
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
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
Chapter 1 of 10: Sourcing
Hardware worth building around.
Reforged PCs sources suitable PCs and components with a focus on useful, repairable hardware.
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Sell us your parts
We review the hardware first. No trade value is promised until it has been assessed.
Send us your hardwareChapter 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.
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
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
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.
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.
Front · this PC
Rear ports · this PC
Interior · this PC
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
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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