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How a Reforged PC is made

The Reforged process.

A straightforward path from suitable hardware to a customer-ready gaming PC, with the details and testing visible along the way.

Follow one real PC through the bench · 1080p Gaming PC

Reforged 1080p gaming PC with Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 Mini — exterior

Bench ledger

Power-on self-test

POST · 1080p Gaming PCSep 25, 2026

Storage
94% GOOD
passed
CPU load
81°C max
passed
GPU load
75°C max
passed
Windows
Activated
passed

Ledger figures

Certified PC available
1
Ready to buy today
Machine on the bench now
1
RTX 5060 Ti
Frames measured on the PC for sale
74,527
2 games · Reforged 1080p Gaming PC · Sep 25, 2026
Certification results recorded
7
5 tests + 2 game runs · Sep 21–25, 2026

On the bench now1 machine · RTX 5060 Ti

10 chapters

Chapter 1 of 10: Sourcing

Hardware worth building around.

Reforged PCs sources suitable PCs and components with a focus on useful, repairable hardware.

Desktop processors, a graphics card and CPU mounting parts laid out on a grey surface

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Sell us your parts

We review the hardware first. No trade value is promised until it has been assessed.

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Chapter 2 of 10: Reclaiming capable parts

Age isn’t the test

A part goes forward only if it can still do its job properly. The bench decides that, not the date on the box. Each part’s condition goes on the listing, where buyers can see it.

Each part gets a condition on its listing

  • CPUProcessor
  • GPUGraphics
  • MemoryRAM
  • StorageSSD / drive
  • BoardMotherboard
  • PowerPower supply
  • New
  • Certified used
  • Used

Chapter 3 of 10: Cleaning & inspection

Opened up, cleaned, looked over

Parts are cleaned and looked over before they go into a build.

Reforged 1080p gaming PC with Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 Mini — interior
After · this PC’s interior, as listed

Chapter 4 of 10: Rebuilding to a standard

Cleaned, configured, assembled.

Systems are cleaned, configured, and assembled with intentional, standardized hardware choices.

Pick a part of this PC to see what it is and what it passed.

  • Plan
  • Assign parts
  • Assemble
  • Configure BIOS
  • Windows & drivers
Thermal paste being applied to an AMD Ryzen processor on a motherboard
Reforged 1080p gaming PC with Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 Mini — interior

Graphics card

Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 Mini · 8GB

FurMark full load: 75°C max, hotspot 86°C. LuxMark 3.1: 3412.

Certified used

Chapter 5 of 10: Replacing what shouldn’t stay

What shouldn’t stay, doesn’t

If a part fails a test, or isn’t one we’d put our name on, it’s replaced. The listing labels every part New, Certified used or Used, so you can see which is which.

How the listing labels this PC’s parts

Certified used

  • Graphics cardZotac GeForce GTX 1070 Mini · 8GB
  • ProcessorIntel Core i5-7500
  • Memory16GB DDR4 (2 × 8GB) · Corsair Dominator Platinum
  • Storage512GB NVMe SSD · Intel Optane Memory H10
  • MotherboardASRock Z270M Pro4

New

  • Power supplyMSI MAG A550BN
  • CoolerCooler Master
  • CaseCUBIX G Black

Chapter 6 of 10: Stress testing & benchmarking

Ready means validated.

Finished PCs go through the established QA process before they are considered ready for sale. The pass checks what matters in day-to-day use: stability, temperatures, storage health, operating-system setup, and physical function.

This PC passed 6 of 6 hardware checks; its tests were recorded on Sep 21, 2026.

  • Component QA
  • Stability & benchmarks
A liquid cooler display reading 41° CPU temperature inside a PC, above the graphics card and memory
See this PC
  • Prime95 sustained load · CPU max 81°C

    Sep 21, 2026

  • FurMark sustained load · GPU max 75°C · hotspot 86°C

    Sep 21, 2026

  • Drive health · 94% · GOOD

    15,903 power-on hours

    Sep 21, 2026

  • Cinebench 2026 · multi-core 830.38 · single-core 237.97

    Sep 21, 2026

  • LuxMark 3.1 · Hotel Lobby (Complex) · 3412

    Sep 21, 2026

  • 6 of 6 checks passed

    Sep 25, 2026

Chapter 7 of 10: Proof

The listing shows the work.

Each listing shows exact specs, genuine photos, truthful benchmarks where available, component condition, and clear pricing.

These are this PC’s runs, recorded Sep 25, 2026.

See this PC
74,527

frames measured on this one PC, across 2 games

Fortnite

1080p · custom · 6:21

Average
168.5
1% low
86.2
0.1% low
42.6

Cyberpunk 2077

1080p · custom · 2:50

Average
60.3
1% low
31.2
0.1% low
21.4

Bars on a 0–240 FPS scale. Frames per second, measured on this PC.

Not measured yet on this PC: Minecraft · Roblox · Valorant · Call of Duty

Chapter 8 of 10: Photography

Photographed as it is

We photograph the actual PC you’d get, never a stock image. The whole product stays in frame and nothing is cropped out.

Chapter 9 of 10: Final prep

Checked once more before it’s listed

A last physical inspection, then the build is marked ready.

On this PC, Windows 11 is activated.

  • Physical inspection
  • Ready for sale

Final prep · this PC

Windows 11
Activated
Hardware checks
6 of 6 passed
Physical inspection
Passed
In the box
Power cable

Chapter 10 of 10: Handoff

Into your hands, in Tucson

We publish the PC with its record. You choose the handoff when you buy: pick it up in East Tucson for free, or we deliver it across the Tucson area, in a window that suits you.

  • Publish
A finished PC tower with a tinted glass side panel, lit against a grey backdrop

Handoff

Local pickup or delivery

Free pickup in East Tucson, or delivery across the Tucson area, chosen when you buy. Paying cash at the handoff? It is the price plus Arizona/Tucson TPT.

After the handoff

Your build passport

Your PC’s specs, test results, warranty, and a way to open a support case.

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