Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksExport to PDFBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== Tony PC ====== This section documents the list of desktop computers I have built and used. \\ My usage is basically the equivalent of the PC of Theseus, where parts have been swapped in and out. ===== Tony PC 1.0 ===== * Built: March 2014 * CPU: Intel Core i3 4130 * M/B: Asus Z87-Plus * RAM: 2x4 GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600MT/s * HDD: 500GB WD Caviar Blue 7200RPM HDD * ODD: TSST DVD Writer * PSU: Corsair CX430 430W 80+ Bronze * Non-modular * CASE: Corsair Carbide 200R * Designed to at least have some upgrade room (see Intel 5th gen LOL) * Alternative was Bulldozer. * No GPU. No SSD. * Yes, Z87 board for a non-unlocked i3 (only Z boards allowed overclocking, and the original plan was for a 4770k). ==== Tony PC 1.1 ==== * Added a used Gigabyte GTX 660 (2 GB) bought from Kijiji * Uses 1x 6pin * At the time, the Nvidia 900 series and AMD 290x was just coming out, so these were dropping in price. ==== Tony PC 1.2 ==== * Added a 500 GB Samsung 860 Evo SATA SSD (new) * Cost over $100 at the time. (laughs in $80 2TB SSD now) ==== Tony PC 1.3 ==== * Upgraded 2018, Cost ~$100 * Added 2x8 GB Kingston Fury (new) * 1866 MT/s, running 1600 to match. * 4/4 DIMM used. ==== Tony PC 1.4 ==== * Upgraded 2018. Cost over $200 iirc. * Replaced the Core i3 4130 with a Core i7 4770k (used) * Bought Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo * Walked 5 km with it in my hand from Canada Computers on the side of the road on the way back from work. ==== Tony PC 1.5 ==== * Upgraded 2020. Cost: $200 (used from Kijiji) * Replaced the Gigabyte GTX 660 for an MSI Armor RX 480. * Uses 1x8 pin (max of CX 430) * Also bought on the way back from work at a Tim Hortons. * Seriously concerned me about overloading PSU with i7 and GPU, 12v rail ran at 11.9V ==== Tony PC 1.99 ==== * Final resting spot of PC 1.x * Case: Cooler Master N400 * GPU: Downgraded to GTX 660 * HDD: Downgraded to WD Blue 500GB 7200RPM * HDD2: WD Blue 5400RPM * Shucked from old Mybook * Rebadged WD green (but CMR) * 4770k/Z87/24GB RAM as core platform * Remaining parts moved to TonyPC 2.0 ===== Tony PC 2.0 ===== * Built: Fall 2020 * CPU: 2x Intel Xeon E5 2650 v2 * 8 cores at 2.6 GHz * MB: Supermicro X9DRL-iF * Lots of PCIe and PCI * 4 DIMM per CPU * 8 SATA ports * RAM: 4x8GB Samsung DDR3 1600MT/s ECC * SSD: Samsung 860 Evo 500GB SATA (carried over from PC 1.5) * HDD: Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB * Shucked * Helium filled 7200RPM * PSU: Antec Earthwatt Gold 750W * 80+ Gold * Semi modular * Chosen for being on sale and ok. * 2x 8Pin CPU. * Case: Corsair Carbide 200R (from PC 1.x) * Why not the N400? The EATX motherboard did not fit. * Had to rip out half the standoffs to get the server board in there * Coolers: 2x Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO * Board came with passive coolers. * Might have been fine, but I went overkill. * Turns out Xeons are efficient. Max temp < 60C * PCI slot: Creative Soundblaster Live * From eBay ~$20 * Needed audio since server board has none * Wanted something PCI to use up that unused PCI slot * PCIe slot: Inateck USB 3.0 * From Amazon, ~$30 * Chosen for Linux support and not having reviews of cooking peripherals * USB 3.0 does not work, has run in 2.0 only on Linux for years. * Purchased after I cooked 2 of the 4 USB ports on the motherboard due to overcurrent * Also needed for front panel USB * PCIe slot: Fenwi AX200 * Has linux drivers. needed wifi. ==== Tony PC 2.1 ==== * HDD1: 10TB Barracuda Pro (shucked) * HDD2: 14TB WD Red (from WD) * Was DOA. * Had to get WD to replace it. * HDD3: 8TB Toshiba X300 * ODD: LG Blu Ray Burner * Samsung ODD died. Should have repurposed the lasers in hindsight - oh well. * SSD1: Samsung 870 Evo SATA * The 860 Evo died. * Retailer said ask Samsung * Samsung said ask retailer. * Retailer sent it in. Could not repair. Gave 870 evo instead. ==== Tony PC 2.2 ==== * GPU: AMD RX 6700XT * Indirectly sponsored by Felipe * Old RX 480 moved to Tony PC 1.99, only to be brought back. * SSD1: Samsung 250GB OEM NVMe * Motherboard can not boot from PCIe. * Supermicro has some X9 boards with update that do. not this. * Move GRUB onto a thumb drive, stick into internal USB port. * PC boots to USB with GRUB, which starts Linux, which mounts rootfs on the NVMe, since Linux has NVMe drivers. * Swapped HDD with NAS * WD Red 14TB moved to NAS (as WD Red is meant for) * Seagate Barracuda Pro 10 TB (a second one - also shucked) moved from NAS to PC ==== Tony PC 2.99 ==== * Final resting spot of PC 2.x * Now used for Proxmox * Turns out lots of CPU cores and server motherboard are well suited for - server applications. * Xeon 2650v2 / X9DRL-IF / 32 GB ECC. * GPU: AMD RX 480 (good Linux support - used for gaming VM and video encoding) * SSD1: Samsung 870 Evo 500GB (from PC 2.1) * SSD2: Kingston A400 480GB (from NAS) * HDD1: WD Red Plus 14TB (from NAS) * HDD2: Toshiba X300 (from PC 2.1) * HDD3: WD Blue 4TB SMR (from NAS) * Corsair 200R ===== Tony PC 3.0 ===== Newly getting build after move to USA. * CPU: AMD Ryzen 7900X (used) * M/B: MSI X670-P Wifi * Bad board, but at the same cost as a B650, may as well have the extra M.2 * We shall see... * RAM: 2x32GB DDR5 5600 (used) * Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 * SSD1: 500GB WD SN750, PCIe 3x4 (from Laptop) * SSD2: 2TB Micro 1100 (used) * HDD1: Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (shucked, from PC 2.1) * HDD2: Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (shucked, from PC 2.2/NAS) * Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 (new) * Cheap. Looks very outdated. Has HDD mounting. * 3x 3.5", also going to convert 5.25" into HDD mount. * I hate expensive cases. If it holds the components, good enough. * I don't even put side panels on. Nor do I cable manage. Who cares. * $30 cheaper then N400 (previous near favorite case) * PSU: Corsair RM1000x (used) * 80+ Gold Basically bought everything off ebay. machines/tonypc.txt Last modified: 2023-08-05 03:53by Tony