My Computers
A journey though generations of my computer hardware.
Desktop Hardware
PC hardware that can be found residing on my desk.
I've been custom building my own PC rigs since 1994. This page tracks the evolution of my various systems.
Pick a Year:
- 2024-NOW - Ver 8.2
- Monitor 38" BenQ EW3880R 3840x1600 21:9 LED(IPS)
- Monitor 22" BenQ GW2255 1920x1080 16:9 LCD
- Monitor 22" BenQ GW2255 1920x1080 16:9 LCD
- Audio BenQ treVolo 2.1 (in monitor)
- Keyboard Razer Blackwidow TE V2 TKL
- Mouse Razer Basilisk V3 Wired
- Pad Razer Firefly
- Headset Razer Kraken V4 Pro
- Camera Razer Kio
- Mic Razer Seiren V3 Chroma
- Joystick Mircrosoft Xbox One Elite
- Bias Razer Chroma Wireless ARGB
- Panel Elgato Stream Deck+
- 2023-2024 - Ver 8.0
- Monitor 38" BenQ EW3880R 3840x1600 21:9 LED(IPS)
- Monitor 22" BenQ GW2255 1920x1080 16:9 LCD
- Monitor 22" BenQ GW2255 1920x1080 16:9 LCD
- Audio BenQ treVolo 2.1 (in monitor)
- Keyboard Razer Blackwidow TE V2 TKL
- Mouse Razer Basilisk V3 Wired
- Pad Razer Firefly
- Headset Razer BlackShark V2 Pro
- Camera Razer Kio
- Mic HyperX Quadcast
- Joystick Mircrosoft Xbox One Elite
- Bias Razer Chroma Wireless ARGB
- 2022-2023 - Ver 7.2
- Monitor 32" BenQ EW3280U 3840x2160 16:9 LED(IPS)
- Monitor 22" BenQ GW2255 1920x1080 16:9 LCD
- Monitor 22" BenQ GW2255 1920x1080 16:9 LCD
- Audio BenQ treVolo 2.1 (in monitor)
- Keyboard Razer Huntsman TE TKL
- Mouse Razer Basilisk X Wireless
- Pad Razer Firefly
- Headset Razer BlackShark V2 Pro
- Camera Razer Kio
- Mic HyperX Quadcast
- Joystick Mircrosoft Xbox One
- Bias Razer Chroma Wireless ARGB
- 2020-2022 - Ver 7.0
- Monitor 32" BenQ EW3280U 3840x2160 16:9 LED(IPS)
- Monitor 22" BenQ GW2255 1920x1080 16:9 LCD
- Monitor 22" BenQ GW2255 1920x1080 16:9 LCD
- Audio BenQ treVolo 2.1 (in monitor)
- Keyboard HyperX Alloy FPS Pro 87 Key Cherry MX Red
- Mouse Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless
- Pad Razer Man O`War Wireless 7.1 Chroma
- Headset Logiech C925
- Mic HyperX Quadcast
- Joystick Mircrosoft Xbox One
- Bias USB RGB Light Strip
- 2019-2020 - Ver 6.1
- Monitor 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
- Audio Razer Leviathan 5.1
- Keyboard Razer Blackwidow Chroma
- Mouse Razer Mamba Tournament Edition Chroma
- Pad Razer Firefly
- Headset Razer Man O`War Wireless 7.1 Chroma
- Camera Logiech C925
- Mic Razer Seiren X
- Joystick Mircrosoft Xbox One
- Bias USB RGB Light Strip
- 2017-2019 - Ver 6.0
- Monitor 34" Acer Predator X34 4ms 100Hz 3440x1440 21:9 LED(IPS)
- Monitor 17" Samsung LCD 1280x1024 4:3 LCD
- Audio Razer Leviathan 5.1
- Keyboard Razer Blackwidow Chroma
- Mouse Razer Mamba Tournament Edition Chroma
- Pad Razer Firefly
- Headset Razer Man O`War Wireless 7.1 Chroma
- Mic Razer Seiren X
- Joystick Mircrosoft Xbox One
- Bias USB RGB Light Strip
- 2015-2017 - Ver 5.0
- Monitor BenQ XL2720Z 1ms 144Hz 1920x1080 16:9 LED(TN)
- Audio Logitch Z-640 70 watt 5.1
- Keyboard Logitech G710+
- Mouse Logitech G602
- Joystick Mircrosoft Xbox 360
- 2011-2015 - Ver 4.0
- Monitor 27.5" Hanns-G HG-281DPB 3ms Widescreen 16:10 LCD
- Audio Logitch Z-640 70 watt 5.1
- Keyboard Logitech Mk550 Wave Wireless
- Mouse Logitech Wireless
- Joystick Mircrosoft Xbox 360 Controller
- 2008-2011 - Ver 3.5
- Monitor Samsung 225BW Black 22" 16:10 Widescreen LCD
- Audio Logitch Z-640 70 watt 5.1
- Keyboard Logitech Mk550 Wave Wireless
- Mouse Logitech Wireless Mouse
- 2006-2008 - Ver 3.0
- Monitor Samsung 225BW Black 22" 16:10 Widescreen LCD
- Audio Logitch Z-640 70 watt 5.1
- Keyboard Logitech Cordless Elite Duo
- Mouse Logitech Wireless
- 2003-2006 - Ver 2.0
- Monitor Samsung SyncMaster 997df 19" SVGA CRT
- Audio Logitch Z-640 70 watt 5.1
- Keyboard Logitech Cordless Elite Duo
- Mouse Logitech Wireless
- 2000-2003 - Ver 1.0
- Monitor Viewsonic G90F 19" SVGA CRT
- Audio Yamaha 2.1 Stereo Speakers
- Keyboard Logitech Cordless Elite Duo
- Mouse Logitech Wireless Mouse
PC Hardware
Each of the following machines was custom built and configured by me.
Moonshine - Game Monster
My primary PC gaming and VR rig.
- 2022-08-12 - Ver 9.0 - cpu: Intel i9 12900K 5.2GHz, video: GeForce 3090 RTX
- Mobo MSI MPG Z690 Edge ATX motherboard (LGA1700) in custom built system
- CPU Intel i9 12900K [10nm Alder Lake, 16 (8P+8E) Cores, 5.2GHz, 30 MB L1 cache]
- RAM 64GB G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series DDR4 3600 RAM (2x 32GB)
- GPU nVidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE [24GB GDDR6X, 10496 cores, 1695 Mhz] (PCIe 4.0 16x)
- Storage 2TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 (7000 MB/s)
- Storage 4TB Samsung 870 QVO SATAIII SSD (560 MB/s)
- Storage 1TB Sabrent Rocket Q NVMe PCIe M.2 (3200 MB/s)
- Audio Realtek ALC4080 Codec 7.1 channel audio chip
- Cooler MSI MEG CORELIQUID S360 360mm (AIO) [3x RGB Arctic P12 120mm Fans]
- Case LIAN LI PC-O11 Dynamic Razer Edition
- PSU EVGA Supernova 850W G+
- OS Windows 11
- 2020-12-11 - Ver 8.3 - cpu: Intel i9 9900K 5.0GHz, video: GeForce 3090 RTX
- Mobo MSI MPG Z390 Gaming PRO Carbon ATX motherboard (LGA1151) in custom built system
- CPU Intel i9 9900K [14nm Coffee Lake, Octa Core, 5.0GHz, 16 MB L1 cache]
- RAM 32.0 GB of GSkill DDR4 2400 RAM (4x 8GB)
- GPU nVidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE [24GB GDDR6X, 10496 cores, 1695 Mhz] (PCIe 4.0 16x)
- Storage 2TB Sabrent Rocket Q 2280 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD
- Storage 4TB Samsung 860 QVO SATAIII SSD
- Storage 960 GB SanDisk Ultra II SATAIII SSD
- Audio Realtek ALC1220P 7.1 channel audio chip
- Cooler MSI MAG CORELIQUID 360R aRGB (AIO)
- Case LIAN LI PC-O11 Dynamic Razer Edition
- PSUEVGA Supernova 850W G+
- OS Windows 10
- 2019-04-19 - Ver 8.0 - cpu: Intel i9 9900K 5.0GHz, video: GeForce 2080 RTX
- Mobo MSI MPG Z390 Gaming PRO Carbon ATX motherboard (LGA1151) in custom built system
- CPU Intel i9 9900K [14nm Coffee Lake, Octa Core, 5.0GHz, 16 MB L1 cache]
- RAM 32.0 GB of GSkill DDR4 2400 RAM (4x 8GB)
- GPU MSI Gaming X GeForce RTX 2080 [8GB GDDR5X, 2944 cores, 1860 Mhz] (PCIe 3.0 16x)
- Storage 2TB Sabrent Rocket Q 2280 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD
- Storage 4TB Samsung 860 QVO SATAIII SSD
- Audio 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
- Mobo MSI Z170 Gaming M5 ATX motherboard (LGA1151) in custom built system
- CPU Intel i7 6700K [14nm SkyLake, Quad Core, 4.0GHz, 8 MB L1 cache]
- RAM 32.0 GB of GSkill DDR4 2400 RAM (4x 8GB)
- GPU MSI Gaming X GeForce GTX 1080 [8GB GDDR5X, 2560 cores, 1822 Mhz] (PCIe 3.0 16x)
- Storage 960 GB SanDisk Ultra II SATAIII SSD
- Storage 960 GB SanDisk Ultra II SATAIII SSD
- Audio 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
- Mobo MSI Z170 Gaming M5 ATX motherboard (LGA1151) in custom built system
- CPU Intel i7 6700K [14nm SkyLake, Quad Core, 4.0GHz, 8 MB L1 cache]
- RAM 16.0 GB of GSkill DDR4 2400 RAM (2x 8GB)
- GPU EVGA (04G-P4-2974-KR) nVidia GeForce GTX 970 [4 GB GDDR5, 1664 cores, 1317 Mhz] (PCIe 3.0 16x)
- Storage 960 GB SanDisk Ultra II SATAIII SSD
- Audio 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
- Mobo MSI ZH77A-G43 ATX motherboard (LGA1155, Intel H77) in custom built system
- CPU Intel i5 3570 [22nm Ivy Bridge, Quad Core, 3.4GHz, 6 MB L1 cache]
- RAM 16.0 GB of GSkill DDR3 1600 RAM (4x 4GB)
- GPU EVGA (04G-P4-2974-KR) nVidia GeForce GTX 970 [4 GB GDDR5, 1664 cores, 1317 Mhz] (PCIe 3.0 16x)
- Storage 120 GB Intel 330 SATAIII SSD
- Storage 1.0 TB Western Digital SATAII HDD
- DVD DVD-RW
- Audio 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
- Mobo MSI ZH77A-G43 ATX motherboard (LGA1155, Intel H77) in custom built system
- CPU Intel i5 3570 [22nm Ivy Bridge, Quad Core, 3.4GHz, 6 MB L1 cache]
- RAM 16.0 GB of GSkill DDR3 1600 RAM (4x 4GB)
- GPU MSI (N680GTX-PM2D2GD5) nVidia GeForce GTX 680 [2 GB GDDR5, 1536 cores, 1058 Mhz] (PCIe 3.0 16x)
- Storage 120 GB Intel 330 SATAIII SSD
- Storage 1.0 TB Western Digital SATAII HDD
- DVD DVD-RW
- Audio 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
- Mobo Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L mATX motherboard (LGA 775, Intel G31) in custom built system
- CPU Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 [2.4GHz, 1066 Mhz FSB, 4 MB L1 cache]
- RAM 4.0 GB of GSkill DDR2 800 RAM (2x 2GB)
- GPU Gigabyte nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti [1 GB GDDR5, 384 cores, 900 Mhz] (PCIe 2.0 16x)
- Storage 1.0 TB Western Digital SATAII HDD
- DVD DVD-RW
- Audio 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
- Mobo Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L mATX motherboard (LGA 775, Intel G31) in custom built system
- CPU Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 [2.4GHz, 1066 Mhz FSB, 4 MB L1 cache]
- RAM 4.0 GB of GSkill DDR2 800 RAM (2x 2GB)
- GPU XFX nVidia GeForce 250 GTS [512 Mb GDDR3, 128 cores, 738 Mhz] (PCIe 16x)
- Storage 1.0 TB Western Digital SATAII HDD
- DVD DVD-RW
- Audio 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
- Mobo Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L mATX motherboard (LGA 775, Intel G31) in custom built system
- CPU Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 [1.86GHz, 1066 Mhz FSB, 4 MB L1 cache]
- RAM 2.0 GB of GSkill DDR2 800 RAM (2x 1GB)
- GPU BFG nVidia GeForce 9800 GT [512 meg] (PCIe 16x)
- Storage 750 GB Western Digital SATA HDD
- DVD DVD-RW
- Audio 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
- Mobo MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum nForce4 SLI ATX motherboard in custom built system
- CPU AMD 64 4200+ CPU (X2 Dual Core Manchester) [1 Ghz FSB, 512 KB cache/core]
- RAM 2.0 GB of Corsair DDR 400 RAM (2x 1GB)
- GPU BFG nVidia GeForce 7800 GTX [256 meg] (PCIe 16x)
- Storage 250 GB Western Digital IDE HDD
- DVD Pioneer 16x DVD (slot)
- DVD Sony Dual Layer DVD Burner
- Audio 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
- Mobo MSI ATX motherboard in custom built system
- CPU Intel 3.2 GHz Pentium 4 CPU (Prescott) [800 Mhz FSB, 1 meg L1 cache]
- RAM 1.5 gigabytes of DDR 400 RAM (1x 1GB, 1x 512Mb)
- GPU eVGA nVidia GeForce 6800 GTX [256Mb] (AGP 8x)
- Storage 250 GB Western Digital IDE HDD
- DVD Pioneer 16x DVD (slot)
- CD iomega 8x4x32 CD-RW
- Audio 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
- Mobo MSI ATX motherboard in custom built system
- CPU Intel 3.2 GHz Pentium 4 CPU (Prescott) [800 Mhz FSB, 1 meg L1 cache]
- RAM 1.5 gigabytes of DDR 400 RAM (1x 1GB, 1x 512Mb)
- GPU ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128M (AGP 8x)
- Storage 120 GB IDE (DMA133) HDD
- DVD Pioneer 16x DVD (slot)
- CD iomega 8x4x32 CD-RW
- Audio 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
- Mobo MSI ATX motherboard in custom built system
- CPU Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz CPU
- RAM 512 MB of DDR RAM (2x 256MB)
- GPU nVidia GeForce 3 [64Mb] (AGP 4x)
- Storage 250 GB Western Digital IDE HDD
- DVD Pioneer 16x DVD (slot)
- Audio 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
- Mobo Abit BX6 2.0 ATX motherboard
- CPU Intel Pentium 3 800MHz CPU
- RAM 512 MB of RAM
- GPU 3Dfx VooDoo 5 [32Mb] (AGP 2x)
- Storage 80 GB Western Digital IDE HDD
- DVD Pioneer 16x DVD (slot)
- Audio 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
- Mobo Abit BX6 2.0 ATX motherboard
- CPU Intel Pentium 3 450MHz CPU
- RAM 512 MB of RAM
- GPU 3Dfx VooDoo 3 [32Mb] (AGP 2x)
- Storage 80 GB Western Digital IDE HDD
- DVD Pioneer 16x DVD (slot)
- Audio 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
- Mobo Supermicro X9SRi-3F (LGA2011, Intel C606) in custom built system
- CPU Intel Xeon E5-2620 V2 [22nm Ivy Bridge 6 Core (12 Thread), 2.1GHz, 15 MB L1 cache]
- RAM 64.0 GB of Samsung DDR3 1333 RAM (4x 16GB)
- Video Matrox G200eW (integrated - primary video)
- GPU MSI Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 [4GB GDDR6] (for Plex transcoding)
- Storage (4x) 3 TB HGST SATAIII HDD - Array of 9 TB [1 parity, 3 data]
- Storage (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
- Mobo Supermicro X9SCL (LGA1155, Intel C202) in custom built system
- CPU Intel Xeon E3-1220 V2 [22nm Ivy Bridge Quad Core, 3.1GHz, 8 MB L1 cache]
- RAM 32.0 GB of Kingston DDR3 1333 RAM (4x 8GB)
- Video Matrox G200eW (integrated)
- Storage (4x) 3 TB HGST SATAIII HDD - Array of 9 TB [1 parity, 3 data]
- Storage (2x) 250 GB Samsung 840 SATAIII SSD (as write cache)
- Case Antec Eleven Hundred V2
- PSU PSU: Corsair 750W
- OS UnRaid 6
- 2017-02-09 - Ver 6.5 - cpu: Intel i5 3570 3.4GHz Quad, video: Intel HD 2500
- Mobo MSI ZH77A-G43 ATX motherboard (LGA1155, Intel H77) in custom built system
- CPU Intel i5 3570 [22nm Ivy Bridge Quad Core, 3.4GHz, 6 MB L1 cache]
- RAM 16.0 GB of GSkill DDR3 1600 RAM (4x 4GB)
- Video Intel HD Graphics 2500 (integrated)
- Storage (3x) 3 TB HGST SATAIII HDD - Array of 6 TB [1 parity, 2 data]
- Storage 250 GB Samsung 840 SATAIII SSD (as write cache)
- Audio 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
- Mobo MSI ZH77A-G43 ATX motherboard (LGA1155, Intel H77) in custom built system
- CPU Intel i5 3570 [22nm Ivy Bridge Quad Core, 3.4GHz, 6 MB L1 cache]
- RAM 16.0 GB of GSkill DDR3 1600 RAM (4x 4GB)
- GPU Zotac GeForce GT 640 [2 GB, 384 Shader Cores, 900MHz Core / 1800Mhz Shader] (PCIe 3.0 16x)
- Storage 250 GB Samsung 840 SATAIII SSD
- Storage 3 TB HGST SATAIII HDD
- DVD DVD-RW
- Audio 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
- Mobo Gigabyte GA-C1037UN Mini-ITX (NM70) motherboard in custom built system
- CPU Intel Celeron 1037U 1.8 GHz CPU (dual core)
- RAM 8 gigbytes of GSkill DDR3 1600 RAM
- GPU Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core GPU (in CPU)
- Storage 1.5 terabyte Hitachi 2.5" SATA HDD
- Audio Realtek ALC887 Audio
- NIC Realtek RTL8111 Gigabit NIC (WAN)
- NIC 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
- Mobo ASUS AT3N7A-I Mini-ITX (nVidia ION) motherboard in custom built system
- CPU Intel Atom 330 1.6 GHz CPU (dual core)
- RAM 2 gigbytes of GSkill DDR2 800 RAM
- GPU nVidia 9400M (onboard PCIe)
- Storage 1 terabyte Western Digital SATA HDD
- DVD SATA DVD-ROM
- Audio VIA VT1708S Audio
- NIC Gigabit NIC (WAN)
- NIC 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
- Mobo Tyan ATX motherboard in custom built system
- CPU Dual Intel 750 MHz P3 CPUs (SMP)
- RAM 384 megabytes of PC 100 RAM
- GPU Matrox G200 AGP
- Storage 120 gigabye Western Digital IDE HDD
- DVD Pioneer 8x DVD (slot)
- Audio Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live!
- NIC 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
- Mobo Abit BX6 2.0 ATX motherboard
- CPU Intel Pentium 3 450MHz CPU
- RAM 256 Mb of RAM
- Video Matrox Millenium PCI
- Storage 80 GB Western Digital IDE HDD
- DVD Pioneer 16x DVD (slot)
- NIC 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
- Mobo SuperMicro ATX motherboard
- CPU Intel Pentium Pro 200
- RAM 128 Mb of RAM
- Video Matrox Millenium PCI
- Storage 80 GB Western Digital IDE HDD
- CD 16x CD-ROM
- NIC Dual Intel e100 PCI 10/100 NICs
- Case Enlight MID ATX
- PSU Enlight 340W
- OS Red Hat 6.0
RacerX - Simulation Rig
I built this dream project to have a sit down force feedback racing simuator seat. More than just a computer, this is a full racing experience.
- 2024-03-26 - Ver 2.0 - cpu: Intel 5.0Ghz i7-12700KF, video: GTX 3060 Ti
- Mobo MSI MPG B760I LGA 1700 mini-ITX
- CPU Intel Core i7-12700KF Alder Lake 8P+4E Core 5.0 GHz LGA 1700
- RAM 32.0GB CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB 6000 MHz DDR5
- Video EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti XC GAMING [8GB GDDR6, 4864 cores, 1710 Mhz] (PCIe 4.0 16x)
- Storage 4TB SABRENT Rocket Q NVMe SSD
- Storage 2TB Western Digital Green SN350 m.2 PCIe SSD
- Cooler CoolerMaster MasterLiquid ML120L RGB V2
- PSU MSI MAG A850GL 850 Watt
- Case Thermaltake Tower 100 Black Edition
- OS Windows 11 Home
- 2021-08-22 - Ver 1.0 - cpu: Intel 4.1Ghz i5-10600K, video: GTX 3060 Ti
- Mobo ASUS ROG Strix Z490-I LGA 1200 mini-ITX
- CPU Intel Core i5-10600K Comet Lake 6-Core 4.1 GHz LGA 1200
- RAM 16.0 GB Corsair Vengeance 3000 MHz DDR4
- Video EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti XC GAMING [8GB GDDR6, 4864 cores, 1710 Mhz] (PCIe 4.0 16x)
- Storage 1TB Samsung m.2 PCIe SSD
- Cooler Asus ROG Strix LC 120 RGB (AIO)
- Case Thermaltake Tower 100 Black Edition
- PSU EVGA 750 Watt
- OS Windows 10 Home
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. This lives in the retro corner arcade of my basement.
- 2024-03-10 - Ver 1.8 - cpu: Intel 4.2Ghz i7, video: GTX 1080
- Mobo MSI Z270I mini-ITX motherboard
- CPU Intel i7 7700K 4.2 GHz CPU (Quad Core, 8 Threads)
- RAM 32.0 GB 3200 MHz DDR4 RAM
- GPU MSI Gaming X nVidia GeForce GTX 1080 [8GB GDDR5X, 2560 cores, 1822 Mhz] (PCIe 3.0 16x)
- Storage 500 GB WD Blue 3D NAND m.2 2280 SATAIII SSD
- Storage 960 GB SanDisk Ultra II SATAIII SSD
- Case Thermaltake Core V1 Snow Cube
- OS Windows 10 Home
- 2021-05-20 - Ver 1.7 - cpu: Intel 3.4Ghz i5, video: GTX 1080
- Mobo MSI Z270I mini-ITX motherboard
- CPU Intel i5 7500 3.4 GHz CPU (Quad Core)
- RAM 16.0 GB 3000 MHz DDR4 RAM
- GPU MSI Gaming X nVidia GeForce GTX 1080 [8GB GDDR5X, 2560 cores, 1822 Mhz] (PCIe 3.0 16x)
- Storage 500 GB WD Blue 3D NAND m.2 2280 SATAIII SSD
- Storage 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
- Mobo MSI Z270I mini-ITX motherboard
- CPU Intel i5 7500 3.4 GHz CPU (Quad Core)
- RAM 16.0 GB 3000 MHz DDR4 RAM
- GPU nVidia GeForce GTX 970 (4 GB GDDR5)
- Storage 500 GB WD Blue 3D NAND m.2 2280 SATAIII SSD
- Storage 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
- Mobo MSI Z270I mini-ITX motherboard
- CPU Intel Celeron G3930 2.9 GHz CPU (Dual Core)
- RAM 4.0 GB 2133 MHz DDR4 RAM
- GPU nVidia GeForce GTX 970 (4 GB GDDR5)
- Storage 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. These are usually provided by my job, but worth mentioning anyway.
- 2022-10-01 - Ver 9.0 - MacBook Air M2 13" - Midnight
- CPU Apple M2 10 Core
- RAM 8.0 GB
- GPU Apple M1
- Storage 512 GB m.2
- Audio Onboard Sound chip
- NIC 802.11ax Wireless NIC
- OS OS X 12.0 (Monterey)
- 2020-09-17 - Ver 8.0 - MacBook M1 13"
- CPU Apple M1
- RAM 8.0 GB
- GPU Apple M2
- Storage 256 GB m.2
- Audio Onboard Sound chip
- NIC 802.11ax Wireless NIC
- OS OS X 11.0 (Big Sur)
- 2020-03-12 - Ver 7.0 - Pixelbook Go 13.3"
- CPU Intel Core m3-8100Y CPU (Dual Core)
- RAM 8.0 GB 2133 MHz DDR4 RAM
- GPU Intel UHD 615 GPU (integrated in CPU)
- Storage 64 GB m.2 SSD
- Audio Onboard Sound chip
- NIC 802.11ac Wireless NIC
- OS Chrome OS
- 2016-12-15 - Ver 6.0 - Razer Blade 14" QHD
- CPU Intel i7-6700HQ 2.6 GHz CPU (Quad Core)
- RAM 16.0 GB 2133 MHz DDR4 RAM
- GPU nVidia GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB GDDR5)
- Storage 512 GB m.2 Solid State hard drive
- Audio Onboard Sound chip
- NIC 802.11ac Wireless NIC
- OS Windows 10
- 2011-08-08 - Ver 5.0 - MacBook Air 13"
- CPU Intel 1.7 GHz Core i5 CPU (Dual Core)
- RAM 4.0 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 RAM
- GPU Intel HD 3000 Integrated Video (384 MB)
- Storage 250 GB SATA Solid State hard drive
- Audio Onboard Sound chip
- NIC 802.11n Wireless NIC
- OS OS X 10.7
- 2009-11-10 - Ver 4.0 - MacBook Pro 15"
- CPU Intel Core 2 Duo CPU
- RAM 4.0 GB 1067 MHz DDR3 RAM
- GPU Nvidia Integrated Video (256 MB)
- Storage 500 GB SATA hard drive
- Audio Onboard Sound chip
- NIC 802.11n Wireless NIC
- OS OS X 10.6
- 2008-11-10 - Ver 3.0 - MacBook 13"
- CPU Intel Core 2 CPU
- RAM 1.0 GB DDR2 RAM
- GPU Intel GMA 900 Integrated Video (256 MB)
- Storage 500 GB SATA hard drive
- Audio Onboard Sound chip
- NIC 802.11g Wireless NIC
- OS OS X 10.5
- 2005-04-12 - Ver 2.0 - Toshiba Satellite
- CPU Intel 1.6 GHZ Pentium 4 CPU
- RAM 1.0 GB DDR2 RAM
- GPU Integrated Video
- Storage 250 GB IDE hard drive
- Audio Onboard Sound chip
- NIC 802.11g Wireless NIC
- OS Windows XP / Linux (Dual Boot)
- 2001-11-22 - Ver 1.0 - Toshiba Tecra
- CPU Intel 800 MHZ Pentium III CPU
- RAM 512 MB RAM
- GPU Integrated Video
- Storage 80 GB IDE hard drive
- Audio Onboard Sound chip
- NIC 802.11b Wireless NIC (PCMCIA)
- OS Windows 2000
Clank - "Does this thing still work?"
Old school games be my thang! I build this to play old DOS and Win9X games. This system is sort of a reincarnation of Moonshine Zero. Instead of using an old (and prone to failure) mechanical hard disk drive, Clank now uses a Compact Flash to IDE adapter. The shelf life for CF cards is much higher as long as writes are limited. This system is fan-less for the ultimate in silence.
Note that Clank has been retired. This machine still exists, but it is no longer connected and has been placed into storage. These days I can recreate most of what I used to do on it via emulation in DOSBox-X and 86box.
- 2012-10-03 - Ver 0.05 - Video, CPU, Mobo Replacement, Dxr3 removed
- Mobo Abit BX6 2.0 ATX motherboard in custom built system (replacement)
- CPU Intel 700 MHz Pentium III CPU
- RAM 512 megabytes of PC 100 DIMMS (64 megabytes as RAM swap drive)
- GPU nVidia GeForce 4000 MX
- GPU Dual 3dfx Voodoo 2 PCI in SLI mode
- Storage 32 gigabyte IDE HDD (CF Card)
- DVD Sony DVD-ROM
- Floppy 31/2 Floppy
- Floppy 51/4 Floppy
- Audio Creative Labs Sound Blaster AWE 64 Gold ISA
- NIC 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
- Mobo Abit BX6 2.0 ATX motherboard in custom built system
- CPU Intel 800 MHz Pentium III CPU
- RAM 512 megabytes of PC 100 DIMMS (64 megabytes as RAM swap drive)
- GPU nVidia GeForce 2 MX
- GPU Dual 3dfx Voodoo 2 PCI in SLI mode
- Storage 32 gigabyte IDE HDD (CF Card)
- DVD Sony DVD-ROM
- Floppy 31/2 Floppy
- Floppy 51/4 Floppy
- Exp Creative Labs Dxr3 mpeg2 decoder PCI
- Audio Creative Labs Sound Blaster AWE 64 Gold ISA
- NIC 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
- Mobo Abit BX6 2.0 ATX motherboard in custom built system
- CPU Intel 800 MHz Pentium III CPU
- RAM 256 megabytes of PC 100 DIMMS
- GPU nVidia GeForce 2 MX AGP
- GPU Dual 3dfx Voodoo 2 PCI in SLI mode
- Storage 20 gigabyte Seagate IDE HDD
- DVD Creative Labs Encore 6X DVD
- Floppy 31/2 Floppy
- Exp Creative Labs Dxr3 mpeg2 decoder PCI
- Audio Creative Labs Sound Blaster AWE 64 Gold ISA
- NIC 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
- Mobo Micronics ATX motherboard in custom built system
- CPU Pentium 200 MMX
- RAM 256 megabytes of PC 100 DIMMS
- GPU Matrox Millenium PCI
- GPU Dual 3dfx Voodoo 2 PCI in SLI mode
- Storage 20 gigabyte Seagate IDE HDD
- DVD Creative Labs Encore 6X DVD
- Floppy 31/2 Floppy
- Exp Creative Labs Dxr3 mpeg2 decoder PCI
- Audio Creative Labs Sound Blaster AWE 64 Gold ISA
- NIC Dlink PCI 10/100 NIC
- Case Enlight MID ATX
- PSU Enlight 340W
- OS Windows 98 se
- 2003-02-15 - Ver 0.01
- Mobo Gateway 2000 motherboard in AT Full Tower case
- CPU Pentium 120
- RAM 128 megabytes of PC 100 DIMMS
- GPU Matrox Millenium PCI
- GPU Dual 3dfx Voodoo 2 PCI in SLI mode
- Storage 20 gigabyte Seagate IDE HDD
- DVD Creative Labs Encore 6X DVD
- Floppy 31/2 Floppy
- Exp Creative Labs Dxr3 mpeg2 decoder PCI
- Audio Creative Labs Sound Blaster AWE 64 Gold ISA
- NIC 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.
- 198X - Apple IIc
- 1991 - Laser Turbo XT a.k.a. Metal Shade
- 1992 - Gateway 2000 496sx/25 a.k.a. Tag Along
- 1994 - AcerPower P60 a.k.a. Interloper
- 1997 - Pionex Elite P200 a.k.a. Moonshine "Zero"
- 2016 - Custom i5 a.k.a. Garfield