Hello all,
At the tail end of 2019, I found out that I was going to be working from home due to the pandemic and I decided that I wanted to shift back to PC gaming after taking a hiatus from it for many years.
The build ended up serving multiple purposes for me as I was still heavily involved with my custom Android ROM project (Dirty Unicorns) at the time. However, as time progressed -- free time did as well and as such all good things eventually come to an end.
Be that as it may, the build is still fantastic and powers me through all the games that I want to play with ease and still leaves some room for upgrades in some regards; mostly aesthetically (case, particularly).
My specs are as follows:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 3900X
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Vision
Motherboard: Gigabyte AORUS X570 Master (Rev 1.0)
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 64GB (4 x 16GB) 3600MHz CL16
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i RGB Platinum SE
Storage: 2x 1TB Sabrent Rocket 4.0, 2TB Corsair MP600 Force
PSU: Corsair RMx 850W
Case: Corsair iCUE 465X RGB
Monitor: ASUS ROG Strix XG32VQR -- 32" Curved/1440p/144Hz/HDR
Pardon the dust on my kb lol.
Some upgrades to the beast:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro SL
AIO: Corsair H150i Elite Capellix (w/ LCD upgrade kit)
Case: Corsair 5000X RGB
Fans: Corsair SP120 RGB Elite
Fan Controller: Corsair Commander Core XT
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Case Corsair Obsidian 1000D
Motherboard Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI EXTREME
CPU Intel Core i9-9900K
CPU Cooler Corsair Hydro Series H150i PRO
RAM 4x 16GB G.SKILL TridentZ F4-3200C14D DDR4
GFX 2x Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Ti XTREME WATERFORCE 11G
Soundcard Sound BlasterX AE-5
PSU Corsair HX1200i
Storage 2x Samsung SSD 970 Evo 2TB
1x Samsung SSD 850 Evo 500GB
1x Seagate Archive HDD 8TB
1x Seagate Barracuda Pro 12TB
1x Seagate Barracuda Pro 14TB
1x Seagate Exos X 16TB
Keyboard Corsair K95 RGB PLATINUM
Mouse Corsair DARK CORE RGB SE
Speakers Logitech Z-5500
Monitor Asus ROG SWIFT PG27UQ
It's a little messy, I know.
inpression said:
Case Corsair Obsidian 1000D
Motherboard Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI EXTREME
CPU Intel Core i9-9900K
CPU Cooler Corsair Hydro Series H150i PRO
RAM 4x 16GB G.SKILL TridentZ F4-3200C14D DDR4
GFX 2x Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Ti XTREME WATERFORCE 11G
Soundcard Sound BlasterX AE-5
PSU Corsair HX1200i
Storage 2x Samsung SSD 970 Evo 2TB
1x Samsung SSD 850 Evo 500GB
1x Seagate Archive HDD 8TB
1x Seagate Barracuda Pro 12TB
1x Seagate Barracuda Pro 14TB
1x Seagate Exos X 16TB
Keyboard Corsair K95 RGB PLATINUM
Mouse Corsair DARK CORE RGB SE
Speakers Logitech Z-5500
Monitor Asus ROG SWIFT PG27UQ
It's a little messy, I know.
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Nice VR setup
Thanks, it's the original Vive Pro, got it a little over 2 years ago when I built this machine.
That head stand is actually from a Call of Duty collectors edition that came with a (poorly) working set of night vision goggles, the NV goggles have long since gone off the fritz, but I remembered I still had the stand when I got the VR headset.
What do you need all of that storage for? Just curious, because it's more than a little over average lol.
I guess I'm a data hoarder, might need an intervention. Still have a SATA slot available, I'll probably wait for a 20TB drive to fill that vacancy.
now u need a custom watercooling loop in that case
Thought about it, maybe in the next upgrade.
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What do you need all of that storage for? Just curious, because it's more than a little over average lol.
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My thought exactly
inpression said:
Case Corsair Obsidian 1000D
Motherboard Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI EXTREME
CPU Intel Core i9-9900K
CPU Cooler Corsair Hydro Series H150i PRO
RAM 4x 16GB G.SKILL TridentZ F4-3200C14D DDR4
GFX 2x Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Ti XTREME WATERFORCE 11G
Soundcard Sound BlasterX AE-5
PSU Corsair HX1200i
Storage 2x Samsung SSD 970 Evo 2TB
1x Samsung SSD 850 Evo 500GB
1x Seagate Archive HDD 8TB
1x Seagate Barracuda Pro 12TB
1x Seagate Barracuda Pro 14TB
1x Seagate Exos X 16TB
Keyboard Corsair K95 RGB PLATINUM
Mouse Corsair DARK CORE RGB SE
Speakers Logitech Z-5500
Monitor Asus ROG SWIFT PG27UQ
It's a little messy, I know.
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How much total did you spend on that?
I invoke my Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination and respectfully decline to answer your question.
But yeah, that was a lot. Still, always wanted a dream build and I did get a chance to build it for way less than it would have normally cost, so I took the opportunity.
inpression said:
I invoke my Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination and respectfully decline to answer your question.
But yeah, that was a lot. Still, always wanted a dream build and I did get a chance to build it for way less than it would have normally cost, so I took the opportunity.
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That's a dream build,. for sure!
Mobo: ASUS Prime Z590-A
CPU: Intel i9-10850K
GPU: ASUS Strix Nvidia RTX 3080
Memory: 32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3600
AIO: Corsair H115i Elite Capellix
PSU: Corsair RMx1000
HDs:
Main: Corsair MP600 XT PRO m.2 1TB
Samsung EVO 860 1TB
Samsung EVO 850 500MB
Monitor: Samsung G7 4k/144hz
The Root said:
Mobo: ASUS Prime Z590-A
CPU: Intel i9-10850K
GPU: ASUS Strix Nvidia RTX 3060
Memory: 32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3600
AIO: Corsair H115i Elite Capellix
PSU: Corsair RM750
HDs:
Main: Corsair MP600 XT PRO m.2 1TB
Samsung EVO 860 1TB
Samsung EVO 850 500MB
Monitor: Samsung G7 4k/144hz
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Please share some images with benchmark results. Great Build. Nice selection of Computer parts.
So I just recently started messing around with bechmarking competitively and this is my build so far(I'll post pics later as I'm currently upgrading and adding a 2nd radiator to it.
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950x 16 core
RAM: G.Skill Trident Royal Z 33GB 4000MHz CL16(Clocked at 3733MHz cause the Ryzen IF memory hole )
GPU: Gigabyte 3080 Gaming OC Waterforce 10GB
Case: Corsair 5000x RGB black w/ 5000d front and top white panels
Cooling: Corsair XD5 D5 pump, 2x Corsair XR5 360mm radiators
motherboard?
1. Processor: Intel Core i9-13900KF Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36M Cache, up to 5.8 GHz
2. Motherboard: ASUS Prime Z790-P WiFi LGA 1700(Intel® 13th &12th Gen) ATX Motherboard
3. CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper H412R CPU Air Cooler '4 Heatpipes
4. Case: NZXT H510 Elite Premium Mid-Tower ATX Case
5. Graphics Card: Nvidia RTX 3090 TI Founders Edition
6. RAM: Kingston Fury Beast RGB 64GB 5600MT/s DDR5 CL40 DIMM (x2)
7. Storage: Samsung EVO 970 1TB PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe M.2-2280 Internal Solid State Drive (x2)
8. Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower PF1 850W
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1. Processor: Intel Core i9-13900KF Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36M Cache, up to 5.8 GHz
2. Motherboard: ASUS Prime Z790-P WiFi LGA 1700(Intel® 13th &12th Gen) ATX Motherboard
3. CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper H412R CPU Air Cooler '4 Heatpipes
4. Case: NZXT H510 Elite Premium Mid-Tower ATX Case
5. Graphics Card: Nvidia RTX 3090 TI Founders Edition
6. RAM: Kingston Fury Beast RGB 64GB 5600MT/s DDR5 CL40 DIMM (x2)
7. Storage: Samsung EVO 970 1TB PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe M.2-2280 Internal Solid State Drive (x2)
8. Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower PF1 850W
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Pictures please
kcv_earner said:
1. Processor: Intel Core i9-13900KF Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36M Cache, up to 5.8 GHz
2. Motherboard: ASUS Prime Z790-P WiFi LGA 1700(Intel® 13th &12th Gen) ATX Motherboard
3. CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper H412R CPU Air Cooler '4 Heatpipes
4. Case: NZXT H510 Elite Premium Mid-Tower ATX Case
5. Graphics Card: Nvidia RTX 3090 TI Founders Edition
6. RAM: Kingston Fury Beast RGB 64GB 5600MT/s DDR5 CL40 DIMM (x2)
7. Storage: Samsung EVO 970 1TB PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe M.2-2280 Internal Solid State Drive (x2)
8. Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower PF1 850W
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Hmmm.... How much the cost you spend to build PC like that....
Jack Sparoh said:
Hmmm.... How much the cost you spend to build PC like that....
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From Amazon in the U.S. it was ~ $3,600 with tax included. Free shipping with amazon prime account.
kcv_earner said:
From Amazon in the U.S. it was ~ $3,600 with tax included. Free shipping with amazon prime account.
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Can i see that....
My main use case for these computers is uni, I'm doing cyber security and need something powerful for encryption/decryption, running multiple VMs at once, computing hashes, etc. I'll also use it for my internship.
Desktop:
CPU: Intel Core i9-13900KF
CPU Cooler: EKWB AIO D-RGB 280mm
GPU: MSI GAMING X TRIO RX 6950 XT
PSU: Phanteks Revolt Pro 1000W
RAM: Kingston FURY Renegade 32GB DDR5-6000
Mobo: Gigabyte Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR5
Storage 1: WD-Black SN850X 1TB
Storage 2: Crucial MX500 2TB
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40
Case: Fractal Design Pop Air
Laptop:
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
GPU: RTX 3060
RAM: Kingston FURY 32GB DDR4-3200
Storage: 512GB SSD
Both the desktop and laptop you listed have powerful components that are capable of handling demanding tasks such as encryption/decryption, running multiple VMs, and computing hashes.
The desktop you listed has an Intel Core i9-13900KF processor, which is one of the latest and most powerful CPUs from Intel, and an MSI GAMING X TRIO RX 6950 XT graphics card, which is a high-end GPU that can handle gaming and other graphics-intensive tasks. The 32GB DDR5-6000 RAM and the WD-Black SN850X 1TB NVMe SSD are also top-of-the-line components that provide fast performance.
On the other hand, the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro laptop is also a powerful machine, with an AMD Ryzen 7 5800H processor and an RTX 3060 graphics card. The 32GB DDR4-3200 RAM and 512GB SSD are also good components for a laptop.
If you need a powerful machine for your cyber security studies and internship, the desktop you listed may be the better option as it has more powerful components overall. However, the laptop is more portable and can be useful if you need to work on the go or need a more compact machine. Ultimately, the decision depends on your specific needs and preferences.