New build as of November 2025 (Last update 11/25)

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X (with Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120)
MOBO: Gigabyte X870 Gaming WIFI6 ATX
RAM: Kingston HyperX FURY Beast DDR5 6000MHz CL30 64GB (2x32GB)
GPU: Asus PRIME OC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB (16GB VRAM)
SSD: Samsung 990 Pro 4TB M.2-2280 (boot + heavy applications)
SSD: Crucial BX500 4TB SATA 3 (not so heavy stuff)
NAS: COMING LATER - a 4bay 2.5Gbps NAS in RAID5 based around 18TB EXOS Drives (TBD)
CASE: Fractal Design Define R7
PSU: be quiet! Straight Power 12 1000W
OS: Windows 11 Home
DISPLAY: LG UltraGear 27GS85Q QHD 27" + BenQ ZOWIE XL2411P 24" + NEC MultiSync LCD2190UXp 21"
KEYBOARD: Asus ROG STRIX SCOPE NX WIRELESS DELUXE
MOUSE: Steel Series Rival 3 Wireless
GAMEPAD: Microsoft Xbox 360 Wired Controller and Steam Controller (the OG one)

Steam Deck: 512GB SSD LCD (No microSDXC card, last one died during Deck FW update, not replaced so far)

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Deprecated build as of 11/25 (commissioned March 2020 / Last update 03/20)

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3700X (with AMD Wraith MAX Cooler)
MOBO: MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC
RAM: Kingston HyperX FURY DDR4 3200MHz 32GB (4x8GB)
GPU: Asus GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB DUAL EVO OC (8GB VRAM)
SSD: Intel 660p Series 512 GB M.2-2280 (boot + heaviest applications)
SSD: Samsung 860 QVO 2TB SATA 3 (games & applications)
HDD: Toshiba X300 4 TB 7200RPM (for games, applications and data)
HDD: Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB 5900RPM (recycled from old rig, for bulk data)
HDD: WD MyBook 8TB USB 3.0 (for bulk data and data migration)
OPTICAL: LG BH16NS40 BD-RE (recycled from old rig)
CASE: Fractal Design Define R6
PSU: Corsair RMx (2018) 750W
OS: Windows 10 Home
DISPLAY: BenQ ZOWIE XL2411P 24" + NEC MultiSync LCD2190UXp 21"
KEYBOARD: Wireless Logitech WAVE (K350)
MOUSE: Steel Series Rival 110
GAMEPAD: Microsoft Xbox 360 Wired Controller, Steam Controller and Logitech Dual Action Gamepad

Steam Deck: 512GB SSD + 512GB Kingston Canvas Select Plus microSDXC

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Old build of November 2015 (Last update 04/19)

CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K 4.0GHz (with Stock Cooler)
MOBO: Asus Z97-AR Black Edition
RAM: Kingston HyperX FURY Black DDR3 1600MHz 16GB (2x8GB)
GPU: MSI RADEON R9 390 GAMING 8G (8GB VRAM)
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB (OS + games)
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM (for games and data)
HDD: Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB 5900RPM (for data copied from legacy drives)
OPTICAL: LG BH16NS40 BD-RE
CASE: Antec Three Hundred Two
PSU: Seasonic G 750W
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64bit
DISPLAY: BenQ G2220HD 22" + NEC MultiSync LCD2190UXp 21"
KEYBOARD: Wireless Logitech WAVE (K350)
MOUSE: Steel Series Rival 110
GAMEPAD: Microsoft Xbox 360 Wired Controller, Steam Controller and Logitech Dual Action Gamepad