I've have decided I need to know what all this AMD stuff is about. The last time I have some of their kit was a 1.4ghz Thunderbird back in 2000 which quite happily hi 1.8ghz underneath a Thermaltake DragonOrb 3 (7000rpm!!) so I am a bit outside the loop and need to catch up.
And what better way to do that than by going BIG on RGB and shoving two new Ryzen systems into one case? Nothing! That's right - there is NO BETTER WAY than to shove two new Ryzen systems into one case. I dare you to go out and find one, but you'll be gone a long time, will come back empty handed and won't get to see the absolute disaster my life is going to be, illuminated by £800 worth of RGB-ALL-THE-THINGS. So heed my words.
Right then. The stuff. Apologies to Overclockers but the number of 'Out of Stock' things on this list, plus my blooming mid-life crisis and deteriorating sense of self-worth mean that I have had to source the following parts from other avenues in oder to satisfy my desperate need to distract myself from an uninspiring existence which I have grown cold and detached from, but as the case was bought from here I am sure they won't begrudge me this. If I hadn't bought the case, I wouldn't have any reason to have splurged all of the following:
My basket at Overclockers UK:
It's all going in the Phanteks Mini XL DS because I am obsessed with my Enthoo Primo and have no sense of adventure, which is why my girlfriend argues with me all the time and I have moved out again. Having beautiful lines and a pleasing '2001 Space Odyssey monolith' vibe, perhaps I can evolve (oh my god evolve, Evolv... are Phanteks Arthur C Clarke fans too?) to the next stage of human self-awareness? Nah, but I can run **** TONNES OF RGB!!!
RGB ALL THE THINGS!
This is going to happen.
See that stuff in my signature about an i7 4790k system? Oculus I call her. She's old now and I feel past her prime even though she is running a 1070 GTX and my Oculus Rift (of course). I also want to have a system that I can use to host SQL servers and stuff, but need them to be independently active. So I'm gouging out her eyes and sticking them in a brand new system, while the rest of her will sit in the dark, wondering where the 3D went. There there, Oculus; you will be reborn and will have a conjoined twin (stunted and mentally challenged by comparison) to grow out of your shared body. Won't that be fun? He'll be useless at playing games, but will be a whiz at calculations and dredging his memory to tell me the answers to whatever queries I demand of him. Kinda like Master Blaster from Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome - together you will form a powerful team, but ultimately will be HORRIFIC to look at.
RGB EVERYTHING!!
I have already got an EVGA 1200w Platinum just LYING AROUND from the last time I lost a PSU (plot twist: The psu was fine and the z97 Rampage Formula was dead from 5 years of overclocking - meh.)
so that will be powering the matx element.
This is going to go so well. So, so well. I cannot see myself regretting this one little bit.
Stay tuned - I might manage to get my camera out at some point.
And what better way to do that than by going BIG on RGB and shoving two new Ryzen systems into one case? Nothing! That's right - there is NO BETTER WAY than to shove two new Ryzen systems into one case. I dare you to go out and find one, but you'll be gone a long time, will come back empty handed and won't get to see the absolute disaster my life is going to be, illuminated by £800 worth of RGB-ALL-THE-THINGS. So heed my words.
Right then. The stuff. Apologies to Overclockers but the number of 'Out of Stock' things on this list, plus my blooming mid-life crisis and deteriorating sense of self-worth mean that I have had to source the following parts from other avenues in oder to satisfy my desperate need to distract myself from an uninspiring existence which I have grown cold and detached from, but as the case was bought from here I am sure they won't begrudge me this. If I hadn't bought the case, I wouldn't have any reason to have splurged all of the following:
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 2 x Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO Black 16GB 3600 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Kit= £95.99
- 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Quad Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) APU with RX Vega 11 Graphics - Retail= £128.99
- 1 x Gigabyte B450-I AORUS PRO WIFI (Socket AM4) Mini-ITX Motherboard= £115.99
- 1 x Gigabyte B450 AORUS M (Socket AM4) DDR4 MATX Motherboard= £83.99
- 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £179.99
- 1 x Silverstone Strider SFX 600W Fully Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply (SST-SX600-G)= £89.99
- 1 x Phanteks Mini-XL DS Micro-ATX + Mini-ITX Case - Black= £89.99
Total: £896.82 (includes shipping: £15.90)
It's all going in the Phanteks Mini XL DS because I am obsessed with my Enthoo Primo and have no sense of adventure, which is why my girlfriend argues with me all the time and I have moved out again. Having beautiful lines and a pleasing '2001 Space Odyssey monolith' vibe, perhaps I can evolve (oh my god evolve, Evolv... are Phanteks Arthur C Clarke fans too?) to the next stage of human self-awareness? Nah, but I can run **** TONNES OF RGB!!!
RGB ALL THE THINGS!
This is going to happen.
See that stuff in my signature about an i7 4790k system? Oculus I call her. She's old now and I feel past her prime even though she is running a 1070 GTX and my Oculus Rift (of course). I also want to have a system that I can use to host SQL servers and stuff, but need them to be independently active. So I'm gouging out her eyes and sticking them in a brand new system, while the rest of her will sit in the dark, wondering where the 3D went. There there, Oculus; you will be reborn and will have a conjoined twin (stunted and mentally challenged by comparison) to grow out of your shared body. Won't that be fun? He'll be useless at playing games, but will be a whiz at calculations and dredging his memory to tell me the answers to whatever queries I demand of him. Kinda like Master Blaster from Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome - together you will form a powerful team, but ultimately will be HORRIFIC to look at.
RGB EVERYTHING!!
I have already got an EVGA 1200w Platinum just LYING AROUND from the last time I lost a PSU (plot twist: The psu was fine and the z97 Rampage Formula was dead from 5 years of overclocking - meh.)
so that will be powering the matx element.
This is going to go so well. So, so well. I cannot see myself regretting this one little bit.
Stay tuned - I might manage to get my camera out at some point.
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