Computer
I've been building my own PCs for decades. While gaming is the primary consideration when selecting components, these computers are also designed for work and daily use. Below are some of my more recent builds.
White Dwarf
Dates
February 28 2021 - Present
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
CPU Cooler
Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Strix B550-I Gaming
RAM
G.Skill Ripjaws 32Gb (2 x 16Gb) DDR4 3600
GPU
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12Gb GAMING X TRIO
SSD1
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 2Tb
SSD2
Samsung 960 EVO 1Tb
PSU
Silverstone 700 W 80+ Platinum
Case
Cooler Master MasterBox NR200
Monitor
Samsung Odyssey G9 49.0'' 5120x1440 240 Hz
Keyboard
Kinesis Gaming Freestyle Edge
Mouse
Corsair Vengeance M65
Headset
Corsair Virtuoso
Couldron
Dates
July 11 2016 - February 28 2021
CPU
Intel Core i7 6850K
CPU Cooler
Arctic Liquid Freezer 240
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Strix X99 Gaming
RAM
G.Skill Trident Z 32Gb (4 x 8Gb) DDR4 3200
GPU
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FTW GAMING ACX 3.0
SSD
Samsung 960 EVO 1Tb
PSU
EVGA SuperNOVA 850 T2
Case
Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ATX GLASS
Monitor
ASUS PB278Q 27'' 2560x1440 overclocked at 85 Hz
Kyragem
Dates
November 21 2013 - July 11 2016
CPU
Intel Core i7 4770K
CPU Cooler
Zalman LQ315
Motherboard
ASUS Maximus VI Hero LGA 1150
RAM
G.Skill Ripjaws Z 16Gb (4 x 4Gb) DDR3 2133
GPU 1 (SLI)
Reference GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3Gb
GPU 2 (SLI)
Reference GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3Gb
SSD1
Samsung 840 EVO 500Gb SATA III TLC
SSD2
Intel 510 250Gb SATA
PSU
SeaSonic G-750 80 PLUS GOLD Modular Active PFC
Case
CoolerMaster HAF 932
Balrog
Dates
October 8 2010 - November 21 2013
CPU
Intel Core i7 980
RAM
Corsair Dominator 24Gb (6 x 4Gb) DDR3 1600
Motherboard
ASUS Sabertooth X58
GPU 1 (Crossfire)
XFX Radeon HD 5870 1Gb
GPU 2 (Crossfire)
XFX Radeon HD 5870 1Gb
SSD
Intel 510 250Gb SATA
HDD
Western Digital Raptor 150Gb SATA 10,000 RPM
PSU
Thermaltake ToughPower 850W Modular w/APFC EPS
Monitor
Dell UltraSharp 3008WFP 30'' 2560x1600 60 Hz
Optical
ASUS QuieTrack DVD±R Lightscribe SATA
