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Processor | Intel i5-6600 |
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Motherboard | ASRock H170M-ITX |
Cooling | Cooler Master Geminii S524 |
Memory | G.Skill DDR4-2133 16GB (8GB x 2) |
Video Card(s) | Gigabyte R9-380X 4GB |
Storage | Samsung 950 EVO 250GB (mSATA) |
Display(s) | LG 29UM69G-B 2560x1080 IPS |
Case | Lian Li PC-Q25 |
Audio Device(s) | Realtek ALC892 |
Power Supply | Seasonic SS-460FL2 |
Mouse | Logitech G700s |
Keyboard | Logitech G110 |
Software | Windows 10 Pro |
NESputer
A project with an actual chance of success! Usually work slows down, I feel like doing smm'thing, and right in the thick of it work ramps up again. Thread dies. This time however, the finish line is in sight.
As you may have seen from the Show Off thread I've been buying these items over the course of a couple years, mostly waiting on (real) sales and lack of time. I also moved this year. Since buying the motherboard, ASRock has released two newer STX boards, including a Ryzen model that would probably crush my build in capability five times over. However, I am not unhappy, just means that there will be additional projects in the future! Also, I have been emulating for a very long time -- I've seen what a Pentium 200 and Celeron 400 can do, lol. It's only gotten better in the last two decades.
Goal
Hardware
An obvious goal is to have functioning power and reset buttons since they are, like, right there to be used. The controller ports will be switched out for USB ports. Around the rear is the where the power and a "semi-fixed" HDMI cable will go.
Next
Links
ASRock H110M-STX (6th - 7th gen support)
Intel Kaby Lake
ASRock H310M-STX (8th - 9th gen support)
Intel Coffee Lake
FAQ
Q. Will an ITX board fit?
A. Yes-ish. Before STX I had printed out a 1:1 scale ITX board to figure out how to do it and I believe the right modder could pull it off. I'm sticking to EZ STX.
A project with an actual chance of success! Usually work slows down, I feel like doing smm'thing, and right in the thick of it work ramps up again. Thread dies. This time however, the finish line is in sight.
As you may have seen from the Show Off thread I've been buying these items over the course of a couple years, mostly waiting on (real) sales and lack of time. I also moved this year. Since buying the motherboard, ASRock has released two newer STX boards, including a Ryzen model that would probably crush my build in capability five times over. However, I am not unhappy, just means that there will be additional projects in the future! Also, I have been emulating for a very long time -- I've seen what a Pentium 200 and Celeron 400 can do, lol. It's only gotten better in the last two decades.
Goal
- 1080 HTPC (source: Emby home server + streaming services)
- Emulator (local collection of mostly cart games but I have also ripped my PS1 discs)
Hardware
- The housing is my first console! A 1989 NES-001 which included the orange version of the zapper.
- The power is an FSP 90w 19v PSU. It's one of the smaller units I could find and I *really* wanted to keep the power supply internal.
- Getting to the heart of it is an Intel G4600T on an ASRock H110M-STX with 8GB of CL14 DDR4-2400 -- only the best for HD 630 graphics! The T-variant of the G4600 loses 600Mhz to drop the TDP down to 35w.
- The storage, a 1TB Crucial P5, is more than this build deserves but Crucial has been good to me. I have three M4's from 2012 that are still in use today.
- Last item is an Intel WiFi + Bluetooth m.2 stick.
An obvious goal is to have functioning power and reset buttons since they are, like, right there to be used. The controller ports will be switched out for USB ports. Around the rear is the where the power and a "semi-fixed" HDMI cable will go.
Next
- Have a few more cuts to do, the most obvious one being access to the power port. There's also an internal plastic standoff that needs to be cut as it's right in the way of a motherboard "leg".
- Do thermal testing without a fan, using vents already present. Get an idea of how much additional flow will be necessary.
Links
ASRock H110M-STX (6th - 7th gen support)
Intel Kaby Lake
ASRock H310M-STX (8th - 9th gen support)
Intel Coffee Lake
FAQ
Q. Will an ITX board fit?
A. Yes-ish. Before STX I had printed out a 1:1 scale ITX board to figure out how to do it and I believe the right modder could pull it off. I'm sticking to EZ STX.