If you’re reading this post, you likely own some sort of computer.
I ocassionally get bursts of interest in computers. This ranges from working on my main PC or other PCs in my house.
Main PC Link to heading
| Component | Brand | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD | Ryzen 5 5600 | |
| GPU | Gigabyte | GTX 1660 Ti WINDFORCE | I had to replace one of the fans using parts I bought from Ali Express. |
| Motherboard | ASUS | PRIME B550M-K | |
| RAM | Kingston | 4x FURY Beast 3200 MHz DDR4 8GB | |
| Storage | Crucial | P3+ 2TB Gen4 NVMe SSD | |
| Storage | Crucial | MX500 500 SATA SSD | A bit old now. This was my original main SSD |
| Storage | WD or Seagate | 8TB WD Green or Seagate BarraCuda | I own three 8TB HDDs, and I’m not really sure which is in which PC. |
| Storage | WD or Seagate | 2TB WD Green or Seagate BarraCuda | |
| Power Supply | Corsair | CX650 650W 80Plus Bronze Certified | Had this for a while now |
| Computer Case | Antec | Antec DF700 FLUX | I bought this case because it had three mounts for 3.5 inch HDDs. |
Server PC Link to heading
This is less a true server and more my second PC where I host my Plex server and any other random stuff.
| Component | Brand | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel | i5-8400 | |
| GPU | ASUS | RTX 2070 Turbo | I had to replace one of the fans using parts I bought from Ali Express. |
| Motherboard | ASUS | H310M-K | The first motherboard I bought—I broke the GPU latch on day 2 |
| RAM | Crucial | 2x 2666 MHz DDR4 16GB | |
| Storage | Crucial | MX500 SATA SSD | |
| Storage | WD or Seagate | 8TB WD Green or Seagate BarraCuda | I own three 8TB HDDs, and I’m not really sure which is in which PC. |
| Storage | WD or Seagate | 8TB WD Green or Seagate BarraCuda | |
| Power Supply | Thermaltake | Litepower GEN3 550W 80 Plus PSU | |
| Computer Case | ASUS | AP201 Prime Micro ATX Case | I really like this case. If I would, I would put my main PC in this case! |
Other Link to heading
Lenovo ThinkCentre M58 SFF Link to heading
Please note that I bought a used Lenovo ThinkCentre M58 SFF for 17.05 AUD in 2018. And I tell you what, I pimped the shit out of it! I upgraded its CPU to a Q8400 (which was quite cheap at the time). I chucked an old 500 GB HDD in there to replace the 160 GB one that came with it. I would have upgraded the RAM past 4 GB, but as it turns out, the motherboard cannot handle more than 4 GB of RAM, and that’s despite having four DDR3 RAM slots.
It’s currently resting underneath my bed. I wonder what environment it came from. An office? A school? A church? I wonder what stories it would tell me. Then again, I replaced the CPU and HDD, so maybe it’s a completely different PC at this point.