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Physical Hardware

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Basic Components

Compute

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Processor

AMD Ryzen 3 3200G - Economical CPU that has 4 cores and integrated graphics so a PCIe slot can be saved since a GPU isn't necessary.
Cores / Threads 4 / 4
Base Frequency 3.6 GHz
Burst Frequency 4.0 GHz
Cache 4MB L3 Cache
TDP 65W
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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.
Manufacturer Asrock
Model B450M Steel Legend
CPU AMD AM4 Socket
Chipset AMD Promontory B450
Memory
  • 4x DDR4 DIMM supporting up to 64GB
  • Dual channel memory architecture
Display
  • 1x HDMI 1.4
  • 1x DisplayPort 1.2
Networking
  • 1x Realtek RTL8111H 1GbE LAN
Expansion
  • 1x PCIe 3.0 x16
  • 1x PCIe 2.0 x16
  • 1x PCIe 2.0 x1
Storage
  • 1x M.2 PCIe x4/x2
  • 1x M.2 SATA x4/x2
  • 4x SATA3
USB
  • 1x USB 3.1 Gen 2 (Type-C)
  • 1x USB 3.1 Gen 2 (Type-A)
  • 4x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (Type-A)
  • 2x USB 2.0

Memory
Slot 1 CMK16GX4M1A2400C16-Gallery-VENG-LPX-BLK-03.png Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB DDR4 2666MHz (1x8GB)
  • 2Rx8 Dual Rank
  • CAS Latency 16
  • timing 16-18-18-35
  • 1.2V
Slot 2 CMK16GX4M1A2400C16-Gallery-VENG-LPX-BLK-03.png Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB DDR4 2666MHz (1x8GB)
  • 2Rx8 Dual Rank
  • CAS Latency 16
  • timing 16-18-18-35
  • 1.2V
Slot 3 CMK16GX4M1A2400C16-Gallery-VENG-LPX-BLK-03.png Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB DDR4 2666MHz (1x8GB)
  • 2Rx8 Dual Rank
  • CAS Latency 16
  • timing 16-18-18-35
  • 1.2V
Slot 4 CMK16GX4M1A2400C16-Gallery-VENG-LPX-BLK-03.png Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB DDR4 2666MHz (1x8GB)
  • 2Rx8 Dual Rank
  • CAS Latency 16
  • timing 16-18-18-35
  • 1.2V
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Case

Fractal Design - Define Mini C (Blackout) - A fantastic case with an attractive minimalistic design that in a mATX form factor.
Manufacturer Fractal Design
Model Define Mini C (Blackout)
Features
  • Sound dampening panels
  • Excellent build quality
  • 2x 3.5" Drive Bays
  • 2x 2.5" Drive Bays

Storage

# Capacity Interface Type Manufacturer & Model Speed
1x wd-black-sn750-nvme-ssd-Noheatsink2.png.thumb.1280.1280.png 256GB NVMe SSD Western Digital Black WDS256G1X0C PCIe 3.0 x2
2x Crucial-MX100-Vs-M500.png 512GB SATA SDD Crucial MX100 SATA3 6.0Gb/s
1x 0519E12CA7ABBD8CF2D927E60BC1553957DDFB1C_WDBLUEPCDESKTOPHARDDRIVE1TB_gallery.png 1TB SATA HDD Western Digital WD10EZEX SATA3 6.0Gb/s
1x cctv-hard-disk-500x500.png 1TB SATA HDD Seagate ST1000DM003 SATA3 6.0Gb/s

Cooling
CPU 11927135_3.png AMD Wraith Spire
Case (Front) 7979501_5.pngNF-A14-PWM_04.png Noctua NF-A14 PWM 140mm
Case (front) image5a54b5d0d3252.png Noctua NF-F12 PWM 120mm
Case (rear) image5a54b5d0d3252.png Noctua NF-F12 PWM 120mm
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Power Supply
Manufacturer EVGA
Model SuperNOVA 550 G2
Features
  • 550W
  • fully module

UPS

n/a

Add-On Cards
PCI 3.0 x16 gigabyte-radeon560.png Radeon RX 560 Gaming OC 4G (rev. 1.0)
  • PCIe Gen3 x8
PCI 3.0 x1 inatek-quad-usb.png Inateck 4 Ports PCIe to USB 3.0
  • PCIe Gen3 x1
PCI 2.0 x16 10gtek-single-sfp.png 10Gtek Intel 82599ES SFP+ PCIe x8
  • PCIe Gen3 x8
  • SFP+ 10GbE port
  • SR-IOV