$2K+ Falcon Northwest FragBox for Only $979

Falcon Northwest’s newest FragBoxes are impressive, packing gaming power “in the size of a shoebox”, as the marketing tagline goes. Unfortunately, the basic build will you set you back by $2072.90 (not counting shipping and applicable sales taxes).

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Would it be possible to get that same kind of power and portability at a lower price? I looked through NewEgg for parts similar to Falcon’s setup (mostly choosing the top-rated parts for each search). Here’s what I came up with: