Black Asus
by ccervant Posted on: 8/10/2023
Build Description
I built a gaming rig with my son for his use, with his earned money. I spec'ed out the rig, but made key changes at the store with the help of the MC staff to substitute some items. We substituted an MSI MB for a "better" Asus MB (bundled the MB, AMD Ryzen 9, and 16GB DDR5), separately bought a more capable DDR5 for 64GB RAM; save the cost of SSD and upgraded the graphics card; swapped the power supplies.
Favorite Feature
The motherboard has a built-in Wi-Fi option and Bluetooth. The built-in Wi-Fi signal is FAST, it clocks the PC to just shy of 800 GB Wi-Fi speed.
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Raphael AM5 4.7GHz 12-Core Boxed Processor - Heatsink Not Included
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$313.93
There's really no need to overclock this processor.
ASUS B650E-F ROG STRIX GAMING WIFI AMD AM5 ATX Motherboard
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$236.05
Fantastic Wi-Fi feature, fast with a little tweaking. I loved the fact that the board can hold up to three m2 SSDs.
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Triple Fan 16GB GDDR6 PCIe 4.0 Graphics Card
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$599.99
Upgraded graphics card from a lower priced, but slower GC.
Corsair Vengeance RGB 64GB (2 x 32GB) DDR5-5600 PC5-44800 CL40 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit CMH64GX5M2B5600 - Black
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$199.99
Upgraded from 16GB bundle to this option at 64BG. The LEDs colors can be adjusted.
Lian Li Lancool 216 Tempered Glass ATX Mid-Tower Computer Case - Black
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$99.99
The case was a bit bigger than I liked but was very easy to work with, work in. The cable organizer is easy and well designed. The case does not have a CD drive, so it is a challenge to install Windows 11 from a DVD.
MSI MPG A850G PCIE5 850 Watt 80 Plus Gold ATX Fully Modular Power Supply
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$129.99
Modular options make the use of this supply easier, by only using the cables I need. Helps to minimize cable bloat.
DeepCool AK620 ZERO DARK High-Performance CPU Cooler; Dual-Tower Design; 2x 120mm Fluid Dynamic Bearing Fans; 6 Copper Heat Pipes; 260W Heat Dissipation
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$69.99
It's big. It's functional. I wish I would have bought a heatsink with LED lights.
Samsung 980 Pro SSD 2TB M.2 NVMe Interface PCIe Gen 4x4 Internal Solid State Drive with V-NAND 3 bit MLC Technology (MZ-V8P2T0B/AM)
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$109.99
This is the primary SSD M.2 that is installed directly on the motherboard.
Acer Nitro XV272U 27"e; 2K WQHD (2560 x 1440) 170Hz Gaming Monitor; FreeSync; HDR; HDMI DisplayPort; IPS Panel
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$249.99
Bought this monitor at the recommendation of the MC staff. The colors are robust, the image quality is fantastic.
Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-bit DSP OEM DVD
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$119.99
The CD was hard to install. The case doesn't have a disk drive bay. Although the CD Drive was installing Win, it would get stuck at the Wi-Fi/Internet page. Ironically, the Win 11 installation needed an Internet connection to Microsoft to continue w/ installation, but Wi-Fi was not yet set up to bypass this part of the installation. Googled... I found that using a USB Ethernet external port worked to bypass the Wi-Fi/Internet issue by connecting directly to my Ethernet wall jack.