System Name | I don't name my systems. |
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Processor | i5-12600KF 'stock power limits/-115mV undervolt+contact frame' |
Motherboard | Asus Prime B660-PLUS D4 |
Cooling | ID-Cooling SE 224 XT ARGB V3 'CPU', 4x Be Quiet! Light Wings + 2x Arctic P12 black case fans. |
Memory | 4x8GB G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200MHz |
Video Card(s) | Asus TuF V2 RTX 3060 Ti @1920 MHz Core/@950mV Undervolt |
Storage | 4 TB WD Red, 1 TB Silicon Power A55 Sata, 1 TB Kingston A2000 NVMe, 256 GB Adata Spectrix s40g NVMe |
Display(s) | 29" 2560x1080 75Hz / LG 29WK600-W |
Case | Be Quiet! Pure Base 500 FX Black |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard + Hama uRage SoundZ 900+USB DAC |
Power Supply | Seasonic CORE GM 500W 80+ Gold |
Mouse | Canyon Puncher GM-20 |
Keyboard | SPC Gear GK630K Tournament 'Kailh Brown' |
Software | Windows 10 Pro |
I second this, my brother is still using a GTX 970 and its surprisingly okay for most games at 1080p with moderate settings or playing older titles.Gtx 970 would be my choice. It's not bad for a budget 1080p setup, it's only a tad slower than the 3gb variant of the gtx 1060. Even modern AAA games you can get mostly medium settings at 1080p for most games.
280x if I remember correctly is a rebadged 7970 which is over a decade old !
System Name | PCGOD |
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Processor | AMD FX 8350@ 5.0GHz |
Motherboard | Asus TUF 990FX Sabertooth R2 2901 Bios |
Cooling | Scythe Ashura, 2×BitFenix 230mm Spectre Pro LED (Blue,Green), 2x BitFenix 140mm Spectre Pro LED |
Memory | 16 GB Gskill Ripjaws X 2133 (2400 OC, 10-10-12-20-20, 1T, 1.65V) |
Video Card(s) | AMD Radeon 290 Sapphire Vapor-X |
Storage | Samsung 840 Pro 256GB, WD Velociraptor 1TB |
Display(s) | NEC Multisync LCD 1700V (Display Port Adapter) |
Case | AeroCool Xpredator Evil Blue Edition |
Audio Device(s) | Creative Labs Sound Blaster ZxR |
Power Supply | Seasonic 1250 XM2 Series (XP3) |
Mouse | Roccat Kone XTD |
Keyboard | Roccat Ryos MK Pro |
Software | Windows 7 Pro 64 |
System Name | Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load) |
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Processor | Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core) |
Motherboard | Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded) |
Cooling | Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate |
Memory | 2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V) |
Video Card(s) | Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W)) |
Storage | 2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2 |
Display(s) | Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) | Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) | Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144) |
Case | Fractal Design R6 |
Audio Device(s) | Logitech G560 | Corsair Void pro RGB |Blue Yeti mic |
Power Supply | Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY) |
Mouse | Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL |
Keyboard | Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps) |
VR HMD | Oculus Rift S + Quest 2 |
Software | Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware! |
Benchmark Scores | Nyooom. |
System Name | GameStation |
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Processor | AMD R5 5600X |
Motherboard | Gigabyte B550 |
Cooling | Artic Freezer II 120 |
Memory | 16 GB |
Video Card(s) | Sapphire Pulse 7900 XTX |
Storage | 2 TB SSD |
Case | Cooler Master Elite 120 |
System Name | PCGOD |
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Processor | AMD FX 8350@ 5.0GHz |
Motherboard | Asus TUF 990FX Sabertooth R2 2901 Bios |
Cooling | Scythe Ashura, 2×BitFenix 230mm Spectre Pro LED (Blue,Green), 2x BitFenix 140mm Spectre Pro LED |
Memory | 16 GB Gskill Ripjaws X 2133 (2400 OC, 10-10-12-20-20, 1T, 1.65V) |
Video Card(s) | AMD Radeon 290 Sapphire Vapor-X |
Storage | Samsung 840 Pro 256GB, WD Velociraptor 1TB |
Display(s) | NEC Multisync LCD 1700V (Display Port Adapter) |
Case | AeroCool Xpredator Evil Blue Edition |
Audio Device(s) | Creative Labs Sound Blaster ZxR |
Power Supply | Seasonic 1250 XM2 Series (XP3) |
Mouse | Roccat Kone XTD |
Keyboard | Roccat Ryos MK Pro |
Software | Windows 7 Pro 64 |
Yup and they hid it from the massesI would prefer a Radeon 580 8GB, since the favorite in this thread (gtx 970) was crippled from the get go with the meager 3.5 gb of vram. I struggled like crazy with that one from day one because of that stupid limitation.
what is well?!?!? a 300 dallar pc with a controller came out 2 years ago.. 1080p is like tinder saying u dont own a flip phone now,,, its the lvl being 20-30s saying i dont live with my parents970
while the AMD cards themselves were not bad, it's just that they could be BIOS modded by miners and it's rare to find any unmodified these days, or unabused
I have a 970 here with a 3570k in a spare parts rig that does well still, for 1080p gaming
System Name | Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load) |
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Processor | Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core) |
Motherboard | Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded) |
Cooling | Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate |
Memory | 2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V) |
Video Card(s) | Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W)) |
Storage | 2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2 |
Display(s) | Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) | Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) | Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144) |
Case | Fractal Design R6 |
Audio Device(s) | Logitech G560 | Corsair Void pro RGB |Blue Yeti mic |
Power Supply | Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY) |
Mouse | Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL |
Keyboard | Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps) |
VR HMD | Oculus Rift S + Quest 2 |
Software | Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware! |
Benchmark Scores | Nyooom. |
I have no idea what you're trying to saywhat is well?!?!? a 300 dallar pc with a controller came out 2 years ago.. 1080p is like tinder saying u dont own a flip phone now,,, its the lvl being 20-30s saying i dont live with my parents
Card wasn't fast enough to push high vram worth of textures so it ended up not being a problem for most people.I would prefer a Radeon 580 8GB, since the favorite in this thread (gtx 970) was crippled from the get go with the meager 3.5 gb of vram. I struggled like crazy with that one from day one because of that stupid limitation.
System Name | GameStation |
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Processor | AMD R5 5600X |
Motherboard | Gigabyte B550 |
Cooling | Artic Freezer II 120 |
Memory | 16 GB |
Video Card(s) | Sapphire Pulse 7900 XTX |
Storage | 2 TB SSD |
Case | Cooler Master Elite 120 |
I still have that GPU (970) and i would get a warning right away that the game (Arkham knight) was using too much memory.Card wasn't fast enough to push high vram worth of textures so it ended up not being a problem for most people.
RX470 8GB (which I owned) was in the same performance tier as the gtx 970 but saw no additional benefit in having more then double the ram (4gb and 8gb models of the 470 benched nearly identical since cards that old in that price bracket weren't sustainable for high texture loads).
Because as far as we know it's not on the table as an option (wasn't listed in the OP and all the prices I saw in the UK used market showed significant higher price then the cards he listed or was listed specifically as a "mining card/bios").But why would I want to limit myself to a 3.5 gb GPU when i can get one with 8gb?
Processor | Xeon E3-1240 v2 |
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Motherboard | Z77X-UD3R |
Cooling | Thermalright Frost Spirit 140 |
Memory | 4x8GB KHX 1866c10 |
Video Card(s) | Asus Strix GTX 1080 |
Storage | 500GB SN 550 | 2TB Hynix P31 |
Display(s) | Asus VG259QR | Acer 24" 1080p |
Case | CM RC-690 modded |
Audio Device(s) | Razer Kraken Ultimate |
Power Supply | Evga G+ 650W |
Mouse | Razer Deathadder |
Keyboard | Razer Tarantula |
System Name | GameStation |
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Processor | AMD R5 5600X |
Motherboard | Gigabyte B550 |
Cooling | Artic Freezer II 120 |
Memory | 16 GB |
Video Card(s) | Sapphire Pulse 7900 XTX |
Storage | 2 TB SSD |
Case | Cooler Master Elite 120 |
Because maybe OP is a person that has limited knowledge of the matter and given the rabid cult members of Nvidia church are out in full force everywhere, he/she simply doesn't know that AMD makes GPUs.Because as far as we know it's not on the table as an option
System Name | Office,Home and Game PC |
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Processor | Intel Core i5 12600k Up to 4.9 GHz |
Motherboard | Z690 Gaming X Gigabyte DDR4 Version |
Cooling | Fuma 2 Air Cooler |
Memory | 32GB DDR4 2x16 3600 MHz Patriot Viper Steel RAM |
Video Card(s) | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 and RTX 3070 |
Storage | 512 GB M2 PCI Ex 3.0 NVMe SX6000 Pro, 1TB NV2 Kingston M2 PCI Ex 4.0 and 4TB WD Blue SATA 3.0 HDD |
Display(s) | 27 inç 75 Hz LG |
Case | Cooler Master MB511 |
Audio Device(s) | Creative 2+1 |
Power Supply | 750W 80+ Bronze PSU High Power Element |
Mouse | Logitech Wireless |
Keyboard | Microsoft |
VR HMD | N/A |
Software | Windows 10-11 |
System Name | GrandadsBadAss |
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Processor | I7 13700k w/ HEATKILLER IV PRO Copper Nickel |
Motherboard | MSI Z790 Tomahawk Wifi |
Cooling | BarrowCH Boxfish 200mm-HWLabs SR2 420/GTS 360-BP Dual D5 MOD TOP- 2x Koolance PMP 450S |
Memory | 2x16gb G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo RGB 6400 |
Video Card(s) | Asrock 6800xt PG D w/ Byski A-AR6900XT-X |
Storage | WD SN850x 1TB NVME M.2/Samsung 980 Pro 1TB NVMe M.2 |
Display(s) | Acer XG270HU |
Case | Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 Server Edition w/3 Noctua NF-A14 2000 IP67/4 be quiet! LIGHT WINGS LX 120mm |
Audio Device(s) | Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 |
Power Supply | FSP Hydro Ti PRO 1000w |
Mouse | Logitech G502 |
Keyboard | Roccat Vulcan Aimo |
Software | Win 10/11pro |
System Name | Black MC in Tokyo |
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Processor | Ryzen 5 7600 |
Motherboard | MSI X670E Gaming Plus Wifi |
Cooling | Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2 |
Memory | 2 x 16GB Corsair Vengeance @ 6000Mhz |
Video Card(s) | XFX 6950XT Speedster MERC 319 |
Storage | Kingston KC3000 1TB | WD Black SN750 2TB |WD Blue 1TB x 2 | Toshiba P300 2TB | Seagate Expansion 8TB |
Display(s) | Samsung U32J590U 4K + BenQ GL2450HT 1080p |
Case | Fractal Design Define R4 |
Audio Device(s) | Plantronics 5220, Nektar SE61 keyboard |
Power Supply | Corsair RM850x v3 |
Mouse | Logitech G602 |
Keyboard | Dell SK3205 |
Software | Windows 10 Pro |
Benchmark Scores | Rimworld 4K ready! |
Because maybe OP is a person that has limited knowledge of the matter and given the rabid cult members of Nvidia church are out in full force everywhere, he/she simply doesn't know that AMD makes GPUs.
Related sample, i know someone that bought his 11 year old kid a 4080 because is what everyone at microcenter told him to buy, even though he stated the kid only plays Fortnite at 1080p and since i was the only one to tell him that was overkill and to consider a cheaper AMD GPU, i was simply outnumbered, just like here.
, could go up a few more $ for the full 980.
System Name | Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load) |
---|---|
Processor | Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core) |
Motherboard | Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded) |
Cooling | Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate |
Memory | 2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V) |
Video Card(s) | Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W)) |
Storage | 2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2 |
Display(s) | Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) | Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) | Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144) |
Case | Fractal Design R6 |
Audio Device(s) | Logitech G560 | Corsair Void pro RGB |Blue Yeti mic |
Power Supply | Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY) |
Mouse | Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL |
Keyboard | Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps) |
VR HMD | Oculus Rift S + Quest 2 |
Software | Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware! |
Benchmark Scores | Nyooom. |
System Name | System2 Blacknet , System1 Blacknet2 |
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Processor | System2 Threadripper 1920x, System1 2699 v3 |
Motherboard | System2 Asrock Fatality x399 Professional Gaming, System1 Asus X99-A |
Cooling | System2 Noctua NH-U14 TR4-SP3 Dual 140mm fans, System1 AIO |
Memory | System2 64GBS DDR4 3000, System1 32gbs DDR4 2400 |
Video Card(s) | System2 GTX 980Ti System1 GTX 970 |
Storage | System2 4x SSDs + NVme= 2.250TB 2xStorage Drives=8TB System1 3x SSDs=2TB |
Display(s) | 1x27" 1440 display 1x 24" 1080 display |
Case | System2 Some Nzxt case with soundproofing... |
Audio Device(s) | Asus Xonar U7 MKII |
Power Supply | System2 EVGA 750 Watt, System1 XFX XTR 750 Watt |
Mouse | Logitech G900 Chaos Spectrum |
Keyboard | Ducky |
Software | Archlinux, Manjaro, Win11 Ent 24h2 |
Benchmark Scores | It's linux baby! |
System Name | PCGOD |
---|---|
Processor | AMD FX 8350@ 5.0GHz |
Motherboard | Asus TUF 990FX Sabertooth R2 2901 Bios |
Cooling | Scythe Ashura, 2×BitFenix 230mm Spectre Pro LED (Blue,Green), 2x BitFenix 140mm Spectre Pro LED |
Memory | 16 GB Gskill Ripjaws X 2133 (2400 OC, 10-10-12-20-20, 1T, 1.65V) |
Video Card(s) | AMD Radeon 290 Sapphire Vapor-X |
Storage | Samsung 840 Pro 256GB, WD Velociraptor 1TB |
Display(s) | NEC Multisync LCD 1700V (Display Port Adapter) |
Case | AeroCool Xpredator Evil Blue Edition |
Audio Device(s) | Creative Labs Sound Blaster ZxR |
Power Supply | Seasonic 1250 XM2 Series (XP3) |
Mouse | Roccat Kone XTD |
Keyboard | Roccat Ryos MK Pro |
Software | Windows 7 Pro 64 |
In that Instance grab a 7970 6GAmong these options, my choice would be the GTX 970. The R9 280x is nice but very old and consumes a lot of power. The performance of the 970 is between 290-290x.
The 580 2048 and 570 are just a 580 with shaders dyked off.At those performance levels the extra VRAM doesnt really help
You're GPU limited long before it's an issue
Heres 4K tiny tinas wonderlands with all textures maxed out, almost reaching 12GB
Again, that's at 4K with maximum settings.
Theres no way a weaker GPU would use that much VRAM because you'd be at 5FPS before that happened
View attachment 276898
(I'll actually test 1080p medium and low for reference, gimme a second)
Hell screw what i was saying, i just saved 2GB of VRAM closing edge and steam
If you're out of VRAM, quit some background crap.
3.5GB to 4GB wont matter in tinas, it seems
(Edit: If you insist on DX12)
View attachment 276900
Ooooor i could change to DX11, quit edge, steam and discord and suddenly theres more than enough to go around (Overlays people! They use VRAM!)
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On the RX580's, you'd need to know what exact model they are, and if they've got the original BIOS
Are they 4GB or 8GB?
Are they 2048 shader or 2304 shaders?
(The 2048 are basically a 570, the performance difference is pretty large)
System Name | MightyX |
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Processor | Ryzen 9800X3D |
Motherboard | Gigabyte B650I AX |
Cooling | Scythe Fuma 2 |
Memory | 32GB DDR5 6000 CL30 |
Video Card(s) | Asus TUF RTX3080 Deshrouded |
Storage | WD Black SN850X 2TB |
Display(s) | LG 42C2 4K OLED |
Case | Coolermaster NR200P |
Audio Device(s) | LG SN5Y / Focal Clear |
Power Supply | Corsair SF750 Platinum |
Mouse | Corsair Dark Core RBG Pro SE |
Keyboard | Glorious GMMK Compact w/pudding |
VR HMD | Meta Quest 3 |
Software | case populated with Artic P12's |
Benchmark Scores | 4k120 OLED Gsync bliss |
System Name | Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load) |
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Processor | Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core) |
Motherboard | Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded) |
Cooling | Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate |
Memory | 2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V) |
Video Card(s) | Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W)) |
Storage | 2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2 |
Display(s) | Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) | Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) | Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144) |
Case | Fractal Design R6 |
Audio Device(s) | Logitech G560 | Corsair Void pro RGB |Blue Yeti mic |
Power Supply | Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY) |
Mouse | Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL |
Keyboard | Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps) |
VR HMD | Oculus Rift S + Quest 2 |
Software | Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware! |
Benchmark Scores | Nyooom. |
I have one here, so i get why people are saltySome interesting takes in this thread, overly salty even, I had a 970 from launch as my main card for 2 years and it was great, and kicks on to this day in a 1080p lanbox, until I heard about the issue I wouldn't have even realised it had the 3.5+0.5gb VRAM configuration, and certainly never once felt like it was "cripped". Probably not the optimal second hand choice circa day 1 2023 here but still a solid card that I doubt the vast majority would find fault with.
System Name | MightyX |
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Processor | Ryzen 9800X3D |
Motherboard | Gigabyte B650I AX |
Cooling | Scythe Fuma 2 |
Memory | 32GB DDR5 6000 CL30 |
Video Card(s) | Asus TUF RTX3080 Deshrouded |
Storage | WD Black SN850X 2TB |
Display(s) | LG 42C2 4K OLED |
Case | Coolermaster NR200P |
Audio Device(s) | LG SN5Y / Focal Clear |
Power Supply | Corsair SF750 Platinum |
Mouse | Corsair Dark Core RBG Pro SE |
Keyboard | Glorious GMMK Compact w/pudding |
VR HMD | Meta Quest 3 |
Software | case populated with Artic P12's |
Benchmark Scores | 4k120 OLED Gsync bliss |
I just had the lanbox up and running after reading this thread, i7 4790, 16gb DDR3 1600 and the 970, there's still games this thing can do high settings 1080p60+, and can stay over 100fps on OW2 on competitive settings, not bad at all for an 8+ year old bit of tech. Honestly this thing is a little 1080p beast. As unaffordable as the highest top end gear is, you really don't need it for 1080p gaming, not even close. Certainly cuts the mustard for a little lanbox / yuzu for switch games for my son.But they still perform well enough for 1080p gaming
I think the problem is that some people read GPU reviews and see FPS values at ultra settings and totally ignore that those results are sometimes 1/10th the speed you can achieve at lower settings in those same games
System Name | Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load) |
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Processor | Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core) |
Motherboard | Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded) |
Cooling | Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate |
Memory | 2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V) |
Video Card(s) | Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W)) |
Storage | 2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2 |
Display(s) | Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) | Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) | Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144) |
Case | Fractal Design R6 |
Audio Device(s) | Logitech G560 | Corsair Void pro RGB |Blue Yeti mic |
Power Supply | Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY) |
Mouse | Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL |
Keyboard | Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps) |
VR HMD | Oculus Rift S + Quest 2 |
Software | Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware! |
Benchmark Scores | Nyooom. |