lights). All three were installed in the front so all I did was remove the bottom one from the front and put it on the back as an exhaust fan. It saved me some money and now I have matching RGB fans.

The case is also ATX form factor, which is also the size of my motherboard so I knew it would fit. There are two USB ports on the case and my motherboard has USB ports so I can connect the two. It also fit my GPU and Power Supply.

Always look at the specifications sheets for all the components your buying to get the sizes to make sure everything will fit.

Links:

https://www.pcworld.com/article/3226748/how-to-buy-pc-case.html

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And that’s how I chose all the parts for my build. I know there’s a lot that goes into it, but it’s not too bad if you have some guidance.

Here is a link to an extremely helpful video on choosing parts and how everything connects:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiVWQthb-20

My budget was roughly $1,000 through by no means do you have to spend that much on a PC. I’ve seen builds for $500 dollars that are still awesome. But given my budget, these were the parts that worked for me.

Here’s a link to a very helpful video on different parts list at different price points:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93SwSYQL9D4

I learned all of this from watching the videos I have linked. Three channels in particular taught me everything I needed to know, I’ll link them here:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCftcLVz-jtPXoH3cWUUDwYw

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXuqSBlHAE6Xw-yeJA0Tunw

https://www.youtube.com/user/paulshardware

The website I used to create my parts list (which also has some good resources):

https://pcpartpicker.com/

This blog post has gone on long enough, so I’ll stop it here and do another post on the actual build part because that was also quite an experience. Stay tuned for that to see how all the parts I’ve mentioned came together in the build!

I hope you found this helpful and educational. By no means have I covered everything and tech is constantly changing, even as I write this there is a new series of GPUS and CPUs out that are better and faster than the ones I used. But nevertheless, I hope you guys liked this!

Please share your thoughts! I’d love to hear your experiences or questions!

And as always, thank you for taking the time to read this!

See you in the next one!

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