Slow-news week so let's do a fun one. What was your gateway into this hobby, and what was your first build?

Mine: a hand-me-down OptiPlex that I shoved a low-profile GPU into in high school just to run a game it had no business running. The moment it actually booted with the new card I was hooked — that 'I made this work' feeling never gets old. Fast forward and I'm the person friends text before they buy anything.

Drop your origin story and your first parts list (bonus points for the embarrassing ones). Always fun to see where people started.