Minecrafting Machine
by Michael T Posted on: 12/24/2021
Build Description
I build this computer because it was finally time to retire my Pentium G3258, which served me long and well.
This machine has three primary purposes:
1) Schooling
I'm a computer science student in university. Although none of my classes require a blazing CPU, it's nice to have nonetheless. Code compiles faster, assignments run a little quicker, and my personal faux-HPC projects (local to my machine, but still using 100% CPU) run faster too.
2) Work
Some on-the-side works needs a computer, and this is it.
3) GAMING
My favorite games are Minecraft, Factorio, Civilization (III and V), and Terraria. All of these require very little GPU, so that's recycled from a previous build, but they all love CPU horsepower, so that's where most of my budget went.
This machine has three primary purposes:
1) Schooling
I'm a computer science student in university. Although none of my classes require a blazing CPU, it's nice to have nonetheless. Code compiles faster, assignments run a little quicker, and my personal faux-HPC projects (local to my machine, but still using 100% CPU) run faster too.
2) Work
Some on-the-side works needs a computer, and this is it.
3) GAMING
My favorite games are Minecraft, Factorio, Civilization (III and V), and Terraria. All of these require very little GPU, so that's recycled from a previous build, but they all love CPU horsepower, so that's where most of my budget went.
Favorite Feature
Other than the 5600X (which was fancier at the time) which I most appreciate for cranking out high TPS in modded Minecraft, I very much like the two massive intake fans this Lian Li case came with. They provide a boatload of airflow at low RPM for silent operation essentially 100% of the time -- my combined TDP really isn't enough to overwhelm them.I also paired the CPU with a nicer cooler (whichever is supposed to come with the 3800X, I think). Traded a friend a pizza for it, I think it worked out well for me.
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Vermeer 3.7GHz 6-Core AM4 Boxed Processor - Wraith Stealth Cooler Included
Qty: 1
$269.99
ASUS B450M-PLUS TUF GAMING II AMD AM4 microATX Motherboard
Qty: 1
$94.99
EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB SC
Qty: 1
$200.00
Twice-recycled GPU
G.Skill Ripjaws V 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 PC4-25600 CL16 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit F4-3200C16D-16GVKB - Black
Qty: 1
$63.99
Lian Li Lancool 215 Tempered Glass eATX Full Tower Computer Case - Black
Qty: 1
$99.99
PowerSpec 650 Watt 80 Plus Bronze ATX Semi-Modular Power Supply Active PFC SLI Crossfire Ready Gaming PC Computer Switching PSU
Qty: 1
$54.99
AMD WRAITH PRISM RGB CPU Cooler
Qty: 1
$39.99
Intel SSD 660p 512 GB
Qty: 1
$65.00