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| System Name | Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load) |
|---|---|
| Processor | Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core) |
| Motherboard | Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded) |
| Cooling | Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate |
| Memory | 2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V) |
| Video Card(s) | Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W)) |
| Storage | 2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2 |
| Display(s) | Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) | Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) | Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144) |
| Case | Fractal Design R6 |
| Audio Device(s) | Logitech G560 | Corsair Void pro RGB |Blue Yeti mic |
| Power Supply | Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY) |
| Mouse | Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL |
| Keyboard | Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps) |
| VR HMD | Oculus Rift S + Quest 2 |
| Software | Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware! |
| Benchmark Scores | Nyooom. |
so as a random early christmas present i was given a huge pile of PC hardware, much of it new. yeah, a TRUE nerd christmas!
the main swag:
1. P67A-C45 (B3) - help me choose a CPU. no unlocked multi support but it seems to support locking at turbo clocks, so an Intel Core i5 3570 (~$250) is my current choice unless someone can convince me the K chip is better on this mobo (i'll likely never upgrade the mobo)
(edit: looks like it has multi control, i'll cough up $20 more for the K chip)
2. GA-A55M-S2H socket FM1 matx board. looking at an A6-3670 for $55 as a quad core + IGP solution. Looks like its crossfire compatible some of teh GPU's here - a 5450, 6450 and a 6570)
3. M4A-88TD-M socket AM3 USB 3.0 matx board - currently has a 3.1GHz dual core CPU in it. will cofirm model number later.
4. GA-880G-UD3H AM3, no USB 2.0, crossfire. 2.9GHz athlon II x3 (tri core)
also got a gigabyte AM2+ board coming with AMD Athlon II x2 4850E -2.5GHz 45W dual core to go with it.
there was also four working laptops, and at least 5 PCI-E GPU's of varying age and quality :/
so envy aside, help me choose a CPU for #1 and #2 - #1 will replace my current desktop, #2 will end up as a spare gaming PC that i'd like to at least be able to run starcraft II decently.
3. will go to my fiancee (w/ 5850 1GB)
(my current CPU + mobo will get paird with a 5870 as yet another spare)
4. is the spare spare spare i guess XD
now i get you're all image whores so pics are comin:
the main swag:
1. P67A-C45 (B3) - help me choose a CPU. no unlocked multi support but it seems to support locking at turbo clocks, so an Intel Core i5 3570 (~$250) is my current choice unless someone can convince me the K chip is better on this mobo (i'll likely never upgrade the mobo)
(edit: looks like it has multi control, i'll cough up $20 more for the K chip)
2. GA-A55M-S2H socket FM1 matx board. looking at an A6-3670 for $55 as a quad core + IGP solution. Looks like its crossfire compatible some of teh GPU's here - a 5450, 6450 and a 6570)
3. M4A-88TD-M socket AM3 USB 3.0 matx board - currently has a 3.1GHz dual core CPU in it. will cofirm model number later.
4. GA-880G-UD3H AM3, no USB 2.0, crossfire. 2.9GHz athlon II x3 (tri core)
also got a gigabyte AM2+ board coming with AMD Athlon II x2 4850E -2.5GHz 45W dual core to go with it.
there was also four working laptops, and at least 5 PCI-E GPU's of varying age and quality :/
so envy aside, help me choose a CPU for #1 and #2 - #1 will replace my current desktop, #2 will end up as a spare gaming PC that i'd like to at least be able to run starcraft II decently.
3. will go to my fiancee (w/ 5850 1GB)
(my current CPU + mobo will get paird with a 5870 as yet another spare)
4. is the spare spare spare i guess XD
now i get you're all image whores so pics are comin:
x1950xtx 512MB not pictured, too dust.
9600GT 1GB not pictured, forgot it
no idea what red card is | Geforce 6200 turbocache 256MB
6450 ??MB | Geforce 620 1GB
Radeon 5450 1GB | Geforce 210 512MB
9600GT 1GB not pictured, forgot it
no idea what red card is | Geforce 6200 turbocache 256MB
6450 ??MB | Geforce 620 1GB
Radeon 5450 1GB | Geforce 210 512MB
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