oVeRdOsE. wroteI absolutely love this build!replaced ITX board for M ATX, didnt fit as well, wires are harder to hide, but here the final .
12600k
32gb ddr4 3600 CL17
1tb nVME 970 evo plus (+500gb ssd 860pro, 6TB HHD, 1TB HDD)
3060ti
4k ben Q 32'' screen
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Thread link: https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2013870
Specs:
i7-12700k (5.0P/3.9E)
3090ti (2.1ghz 12000mhz .995v)
32gb DDR5 (6000mhz cl32)
ASUS ROG Strix Z690-G mobo
EVGA 1000w power supply
Corsair 4000X Case
Asus Z790-A ROG Strix
Intel I9-13900K CPU
Corsair RGB DDR5-6400Mhz
Corsair RGB H150 Elite AIO
Nvidia RTX 4090
Cable Mods Power port elbow
Samsung 2TB 980 Pro x2
Thermaltake 1200W ATX3.0
Corsair RGB SP120mm Fans x8
Windows 11 Pro
MSI MPG 34" 144hrtz
Waiting for the 32 in oled 4k 240hz to drop.
We have similar builds
-i9 13009k
-Corsair 5000x
- Corsair 150
-Asus Strix z790
-Asus Strix 4090
- Kingston 32gb ddr5 6000mhz
- Msi Meg ai1300p
- Samsung 990 pro
- Lg ultagear 4k 160hz oc IPS
5900x at 4.7GHz all-core
RTX 2080 at 2065MHz, 32GB 3600 DDR4, 4TB of NVMe SSDs.
Refinished the front I/O and distro place pump cover, various chassis cuts for cable management. Custom CNC work on the light box.
Will be getting a 4080 at some point once water block availability gets a bit less...iffy. No EK, plz.
Whole desk setup, plus kegerator:
Asus ROG Strix G513RM
Ryzen 7 6800H
3060RTX
64GB DDR5
4TB NVME
Philips PHL 288E2
Philips PHL 346B1C
Ergear dual monitor mount with 2x USB
Corsair K55/M55 Keyboard and mouse (due for an upgrade)
FiiO K7 DAC/Amp
Sennheiser HD 450BTNC (Looking to upgrade to HD 660S2 very soon)
I also have an older desktop build I haven't decided what to do with. I may throw some more RAM in it and slap a used 30 series card in it for my son.
Ryzen 7 2700x w/ Corsair H150i
ROG Strix X470-F
16GB DDR4
(2) MSI RX580
2TB NVME
Lian Li 011 case
Fractal Define 7 tower
RGB AIO
i13900K (OCd)
128GB DDR5 (OCd)
RTX 4070ti
Gen5 M.2 (OS)
2x 8TB Gen4 in JBOD for 16TB local media
3 more M.2 (PCIe gen 3 lanes) for morez stuffs
10GBe direct to Synology for backups and media mirroring
Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 surround
RGB Strafe keyboard (best keyboard I've ever found https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D5TNTPC/)
HyperX Pulsefire Haste gaming mouse (You want this mouse! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08NSJFNSS insanely lightweight and precise)
49" super ultrawide Odyssey main display @ 5120 x 1440
34" ultrawide secondary for remote desktops, security cameras
both displays on swing mounts
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-14700K
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce® RTX™ 4070 Ti Windforce OC
RAM: 64GB DDR5
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken 240
Asus ROG Helios White case
Asus X870E ROG CROSSHAIR HERO AMD AM5 ATX Motherboard
Ryzen 9800X3D CPU
G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR5-7200 RAM
C:\ drive - Samsung 990 Pro 1TB m.2 NVME (core)
D:\ drive - Samsung 990 Pro 4TB m.2 NVME (user)
E:\ drive - Crucial T710 4TB m.2 NVME (gaming)
F:\ drive - 2 X Seagate Ironwolf Pro 20TB, RAID, mirrored and striped
PNY RTX5080 GPU
Asus ROG Thor 1200W PSU
Custom EKWB-based liquid cooling - GPU not waterblocked yet. Long story.
Asus ROG Chakram mouse
Asus ROG Balteus QI mouse surface
ASus ROG Strix Flare Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Cherry MX Red keys
Creative Labs Gigaworks Series II T40 hi-def stereo speakers
Gigabyte AORUS 43" 4K monitor #1
Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 G85NB 32" 4K monitor #2
APC Back UPS PRO 1500 VA, 900 W UPS
The first build worked great for four years, was not this system, was an Intel 10th-gen Core i9 system, literally blew up due to cat-induced failure.
You can see it here:
I game, flight sim, and photography.
MSI Godlike 870E
9800X3D
Alphacool Apex block
G.SKILL Trident Z5 DDR5-6000 64GB Cl26
WD_BLACK 2TB SN8100
Asus Astral 5090
Alphacool Core GPU block
Corsair HX1500i
Asus ROG Swift OLED PG34WCDM
