A Lot of Nothing and My Upcoming Project

I've been trying to keep an eye on new or upcoming games that look appealing, but so far nothing has looked good enough to buy.  I've been listlessly playing through Borderlands 2 (and having a decent amount of fun) but have been feeling a hankering for something new.  One possibility was investing in the season pass for Assassin's Creed:  Odyssey, a game I enjoyed very much, but I was disappointed to read that it is being rolled out in an episodic format.  That's a nope for me--I'm not a big fan of buying individual episodes and then having to wait between them (and the possibility of delays).  I will wait until the entirety of the content is rolled out (due to this stupid episodic strategy, that will be awhile).  What to play...what to play?  There are so many possibilities in my library--Cities:  Skylines was a game I greatly enjoyed, and I'm thinking about giving it another go (with the hope that my own stupidity and poor planning won't doom my city to failure); Farming Simulator 17 was another game that I delved into briefly and enjoyed the soothing nature of running my little farm.  Decisions, decisions.

Nothing fancy.  Sometimes simple is better.

My gaming indecision has been a bit stifling, but I do have an upcoming project that I am very excited for.  I spent a lot of time playing the strangely enjoyable PC Building Simulator.  Through playing that game, I learned the basics of building a PC.  I decided that I wanted to try my hand at building a PC in real life and have been slowly making plans so that this can become a reality.  I've spent hours researching, picking out parts, and planning for my future PC.  Just this last week I took the first step to making this a reality and ordered my first part--a snazzy new case!  (It's actually a bit plain, but I opted for function over form and something that had good reviews for first time builders-this)

The decision to move toward building came from the fact that I decided to upgrade my current PC this year by adding a new graphics card (which, turned out to be a bit disappointing--I ordered an off-brandish one to save money and have had some problems with it overheating) but found out that my processor is also getting to be outdated for many of the newer games.  Therefore, it's time for something new!

With my new build, I am wanting to try some new things.  I've always opted for systems with Intel CPU's, so I am going to try out an AMD CPU.  Similarly, I've also stuck with AMD for graphics and want to make a departure and try out an NVIDIA GPU.  Even though it's not exactly "new" technology, I've never had a PC with a SSD and want to incorporate a nice one for my OS.

I am hoping that my new computer sets me up for some of the upcoming titles that I'm really looking forward to--Cyberpunk:  2077--and allows me to experience some of my older titles with better performance (I've been pretty bummed about my updated GPU that overheats =/).  If you're curious, here's a link to the build I'm going for:  my build.  Wish me luck!