Workbench rig

by Mike H Posted on: 12/24/2021

Build Description

A recent upgrade on the main box means that parts then move on to PC #2, the workbench rig. Used as a backup or when friends stop over to game.

Turned out to be a very nice budget build with enough RGB fans to appeal to my inner child.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Vermeer 3.7GHz 6-Core AM4 Boxed Processor - Wraith Stealth Cooler Included

Qty: 1 $269.99

ASRock B450 AMD AM4 microATX Motherboard

Qty: 1 $89.99

Picked up an open box for $63 - sweet deal, solid mATX board.

EVGA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 Ultra Gaming Triple-Fan 12GB GDDR6X PCIe 4.0 Graphics Card

Qty: 1 $1,429.99

Pic has a Nitro Fury - the 3080FTW3 Ultra went into my main rig

Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO SL 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3600 PC4-28800 CL18 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit CMH32GX4M2D36KW - White

Qty: 1 $162.99

Antec DP502 Flux (white)

Qty: 1 $75.00

Added 3 ID-Cooling RGB fans to case, re-used existing black fans for a total of 7 fans (including one on PSU shroud for GPU cooling).

Corsair RM850 850 Watt 80 Plus Gold ATX Fully Modular Power Supply - White

Qty: 1 $139.99

Vetroo L5 low profile

Qty: 1 $25.00

Next upgrade moved this board/CPU to HTPC, hence the use of the LP HSF.

WD Blue Mainstream 4TB 5400RPM SATA III 6Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

Qty: 1 $69.99

Inland 1TB SSD 3D TLC NAND SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive

Qty: 1 $84.99