Share your computer build and specs

[KrisZ]

Let’s see your build, or a third party pre-build. These can be interesting, especially from smaller builders.

Not sure how many people are still into building their own computers, but the mini ITX build I did recently got me thinking on how many people still do it.

This is my first mini ITX build that I did with my son as this will be his computer and I really like this form factor. Maybe because its a bit more challenging than normal.

Specs:
InWin A1 Plus case
Gigabyte B550I Aorus Pro AX Wi-Fi motherboard
Ryzen 7 5700G CPU
G.Skill Trident Z RGB series 32GB ram
1TB Samsung 980 SSD
Cooler Master Hyper Evo 212 black is on the way (old but still good).

 

[buster]

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core Processor 3.40 GHz
Installed RAM 16.0 GB
Nvidia 1660

 

[LenZee]

Corsair 5000d airflow case
Intel 13900k cpu
Corsair 32gb DDR4 3600mhz
Corsair 4tb m.2 ssd / WD 2tb m.2 ssd
Nvidia 3700Ti video
Deepcool castle 360mm AIO water cooling
Windows 11 Pro

 

[Joel_MD]

Antec Performance Series P110 Silent Mid-Tower Case
Seasonic Focus GX-550 550W PS
GIGABYTE X570 UD AMD Ryzen Motherboard
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+) 6-Core 3.4 GHz
Crucial 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR3/DDR3L 1600 MT/S (PC3-12800)
ASUS GeForce GT 1030 2GB GDDR5 Graphics Card
SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2 2280 250GB PCIe Internal Solid State Drive
WD RE4 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive

This is the last computer I built, about three years ago. I've built desktop PCs since 2001 for friends and family, but nobody wants one anymore. This last build I use for myself. It's fast and quiet. Total overkill for most of what I do. The only things I don't like are the graphics card sucks for video playback, and the case has no 5.25" bays. I was going to put a BluRay burner in it, but then found that it won't accept an internal one.

 

[glock19]

The last build I did was in 2019. It's primarily used as a software development machine.

Case: NZXT H710i with Noctua fans
CPU: Intel Core i9-9900k 3.6GHz 8-core
Cooler: Noctua NH-D15
Motherboard: Asus ROG Maximus XI Hero wifi
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 64GB DDR4-3200
GPU: ASUS RTX 2070 Super 8GB
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 1TB M.2-2280 NVME SSD, Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD, Wester Digital Blue 4TB

 

[KrisZ]

This is the last computer I built, about three years ago. I've built desktop PCs since 2001 for friends and family, but nobody wants one anymore.

Yes, it’s a dying thing. The incentive used to be quite a lot of savings, so even non-computer people would seek out friends or family that would build one for them. Not anymore.

You still get a lot better components by DIYing, even if the savings aren’t there it’s still worth it IMO.

 

[MrHorspwer]

Case: Same Corsair case I've used since like 2015. It's white and still fits the graphics card, so I keep using it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
CPU: Intel i7 8700K
Motherboard: ASUS Prime Z370-A
Cooler: Corsair H110i
RAM: Corsair DDR4-2666 16GB
GPU: Gigabyte RTX 2080 8GB
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 1TB M.2; Samsung Evo 970 500GB SSD; Samsung Evo 850 500GB SSD; WD Black 6TB

I game on an Asus 2560x1440 G-Sync monitor. The build still keeps good framerates at more-than-acceptable graphics settings on anything I've thrown at it. If I were playing on a 4K monitor, it may be stressed, but at 1440p, it eats pretty well and I haven't found a reason to shell out money for a new build.

 

[Hall]

Yes, it’s a dying thing. The incentive used to be quite a lot of savings, so even non-computer people would seek out friends or family that would build one for them. Not anymore.

You still get a lot better components by DIYing, even if the savings aren’t there it’s still worth it IMO.

On a local FB group, a person posted about their boyfriend's "new" custom-building PC business. I looked at their website and it is extremely well done, they list details on "standard" builds they can do as well as referring to "you pick the parts and we'll put it together" options. It is 3 guys that created this and 2 of them have business degrees from college.... I still thought it was a very unusual business to start-up nowadays. Maybe they have day jobs and do this in the evenings or weekends ?? Seems to me that only gamers build computers anymore. I don't think Walmart even sells desktop computers (in stores) anymore, only laptops. I couldn't name a local computer shop in my metro area that still exists.

 

[Leo99]

Case: Same NZXT case I've had for years. Thought about going with the glass panel case but didn't go there.
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6 core
Motherboard: GIGABYTE X570 AORUS ELITE WIFI
Cooler: stock
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3200MHz
GPU: Radeon RX 580 8G OC
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 1TB M.2; WD 3 TB

 

[JohnnyG]

Old Dell insperion case
B450M Gigabyte M/B w/built in graphics
AMD ryzen3 series (4 core- 4 thread)
4 Gb DDR4 2666 Mhz
500 GB M 2.0 hd. WD Black
Running Linux Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS

Total cost $250.00.

 

[Pew]

Just upgraded the mobo, CPU, and RAM a few weeks ago:

Fractal Meshify C
ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E
i7-13700k
64GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5
MSI RTX 3080
2TB Seagate Firecuda SSD
Creative SB AE9

 

[I<3oil]

I5 10600K OC'd to 4.8ghz
32gb DDR
AMD 6800XT
Twin 27" 1440p 144hz monitors

 

[KrisZ]

Just upgraded the mobo, CPU, and RAM a few weeks ago:

Fractal Meshify C
ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E
i7-13700k
64GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5
MSI RTX 3080
2TB Seagate Firecuda SSD
Creative SB AE9

Sweet! How is the intel 13th gen doing? Going by some benchmarks and reviews it’s quite awesome. Kinda makes me wish I waited few months with my main rig, which is on Ryzen 7 5700x.

 

[dubber09]

Still running AMD Phenom II 965 BE 3.4GHz
16GB RAM
Radeon 580 8GB
500GB SSD + 3TB HDD + 2TB HDD
2x Dell 24" monitors
nothing too fancy

 

[Pew]

Sweet! How is the intel 13th gen doing? Going by some benchmarks and reviews it’s quite awesome. Kinda makes me wish I waited few months with my main rig, which is on Ryzen 7 5700x.

It's faster but in all honesty, I would have been fine with my previous i9-10900k since I don't do many CPU intensive tasks. Great thing is they run about the same temperature under load, if not the 13700k runs just slightly cooler. Main reason why I upgraded these is because my previous Gigabyte Z590 motherboard had issues from the start, and I got tired of the dealing with it.

I use the benchmarks to let me know how a certain lineup is performing compared to the other manufacture. That 3D cache Ryzen is a heck of a buy though and seems to be the best price/performance CPU out right now.

 

[Marcozi]

Just updated:
Case: Corsair Carbide A340
Case fans: 2 Noctua 120mm industrial fans
1 Noctua 140 industrial fan
MB: ASUS Rog Strix X570
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X (was AMD 3900X)
RAM: 16MB
Storage (primary): Corsair Force MP600 (PCI 4.0)
Storage (secondary): Samsung 860 1TB SSD
Cooler: Noctua NH-15S with 2 Noctua 12omm fans
Video: NVIDIA GeForce GT1030
P/S: Corsair 750w

 

[Rob_Roy]

I built some mean rigs 20 years ago, but have been running used equipment for the last 10 years or so. Currently I am running a 2012 Dell Optiplex 790 that I bought for $100 about 5 years ago. It came with an i5 processor and 16 gb Ram, but I added an SSD drive and a cheap Nvidia graphics card. Recently I installed Windows 11 to see how it would perform and I am pleasantly surprised with how well it runs.

 

[OVERKILL]

I've built hundreds of computers, but haven't built one for myself in ages. I'm still using an antique (pushing 13 years old now!) Mac Pro 5,1 that's had several upgrades.

 

[gathermewool]

Dell XPS- 435 Tower
i7-920
1070 ti
12GB DDR-3
2TB Samsung 860 Evo SSD
2TB WD Black HDD
Asus AC1900 PCI-e card with external antennas
Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Ti
Corsair 650W

And yes, it CAN play Crisis 2!

I’ve replaced the drives, PSU, sound card, Wi-Fi card, and GPU (originally a 5770).

 

[Hyundai Respecter]

I haven’t built a computer in about 10 years. I built 2 identical computers back in 2013. One for my mother and one for me that my dad has now. Nothing special, but dads is still in use, but it can’t be updated to Win11. Mom moved on to a laptop.

Case: GIGABYTE GZ-ZIF338R
Power: CORSAIR CX500M
MB: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5
CPU: AMD FX-6100
CPU Fan: ARCTIC Alpine 64 Plus
CD-ROM: SAMSUNG SH-224BB
HDD: WD BLACK 500GB
GFX: AMD FirePro V4900 1GB
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (moms 8GB)
OS: Windows 7 Pro (moms got Home)

It used to be fun building them, but everyone uses laptops, tablets, or their phone these days. I’ll have to rebuild dads at some point before Win10 goes end of life.