Category: Computer

Components

• Case: Phantek Eclipse P400
• Motherboard: MSI Gaming B350 Tomahawk
• CPU: Ryzen 3 1200
• CPU Cooler: Stock Wraith Cooler
• Fans: 2 x 120mm
• RAM: PAtriot V Elite 8GB 2666 MHz
• PSU: EVGA 80+ Bronze 600W
• SSD: 256 GB Western Digital Blue
• HDD: 1 TB Western Digital Blue
• Wifi: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I
• GPU: MSI RX 580 8GB

Peripherals

• Mouse: Redragon K552
• Keyboard: Redragon L552
• Speaker: Monitor Speakers
• Headphones: Redragon K552
• Acer 21.5″ KG221Q 75 Hz Freesync

Purpose

This build was for a family friend. He wanted a complete gaming setup with all necessary peripherals for less than $1000. Unfortunately, it was at a time when both RAM and GPUs were at an all-time high. This is the reason for the choice of only 8GB of ram. I felt that having the extra storage was more beneficial for his usage which consists of light gaming. He mostly plays lighter e-sports titles like Fortnite and Overwatch. Additionally RAM is always much easier to upgrade than a GPU, so I made the decisions to get the best GPU possible for the budget. I felt that anymore powerful of a GPU, then the CPU would become a bottleneck. In the end, I was able to get him a complete setup under his budget and still came with some red LEDs.

Componenets

• Case: Corsair 100R
• Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H
• CPU: i5-3450
• CPU Cooler: Stock Intel
• Fans: 2 x 120mm (one on the radiator)
• RAM: 12 GB DDR3 1333Mhz
• PSU: EVGA 500W B1 80+ Bronze
• SSD: 256 GB Samsung 850 Evo
• GPU: GTX 1070 EVGA Hybrid
• VR: Lenovo Explorer Mixed Reality Headset

Peripherals

• Mouse: Logitech G602
• Keyboard: Logitech K350
• Speaker: Boston Aqoustics BA635
• Headphones: ATH-M50x
• 2 x NP23es 1080p 60Hz

Purpose

This build was for an upgrade for a pre-built to a case that could accommodate a GPU and for Krystal at home. The CPU, motherboard, and RAM were taken from the pre-built. The goal was to be able to run basic VR games, mainly Beat Saber. The build is noticeably bottle-necked for VR by the old CPU. Additionally, Krystal is trying record with OBS and it is affecting frame rates considerably. The next upgrade will definitely be the CPU.

• Case: Corsair Clear 400C
• Motherboard: Asus Z170-P
• CPU: i7-6700
• CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo
• Fans: 2 x 120 mm (one on the radiator)
• RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 1400 MHz
• PSU: Seasonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze
• GPU: GTX 1080 EVGA Hybrid

Peripherals

• Mouse: MX Master and Logitech G602
• Keboard: Dell KB216
• Speaker: JBL Charge
• Headphones: Sony WH-1000MX2
• Samsung U28E590D 4k 60Hz
• HP 22es 1080p 60Hz

Purpose

This build was based around the i7-6700 that was taken from a pre-built that was being underutilized at home. I really do not play any games and is completely overkill for my needs, but I like to have it for the few times I play games. The GTX 1080 handles running e-sport games at 4k well, but more intense open world games it tends to struggle. It is my personal computer that I use at Rutgers.

Upgrades Timeline

• None so far

Specs

• Passmark Score: 15001
• RAM: 32GB DDR3 ECC REG
• Raw Storage: 18 TB
• Usable Storage: 12 TB
• HDD Bays: 10 + 2 (I have two HDD holders just laying inside)

Components

• Case: Phanteks Enthroo Pro (No Clear Panel)
• Motherboard: Intel S2600
• CPU: 2 x Xeon E5-2650
• CPU Cooler: Arctic Alpine 20 Plus CO CPU Cooler
• Fans: 1 x 120mm and 1 x 140mm and 1 x 200mm
• RAM: 8 x 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 ECC REG
• Boot Drive: 16 GB SanDisk Cruiser
• HDD: 7 x 2 TB HGST and 1 x 2 TB Toshiba and 1 x 4 TB Western Digital Purple
• Hard Drive Cage: Rosewill 3 x 5.25-Inch to 4 x 3.5-Inch Hot-swap
• SSD: 2 x 256 GB Samsung 850 Evo
• HBA: Dell Perc H310
• GPU: MSI GTX 970 and R9 360 OEM

Operating System

Unraid OS Plus Ver. 6.6.6

Dockers

• binhex-delugevpn: torrent client through VPN
• binhex-radarr: tracks and manages movies
• binhex-sonarr: tracks and manages TV shows
• duckdns: IP address tracker
• home-assistant: home automation server
• letsencrypt: sets up reverse proxy to open less ports
• mariadb: database manager used to speed up next cloud
• MQTT: allows for my wifi switches to communicate
• nextcloud: personal cloud server
• ombi: request site
• openvpn-as: for personal VPN connnection to my server/home network
• PlexMediaServer: Plex
• QDirStat: Visually see storage usage
• TasmoAdmin: Manage Sonoff switches from one GUI
• tautulli: see Plex statistics and monitoring

Virtual Machines

Virtual Machine 1 – Smol Debbie Windows

• OS: Windows 10
• Core Count: 4
• Ram: 4GB
• GPU: GTX 970
• SSD: 256 GB Samsung 850 Evo (vdisk size 120 GB)
• Peripherals
  • 2 x Acer 23.6″ 1080p KG241Q (shared)
  • Logitech K260 Mouse and Keyboard Combo
  • Logitech Z130 Speakers (shared)
• Purpose: Guest Computer, Light Gaming, School Work at Home

Virtual Machine 2 – Smol Debbie Ubuntu

• OS: Ubuntu
• Core Count: 4
• RAM: 8 GB
• GPU: R9 360 OEM
• SSD: 256 GB Samsung Evo 850 (vdisk size 120 GB)
• Peripherals
  • 2 x Acer 23.6″ 1080p KG241Q (shared)
  • Logitech K260 Mouse and Keyboard Combo
  • Logitech Z130 Speakers (shared)
• Purpose: Learn Ubuntu UI and Linux Command Line
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Home Assistant

• 6 x Sonoff Switches
• 2 x Google Home Mini
• Samsung Note 4

Other Services

Purchased the domain name “debbie.network” $4.06/Yr

Purpose

The goal of the build was to have Threadripper 1950x ($880) in a NAS for much less. The passmark falls short by ~7000 points, but the motherboard has support up to the E5-2697 v2 and costed less than a fifth of the cost of the Threadripper. With dual E5-2697 v2 the passmark is ~1000 over a Threadripper and can still be had for cheaper than a Threadripper. Personally I do not need that much computing power. However as I delve more into running virtual machines the increased core count could come into use, however at the moment there is no need to upgrade. The basic outline of the build was made with this guide https://redd.it/78ae67.

Changes

• 01/12/19
  • Add in an old dual hard drive cage in for 2, maybe 3, more hard drive bays
  • Add in old 4 sata port pci-e card to support these cages
• 01/15/2019
  • Added in nextcloud docker