Ryzen PC
This was my third new desktop PC and fifth new PC overall (the fourth new PC being the Lenovo Thinkpad T470 laptop) replacing Core i7 860 PC after over 13 years of use. All parts were ordered on the 15th, 16th and 17th of June 2023 with assembly starting at 11:@6am on the 20th.
The performance of this machines predecessor was getting quite bad in its final years, something I'd like to avoid with this one. For that reason AMDs AM5 platform was chosen in the hope of being able to easily do a CPU upgrade after a few years. The PC overall was specced and ordered in quite a short timeframe so a number of component choices were made based on what was currently in stock rather than what was best or cheapest. The motherboard in particular was not my first choice, but more appropriate cheaper options were out of stock and I didn't want to delay weeks or months waiting for that to change.
Initial Specifications
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X, 8 cores/16 threads |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Asus TUF Gaming X670E-PLUS Wi-Fi |
| RAM | G-Skill Flare X5 32Gb |
| VGA | CPU integrated GeForce GTX 1660 Super (on loan from a friend) |
| Storage | Samsung 980 Pro 2TB NVMe (PCIe 4.0) Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB NVMe (PCIe 3.0) External USB-3 Blu-ray burner (orginally bought for the Thinkpad T470) |
| PSU | Corsair RM850e ATX3.0 850W |
| Case | Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact, black, dark tint |
| CPU Cooler | Noctua NH-D15 |
| Display | 2x LG Flattron L246WHX-BN 24" wide-screen (inherited from the previous machine) |
| OS | Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM |
Likely future upgrades:
- Modern GPU to replace the one thats currently on loan from a friend
- More storage (there are two NVMe slots available - one PCIe 4.0 and one PCIe 5.0, plus two free SATA ports)
- Double RAM to 64GB (there are currently two free slots)
- New CPU in a few years - probably whatever the final CPU compatible with the motherboard and/or AM5 platform is
- Perhaps a Thunderbolt/USB4 card
Photos
A pile of parts
Assembled