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Hardware
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - CPU
| Cores: | 8 (8C) |
| Threads: | 16 |
| Turbo Clock: | 4.50GHz |
| Base Clock: | 3.40GHz |
| TDP: | 105W |
| Graphics: | no |
| Socket: | AMD AM4 |
| Chipset Compatibility: | A320, A520, B350, B450, B550, X300 [AM4], X370, X470, X570 |
| Windows 11 Support: | yes |
| Codename: | Vermeer [from 2020] |
| Architecture: | Zen 3 [from 2020] |
| Manufacturing: | 7nm (TSMC N7) [CCD], 12nm (GF 12nm) [IOD] |
| L2 Cache: | 4MiB (8x 512KiB) |
| L3 Cache: | 96MiB (1x 32MiB + 1x 64MiB 3D V-Cache) |
| Memory Controller: | Dual Channel DDR4, max. 128GB |
| Memory Compatibility: | DDR4-3200 (PC4-25600, 51.2GB/s) |
| Memory Compatibility DIMM: | DDR4-3200 (1DPC/1R), DDR4-3200 (1DPC/2R), DDR4-2933 (2DPC/1R), DDR4-2666 (2DPC/2R) |
| ECC Support: | yes |
| SMT: | yes |
| Remote Management: | no |
| Unlocked Multiplier: | no |
| CPU Features: | AES-NI, AMD-V, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, MMX(+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4a, x86-64 |
| System Compatibility: | 1 Socket (1S) |
| PCIe Lanes: | 24x PCIe 4.0 |
| Interface: | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| AI Performance (NPU): | N/A |
| Package Contents: | without CPU cooler |
| Launch: | 2022/Q2 (4/20/2022) |
| Segment: | Desktop |
| Stepping: | VMR-B2 |
| Max. Temperature: | 90°C (Tjmax) |
GIGABYTE B550M X AORUS Elite WIFI7 - Motherboard
| Form Factor: | µATX |
| Socket: | AM4 |
| Chipset: | B550 |
| RAM: | 4x DDR4 DIMM Slots, Dual Channel, max. 128GB UDIMM Non-ECC+ECC |
| RAM Data Rate: | DDR4-2400/DDR4-2666 (Athlon – Dali), DDR4-3200 (Ryzen 3000/Ryzen 4000/Ryzen 4000G/Ryzen 5000/Ryzen 5000G), DDR4-2400/DDR4-2666/DDR4-2933/DDR4-3200 (Ryzen 3000G) |
| Connectors: | 1x PCIe 4.0 x16, 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4), 1x M.2/M-Key (PCIe 4.0 x4, 2580/2280), 1x M.2/M-Key (PCIe 3.0 x4, 2280), 1x M.2/E-Key (2230, occupied with WiFi+BT module), 4x SATA 6Gb/s (B550), 1x USB 3.0 Header Key-A (5Gb/s, 1x USB-C), 1x USB 3.0 Header 20-Pin (5Gb/s, 2x USB-A), 1x USB 2.0 Header 9-Pin (480Mb/s, 2x USB-A), 1x Serial Header, 1x TPM Header, 1x CPU Fan 4-Pin PWM, 1x CPU Fan/Pump 4-Pin PWM, 1x Fan 4-Pin PWM, 1x Fan/Pump 4-Pin PWM, 1x 24-Pin ATX, 1x 8-Pin EPS12V, 1x 4-Pin RGB (+12V/G/R/B, max. 2A), 3x 3-Pin ARGB (+5V/DATA/GND, max. 3A, GIGABYTE Gen2) |
| external: | 1x DisplayPort 1.4 (HDCP 2.3, iGPU), 1x HDMI 2.1 (HDCP 2.3, iGPU), 1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gb/s), 4x USB-A 3.0 (5Gb/s), 2x USB-A 2.0 (480Mb/s), 3x 3.5mm Jack (Realtek ALC1220), 1x RJ-45 (2.5GBase-T, Realtek), 2x Antenna Connector Quick Connect |
| Audio: | Realtek ALC1220 |
| Wireless: | Wi-Fi 7 (WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be, 2×2, Realtek RTL8922AE), Bluetooth 5.4 |
| VRM Design: | 8+2, 10 virtual CPU phases (8+2) |
G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4-3600 CL16 2x16GB - Memory
| Form Factor: | DDR4 DIMM 288-Pin |
| Module Type: | UDIMM Non-ECC (Unbuffered) |
| Data Rate: | 3600MT/s |
| Modules: | 2x 16GB |
| OC Profile: | Intel XMP 2.0 |
| ECC: | N/A |
| JEDEC Module Designation: | PC4-28800U |
| Voltage: | 1.35V |
| Module Height: | 44mm |
| Casing: | Heatspreader |
| Lighting: | RGB (Standards: ASRock Polychrome RGB, ASUS Aura Sync, Gigabyte RGB Fusion, MSI Mystic Light Sync) |
| CAS Latency (CL): | 16 (8.89ns) |
| Row-to-Column (tRCD): | 16 (8.89ns) |
| Row Precharge (tRP): | 16 (8.89ns) |
| Active-to-Precharge (tRAS): | 36 (20.00ns) |
PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 6950 XT - GPU
| Model: | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT |
| Memory: | 16GB GDDR6, 256bit, 18Gbps, 2250MHz, 576GB/s |
| Base Clock: | 1925MHz (OC Profile) |
| Boost Clock: | 2116-2324MHz (Standard Profile), 2226-2435MHz (OC Profile) |
| Overclocking: | +125MHz Boost (OC Profile), +14MHz Boost (Standard Profile), +126MHz Game (OC Profile), +16MHz Game (Standard Profile), +65MHz Base (OC Profile) |
| Cooling: | 3x Axial Fans (2x 100mm + 90mm) with 0dB Zero-Fan Mode (up to 60°C) |
| TDP/TGP: | 335W (AMD) |
| Power Connectors: | 3x 8-Pin PCIe |
| Ports: | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| Interface: | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Special Features: | Lighting (RGB), Backplate, Clock Profiles (STD Mode/OC Mode), RGB Synchronization (3-Pin ARGB), illuminated ports |
| Overall Height: | Triple Slot |
| Dimensions: | 320x135x62mm (LxWxH) |
| Form Factor: | PCIe Card (full height) |
| Slot Bracket: | full height |
| GPU Compute Performance: | 49.15 TFLOPS (FP16), 24.58 TFLOPS (FP32), 1.54 TFLOPS (FP64) |
| Chip Architecture: | AMD RDNA 2 (from 2020/Q4) |
| Chip Designation: | Navi 21 (Navi 21 KXTX) |
| Chip Configuration Level: | Full Configuration (80/80 CU) |
| Chip Configuration: | 80CU (5120SP/320TMU/128ROP), 80 RT Cores, 4MiB L2 Cache |
| Chip Manufacturing: | TSMC N7 (7nm) |
| Chip Size: | 520mm², monolithic, 26.8 billion transistors |
| Chip Features: | Raytracing, AMD Infinity Cache (128MiB), HDCP 2.3 |
| Chip Usage: | Radeon RX 6950 XT, Radeon RX 6900 XT, Radeon RX 6800 XT, Radeon RX 6800, Radeon PRO W6900X, Radeon PRO W6800X Duo, Radeon PRO W6800X, Radeon PRO W6800 |
| API Support: | DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) / Vulkan 1.3 / OpenCL 2.1 / OpenGL 4.6 / Shader Model 6.7 |
| Transcoding Engine: | VCN 3.0, Info |
| Encoding: | H.265, H.264 |
| Decoding: | AV1, H.265, H.264, VP9, VC-1, MPEG-2 |
Lian Li O11 Dynamic Mini V2 - Case/Cooling/Power Supply
| Fans: | 7 total |
| Top: | 2x 140mm, 2000rpm, Corsair ML140 PRO RGB |
| Bottom: | 3x 120mm, 300-1700rpm, 1.87mmH₂O, 100.75m³/h (59.29 CFM), 28.5dB(A) (Reverse) 10° inclined |
| right side: | 2x 120mm, 300-1700rpm, 1.87mmH₂O, 100.75m³/h (59.29 CFM), 28.5dB(A) (Reverse) |
| CPU-Cooler: | Corsair Hydro Series H115i RGB Platinum |
| Power Supply: | Corsair RMx Series RM850x (2018) +CableMod PRO ModMesh Kit, carbon |
| Power: | 850 W |
| Cooling: | 140mm Fan |
| Noise: | 20dba |
| Efficiency: | 80 PLUS Gold |
| Type: | E-ATX |
LG UltraGear GP8 27GP850P-B (27") - Main Monitor
| Function: | Monitor, stationary |
| Diagonal: | 27″ (68.6cm), Class: 26″-27″ |
| Resolution: | 2560×1440 (WQHD), 16:9, 109ppi |
| Refresh Rate: | 165Hz (180Hz OC, 2560×1440) |
| Brightness SDR: | 320cd/m² (typ.) |
| Brightness HDR: | 400cd/m² (typ.) |
| Response Time: | 1ms (GtG) |
| Panel: | IPS (AH-IPS, Nano IPS), Manufacturer: LG Display |
| Color Depth: | 10bit (1.07 billion colors, 8bit+2bit FRC) |
| Display Surface: | anti-glare/anti-reflective |
| Backlight: | LED, blue light filter |
| Contrast: | 1,000:1 (static) |
| HDR: | DisplayHDR 400 (VESA certified), HDR10 |
| Viewing Angle: | 178°/178° |
| Shape: | flat |
| Variable Sync: | Adaptive Sync, AMD FreeSync Premium certified (48-165Hz via DisplayPort, 48-144Hz via HDMI, with LFC support, without HDR), NVIDIA G-Sync Compatible certified (60-165Hz via DisplayPort) |
| Motion Blur Reduction: | VESA ClearMR 7000 |
| Connectors: | 1x DisplayPort 1.4 (165Hz@2560×1440, 180Hz@2560×1440 OC), 2x HDMI 2.0 (144Hz@2560×1440), 1x USB-B 3.0 (Upstream, 5Gb/s), 2x USB-A 3.0 (Downstream, 5Gb/s), 1x 3.5mm Jack Line-Out, 1x DC-In Barrel Connector (Power) |
| Bandwidth: | approx. bandwidth: 19.91Gb/s @ 180Hz, 18.25Gb/s @ 165Hz, 15.93Gb/s @ 144Hz HDMI 2.0 max. bandwidth: 14.4Gb/s DisplayPort 1.4 max. bandwidth: 25.92Gb/s |
| sRGB: | 99% |
| DCI-P3: | 98% |
| LUT (Lookup Table): | Factory calibration |
| Speakers: | N/A |
| Controls: | Joystick/Control Pad |
| Ergonomics: | Stand, height-adjustable (110mm), Pivot (+90°), tiltable (+15°/-5°), headphone holder |
| VESA: | 100×100 (occupied) |
| Power Consumption: | 65W (maximum), 48W (typical), 0.3W (standby) |
| Energy Efficiency SDR (A to G): | 24kWh/1000h (F) |
| Energy Efficiency HDR (A to G): | 50kWh/1000h (G) |
| Features: | Security lock (Kensington Security Slot), Picture-in-Picture, HDCP 2.2, without smart functions or operating system |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio: | 89.69% (calculated) |
| Dimensions: | 614.2×465.9×291.2mm (WxHxD) with stand compressed, 614.2×575.9×291.2mm (WxHxD) with stand extended, 614.2×364.8×51.7mm (WxHxD) without stand |
| Weight: | 6.30kg (with stand), 4.20kg (without stand) |
| Color: | Back: black/red, Stand: black/red, Bezel: black |
| Power Supply: | external |
Kingston KC3000 PCIe 4.0 NVMe 1TB - SSD
| Capacity: | 1TB (equivalent to approx. 931.32GiB or 0.91TiB) |
| Form Factor: | Solid State Module (SSM) |
| Size: | M.2 2280 |
| Interface: | M.2/M-Key (PCIe 4.0 x4) |
| Read: | 7000MB/s |
| Write: | 6000MB/s |
| IOPS 4K: | 900K read, 1000K write |
| Memory Modules: | 3D NAND TLC, Kioxia, 112 Layer (BiCS5) |
| TBW: | 800TB, corresponds to 800 write cycles (TBW/Capacity) |
| Reliability Rating: | 1.8 million hours (MTBF) |
| Controller: | Phison PS5018-E18, 8 channels |
| DRAM Cache: | yes, DDR4 |
| Protocol: | NVMe 1.4 |
| Power Consumption: | 6.3W (maximum), 2.8W (active), 330mW (idle), 5mW (sleep mode) |
| Dimensions: | 80x22x2.21mm (without heatsink) |
| Features: | Heatspreader (graphene) |
Periphery
| Mouse: | Logitech G309 |
| Keyboard: | Keychron K1 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard (Banana Switches) |
| Headphone: | HyperX Cloud III Wireless |
| Soundsystem: | Wavemaster Moody 2.1 |
| WebCam: | Logitech C920 HD PRO |
| Gamepads: | Microsoft XBox One Controller + Wireless-Connector for Windows Logitech Cordless Rumblepad 2 (Refresh) |
| Printer: | Canon Maxify MB5150 |
Operating System
| Configuration: | Dual-Boot (2 operating systems) |
| Operating System 1: | CachyOS |
| Installation Drive: | Kingston SSD |
| Operating System 2: | Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit, Extended Security Updates (ESU) |
| Installation Drive: | Samsung SSD, 256GB |
| Bootloader: | GRUB |
| Boot Mode: | UEFI without Secure Boot |
Internet Connection
| Provider: | Telekom |
| Connection Type: | VDSL |
| Plan: | MagentaZuhause XL |
| Download Speed: | 250 Mbit/s (max.) |
| Upload Speed: | 40 Mbit/s (max.) |
| Router: | Speedport Smart 4 Type B |
| WLAN Standard: | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) |
| Ping/Latency: | 5ms |
– History –
A lot of hardware has accumulated over the years. In 2002 I got my first PC for me all by myself. Since then I always assemble my computer myself.
Processors
| now | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D |
| 2023 | AMD Ryzen 5 5600 |
| 2018-2023 | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
| 2010-2018 | AMD Phenom II X4 955 (C3) |
| 2009-2010 | Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 (M0) |
| 2009 | Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 (R0) |
| 2008-2009 | Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180 |
| 2007-2008 | Intel Pentium D925 |
| 2005-2007 | AMD Athlon 64 3700+ |
| 2002-2005 | AMD Athlon XP 2200+ |
Graphicscards
| now | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT – PowerColor |
| 2023-2024 | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT – PowerColor |
| 2020-2023 | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT – MSI |
| 2019-2020 | AMD Radeon RX 570 – ASUS |
| 2015-2019 | nVidia GeForce GTX 960 – EVGA |
| 2011-2015 | nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti – EVGA |
| 2009-2011 | nVidia GeForce GTX 260² – Zotac |
| 2008-2009 | nVidia GeForce 9600 GT – XFX |
| 2008 | nVidia GeForce 8600 GTS – Leadtek |
| 2006-2008 | nVidia GeForce 7900GT – XFX |
| 2006 | nVidia GeForce 6800 GS – Gigabyte |
| 2005-2006 | nVidia GeForce 6600 GT – MSI |
| 2004-2005 | nVidia GeForce FX 5200 – Albatron |
| 2002-2004 | ATi Rage 128 |
Mainboards
| now | GIGABYTE B550M X AORUS Elite WIFI7 – Socket AM4 |
| 2018-2026 | MSI X470 Gaming Pro Carbon – Socket AM4 |
| 2010-2018 | GigaByte GA-870GA-UD3 – Socket AM3 |
| 2008-2010 | MSI P35 Neo2-FR – Socket 775 |
| 2007-2008 | GigaByte P35C-DS3R – Socket 775 |
| 2005-2007 | Asus A8N-E – Socket 939 |
| 2002-2005 | AsRock -unknown- |
Memory
| now | G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4-3600 CL16 Kit (2x16GB) |
| 2021-2024 | Crucial Ballistix RGB 32GB DDR4-3200 CL16 Kit (2x16GB) |
| 2018-2021 | Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4-3000 CL16 Kit (2x8GB) |
| 2015-2018 | Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB DDR3-1600 CL9 Kit (2x4GB) |
| 2011-2015 | Kingston 16GB DDR3-1333 CL9 Kit (4x4GB) |
| 2010-2011 | Kingston 8GB DDR3-1333 CL9 Kit (4x2GB) |
| 2008-2010 | G.Skill 4GB DDR2-1000 CL5 Kit (2x2GB) |
| 2007-2008 | Geil 2GB DDR2-800 CL4 Kit (2x1GB) |
| 2002-2007 | -unknown- DDR |