Mickey mouse blackberry onyx theme

What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.

• will be using it to play games like stardew, valorent, genshin from time to time.

What is your maximum budget before rebates/shipping/taxes?

• Max. of 1K - ok if it’s a little over but not past 1.1K

When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.

• plan to buy at a later time so it’s ok if the build is out of date. I’d like to have a general idea of what specs I need since this is my 1st gaming PC

What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (ToweOS/monitokeyboard/mouse/etc)

• the tower and OS needed. I have another budget set for the monitor, mouse, keyboard

Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?

• I live close to a microcenter in NYC

If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? Brands and models are appreciated.

• none

Will you be overclocking? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line? CPU and/or GPU?

• no preference

Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)

• at least 1TB

Do you have any specific case preferences (Size like ITX/microATX/mid-towefull-tower, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?

• I’d like to have a white-color build

Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference?

• prefer the Windows 11

Hello everyone! As always, thank you for your upvotes and comments on my last post about the Sussex County Jane Doe- I hope that her identity will be given back to her soon.
Today I'd like to highlight a Doe case from a neighbouring state.
TRIGGER WARNING: This case involves a young child (3-5) whose body was found in a gruesome state. There are no graphic images for this case, but there will be descriptions and speculation, so proceed at your own risk.
DISCOVERY
On the 5th of February, a 47-year old nurse, Cecilia Davis, has been walking her dog with a friend at Rockaway Beach (specifically near Beach 112th Street) in New York City, New York, USA, around 4:55 PM. When she was collecting seashells, she noticed a bedsheet with a pattern of letters and Disney characters Mickey Mouse, Goofy and Donald Duck, which was tangled in seaweed, tattered and mixed in with debris and horseshoe crabs. Intrigued, she came closer, only to discover that a body of a young child was wrapped in the fabric- she called out "This is a child!" to her friend, after which the two women called the authorities. The boy was nicknamed "John Valentine" as the investigators tried to find his identity.
When Davis managed to catch a glimpse of the body from shoulders down when she found the bundle, she assumed that the child was a girl, about a year old, whose skin had the color of "aged yellow foam"- after a proper medical examination, it turned out that it was actually a boy, and aged 3-5 at that. One of the child's knees was bent, with his foot tucked under his body.
The boy was determined to be white and/or Hispanic. He was 3'0" (36 inch / 91 cm), and his weight couldn't be estimated. He had brown, slightly wavy hair, and his eye color was unknown. His foot was size children's 5. Several bones in his torso were broken- I'm not sure, however, if it happened post-mortem or if it could've been a sign of abuse in life (but I have to say, it would be quite likely that he was abused). The body was headless, but it wasn't cut off- it likely detached during the decomposition and got washed away and eaten by marine life. His cause of death is unknown.
The sheet John was found in was called a "blanket", but it would appear that it is actually a crib sheet. The pattern could've been dated back to the 70s, so there's a possibility that it was a hand-me-down or thrifted. It was also mass-produced, so tracking it down was impossible. The body and the sheet were found inside a duffle bag, which was described as "yellow plasticized canvas duffle bag with one side pocket with a snap enclosure. There are multiple grommets for top closure of the duffle bag. No string is present. The bottom of the duffle bag is made of a heavy white canvas. There are 2 approximately 2” wide canvas straps attached to and surrounding the duffle bag. The duffle bag is approximately 30” tall with a top circumference of 34”. The side pocket measures 10 inches wide and 8 inches tall". It was also described as "nautical-style" and was wrapped with duct tape, and might've had a drawstring on top at some point. No known photos of the bag are available, but there are ones of the crib sheet. I'm assuming that the bag must've opened in the water or deteriorated enough to open, revealing the contents.
Due to a lack of leads, police theorized that the boy might've been thrown into the ocean from a boat or overseas and washed up in New York. A local on websleuths theorizes that the child might've been dropped from Atlantic Beach Bridge by Beach 2nd St and taken to Beach 112th St- Apparently, a lot of people drown in the area, and their bodies are taken up to 169th St (Marine Parkway Bridge).
CONCLUSION
Discovering the body of John Valentine has impacted everyone involved. The precinct involved in the investigation collected funds to sponsor the boy's funeral, so that he wouldn't wind up in a Potter's Field. The Children of Hope Foundation also contributed, and now John is resting at the Cemetery of the Holy Rood in Westbury, L.I, in a section called Island of Hope, with (at the time) 80 infants who have been found abandoned or murdered by their mothers at birth. John was one of the older children buried there.
Cecilia Davis, the woman who found John's body at the beach, has passed away from cancer sometime before 2013. According to her sister-in-law, Emilia Arvai, it has impacted Cecilia twice as much, as she wasn't able to have children. She was allegedly never the same after that incident. According to Arvai, Davis would say "How could someone be so cruel to throw a baby away like that when there’s people around the world who can’t have a baby. (...) There’s a million people who would take that baby."
I think that it's pretty much a given that some kind of violence was involved in this case- why else would someone throw away the body of a child? John wasn't an infant or a newborn, he was as old as five, so it wasn't a case of post-partum psychosis or someone giving birth unexpectedly and panicking. The broken bones made my eyebrow raise- if he really was thrown into the water from a high place like a bridge, then I can see bones breaking on impact, but they could've also been a result of physical abuse; We don't really know much about this detail. It's unfortunate that John's head wasn't recovered- it would probably tell us more about him, maybe a bust or a sketch could've been made and circulated and maybe someone would recognize him.
People on websleuths speculated that John might've been Jesus Alvarado Martinez, a four year old who was probably abducted by his father after he killed his mother in Texas in October of 2004. The age and ethnicity fit, as does height, plus Jesus vanished shortly before John was discovered. There is a lot of distance between Texas and New Jersey, but it is technically possible that Jesus' father could get there in the few months between October and February.
There are no dentals available of John (of course), no fingerprints (which might've been erased due to prolonged exposure to water and decomposition) and, suprisingly, no DNA. This case is relatively recent (forensic development-wise)- I'm suprised that no DNA was taken. Perhaps the investigators expected that it will be solved soon? Still, there are good news- thanks to the department's care over the boy, he was buried (and not cremated), and we even know where he is. Digging up the coffin, taking a sample and performing genetic genealogy on it seems to be very possible, and only needing the funds and public interest to re-open the case. I think that if someone like Othram will take the case in, John being identified is a case of "when" and not "if". I have high hopes for young John Valentine getting his name back at some time in the future and, hopefully, that justice will be served to anyone who took his life and discarded his body in the ocean almost 20 years ago.
If you believe you have any info about John Valentine's case, contact the Office of Chief Medical Examiner New York City at (212) 447-2030 (case number Q05-00731).
SORCES:

1. NamUS.gov (includes photos of the crib sheet)
2. doenetwork.org
3. nydailynews.com (paywalled)

John Valentine's websleuths.com thread

Please review the below build and suggest any changes or value engineering
https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder-amd.aspx?load=6372d4a8-fcf5-46c1-8883-3b287b1ddb11

What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.

Gaming only, mostly RTS but also some FPS and survival games, also some VR games on the newer oculus rift ... Arma, tarkov, grey zone

What is your maximum budget before rebates/shipping/taxes?

$1350

When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.

2 weeks from today max

What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (ToweOS/monitokeyboard/mouse/etc)

Everything except for the peripherals

Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?

One of the microcenters in Ohio. I could also order any parts if the deal is better.

If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? Brands and models are appreciated.

Keyboard, mouse, 1440p 144hz monitor (also plan on upgrading to a 1440p ultrawide soon)

Will you be overclocking? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line? CPU and/or GPU?

Possibly but probably not if the performance is fine

Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)

Only need 1-2tb of storage

Do you have any specific case preferences (Size like ITX/microATX/mid-towefull-tower, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?

I prefer black with RGB and the largest window possible, included fans would be my preference, being able to match the GPU, heatsink, and case fans RGB would be preferred. I like the Montech King 95 pro the best but I need to keep the build within budget.

Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference?

Ill get a cheap CD key

Extra info or particulars:

Not necessarily interested in upscaling or raytracing. I do want to use VR and 1440p ultrawide high refresh rate. I also need a wireless Wi-Fi connection.

1. >**What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.**
3. Mostly Gaming (Asseto Corsa, Warzone, Cyber Punk, Hogwarts Legacy, Skyrim etc,) and a little bit of Home Office working.
4. i like good graphics and maybe i want to try VR Gaming in the future.
6. >**What is your maximum budget before rebates/shipping/taxes?**
8. * 2000€
10. >**When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.**
12. * ASAP
14. >**What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (ToweOS/monitokeyboard/mouse/etc\)**
16. * I already have all peripherals and a 21:9, 3440x1440 Monitor and Windows Licence.
17. i only need a pc.
19. >**Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?**
21. * I live in Germany/NRW
23. >**If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? Brands and models are appreciated.**
25. * i have an LG Ultra Wide Monitor, a Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard and mx master 2s mouse
27. >**Will you be overclocking? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line? CPU and/or GPU?**
29. * Possibly in the future but right now not planing to overclock.
31. >**Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)**
33. * no special features needed
35. >**Do you have any specific case preferences (Size like ITX/microATX/mid-towefull-tower, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?**
37. * Id like to have my Tower white. My desk is white so when the computer could be white that would be awesome.
38. A big wish would be if the PC is as small as possible without making the computer much more expensive. Due to my desk situation, the PC has to be on the table. So I would like it to be small, but from my understanding, small computers cost more. Therefore, I would like it to be just as small as possible without compromising the performance I can get for my budget too much.
40. >**Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference?**
42. * no
44. >thanks for your help :)

Out of all the children's shows created by any network in the past decade, I have never seen such a creative series as the Owl House! While I have not been able to watch the entire series, the Owl House fandom wiki helped me get up to speed (fyi: I saw only S1E1, S2E9, and all of season 3). I decided to invest some time into this series thanks to the roar it has created on my Disney parks fan forum, and on the Disney Television Animation Insta. Let me break it down:
Art/Animation:
Very fun, surrealistic animation that reminds me of Dali and Japanese anime, the animation is very creative and imaginative, and I would love to get a panoramic poster of the Boiling Isles on my wall! I love the minimalistic character design, in that it is not the 3D Pixar style animation I was used to when I was a kid in the late 2000s-early 2010s ( which is why I loved the expressionist Mickey Mouse cartoons 2013-2023). While my style of horror is more Lovecraftian and science-fiction in nature, I can appreciate the macabre from time to time (shoutout to Walt Disney's Haunted Mansion!).
Themes and Storytelling:
While I cannot speak for all of season 1 or 2, season 3 was very well thought out, following a classic three act format. I also loved the shoutout to the pseudo-Star Trek series Luz's mother watched (I am a Star Trek Fan). While I could not originally stomach the awkwardness of the pilot, it later grew onto me, and I decided to give it another shot on Disney's official Youtube (where I watched all of the episodes I was able to watch, I cancelled D+ due to budget reasons). Season 2, Episode 9 was a fun romp, and reminded me of the adventures of Star Wars Rebels or Avatar: TLA, where a "filler episode" would later have large consequences for the future.
I also am similar to the "weirdos" that the characters in TOH characterize themselves as thanks to my slight neurodivergence, unconventional political and social positions, and I am an old soul (my favorite artists include Nat King Cole, Blondie, Billy Joel, and The Clash). So, I didn't have many friends in elementary-high school, but they were similar to the personalities of the characters in TOH. I knew Willow, Luz, Gus, and Amity in my life as types of people that I was friends with. I am also intrigued by the government of the Boiling Isles (BI), which appears to be a totalitarian state, similar to the USSR or Germany in the 30s and 40s, with a charismatic dictator, who is bent on total societal control to the point that it is ridiculous, even by Orwellian standards. I imagine the team started a democracy after the overthrow of Belos. My only knock on the themes of this series is 1) This should have been an adult cartoon because of how mature it is for a TV-Y7 rating, and 2) I have some disagreements with the series' philosophies due to some of my spiritual convictions, but I think that it is necessary to engage in disagreeable art.
World Building:
The BI is one of the best created worlds for a series or work of media ever, in that there is a well detailed place, with its own society, government, natural fauna and flora, and highly detailed environment. The people that live there interest me the most. The "witches" appearance remind me of a lighter skinned version of the Vulcans, their society in Belos' era is structurally rigid despite being progressive in other regards, and their cuisine looks about as tasty as stinky tofu (I have tried, it was a bad experience). I find it odd that the other major intelligent species on the Isles, Demons, are called such despite not possessing people or being of a spiritual nature. I think a more accurate name for them would be "trolls" or "monsters", but that's just my opinion.
Overall:
I enjoyed what little I watched of this series, and I hope that more series like it can be created as it has a creative vitality that is unmatched in all of animation. We need more series like these, especially when creativity is given a blank cheque for freedom. Thanks for reading!

What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.

• Playing videogames (mainly Counterstrike 2), editing (After Effects and Vegas pro), a bit of coding (VS/VScode).

What is your maximum budget before rebates/shipping/taxes?

• 10,000 SEK / ~860 EUR / ~930 USD

When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.

• within a week from now

What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (ToweOS/monitokeyboard/mouse/etc)

• PC and OS

Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?

• Sweden

If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? Brands and models are appreciated.

• monitors: Acer XB240H (main) and Samsung Odyssey G3 mouse: Zowie EC1 keyboard: Arachnid Recore

Will you be overclocking? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line? CPU and/or GPU?

• no

Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)

• 3 storage drives, around 1TB each preferably

Do you have any specific case preferences (Size like ITX/microATX/mid-towefull-tower, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?

• normal full size case, black, only what is essential for best fit and performance

Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference?

• yes, windows 11

Extra info or particulars:

• I am unsure whether to purchase from online stores or in person. On one hand online stores are cheaper but come with more risk. While on the other hand buying in person is more expensive, but i am also guarenteed all my items in good condtition. Lmk your opinions and or any other questions.

1. Is this a brand new build, or an upgrade to an existing build?

brand new

1. What country will you be purchasing in? If you are in the US, do you live near a Micro Center? For other countries, please check if your country is supported by PCPartPicker by using the country selector dropdown on the top right - if not, please provide some links to reliable local vendors you are comfortable ordering from.

i dont see any "country selector" but if PCPartPicker is not supported i'd prefer purchasing from webhallen.com, their physical store.

1. Do you need one or more monitors included in the budget? Please list how many and any size/resolution/refresh rate preferences if needed.

no

1. Do you need WiFi, or do you have a wired ethernet connection available?

i have ethernet

1. Do you have any specific size or noise requirements for the build?

standard
skipped questions already answered in the original post.

2-2.5k Budget Gaming PC
Been wanting a pc for a while, looking for something’s that’s gonna last. Thanks in advance.
What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.
High-end gaming, mostly competitive multiplayer but will be playing every game you can imagine (Cod, Siege, Elden Ring, Cyberpunk, DayZ) and work/life things
>**What is your maximum budget before rebates/shipping/taxes?*\*
$2k-2.5k USD, could push towards 2.7k for better aesthetics
>**When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.*\*
This or next week.
>**What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (ToweOS/monitokeyboard/mouse/etc\)*\*
Keyboard, mouse, and a monitor.
>**Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?*\*
United States (MA). Have access to micro center.
>**If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? Brands and models are appreciated.*\*
None
>**Will you be overclocking? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line? CPU and/or GPU?*\*
Maybe in the future
>**Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)*\*
Will definitely be getting the 7800x3d bundle from MicroCenter and leaning towards the 4800 super
>**Do you have any specific case preferences (Size like ITX/microATX/mid-towefull-tower, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?*\*
I’m inbetween an aio or air cooler. Feel like the PC has to look nice if I’m spending nearly 3 grand on it. Love RGB, not sure between black or white pc.
I really like the Kraken Elite iii aio cooler
>**Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference?*\*
Will need a copy of Windows 11 but can be separate from the build budget.
>**Extra info or particulars:*\*

I'm using the ITS theme, and it comes with all these cool checkboxes that change the color and icon of their lines to represent more than just task states. As an Obsidian user, I am naturally drawn to this, as it lets me focus on fine-tuning my notes into flashy, eye-searing rainbows instead of wasting time recording thoughts and information.
The problem? Clicking the checkbox of any line with a custom state reverts it to an empty checkbox, with no easy way to revert it back beyond manually retyping the characters in the editor. So far, this hasn't resulted in any disasters, but if there's anyone who would absentmindedly uncheck 300 sequential, carefully-color-coded checkboxes, it's me, and I'd like to be sure I can prevent that.
Ideally, there'll be a plugin or snippet that specifically prevents click-toggling off of custom checkbox states, but I'd accept one that prevents mouse-based checkbox interactions completely. I wasn't able to find any solution to this on google, Reddit, or the Obsidian plugin browser, and I dunno if I have the CSS chops to implement this from scratch. Does anyone have a solution for this handy?
As a final note, I'm aware that the List Callouts plugin serves a similar role to the custom checkboxes, which is great! But for my specific purposes it interferes with the display of the Key-Value List plugin I also use. Plus, if you have both, you can stack them for even brighter colors, which is a valuable asset for a painting program like Obsidian. So hopefully there's another trick to this...

It was a short story I read in a Best of 20xx (I don't remember the exact date, but pre2015) collection. It's so memorable, and I retell it to people now and again, but I can't find it anywhere! The name of the story is the name of the fictional Russian nightclub that serves as the setting, as well as the legendary gangster who built it.
Story goes like this.
Russian gangsters, the protagonist is the 2nd in command (we'll call him "P"). The Boss is taking him to a famous exotic nightclub but doesn't know P has saved up a ton of $$ and is planning to leave the game for good with his exotic dancer girlfriend. The club is named after another infamous old gangster who, upon the club's grand opening, disappeared into it, never to be seen again.
They enter the club into the main ballroom and take a seat at a fancy table before a central stage. This level of the club is very posh, filled with people of means. P knows that every morning, before the crowd turns over, there's an auction on this stage where the most beautiful dancer presents the crowd with a single pristine red rose. It's all show, for the high rollers to show off how much money they can throw away, but that rose is coveted nonetheless. P's boss introduces P to a suspicious associate, and after the formalities, P takes his leave to meet up with his girlfriend. This is where the story begins to get psychedelic.
A floor down, P meets his girl while she's working and takes a seat at a bar. He orders 2 shots of the club's house vodka (also named after the mysterious og gangster who built the place). After he takes the shots, he finds himself eerily walking alone in a snowy frozen wooded park. Suddenly, the suspicious associate of his boss comes out of nowhere and attacks him, ostensibly on the boss's orders. Our P loses this violent fight to the death, and as his eyes fade to black, he wakes up at the bar again with 2 empty shot glasses in front of him.
Shaking off the intense "dream," P leaves the basement floor of the club to find someone he can pay his large sum of $$ to, to buy his woman's freedom. This journey takes him up an elevator this time, and past a filthy and grotesquely emaciated janitor. As P passes the janitor they lock eyes, and in an instant P knows that this man is in fact, in the flesh, the owner of this club, the infamous og himself. With a silent and mangled grin, the decrepit janitor reaches out a gnarled open hand toward P, to receive the money. P knows this moment is crucial, but he hesitates when his sensibility demands a more formal transaction. The moment passes, the janitor turns back to his work. P is forced to walk on, angry and deeply disturbed, down the hall, to the next room of the club.
This floor has several rooms of themed masquerade, and as P stumbles through them, he finds himself talking to people he hasn't seen in ages. Some are family and friends, while some are old enemies of his. After calming down from his encounter with the horrible remnant of the club owner, he begins to realize that some of the people he's surrounded by should be dead. He's seen many of them die himself, and yet here they are, drinking and dancing the night away. He flees the scene, afraid he will somehow be stuck in that place of shambling walking dead, until he feels snowflakes again on his face.
P is in the snowy park again, but this time he knows the game. The cat-and-mouse game of death is P's home territory, and after the night he's had, he is more than ready for it. P stays in the treeline and waits for his assailant to reveal himself. Soon enough, his boss's new associate walks into the clearing, completely unaware of P. P sneaks up behind him and attacks, this time with vengeful ferocity and the clear upper hand. As he watches the light leave his assailant's eyes, all around him his surroundings dissolve into curtains that raise into the ceiling to the sound of thunderous applause, and P finds himself in the main ballroom again, center stage. He notices his boss, still seated at his original table, laughing and clapping with a thoroughly entertained smile on his face.
P silently climbs offstage and sits back down with his boss. He is just in time for the rose auction. Lo and behold, it's P's girlfriend on stage presenting the rose to the audience. As she begins to take bids P sits exhausted, and feels like this may be the last chance to buy freedom for him and his partner. He stands and offers his entire briefcase of savings for the rose, and not a single attendee will raise his offer. She saunters over to him, and says that this is it, it's over, and everything is ready for them to leave in the morning. She looks at him emotionless and says he had his chance to pay the owner, and he made his choice to keep the money. She takes the briefcase, presents him with the rose, and walks away.
P sits down again, and time passes in a blur until his boss claps him on the shoulder and tells him it's time to leave. They go outside to the boss's limousine, and P is left reflecting that after all that, it's back to work tomorrow after all.

It was a short story I read in a Best of 20xx (I don't remember the exact date, but pre2015) collection. It's so memorable, and I retell it to people now and again, but I can't find it anywhere! The name of the story is the name of the fictional Russian nightclub that serves as the setting, as well as the legendary gangster who built it.
Story goes like this.
Russian gangsters, the protagonist is the 2nd in command (we'll call him "P"). The Boss is taking him to a famous exotic nightclub but doesn't know P has saved up a ton of $$ and is planning to leave the game for good with his exotic dancer girlfriend. The club is named after another infamous old gangster who, upon the club's grand opening, disappeared into it, never to be seen again.
They enter the club into the main ballroom and take a seat at a fancy table before a central stage. This level of the club is very posh, filled with people of means. P knows that every morning, before the crowd turns over, there's an auction on this stage where the most beautiful dancer presents the crowd with a single pristine red rose. It's all show, for the high rollers to show off how much money they can throw away, but that rose is coveted nonetheless. P's boss introduces P to a suspicious associate, and after the formalities, P takes his leave to meet up with his girlfriend. This is where the story begins to get psychedelic.
A floor down, P meets his girl while she's working and takes a seat at a bar. He orders 2 shots of the club's house vodka (also named after the mysterious og gangster who built the place). After he takes the shots, he finds himself eerily walking alone in a snowy frozen wooded park. Suddenly, the suspicious associate of his boss comes out of nowhere and attacks him, ostensibly on the boss's orders. Our P loses this violent fight to the death, and as his eyes fade to black, he wakes up at the bar again with 2 empty shot glasses in front of him.
Shaking off the intense "dream," P leaves the basement floor of the club to find someone he can pay his large sum of $$ to, to buy his woman's freedom. This journey takes him up an elevator this time, and past a filthy and grotesquely emaciated janitor. As P passes the janitor they lock eyes, and in an instant P knows that this man is in fact, in the flesh, the owner of this club, the infamous og himself. With a silent and mangled grin, the decrepit janitor reaches out a gnarled open hand toward P, to receive the money. P knows this moment is crucial, but he hesitates when his sensibility demands a more formal transaction. The moment passes, the janitor turns back to his work. P is forced to walk on, angry and deeply disturbed, down the hall, to the next room of the club.
This floor has several rooms of themed masquerade, and as P stumbles through them, he finds himself talking to people he hasn't seen in ages. Some are family and friends, while some are old enemies of his. After calming down from his encounter with the horrible remnant of the club owner, he begins to realize that some of the people he's surrounded by should be dead. He's seen many of them die himself, and yet here they are, drinking and dancing the night away. He flees the scene, afraid he will somehow be stuck in that place of shambling walking dead, until he feels snowflakes again on his face.
P is in the snowy park again, but this time he knows the game. The cat-and-mouse game of death is P's home territory, and after the night he's had, he is more than ready for it. P stays in the treeline and waits for his assailant to reveal himself. Soon enough, his boss's new associate walks into the clearing, completely unaware of P. P sneaks up behind him and attacks, this time with vengeful ferocity and the clear upper hand. As he watches the light leave his assailant's eyes, all around him his surroundings dissolve into curtains that raise into the ceiling to the sound of thunderous applause, and P finds himself in the main ballroom again, center stage. He notices his boss, still seated at his original table, laughing and clapping with a thoroughly entertained smile on his face.
P silently climbs offstage and sits back down with his boss. He is just in time for the rose auction. Lo and behold, it's P's girlfriend on stage presenting the rose to the audience. As she begins to take bids P sits exhausted, and feels like this may be the last chance to buy freedom for him and his partner. He stands and offers his entire briefcase of savings for the rose, and not a single attendee will raise his offer. She saunters over to him, and says that this is it, it's over, and everything is ready for them to leave in the morning. She looks at him emotionless and says he had his chance to pay the owner, and he made his choice to keep the money. She takes the briefcase, presents him with the rose, and walks away.
P sits down again, and time passes in a blur until his boss claps him on the shoulder and tells him it's time to leave. They go outside to the boss's limousine, and P is left reflecting that after all that, it's back to work tomorrow after all.

It was a short story I read in a Best of 20xx (I don't remember the exact date, but pre2015) collection. It's so memorable, and I retell it to people now and again, but I can't find it anywhere! The name of the story is the name of the fictional Russian nightclub that serves as the setting, as well as the legendary gangster who built it.
Story goes like this.
Russian gangsters, the protagonist is the 2nd in command (we'll call him "P"). The Boss is taking him to a famous exotic nightclub but doesn't know P has saved up a ton of $$ and is planning to leave the game for good with his exotic dancer girlfriend. The club is named after another infamous old gangster who, upon the club's grand opening, disappeared into it, never to be seen again.
They enter the club into the main ballroom and take a seat at a fancy table before a central stage. This level of the club is very posh, filled with people of means. P knows that every morning, before the crowd turns over, there's an auction on this stage where the most beautiful dancer presents the crowd with a single pristine red rose. It's all show, for the high rollers to show off how much money they can throw away, but that rose is coveted nonetheless. P's boss introduces P to a suspicious associate, and after the formalities, P takes his leave to meet up with his girlfriend. This is where the story begins to get psychedelic.
A floor down, P meets his girl while she's working and takes a seat at a bar. He orders 2 shots of the club's house vodka (also named after the mysterious og gangster who built the place). After he takes the shots, he finds himself eerily walking alone in a snowy frozen wooded park. Suddenly, the suspicious associate of his boss comes out of nowhere and attacks him, ostensibly on the boss's orders. Our P loses this violent fight to the death, and as his eyes fade to black, he wakes up at the bar again with 2 empty shot glasses in front of him.
Shaking off the intense "dream," P leaves the basement floor of the club to find someone he can pay his large sum of $$ to, to buy his woman's freedom. This journey takes him up an elevator this time, and past a filthy and grotesquely emaciated janitor. As P passes the janitor they lock eyes, and in an instant P knows that this man is in fact, in the flesh, the owner of this club, the infamous og himself. With a silent and mangled grin, the decrepit janitor reaches out a gnarled open hand toward P, to receive the money. P knows this moment is crucial, but he hesitates when his sensibility demands a more formal transaction. The moment passes, the janitor turns back to his work. P is forced to walk on, angry and deeply disturbed, down the hall, to the next room of the club.
This floor has several rooms of themed masquerade, and as P stumbles through them, he finds himself talking to people he hasn't seen in ages. Some are family and friends, while some are old enemies of his. After calming down from his encounter with the horrible remnant of the club owner, he begins to realize that some of the people he's surrounded by should be dead. He's seen many of them die himself, and yet here they are, drinking and dancing the night away. He flees the scene, afraid he will somehow be stuck in that place of shambling walking dead, until he feels snowflakes again on his face.
P is in the snowy park again, but this time he knows the game. The cat-and-mouse game of death is P's home territory, and after the night he's had, he is more than ready for it. P stays in the treeline and waits for his assailant to reveal himself. Soon enough, his boss's new associate walks into the clearing, completely unaware of P. P sneaks up behind him and attacks, this time with vengeful ferocity and the clear upper hand. As he watches the light leave his assailant's eyes, all around him his surroundings dissolve into curtains that raise into the ceiling to the sound of thunderous applause, and P finds himself in the main ballroom again, center stage. He notices his boss, still seated at his original table, laughing and clapping with a thoroughly entertained smile on his face.
P silently climbs offstage and sits back down with his boss. He is just in time for the rose auction. Lo and behold, it's P's girlfriend on stage presenting the rose to the audience. As she begins to take bids P sits exhausted, and feels like this may be the last chance to buy freedom for him and his partner. He stands and offers his entire briefcase of savings for the rose, and not a single attendee will raise his offer. She saunters over to him, and says that this is it, it's over, and everything is ready for them to leave in the morning. She looks at him emotionless and says he had his chance to pay the owner, and he made his choice to keep the money. She takes the briefcase, presents him with the rose, and walks away.
P sits down again, and time passes in a blur until his boss claps him on the shoulder and tells him it's time to leave. They go outside to the boss's limousine, and P is left reflecting that after all that, it's back to work tomorrow after all.

What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.
I will be using this PC for engineering (rhino3d, autocad/inventor, visi, solidworks), computational (matlab), gaming (minecraft, subnautica)
What is your maximum budget before rebates/shipping/taxes?
My budget is gonna be between $2000-2500
When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.
I would like build this within the PC this weekend
What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (ToweOS/monitokeyboard/mouse/etc)
I need everything included. This is my first PC build and I am starting from scratch.
Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?
I will be purchasing everything in Ohio and I am close to a microcenter. If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? Brands and models are appreciated.
I am starting from scratch so I am not reusing any parts.
Will you be overclocking? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line? CPU and/or GPU?
I don’t plan on overclocking it
Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)
I would like a pretty big storage(4Tb+), and the PC to be water cooled
Do you have any specific case preferences (Size like ITX/microATX/mid-towefull-tower, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?
Any size works, I would like it to be darker colored, preferably with a window to see the water cooling setup
Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference?
Yes, and which ever is the most compatible with all the programs I am trying to run on it.
The PC will be used as a work/college/gaming PC. I am considering using a 3 monitor setup with 2 tvs mounted on a wall and a monitor on a desk

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=H6c_WgxTsMo

Putting together a parts list with my friend, he's considering moving on from mac gaming after 21 long years. Unfortunately, Singapore prices are ridiculous and I'm not experienced enough to put together something cost-efficient. I wanted to recommend my own first build which, before shipping, was roughly $1800, but it had three issues; 1. I was pretty inefficient with the costs, I didn't know about AMD's 3D cache until recently and went with an AIO out of fear for temps. 2. I got my CPU, GPU and RAM from hardwareswap, and my SSD came at the height of the price crash last year, so my friend wouldn't be able to match those. 3. Including shipping and taxes, the whole build still added up to in excess of $2100, which is well above my friend's limit.

What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.

1440p gaming and coding, for the most part. He's also doing Youtube as a hobby, so some video editing too, although he mostly just crops and posts his recordings.

What is your maximum budget before rebates/shipping/taxes?

US$2000/S$2700...after shipping and taxes. Sorry, the absolute total has to be within this amount, and I'm not sure how much those will add up to be, a 7900XT bought from US' Amazon added about S$200 to the actual price. You can use the postcode 238823 to calculate shipping, that's the Prime Minister's office.

When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.

Soon as possible, don't need to wait for RDNA4, the 50 series or whatnot.

What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (ToweOS/monitokeyboard/mouse/etc)

Just the tower, my old laptop came with a retail version of Windows so I'll pass that to him.

Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?

Singapore, and our version of pcpartpicker got shut down recently. Here's Dynacore's pricelist for reference, they're a local shop and are pretty much the lowest prices we can find locally.

If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? Brands and models are appreciated.

Keyboard and mouse, monitor has a separate budget since it seems to be for family use.

Will you be overclocking? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line? CPU and/or GPU?

Neither of us are tech savvy in this regard, so probably not for a while. Maybe the GPU in the future to squeeze out some extra performance.

Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)

At least 2TB of storage, since our video recordings seem to be rather massive.

Do you have any specific case preferences (Size like ITX/microATX/mid-towefull-tower, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?

Not particularly, whatever fits the budget.

Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference?

No, I'll supply.

Extra info or particulars:

Here's my first build which I finished a few weeks ago for reference, I still haven't tallied up my own shipping costs since I paused after exceeding $300 ;-;. I really appreciate this sub, lurking here gave me a lot of tips for picking out my last parts!

Note: All of the following criteria are looked at in a vacuum and isolated from other matchups.
Connections:
How similar are the characters, are the connections to said characters true, and are they unique to both characters?
Note: Quantity is taken into account, but quality and uniqueness are what’s primarily taken into account for ranking.
0 : They do not exist and / or are all factually incorrect.
0.5: There is at least one connection that is factually accurate, but it is generic and surface level.
1-3: There is at least one accurate connection, and this one connection is of good quality and is unique. Everything else is either very stretched, generic, and/or wrong.
4-6: More than one connections that are mostly accurate, and there are a few unique connections, and any others are primarily made up of generic connections. Not necessarily bad connections, just ones that are not unique. There may be a handful of stretches. The number of connections isn’t as important up until this point.
7-9: There are a decent amount of connections that are all accurate and strong aside from a few stretched and/or generic connections.
10: A bunch of strong, unique connections that are all factually accurate with very little to no stretches.
Examples of Good Connections: Isaac vs Omori, Harry Potter vs Percy Jackson
Examples of Bad Connections: Darth Vader vs Sephiroth, Buddha vs Gojo
Thematics:
How similar are the character’s personal stories? And if they’re not similar, what about the stories of franchises overall?
Note: Contrasts are counted (as parallels) for when ranking Thematics. Uniqueness and quality also apply to thematics.
0: Character’s Stories and/or Series do not align or parallel at all
1-3: Character’s Stories and/or Series are vaguely similar
4-6: Character’s Stories and/or Series are decently similar and/or parallel each other
7-9: Character’s Stories and/or Series are very similar and/or parallel each other
10: Character’s Stories and/or Series either align/contrast nearly perfectly
Examples of Good Thematics: Ori vs The Knight, Ghost Rider vs Spawn
Examples of Bad Thematics: Luffy vs Ryuko, Giratina vs Yukari
Example of Stronger Connections but Weaker Thematics: Goku vs Sonic, Agent Jones vs Rick Sanchez
Example of Weaker Connections but Stronger Thematics: Monokuma vs Koro-Sensei, Duke Nukem vs Serious Sam
Animation Potential:
How easy would it be to produce a good looking animation? (Available models and sprites, effort required to draw by hand, etc.)
Note: Live Action episodes are too few and far between in both official episodes and MUs that would actually benefit from it, so it will not be taken into account for most MUs.
0: Neither Characters have assets that can be used to make an animation. Assets are going to have to be made in full for the animation to work (I.E. Making 3d models / Sprite sheets from scratch). Almost entirely relies on being hand drawn.
1-3: Only one character has assets, with them being low quality at that. Heavily relies on being hand drawn or assets being created and/or edited.
4-6: At least one character has high quality assets in both sprites and 3D with the other having minimal resources OR both characters have very low quality assets. Would need to rely on hand drawn a bit, but depending on the MU it could be excusable.
7-9: Both have high quality assets in either sprites and/or 3D and/or are very hand drawn friendly. (HD friendly characters EX: The Knight (Hollow Knight), Scooby-Doo, Mickey Mouse, etc.)
10: Both have high quality assets in all styles and are very hand drawn friendly.
Examples of Good Animation Potential: Yuji VS Denji, Scorpion vs Kratos
Examples of Bad Animation Potential: Junko vs The Major, Percival Fredrickstein Von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III vs Guts
Fight Potential:
How do the characters' combat kits mesh well and/or bounce off of each other well? Do both characters have enough in their respective arsenals to make an interesting fight?
Note: This is based purely on the actual combat side of things, with more intelligence based MUs doing better in Story Potential.
0: Neither character has/can canonically fight
0.5: One character can fight, the other can not
1-3: Both characters are able to fight though very minimal means, usually just being just normal people throwing out basic attacks (punches, kicks, sword swipes, etc.).
4-6: Both have at least more than one ability that can bounce off / counter each other well somewhat dynamically
7-9: Both characters have abilities that bounce off of each other naturally, with both having a lot to pull from in their arsenals
10: Both poweskill sets bounce/match each other masterfully and has a very good and enticing dynamic
Examples of Good Fight Potential: Kaos vs Vortech, Skul vs The Knight
Examples of Bad Fight Potential: Shigaraki vs Mahito, Walter White vs Light Yagami
Interaction Potential:
How well do the characters' personalities, fighting styles, and environment mesh well with each other?
Note: Non verbal communication is taken into account, and non language based communication is also taken into account (roaring/screaming, body language, general expressions of emotion, etc.)
0: Both characters are mute and/or emotionless and cannot interact with one another.
1-3: Only one of the characters in the match up can speak/interact, whereas the other character is either unable or unwilling to interact with either character. The dynamic is one-sided
4-6: Both characters can interact with each other, and their personalities are able to bounce off each other at least on a surface level
7-9: Both characters can easily create unique dialog and banter that comes and flows very naturally.
10: Both characters involved have nearly the same personalities, or contrast each other in an extremely dynamic way that flows extremely naturally
Examples of Good Interaction Potential: Darth Vader vs Lich King, Blade Wolf vs Omega
Examples of Bad Interaction Potential: Giratina vs Wobblewok, Revan VS Dark Urge
Story Potential:
Do the characters involved have a good, in-character reason to want to fight one another? Is there potential for an interesting story to be told through the fight?
0: Neither have an in character reason to fight and have no interesting or dynamic potential for a story during the fight
1-3: At least one character has a reason to want to fight, albeit a reason that’s dubious. That, or the reason both characters want to fight fall into cliche storytelling tropes (for the fight to functionally work, you would need to force these characters into a situation that’s out of character for both)
4-6: Both have a good reason as to why they would want to fight each other, but it’s not unique to either character specifically
7-9: Both have a good in character reason to want to fight and have the potential for an interesting story to be told during the fight/grow some kind of relationship with each other
10: Both have a perfect reason to fight with a magnificent story being told during the fight that feels very official, aside from one having to die
Examples of Good Story Potential: Walter White vs Light Yagami, DIO vs Alucard
Examples of Bad Story Potential: Josuke vs Ichiban, Adam vs Asura
Music Potential:
Do the styles of the characters and/or series mesh well? How many types of genres can it be? Can it tell something of a story without vocals?
Note: We rarely if ever take commission tracks into account for this category, given it can either under utilize the source material or goes involves the commissioned to create an effectively original track
0: Neither have canonical music to work with
1-3: Both have music to work with but clash very hard in tone, instrument choice, genre, and composition/heavily rely on Brandon and Therewolf being Brandon and Therewolf
4-6: Both have music that can work together but would clash in tone, instrument choice, genre, or composition/rely on Brandon and Therewolf being Brandon and Therewolf
7-9: Both have music that can very clearly work well together and/or can work in multiple different genres
10: Matches up in tone, instrument choice, and composition, can reasonably work in multiple genres, can tell somewhat of a story, and can just fucking slap
Examples of Good Music Potential: Grimm vs Alastor, Teddy vs Faust
Examples of Bad Music Potential: Gojo vs Gyro, King Piccolo vs Sukuna
Debatability:
Can you reasonably make an argument for either character to win the fight?
0: Neither character has anything to work with in terms of debating. They have no feats, or scaling of any kind to work with
1-3: The winner of the match up is very clear cut. With the only notable discussion being how fast does the winner stomp the loser
4-6: Both have win cons, but it's still very cut and dry who wins. And/or the debate relies on what you buy for both
7-9: Very debatable with very reasonable arguments being able to be made for either character winning
10: It’s borderline, could go either way, and or is a tie
Examples of Good Debatability: Shang Tsung vs Raphael, Q84 vs Batter
Examples of Bad Debatability: Alastor vs Black Hat, Scout vs Rebbeca
Promotability:
How easy would it be to make promotional material for the matchup?
Note: Hand drawn fan art from artists both inside and outside the general Death Battle community are not taken into account when ranking Promotability.
0: Neither characters have official cannon designs to work with
1-3: Characters have at least one render for thumbnails, and minimal assets for track arts and next time trailers
4-6: Characters have a fair amount of content in decently high quality for thumbnails, trailers, etc.
7-9: Characters have a lot of good, high quality, and dynamic renders and footage to use. The matchup can be easily promoted and it be of good quality
10: Characters have an abundance of renders with dynamic posing and in great quality for thumbnails, next time trailers, etc.
Examples of Good Promotability: Springtrap vs Junko, Makima vs The Batter
Examples of Bad Promotability: Sans vs The Judge, Owlman vs Rick Prime
Recognizability:
Character recognition is how well known the characters / series are, how well documented the characters / series’ are, and how well established they are in and outside of Death Battle
Note: Character recognition is taken into account for both existing fans of Death Battle, and newcomers to the series. This does not account for popularity
0: The characters involved in the match up are either extremely obscure, to the point where only the match up creator knows who the characters are, or they do not exist
1-3: Characters/Series are at least semi known and have a decent following, but are still extremely obscure to the general public and to the DBM subreddit. At bare minimum the characters exist
4-6: Characters/Series are decently well known, and have a decently sized following. But are still not considered to be household names. More often than not brand names are carrying the recognizability more than the characters themselves
7-9: Both the characters and their respective series are massively well known and documented, both in and out of the DBM community
10: Household names that have reached across the globe. These characters are massively well known, with very few people, if anyone, not knowing who these characters are.
Examples of Good Recognizability: Homer vs Vader, Mickey vs Bugs
Examples of Bad Recognizability: Multiverse Monarch VS The Cockroach King, Uzi vs Izzy Fisher
Here is the outline for the overall finished grades. Mind you this is based on the Canadian grading system so anything below a 50 is considered to be a failing grade.
0-29: Any match up that gets a grade in this score really cannot functionally work as an episode of the show. Too much effort would be placed on the Death Battle team in order to make it happen.
30-49: Any match up that gets a final grade within this score could work as an episode, in theory. But in practice it would still prove too difficult for the Death Battle team to make a full episode on.
50-59: Any match up that gets a final grade within this score can functionally work as a full episode of the show. There is just enough for the Death Battle team to justify making a full episode on, but would still require significant effort to make the episode work.
60-69 (nice): Any match up that gets a final grade within this score can solidly work as a full episode with very few potential major issues. There may be a few that still permeate, but nothing that will bring the match up down overall in terms of making a full episode.
70-79: Any match up that gets a final grade within this score can definitively work as a full episode of the show. There is enough to make an episode work and then some, with only 1 or 2 potential major issues, but nothing too great that brings the overall quality down significantly
80-89: Any match up that gets a final grade within this score can work fantastically as a full episode. There would only be 1 potential major issue, but it would be minor in comparison to everything else the match up gets right.
90+: Why isn’t this an episode yet? This matchup is firing on all cylinders and has nearly every category going for it in its favor.
With all of this being said, does anyone have any further questions about the rubric? I would be happy to answer any and all questions.

**What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.**
A combination of productivity, gaming, Basic Software (word etc) but also Photoshop As for games, would like to be able to play games like Minecraft, planet zoo, sims 4
**What is your maximum budget before rebates/shipping/taxes?**
£500-£600
**When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.**
As soon as possible really
**What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (ToweOS/monitokeyboard/mouse)
All I need included in the budget is the stuff for the tower and Microsoft (which I understand you can get for fairly cheap but not sure if legit)
**Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?**
The UK (London)
**If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? Brands and models are appreciated.**
I have some fairly old generic Peripherals, and screen. I am wanting to purchase new ones but are not in my immediate budget so would rather use the budget I currently have for the PC. Recommendations welcome.
**Will you be overclocking? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line? CPU and/or GPU?**
I'm not too familiar with the process so I highly doubt it but wouldn’t mind having it as an option for the future, but it's not super necessary now.
**Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)**
Would like a decent amount of storage (2TB+), and just overall ability to run and use it to do as much as possible.
**Do you have any specific case preferences (Size like ITX/microATX/mid-towefull-tower, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?**
I think it'd be nice to have an aesthetic looking PC, but this is not necessary don’t even mind if it doesn’t have a window.
**Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference?**
Sure, Windows 10 or 11 whatever the best one is that would make it run smoothly.
**Extra info or particulars:**
Nope but thanks for your help in advance
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/hgMhpB This is something along the lines of what I was thinking.

The new painting of King Charles is polarizing. Some people have called it ugly or disturbing or everything that's wrong with art. But it is IMO as good as it can be. There's no questioning that the subject is an old man with Mickey Mouse ears, but he was honestly very well renditioned. The amount of red and pink in the picture is very clearly an... interesting decision, but it stands out in front of the usual realistic-and-glorifying painting we think of when we portray paintings of monarchs. This is a bold take on the genre, it stands out to the point of almost-but-not-quite searing your eyes off, and whatever symbolism there is (the butterfly and the uniform) portray the things that have arguably defined the subject (aka the king) in his life: environmentalism and his ties with Wales. Regardless of anyone's opinions on the monarchy, as a painting and royal portrait, it's effective and, perhaps most importantly, innovative.