PC SETUP 🖥️
BelovedMrFuzzy
A long-needed upgrade, the start of which was delayed several times due to release dates being pushed back, as well as general stock availability. A couple parts were brought forward from the Grizzly — in particular the GPU which was bought in advance of the rest of the build! — as they were still usable and well within spec for the new parts.
Motherboard — GIGABYTE X670 GAMING X AX, AM5
CPU — AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, 8 Cores/16 Threads @ 4.2Ghz base, 5.0Ghz boost
CPU Cooling — be quiet! Pure Rock 2
RAM — 32GB (2×16GB) Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 CL36
GPU — GIGABYTE RTX 4070Ti Gaming OC 12GB 2640MHz
Monitors:
ASUS PG279Q 27" 2560×1440@120Hz with G-Sync
Samsung S22F350 22" 1920×1080@60Hz
Storage:
OS drive — Samsung 980 PRO 2TB (M.2 SSD)
Games drive — Samsung 860 EVO 2TB (SATA SSD)
Video recording drive — Western Digital Blue 4TB (SATA HDD)
Video render drive — Samsung 850 EVO 500GB (SATA SSD)
Case — PHANTEKS Enthoo Pro 2 Closed Panel
Power Supply — Corsair HX1000i [1000W]
Keyboard — Logitech G513 Carbon, Romer-G Tactile keys
Mouse — Logitech G502 LIGHTSPEED
Headset — Logitech G633 Artemis Spectrum
Microphone — Blue Yeti
Webcam — Logitech Brio 4K
Additional Input — Elgato Stream Deck XL
Operating System — Windows 11 Home
Chair — some Argos gaming chair
TheRabidGrizzly
Originally kept the same external peripherals and non-OS hard drives from the previous build. Monitors were both replaced as they died of capacitor issues - the AOC dying prompted me to upgrade my primary screen to the PG279Q, then the LG died and I purchased a cheap Samsung from Argos.
Both previous headsets ended up failing from snapping around the ear cup swivel joint. Replaced the venerable Logitech G15 keyboard as the spacebar spring broke and also to change to a mechanical keyboard.
Made a significant peripheral upgrade in November 2019 to improve game responsiveness – by upgrading the old games hard drive to an SSD – and streaming quality. Upgraded the old video footage drives in March 2020 to a new single, larger drive; and used a spare SSD I bought with the original order for a render drive.
Motherboard — ASUS X99-PRO, LGA2011-3
CPU — Intel Core i7-5930K, 6 Cores/12 Threads @ 3.50Ghz base, 4.2Ghz boost
CPU Cooling — Corsair H100i GTX AIO Liquid Cooler, 240mm radiator
RAM — 32GB (4×8GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666MHz CL16
GPU — ASUS STRIX GTX 980Ti 6GB 1190MHz
Monitors:
ASUS PG279Q 27" 2560×1440@120Hz with G-Sync (Aug 2017)
Samsung S22F350 22" 1920×1080@60Hz (Sep 2017)
LG W2361V 23" 1920×1080@60Hz
AOC N19W 19" 1440×900@60Hz
Storage:
OS drive — Samsung 850 EVO 500GB
Games drive — Samsung 860 EVO 2TB (Nov 2019)
Video recording drive — Western Digital Blue 4TB (Mar 2020)
Video render drive — Samsung 850 EVO 500GB
Original Steam drive — Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB
Video drive — 2× Western Digital Caviar Green 1.5TB
Case — Corsair Vengeance C70 Black
Power Supply — Corsair HX1000i [1000W]
Keyboard — Logitech G513 Carbon, Romer-G Tactile keys (Jul 2019); Logitech G15
Mouse — Logitech G700s Laser
Headset — Logitech G633 Artemis Spectrum (Nov 2018); Logitech G230 (Jun 2016); Turtle Beach X11
Microphone — Blue Yeti (Nov 2019)
Webcam — Logitech Brio 4K (Nov 2019); Logitech C920 HD Pro
Additional Input — Elgato Stream Deck XL (Nov 2019)
Operating System — Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Chair — some Argos gaming chair (Jul 2016)
TheAlmightyBear
Kept some peripherals that I had purchased for use with my laptop. Originally featured a GTX 275, which sufficed for the 1440×900 monitor I had at the time; but was replaced with the GTX 660 in January 2012 to better power the recently acquired 1080p LG monitor.
Motherboard — ASUS P7P55D Deluxe LGA1156
CPU — Intel Core i5-750, 4 Cores/4 Threads @ 2.66Ghz base, 3.2Ghz boost
RAM — 8GB (2×4GB) Corsair Dominator DHX+ DDR3 1600Mhz
GPU — ASUS GeForce GTX 660 2GB 1085Mhz (Jan 2012); ASUS GeForce GTX 275 896MB 633Mhz
Monitors:
LG W2361V 23" 1920×1080@60Hz (Nov 2011)
AOC N19W 19" 1440×900@60Hz
Storage:
OS and game drives — 2× Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB
Video footage and render drives — 2× Western Digital Caviar Green 1.5TB (Feb 2010)
Case — Antec Nine Hundred
Power Supply — Antec TPQ 850-EC [850W]
Keyboard — Logitech G15 (Oct 2008)
Mouse — Logitech G700s Laser (Dec 2013); Logitech G9 Laser (May 2008)
Headset — Turtle Beach X11 (Jul 2011); Logitech G330 Gaming
Webcam — Logitech C920 HD Pro (Jan 2014); Xbox Live Vision
Operating System — Windows 10 Professional 64-bit
