Sour Grapes

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As it sits today
As it sits today
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Old vs. New
Old vs. New
Before CPU cooler and GPU upgrade.
Before CPU cooler and GPU upgrade.
Before CPU cooler and GPU upgrade.
Before CPU cooler and GPU upgrade.
Keyboard tray is actually gone now and the keyboard liveas on top of the desk. The desk is a glass surface covered by a self healing cutting mat that I use when making vinyl decals (my other hobby). When I discovered that it makes an excellent mouse pad, it earned a permanent home on the desk. Lucky enough the one I bought just so happened to be the same size as my desk.
Keyboard tray is actually gone now and the keyboard liveas on top of the desk. The desk is a glass surface covered by a self healing cutting mat that I use when making vinyl decals (my other hobby). When I discovered that it makes an excellent mouse pad, it earned a permanent home on the desk. Lucky enough the one I bought just so happened to be the same size as my desk.
DIY hook for my headset.
DIY hook for my headset.
Under desk cable management. Velcro straps are stapled all over the hidden areas for routing cables.
Under desk cable management. Velcro straps are stapled all over the hidden areas for routing cables.
Hidden PS4 Pro
Hidden PS4 Pro
Work and play.
Work and play.
DIY desk. 2x4s and Plywood.
DIY desk. 2x4s and Plywood.
DIY desk
DIY desk

Sour Grapes

As you can see, it's a function first build, but that doesn't mean that aesthetic touches such as decent cable management have to be ignored. Most of this PC was given to me by a good friend who wanted to convince me to escape the tyranny of console gaming. My PS4 Pro now works as a glorified Roku (it does a great job at it by the way).

CPU: OC 4.0ghz @ 1.35v
Memory: 2666mhz stock OC to 3000mhz @ 1.21v
GPU: OC +100mhz core with +800mhz memory @ stock voltage

Future upgrades will include a 144hz 1440p monitor and Ducky One 2 Mini keyboard. Eventually, the purple fans will probably be replaced with RGB fans and I'll probably get some PSU cable extensions to clean up the looks a bit.
Color(s): Black Green Purple
RGB Lighting? Yes
Theme: none
Cooling: Air Cooling
Size: ATX
Type: General Build

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Build Updates

New CPU cooler

Upgraded graphics

Hardware

CPU
$ 155.00
AMD - Ryzen 5 (2600)
Socket: AM4
Cores: 6
Motherboard
$ 139.99
ASRock - Pro4 (AB350)
Chipset: B350
CPU Socket: AM4
Size: ATX
Memory
$ 41.99
Corsair - Vengeance LPX (2400MHz) (Black)
Type: DDR4
Capacity: 8 GB
Memory
$ 41.99
Corsair - Vengeance LPX (2400MHz) (Black)
Type: DDR4
Capacity: 8 GB
Graphics
$ 349.00
Gigabyte - RTX 2070 WINDFORCE 8G
Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: RTX 2070
Interface: PCIe x16
Storage
$ 107.00
Samsung - 860 EVO
Form Factor: 2.5 Inch
Interface: SATA 6 Gb/s
Capacity: 500 GB
Storage
$ 89.99
Samsung - 970 EVO 500 GB M.2 NVMe SSD
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: M.2 (M)
Capacity: 500 GB
Storage
$ 36.17
Seagate - Barracuda (ST3500418AS)
Form Factor: 3.5 Inch
Interface: SATA 6 Gb/s
Capacity: 500 GB
Storage
Western Digital - WD Red NAS
Form Factor: 3.5 Inch
Interface: SATA 6 Gb/s
Capacity: 4 TB
PSU
$ 299.00
Corsair - CS650M
Wattage: 650
Form Factor: ATX
Efficiency: 80+ Gold
Case
$ 369.99
Corsair - Carbide Air 540
Type: Mid-Tower
Side Panel: Window
Cooling
$ 114.36
be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4
Type: Air Cooler
Size (WxHxD): 145 mm
Accessories
$ 129.00
SteelSeries - Arctis 5
Monitor
LG - UltraGear (27GL850-B)
Size: 27 Inch
Panel: IPS
Refresh Rate: 144 Hz
Monitor
Samsung - S24D330
Size: 24 Inch
Panel: TN
Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
Keyboard
$ 198.68
Corsair - K95 Platinum XT (RGB)
Interface: Wired
Key Switch Type: Cherry MX Silver
Type: Full Size
Mouse
$ 30.60
SteelSeries - Rival 600
Interface: Wired
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