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Building a Compact and Powerful Dorm Room PC

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    Going away to college doesn’t mean you have to leave your PC gaming habit back at home. With the right case, components, and peripherals, it’s simple to build a powerful, affordable, and compact dorm room PC ready to make the most out of your limited living space.

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    Featured Products

    NZXT Manta, Matte White/Black, All Steel, Mini-ITX Computer Case

    ASUS ROG Strix Z370-I Gaming LGA 1151 (300 Series) Intel Z370 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard

    ASUS GeForce GTX 1070 DUAL-GTX1070-O8G 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

    CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3000 (PC4 24000) Memory Kit Model CMK16GX4M2B3000C15

    iKBC Poker2 Mechanical Keyboard with Cherry MX Blue Switch, Black

    MSI X470 GAMING PRO CARBON AM4 AMD X470 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

    GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS GAMING 7-OP LGA 1151 (300 Series) Intel Z370 ATX Motherboard with 32GB Intel Optane Memory

    ASUS Prime Z370-A LGA 1151 (300 Series) Intel Z370 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard

    ASRock AB350 Pro4 AM4 AMD Promontory B350 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

    Intel NUC 8 Premium VR Capable Mini PC Kit NUC8i7HVK

    Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum RGB Tunable Gaming Mouse (910-004615)

    Corsair HS70 Wireless Gaming Headset with 7.1 Surround Sound, Carbon

    MSI DS502 USB Connector Circumaural Gaming Headset

    Rosewill NEBULA GX10 Gaming Headset with Microphone for PC / PS4 / Mac & Blue Backlight

    Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum RGB Tunable Gaming Mouse (910-004615)

    CORSAIR DARK CORE RGB Performance Wired / Wireless Gaming Mouse, Black, Backlit RGB LED, 16000 dpi, Optical

    HyperX Alloy FPS Pro Tenkeyless Mechanical Gaming Keyboard – Cherry MX Blue, Red LED

    Cooler Master MasterKeys Pro S RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, Cherry MX Blue Switches, Per-Key RGB Lighting, TenKeyless

    Logitech G213 Prodigy Gaming Keyboard with 16.8 Million Lighting Colors

    ASUS ROG GeForce GTX 1080 STRIX-GTX1080-A8G-GAMING 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5X PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready Video Card

    GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti DirectX 12 GV-N108TAORUS-11GD 11GB 352-Bit GDDR5X PCI Express 3.0 x16 SLI Support ATX Video Card

    MSI Radeon RX 580 DirectX 12 RX 580 ARMOR MK2 8G OC 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

    Sapphire Radeon NITRO+ RX 580 8GB GDDR5 PCI-E Dual HDMI / DVI-D / Dual DP w/ Backplate SPECIAL EDITION (UEFI), 100411NT+8GSEL

    ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 Ti DirectX 12 ZT-P10710G-10P 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Video Card – Mini

    DEEPCOOL Gamer Storm New Ark 90 Electro Limited Edition EATX Mid-Tower Case with Integrated 280mm Liquid Cooling System, 4 x 140mm RGB Fans, Tempered Glass Side Panel, RGB Lighting System

    G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3000 (PC4 24000) Memory (Desktop Memory) Model F4-3000C16D-16GTZR

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    Mike Assumma is in tech journalism mostly to prove to his mother that all those hours in front a computer screen weren’t a waste of time. He has an opinion on the Oxford Comma, (always, without exception) and likes programmer humor too much for his own good.