Quarantine Haunts: Ghost Upgrade

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Full build photograph.
Full build photograph.
Close up: Gnome window manager on PopOS, a Debian-based Linux distro.
Close up: Gnome window manager on PopOS, a Debian-based Linux distro.
Close up: Keebio Quefrency R2 with NovelKeys PBT Vaporwave Keycaps. In the back, my AudioTechnica ATH-SR50s are visible.
Close up: Keebio Quefrency R2 with NovelKeys PBT Vaporwave Keycaps. In the back, my AudioTechnica ATH-SR50s are visible.
Close-up: inside the NR200 are the brains of the build. The inside is packed full with a huge cooler and gpu—not much to see there.
Close-up: inside the NR200 are the brains of the build. The inside is packed full with a huge cooler and gpu—not much to see there.

Quarantine Haunts: Ghost Upgrade

My quarantine work-from-home machine is a ghost. The spirits of Debian and gnome haunted my 5yo pc as I refreshed her during quarantine.

Throughout the last year, I myself was haunted by parts shortages and hardware (un)availability. I max'd out my b85 motherboard with a 4790k and a 1080ti, found early on in the pandemic on the used market. While I waited for the 5600x and 3060ti, I upgraded my case, cooling, monitor, and keyboard. I'm stoked about the split keyboard—shout out to Keebio for the rotary encoder and macro keys on the Quefrency r2. Managed to snag some PBT Vaporwave keycaps from NovelKeys while I wait for my GMK Laser caps to ship.

Still haunted by the ghost build, but I'm hoping soon that I'll be able to lay her (upgrades) to rest! Comment with questions or upgrade suggestions!
Color(s): Black Purple
RGB Lighting? No
Theme: none
Cooling: Air Cooling
Size: Mini-ITX
Type: General Build

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Hardware

CPU
$ 100.00
Intel - Core i7 4790K
Socket: LGA 1150
Cores: 4
Motherboard
$ 178.90
Gigabyte - GA-B250N Phoenix-WIFI
Chipset: B250
CPU Socket: LGA 1151
Size: Mini-ITX
Memory
$ 109.98
Crucial - Ballistix Sport (2x)
Type: DDR3
Capacity: 8 GB
Graphics
$ 300.00
Gigabyte - Gaming OC Black (discontinued)
Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: GTX 1080 Ti
Storage
$ 82.84
Samsung - 850 EVO
Form Factor: 2.5 Inch
Interface: SATA 6 Gb/s
Capacity: 500 GB
PSU
$ 120.00
Seasonic - SSR-650SGX (discontinued)
Wattage: 650
Form Factor: SFX
Efficiency: 80+ Gold
Case
$ 109.90
Cooler Master - MasterBox NR200
Type: Mini-ITX
Side Panel: Mesh
Case Fan
$ 29.95
Noctua - NF-A12x15 PWM (Brown)
Size: 120 mm
Cooling
$ 100.00
Noctua - NH-U12A (Brown)
Type: Air Cooler
Size (WxHxD): 120 mm
Accessories
$ 74.11
AudioTechnica - ATH-SR50
Accessories
$ 69.95
Logitech - C920 Webcam
Monitor
$ 248.87
AOC - Agon (AG322QCX)
Size: 32 Inch
Panel: VA
Refresh Rate: 144 Hz
Keyboard
$ 200.00
Keebio - Quefrency
Interface: Wired
Key Switch Type: Cherry MX Brown
Type: Tenkeyless
Mouse
$ 46.50
Logitech - G502 Proteus Spectrum
Interface: Wired
Estimated total value of this build:
$ 1,195.82
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