My Computers
I've been custom building my own PC rigs since 1994. This page tracks the evolution of my various systems.
Desktop Hardware
PC hardware that can be found residing on my desk.
- 2021-NOW - Ver 7.2
- 32" BenQ EW3280U 3840x2160 16:9 HDR400 LED(IPS) Monitor (treVolo 2.1 audio)
- 22" BenQ GW2255 1920x1080 16:9 LCD Monitor
- 22" BenQ GW2255 1920x1080 16:9 LCD Monitor
- Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition TKL Keyboard (custom keycaps)
- Razer Basilisk X Hyperspeed Wireless Mouse
- Razer Firefly Gaming Mouse Mat
- Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless Gaming Headset
- Razer Kio Webcam
- HyperX Quadcast Microphone
- Mircrosoft Xbox One Controller (custom Red/White)
- 2020-2021 - Ver 7.0
- 32" BenQ EW3280U 3840x2160 16:9 HDR400 LED(IPS) Monitor (treVolo 2.1 audio)
- 22" BenQ GW2255 1920x1080 16:9 LCD Monitor
- 22" BenQ GW2255 1920x1080 16:9 LCD Monitor
- HyperX Alloy FPS Pro 87 Key Cherry MX Red Keyboard (custom keycaps)
- Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Mouse
- Razer Man O`War Wireless 7.1 Surround Sound Chroma Headset
- Logiech C925 Webcam
- HyperX Quadcast Microphone
- Mircrosoft Xbox One Controller (custom Red/White)
- 2019-2020 - Ver 6.1
- 34" Acer Predator X34 3440x1440 21:9 LED(IPS) Monitor
- 22" BenQ GW2255 1920x1080 16:9 LCD Monitor
- 22" BenQ GW2255 1920x1080 16:9 LCD Monitor
- Razer Blackwidow Chroma Gaming Mechanical Keyboard
- Razer Mamba Tournament Edition Chroma Mouse
- Razer Firefly Gaming Mouse Mat
- Razer Leviathan 5.1 channel sound bar (Toslink)
- Razer Man O`War Wireless 7.1 Surround Sound Chroma Headset
- Logiech C925 Webcam
- Razer Seiren X Microphone
- Mircrosoft Xbox One Controller (custom Black/Red)
- 2017-2019 - Ver 6.0
- 34" Acer Predator X34 4ms 100Hz 3440x1440 21:9 LED(IPS) Monitor
- 17" Samsung LCD 1280x1024 4:3 LCD Monitor
- Razer Blackwidow Chroma Gaming Mechanical Keyboard
- Razer Mamba Tournament Edition Chroma Mouse
- Razer Firefly Gaming Mouse Mat
- Razer Leviathan 5.1 channel sound bar (Toslink)
- Razer Man O`War Wireless 7.1 Surround Sound Chroma Headset
- Razer Seiren X Microphone
- Mircrosoft Xbox One Controller (custom Black/Red)
- 2015-2017 - Ver 5.0
- BenQ XL2720Z 1ms 144Hz 1920x1080 16:9 LED(TN) Monitor
- Logitech G710+ Keyboard
- Logitech G602 Mouse
- Logitch Z-640 70 watt 5.1 surround speakers (analog)
- Mircrosoft Xbox 360 Controller
- 2011-2015 - Ver 4.0
- 27.5" Hanns-G HG-281DPB 3ms Widescreen 16:10 LCD Monitor
- Logitech Mk550 Wave Wireless Keyboard
- Logitech Wireless Mouse
- Logitch Z-640 70 watt 5.1 surround speakers (analog)
- Roland MT-32 Sound Module
- Roland Sound Canvas (SC-55) Sound Module
- Mircrosoft Xbox 360 Controller
- 2008-2011 - Ver 3.5
- Samsung 225BW Black 22" 16:10 Widescreen LCD Monitor
- Logitech Mk550 Wave Wireless Keyboard
- Logitech Wireless Mouse
- Logitch Z-640 70 watt 5.1 surround speakers (analog)
- Roland MT-32 Sound Module
- Mircrosoft Xbox 360 Controller
- 2006-2008 - Ver 3.0
- Samsung 225BW Black 22" 16:10 Widescreen LCD Monitor
- Logitech Cordless Elite Duo Keyboard
- Logitech Wireless Mouse
- Logitch Z-640 70 watt 5.1 surround speakers (analog)
- 2003-2006 - Ver 2.0
- Samsung SyncMaster 997df 19" SVGA CRT
- Logitech Cordless Elite Duo Keyboard
- Logitech Wireless Mouse
- Logitch Z-640 70 watt 5.1 surround speakers (analog)
- 2000-2003 - Ver 1.0
- Viewsonic G90F 19" SVGA CRT
- Logitech Cordless Elite Duo Keyboard
- Logitech Wireless Mouse
- Yamaha 2.1 Stereo Speakers (analog)
PC VR Hardware
My Virtual Reality hardware setup and specs. For when meat-space is just too much.
- 2021-04-23 - Ver 4.0 - Oculus Quest 2
- HMD: Oculus Quest 2
- Display: Single Fast-Switch LCD (1832×1920px per eye) @ 120 Hz
- APU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
- RAM: 6 GB
- Storage: 256 GB
- Audio: HTC Vive Deluxe Audio Strap (adapted to fit)
- Input: Quest 2 Touch controllers
- Tracking: Inside-Out, built-in 4 camera system
- Connection: Wireless via Oculus AirLink, or wired via USB-C
- Note: Can also operate stand-alone without a PC
- 2019-08-16 - Ver 3.0 - Valve Index
- HMD: Valve Index Headset
- Display: RGB LCD 2880x1600 (1440x1600 per eye) @ 144 Hz
- Audio: 37.5mm off-ear speakers, built-in microphone
- Input: Valve Knuckles EV2 Controllers
- Tracking: SteamVR Room-Scale Tracking 2.0 (2x Lighthouses)
- Connection: Wired via USB 3.0 and HDMI
- 2019-04-25 - Ver 2.0 - Pimax 5K+
- HMD: Pimax 5K+
- Display: CLPL 5120x1440 (2560x1440 per eye) @ 90 Hz
- Audio: HTC Vive Deluxe Audio Strap (adapted to fit)
- Input: Valve Knuckles EV2 Controllers
- Tracking: SteamVR Room-Scale Tracking 1.0 (2x Lighthouses)
- Connection: Wired via USB 3.0 and HDMI
- 2016-06-22 - Ver 1.0 - Oculus Rift CV1
- HMD: Oculus Rift CV1 HMD
- Display: PenTile OLED 2160x1200 (1080x1200 per eye) @ 90 Hz
- Audio: Oculus Rift CV1 Built-In Headphones
- Input: Oculus Touch Controllers
- Tracking: USB Constellation IR (2x Sensors)
- Connection: Wired via USB 3.0 and HDMI
PC Hardware
Each of the following machines was custom built and configured by me.
Deadpool - Game Monster
My primary PC gaming and VR rig.
- 2020-12-11 - Ver 8.5 - cpu: Intel i9 9900K 5.0GHz, video: GeForce 3090 RTX
- MSI MPG Z390 Gaming PRO Carbon ATX motherboard (LGA1151) in custom built system
- Intel i9 9900K [14nm Coffee Lake, Octa Core, 5.0GHz, 16 MB L1 cache]
- 32.0 GB of GSkill DDR4 2400 RAM (4x 8GB)
- nVidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE [24GB GDDR6X, 10496 cores, 1695 Mhz] (PCIe 4.0 16x)
- 2TB Sabrent Rocket Q 2280 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD
- 4TB Samsung 860 QVO SATAIII SSD
- 960 GB SanDisk Ultra II SATAIII SSD
- Realtek ALC1220P 7.1 channel audio chip
- Case: NZXT S340
- PSU: EVGA Supernova G3 850W
- OS: Windows 10
- 2020-04-19 - Ver 8.1 - cpu: Intel i9 9900K 5.0GHz, video: GeForce 2080 RTX
- MSI MPG Z390 Gaming PRO Carbon ATX motherboard (LGA1151) in custom built system
- Intel i9 9900K [14nm Coffee Lake, Octa Core, 5.0GHz, 16 MB L1 cache]
- 32.0 GB of GSkill DDR4 2400 RAM (4x 8GB)
- MSI Gaming X GeForce RTX 2080 [8GB GDDR5X, 2944 cores, 1860 Mhz] (PCIe 3.0 16x)
- 2TB Sabrent Rocket Q 2280 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD
- 4TB Samsung 860 QVO SATAIII SSD
- 960 GB SanDisk Ultra II SATAIII SSD
- Realtek ALC1220P 7.1 channel audio chip
- Case: NZXT S340
- PSU: EVGA Supernova G2 750W
- OS: Windows 10
- 2019-04-19 - Ver 8.0 - cpu: Intel i9 9900K 5.0GHz, video: GeForce 2080 RTX
- MSI MPG Z390 Gaming PRO Carbon ATX motherboard (LGA1151) in custom built system
- Intel i9 9900K [14nm Coffee Lake, Octa Core, 5.0GHz, 16 MB L1 cache]
- 32.0 GB of GSkill DDR4 2400 RAM (4x 8GB)
- MSI Gaming X GeForce RTX 2080 [8GB GDDR5X, 2944 cores, 1860 Mhz] (PCIe 3.0 16x)
- 960 GB SanDisk Ultra II SATAIII SSD
- 960 GB SanDisk Ultra II SATAIII SSD
- Realtek ALC1220P 7.1 channel audio chip
- Case: NZXT S340
- PSU: EVGA Supernova G2 750W
- OS: Windows 10
- 2017-05-09 - Ver 7.1 - cpu: Intel i7 6700K 4.0GHz, video: GeForce 1080 GTX
- MSI Z170 Gaming M5 ATX motherboard (LGA1151) in custom built system
- Intel i7 6700K [14nm SkyLake, Quad Core, 4.0GHz, 8 MB L1 cache]
- 32.0 GB of GSkill DDR4 2400 RAM (4x 8GB)
- MSI Gaming X GeForce GTX 1080 [8GB GDDR5X, 2560 cores, 1822 Mhz] (PCIe 3.0 16x)
- 960 GB SanDisk Ultra II SATAIII SSD
- 960 GB SanDisk Ultra II SATAIII SSD
- Realtek ALC1150 7.1 channel audio chip
- Case: NZXT S340
- PSU: EVGA Supernova G2 750W
- OS: Windows 10
- 2016-03-25 - Ver 7.0 - cpu: Intel i7 6700K 4.0GHz, video: GeForce 970 GTX
- Renamed to: Deadpool
- MSI Z170 Gaming M5 ATX motherboard (LGA1151) in custom built system
- Intel i7 6700K [14nm SkyLake, Quad Core, 4.0GHz, 8 MB L1 cache]
- 16.0 GB of GSkill DDR4 2400 RAM (2x 8GB)
- EVGA (04G-P4-2974-KR) nVidia GeForce GTX 970 [4 GB GDDR5, 1664 cores, 1317 Mhz] (PCIe 3.0 16x)
- 960 GB SanDisk Ultra II SATAIII SSD
- Realtek ALC1150 7.1 channel audio chip
- Case: NZXT S340
- PSU: EVGA Supernova G2 750W
- OS: Windows 10
- 2014-11-06 - Ver 6.1 - cpu: Intel i5 3570 3.4GHz, video: GeForce 970 GTX
- Old Name: Moonshine
- MSI ZH77A-G43 ATX motherboard (LGA1155, Intel H77) in custom built system
- Intel i5 3570 [22nm Ivy Bridge, Quad Core, 3.4GHz, 6 MB L1 cache]
- 16.0 GB of GSkill DDR3 1600 RAM (4x 4GB)
- EVGA (04G-P4-2974-KR) nVidia GeForce GTX 970 [4 GB GDDR5, 1664 cores, 1317 Mhz] (PCIe 3.0 16x)
- 120 GB Intel 330 SATAIII SSD
- 1.0 TB Western Digital SATAII HDD
- DVD-RW
- Realtek ALC892 7.1 channel audio chip
- Case: Antec Sonata III ATX
- PSU: Antec 500W
- OS: Windows 7
- 2013-01-31 - Ver 6.0 - cpu: Intel i5 3570 3.4GHz Quad, video: GeForce 680 GTX
- MSI ZH77A-G43 ATX motherboard (LGA1155, Intel H77) in custom built system
- Intel i5 3570 [22nm Ivy Bridge, Quad Core, 3.4GHz, 6 MB L1 cache]
- 16.0 GB of GSkill DDR3 1600 RAM (4x 4GB)
- MSI (N680GTX-PM2D2GD5) nVidia GeForce GTX 680 [2 GB GDDR5, 1536 cores, 1058 Mhz] (PCIe 3.0 16x)
- 120 GB Intel 330 SATAIII SSD
- 1.0 TB Western Digital SATAII HDD
- DVD-RW
- Realtek ALC892 8 channel audio chip
- Case: Antec Sonata III ATX
- PSU: Antec 500W
- OS: Windows 7
- 2011-11-03 - Ver 5.5 - cpu: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4GHz, video: GeForce 560 GTX
- Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L mATX motherboard (LGA 775, Intel G31) in custom built system
- Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 [2.4GHz, 1066 Mhz FSB, 4 MB L1 cache]
- 4.0 GB of GSkill DDR2 800 RAM (2x 2GB)
- Gigabyte nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti [1 GB GDDR5, 384 cores, 900 Mhz] (PCIe 2.0 16x)
- 1.0 TB Western Digital SATAII HDD
- DVD-RW
- Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS PCI
- Case: Antec Sonata III ATX
- PSU: Antec 500W
- OS: Windows 7
- 2010-11-22 - Ver 5.1 - cpu: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4GHz, video: GeForce 250 GTS
- Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L mATX motherboard (LGA 775, Intel G31) in custom built system
- Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 [2.4GHz, 1066 Mhz FSB, 4 MB L1 cache]
- 4.0 GB of GSkill DDR2 800 RAM (2x 2GB)
- XFX nVidia GeForce 250 GTS [512 Mb GDDR3, 128 cores, 738 Mhz] (PCIe 16x)
- 1.0 TB Western Digital SATAII HDD
- DVD-RW
- Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS PCI
- Case: Antec Sonata III ATX
- PSU: Antec 500W
- OS: Windows 7
- 2008-10-09 - Ver 5.0 - cpu: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4GHz, video: GeForce 9800 GT
- Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L mATX motherboard (LGA 775, Intel G31) in custom built system
- Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 [1.86GHz, 1066 Mhz FSB, 4 MB L1 cache]
- 2.0 GB of GSkill DDR2 800 RAM (2x 1GB)
- BFG nVidia GeForce 9800 GT [512 meg] (PCIe 16x)
- 750 GB Western Digital SATA HDD
- DVD-RW
- Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS PCI
- Case: Antec Sonata III ATX
- PSU: Antec 500W
- OS: Windows 7
- 2005-09-28 - Ver 4.0 - cpu: AMD 64 4200+, video: GeForce 7800 GTX
- MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum nForce4 SLI ATX motherboard in custom built system
- AMD 64 4200+ CPU (X2 Dual Core Manchester) [1 Ghz FSB, 512 KB cache/core]
- 2.0 GB of Corsair DDR 400 RAM (2x 1GB)
- BFG nVidia GeForce 7800 GTX [256 meg] (PCIe 16x)
- 250 GB Western Digital IDE HDD
- Pioneer 16x DVD (slot)
- Sony Dual Layer DVD Burner
- Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS PCI
- Case: Enlight MID ATX
- PSU: Enlight 340W
- OS: Windows XP
- 2004-03-12 - Ver 3.5 - cpu: Intel 3.2 GHz P4, video: GeForce 6800 GTX
- MSI ATX motherboard in custom built system
- Intel 3.2 GHz Pentium 4 CPU (Prescott) [800 Mhz FSB, 1 meg L1 cache]
- 1.5 gigabytes of DDR 400 RAM (1x 1GB, 1x 512Mb)
- eVGA nVidia GeForce 6800 GTX [256Mb] (AGP 8x)
- 250 GB Western Digital IDE HDD
- Pioneer 16x DVD (slot)
- iomega 8x4x32 CD-RW
- Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live! PCI
- Case: Enlight MID ATX
- PSU: Enlight 340W
- OS: Windows XP
- 2003-09-29 - Ver 3.0 - cpu: Intel 3.2 GHz P4, video: Radeon 9800 Pro
- MSI ATX motherboard in custom built system
- Intel 3.2 GHz Pentium 4 CPU (Prescott) [800 Mhz FSB, 1 meg L1 cache]
- 1.5 gigabytes of DDR 400 RAM (1x 1GB, 1x 512Mb)
- ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128M (AGP 8x)
- 120 GB IDE (DMA133) HDD
- Pioneer 16x DVD (slot)
- iomega 8x4x32 CD-RW
- Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live! PCI
- Case: Enlight MID ATX
- PSU: Enlight 340W
- OS: Windows XP
- 2003-06-20 - Ver 2.0 - cpu: Intel 2.4 GHz P4, video: GeForce 3
- MSI ATX motherboard in custom built system
- Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz CPU
- 512 MB of DDR RAM (2x 256MB)
- nVidia GeForce 3 [64Mb] (AGP 4x)
- 250 GB Western Digital IDE HDD
- Pioneer 16x DVD (slot)
- Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live! PCI
- Case: Enlight MID ATX
- PSU: Enlight 340W
- OS: Windows XP
- 2001-08-24 - Ver 1.5 - cpu: Intel 800 MHz P3, video: 3Dfx VooDoo 5
- Abit BX6 2.0 ATX motherboard
- Intel Pentium 3 800MHz CPU
- 512 MB of RAM
- 3Dfx VooDoo 5 [32Mb] (AGP 2x)
- 80 GB Western Digital IDE HDD
- Pioneer 16x DVD (slot)
- Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live! PCI
- Case: Enlight MID ATX
- PSU: Enlight 340W
- OS: Windows 98se
- 1999-10-10 - Ver 1.0 - cpu: Intel 450 MHz P3, video: 3Dfx VooDoo 3
- Abit BX6 2.0 ATX motherboard
- Intel Pentium 3 450MHz CPU
- 512 MB of RAM
- 3Dfx VooDoo 3 [32Mb] (AGP 2x)
- 80 GB Western Digital IDE HDD
- Pioneer 16x DVD (slot)
- Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live! PCI
- Case: Enlight MID ATX
- PSU: Enlight 340W
- OS: Windows 98se
Sonic - How may I serve you?
Sonic is my NAS (network attached storage) workhorse. It's main purpose file (SMB) and media serving (Plex). It also hosts this website from a Debian QEMU VM. It is powered by the fantasic UnRaid OS (Linux Based).
- 2020-08-13 - Ver 8.0 - cpu: Intel Xeon E5-2620 V2 2.1GHz, video: Matrox G200
- Supermicro X9SRi-3F (LGA2011, Intel C606) in custom built system
- Intel Xeon E5-2620 V2 [22nm Ivy Bridge 6 Core (12 Thread), 2.1GHz, 15 MB L1 cache]
- 64.0 GB of Samsung DDR3 1333 RAM (4x 16GB)
- Matrox G200eW (integrated - primary video)
- MSI Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 [4GB GDDR6] (for Plex transcoding)
- (4x) 3 TB HGST SATAIII HDD - Array of 9 TB [1 parity, 3 data]
- (2x) 250 GB Samsung 840 SATAIII SSD (as write cache)
- Case: Antec Eleven Hundred V2
- PSU: Corsair 750W
- OS: UnRaid 6
- 2019-07-05 - Ver 7.0 - cpu: Intel Xeon E3-1220 V2 3.1GHz Quad, video: Matrox G200
- Supermicro X9SCL (LGA1155, Intel C202) in custom built system
- Intel Xeon E3-1220 V2 [22nm Ivy Bridge Quad Core, 3.1GHz, 8 MB L1 cache]
- 32.0 GB of Kingston DDR3 1333 RAM (4x 8GB)
- Matrox G200eW (integrated)
- (4x) 3 TB HGST SATAIII HDD - Array of 9 TB [1 parity, 3 data]
- (2x) 250 GB Samsung 840 SATAIII SSD (as write cache)
- Case: Antec Eleven Hundred V2
- PSU: Corsair 750W
- OS: UnRaid 6
- 2017-02-09 - Ver 6.5 - cpu: Intel i5 3570 3.4GHz Quad, video: Intel HD 2500
- MSI ZH77A-G43 ATX motherboard (LGA1155, Intel H77) in custom built system
- Intel i5 3570 [22nm Ivy Bridge Quad Core, 3.4GHz, 6 MB L1 cache]
- 16.0 GB of GSkill DDR3 1600 RAM (4x 4GB)
- Intel HD Graphics 2500 (integrated)
- (3x) 3 TB HGST SATAIII HDD - Array of 6 TB [1 parity, 2 data]
- 250 GB Samsung 840 SATAIII SSD (as write cache)
- Realtek ALC892 8 channel audio chip
- Case: NZXT S340
- PSU: SeaSonic 400W Fanless
- OS: UnRaid 6
- 2016-10-31 - Ver 6.0 - cpu: Intel i5 3570 3.4GHz Quad, video: GeForce GT 640
- MSI ZH77A-G43 ATX motherboard (LGA1155, Intel H77) in custom built system
- Intel i5 3570 [22nm Ivy Bridge Quad Core, 3.4GHz, 6 MB L1 cache]
- 16.0 GB of GSkill DDR3 1600 RAM (4x 4GB)
- Zotac GeForce GT 640 [2 GB, 384 Shader Cores, 900MHz Core / 1800Mhz Shader] (PCIe 3.0 16x)
- 250 GB Samsung 840 SATAIII SSD
- 3 TB HGST SATAIII HDD
- DVD-RW
- Realtek ALC892 8 channel audio chip
- Case: NZXT S340
- PSU: SeaSonic 400W Fanless
- OS: Debian Linux (Jessie)
- 2014-03-14 - Ver 5.0 - cpu: Intel Celeron 1037U
- Gigabyte GA-C1037UN Mini-ITX (NM70) motherboard in custom built system
- Intel Celeron 1037U 1.8 GHz CPU (dual core)
- 8 gigbytes of GSkill DDR3 1600 RAM
- Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core GPU (in CPU)
- 1.5 terabyte Hitachi 2.5" SATA HDD
- Realtek ALC887 Audio
- Realtek RTL8111 Gigabit NIC (WAN)
- Realtek RTL8111 Gigabit NIC (LAN)
- Case: Morex 557 Mini-ITX Case, Fan-less
- PSU: Mini-Box picoPSU-160-XT
- OS: Debian Linux (Squeeze)
- 2009-10-09 - Ver 4.0 - cpu: Intel Atom 330
- ASUS AT3N7A-I Mini-ITX (nVidia ION) motherboard in custom built system
- Intel Atom 330 1.6 GHz CPU (dual core)
- 2 gigbytes of GSkill DDR2 800 RAM
- nVidia 9400M (onboard PCIe)
- 1 terabyte Western Digital SATA HDD
- SATA DVD-ROM
- VIA VT1708S Audio
- Gigabit NIC (WAN)
- Intel e100 PCI 10/100 NIC (LAN)
- Case: Antec Sonata III ATX
- PSU: Antec 500W
- OS: Debian Linux (Lenny)
- 2007-08-18 - Ver 3.0 - cpu: Intel 750 Mhz Dual P3
- Tyan ATX motherboard in custom built system
- Dual Intel 750 MHz P3 CPUs (SMP)
- 384 megabytes of PC 100 RAM
- Matrox G200 AGP
- 120 gigabye Western Digital IDE HDD
- Pioneer 8x DVD (slot)
- Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live!
- Dual Intel e100 PCI 10/100 NICs
- Case: Enlight MID ATX
- PSU: Enlight 340W
- OS: Debian Linux (Etch)
- 2006-06-12 - Ver 2.0 - cpu: Intel 450Mhz P3
- Abit BX6 2.0 ATX motherboard
- Intel Pentium 3 450MHz CPU
- 256 Mb of RAM
- Matrox Millenium PCI
- 80 GB Western Digital IDE HDD
- Pioneer 16x DVD (slot)
- Dual Intel e100 PCI 10/100 NICs
- Case: Enlight MID ATX
- PSU: Enlight 340W
- OS: Debian Linux (Sarge)
- 2001-08-24 - Ver 1.0 - cpu: Intel Pentium Pro 200
- SuperMicro ATX motherboard
- Intel Pentium Pro 200
- 128 Mb of RAM
- Matrox Millenium PCI
- 80 GB Western Digital IDE HDD
- 16x CD-ROM
- Dual Intel e100 PCI 10/100 NICs
- Case: Enlight MID ATX
- PSU: Enlight 340W
- OS: Red Hat 6.0
Trooper - Retro Classics
This little white box of awesome is built to run classic console emulators using RetroArch and play retro style games on Steam.
- 2021-05-20 - Ver 1.75 - cpu: Intel 3.4Ghz i5, video: GTX 1080
- MSI Z270I mini-ITX motherboard
- Intel i5 7500 3.4 GHz CPU (Quad Core)
- 16.0 GB 3000 MHz DDR4 RAM
- MSI Gaming X nVidia GeForce GTX 1080 [8GB GDDR5X, 2560 cores, 1822 Mhz] (PCIe 3.0 16x)
- 500 GB WD Blue 3D NAND m.2 2280 SATAIII SSD
- 960 GB SanDisk Ultra II SATAIII SSD
- Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Snow Cube
- OS: Windows 10 Home
- 2019-06-12 - Ver 1.5 - cpu: Intel 3.4Ghz i5, video: 970 GTX
- MSI Z270I mini-ITX motherboard
- Intel i5 7500 3.4 GHz CPU (Quad Core)
- 16.0 GB 3000 MHz DDR4 RAM
- nVidia GeForce GTX 970 (4 GB GDDR5)
- 500 GB WD Blue 3D NAND m.2 2280 SATAIII SSD
- 960 GB SanDisk Ultra II SATAIII SSD
- Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Snow Cube
- OS: Windows 10 Home
- 2018-10-18 - Ver 1.0 - cpu: Intel 2.9Ghz Celeron, video: 970 GTX
- MSI Z270I mini-ITX motherboard
- Intel Celeron G3930 2.9 GHz CPU (Dual Core)
- 4.0 GB 2133 MHz DDR4 RAM
- nVidia GeForce GTX 970 (4 GB GDDR5)
- 128 GB m.2 Solid State hard drive
- Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Snow Cube
- OS: Batocera Linux
Portable Puter Power.
Computing needs, on the go.
- 2020-03-12 - Ver 7.0 - Pixelbook Go
- Pixelbook Go 13.3"
- Intel Core m3-8100Y CPU (Dual Core)
- 8.0 GB 2133 MHz DDR4 RAM
- Intel UHD 615 GPU (integrated in CPU)
- 64 GB m.2 SSD
- Onboard Sound chip
- 802.11ac Wireless NIC
- Bluetooth 4.1
- Integrated Camera
- OS: Chrome OS
- 2016-12-15 - Ver 6.0 - Razer Blade
- Razer Blade 14" QHD
- Intel i7-6700HQ 2.6 GHz CPU (Quad Core)
- 16.0 GB 2133 MHz DDR4 RAM
- nVidia GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB GDDR5)
- 512 GB m.2 Solid State hard drive
- Onboard Sound chip
- 802.11ac Wireless NIC
- Bluetooth 4.1
- Integrated Camera
- OS: Windows 10
- 2011-08-08 - Ver 5.0 - MacBook Air
- MacBook Air 13"
- Intel 1.7 GHz Core i5 CPU (Dual Core)
- 4.0 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 RAM
- Intel HD 3000 Integrated Video (384 MB)
- 250 GB SATA Solid State hard drive
- Onboard Sound chip
- 802.11n Wireless NIC
- Bluetooth
- Integrated Camera
- OS: OS X 10.7
- 2009-11-10 - Ver 4.0 - MacBook Pro
- MacBook Pro 15"
- Intel Core 2 Duo CPU
- 4.0 GB 1067 MHz DDR3 RAM
- Nvidia Integrated Video (256 MB)
- 500 GB SATA hard drive
- Onboard Sound chip
- 802.11n Wireless NIC
- Bluetooth
- Integrated Camera
- OS: OS X 10.6
- 2008-11-10 - Ver 3.0 - MacBook
- MacBook 13"
- Intel Core 2 CPU
- 1.0 GB DDR2 RAM
- Intel GMA 900 Integrated Video (256 MB)
- 500 GB SATA hard drive
- Onboard Sound chip
- 802.11g Wireless NIC
- Bluetooth
- Integrated Camera
- OS: OS X 10.5
- 2005-04-12 - Ver 2.0 - Toshiba Satellite
- Toshiba Satellite
- Intel 1.6 GHZ Pentium 4 CPU
- 1.0 GB DDR2 RAM
- Integrated Video
- 250 GB IDE hard drive
- Onboard Sound chip
- 802.11g Wireless NIC
- OS: Windows XP / Linux (Dual Boot)
- 2001-11-22 - Ver 1.0 - Toshiba Tecra
- Toshiba Tecra
- Intel 800 MHZ Pentium III CPU
- 512 MB RAM
- Integrated Video
- 80 GB IDE hard drive
- Onboard Sound chip
- 802.11b Wireless NIC (PCMCIA)
- OS: Windows 2000
Clank - "Does this thing still work?"
Clank has been retired. I no longer keep this one connected. The machine still exists, but it has been placed into storage. These days I can recreate most of what I used to do on it via emulation.
- 2012-10-03 - Ver 0.05 - Video, CPU, Mobo Replacement, Dxr3 removed
- Abit BX6 2.0 ATX motherboard in custom built system (replacement)
- Intel 700 MHz Pentium III CPU
- 512 megabytes of PC 100 DIMMS (64 megabytes as RAM swap drive)
- nVidia GeForce 4000 MX
- Dual 3dfx Voodoo 2 PCI in SLI mode
- 32 gigabyte IDE HDD (CF Card)
- Sony DVD-ROM
- 31/2 Floppy
- 51/4 Floppy
- Creative Labs Sound Blaster AWE 64 Gold ISA
- Dlink PCI 10/100 NIC
- Case: Antec Sonata III ATX
- PSU: SeaSonic 400W Fanless
- OS: Windows 98 se
- 2011-10-10 - Ver 0.04 - hdd: CF 32GB, Floppy, DVD, RAM
- Abit BX6 2.0 ATX motherboard in custom built system
- Intel 800 MHz Pentium III CPU
- 512 megabytes of PC 100 DIMMS (64 megabytes as RAM swap drive)
- nVidia GeForce 2 MX
- Dual 3dfx Voodoo 2 PCI in SLI mode
- 32 gigabyte IDE HDD (CF Card)
- Sony DVD-ROM
- 31/2 Floppy
- 51/4 Floppy
- Creative Labs Dxr3 mpeg2 decoder PCI
- Creative Labs Sound Blaster AWE 64 Gold ISA
- Dlink PCI 10/100 NIC
- Case: Antec Sonata III ATX
- PSU: SeaSonic 400W Fanless
- OS: Windows 98 se
- 2008-08-22 - Ver 0.03 - mobo: Abit 800Mhz P3, video: GeForce AGP
- Abit BX6 2.0 ATX motherboard in custom built system
- Intel 800 MHz Pentium III CPU
- 256 megabytes of PC 100 DIMMS
- nVidia GeForce 2 MX AGP
- Dual 3dfx Voodoo 2 PCI in SLI mode
- 20 gigabyte Seagate IDE HDD
- Creative Labs Encore 6X DVD
- 31/2 Floppy
- Creative Labs Dxr3 mpeg2 decoder PCI
- Creative Labs Sound Blaster AWE 64 Gold ISA
- Dlink PCI 10/100 NIC
- Case: Antec Sonata III ATX
- PSU: Antec 500W
- OS: Windows 98 se
- 2005-06-13 - Ver 0.02 - mobo: P200 MMX
- Micronics ATX motherboard in custom built system
- Pentium 200 MMX
- 256 megabytes of PC 100 DIMMS
- Matrox Millenium PCI
- Dual 3dfx Voodoo 2 PCI in SLI mode
- 20 gigabyte Seagate IDE HDD
- Creative Labs Encore 6X DVD
- 31/2 Floppy
- Creative Labs Dxr3 mpeg2 decoder PCI
- Creative Labs Sound Blaster AWE 64 Gold ISA
- Dlink PCI 10/100 NIC
- Case: Enlight MID ATX
- PSU: Enlight 340W
- OS: Windows 98 se
- 2003-02-15 - Ver 0.01
- Gateway 2000 motherboard in AT Full Tower case
- Pentium 120
- 128 megabytes of PC 100 DIMMS
- Matrox Millenium PCI
- Dual 3dfx Voodoo 2 PCI in SLI mode
- 20 gigabyte Seagate IDE HDD
- Creative Labs Encore 6X DVD
- 31/2 Floppy
- Creative Labs Dxr3 mpeg2 decoder PCI
- Creative Labs Sound Blaster AWE 64 Gold ISA
- Dlink PCI 10/100 NIC
- Case: Gateway 2000 Full Tower ATX
- PSU: 250W
- OS: Windows 98 se
Puter Archive
Here are the specs of puters from long, long time ago. Maintained for historical accuracy.
