Mini ITX
It started off with just upgrading the i3 processor...
...and turned into a bad a$$ custom built machine you can't get anywhere. My first debate was to buy a 3 year old i7 for ~$300 or get a fairly new Ryzen 5 with 6 cores and 12 threads for half the cost. I've been an AMD fan for years but didn't have good experiences with bulldozer or the Ryzen 5 2400G (Didn't play well with Linux). After looking at a lot of reviews, benchmarks and youtubes, I landed on the Ryzen 5 2600
Picking out a new motherboard was next on the list, so I started looking at X470 and B450 ITX boards.
Hardware Specs
| Part | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Ryzen 5 2600 | $164.99 |
| Motherboard | ASUS ROG Strix B450-I | $149.52 |
| Graphics | EVGA Nvidia GTX 1060 3GB | **$105.50 |
| Memory | CORSAIR Vengeance RGB PRO 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3000MHz | $129.99 |
| Storage-1 | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2 | *$95.32 |
| Storage-2 | Kingston Digital SA1000M8/240G A1000 240GB PCIe NVMe M.2 2280 | $49.99 |
| Power | Corsair CX Series 450 Watt 80 Plus Bronze | *$42.49 |
| AIO | DEEPCOOL Gamer Storm CAPTAIN 120EX RGB-AIO CPU Liquid Cooler | $62.95 |
| Case | Materials, Fans, Accesories, etc | ***$100.00 |
| Total Cost | $900.75 |
- 2016 Purchase*
- Used**
- Estimated***
Pictures
Last update: September 23, 2020