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Physical Hardware

Basic Components

Processor

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - This processor was purchased to replace a much weaker Ryzen 3. Using the same socket (AM4) it provides the benefits of Zen 2 architecture at very reasonable price.

  • 3.8GHz base, 4.4GHz boost
  • 6-cores / 12-threads

Motherboard

Asrock B450M Steel Legend - Small form factor mATX board that is being reused from a prototyping project. Being an mATX board it is very limited in expansion.

  • CPU
    • Support for 8th Generation Intel Core i7 / i5 / i3 processors in the LGA1151 package
  • Chipset
  • Memory
    • 4x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory
    • Dual channel memory architecture
  • Video
    • 1x HDMI 1.4
    • 1x DisplayPort 1.2
  • LAN
    • 1x Intel 1GbE
    • 1x Rivet Networks Killer E2500
  • PCI
    • 2x PCIe x16
    • 1x PCIe x4
    • 3x PCIe x1
  • Storage
    • 3x M.2 PCIe x4/x2
    • 6x SATA3
  • USB
    • 2x USB C 3.1 Gen 2
    • 1x USB 3.1 Gen 2 (Type-A)
    • 7x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (Type-A)
    • 4x USB 2.0

Memory

  • 64GB CORSAIR Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 (4x16GB)

    • timing 16-18-18-35
    • CAS Latency 16
    • voltage 1.2V

Case

Fractal Design - Define Mini C (Blackout) - A fantastic case with an attractive minimalistic design that in a mATX form factor.

  • Features
    • Sound dampening panels
    • Excellent build quality

Storage

  • 1x 256GB NVMe SSD
  • 2x 512GB Crucial SSD
  • 1x 512GB SATA SSD (Samsung EVO)

Cooling

Power Supply

EVGA SuperNOVA 550 G2 550W

  • Features
    • Fully modular

UPS

n/a

Add-On Cards

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