The Buy N Large, WALL-E Edition, AKA The Axium
by Andrew M Posted on: 6/18/2025
Build Description
Hey everyone! I'm so excited to share the rig I put together myself about 7 years ago! I have upgraded the parts obviously, but looks wise are about the same. It gets me through my engineering work in KiCad and Onshape, but its main job is gaming! I play pretty much anything creative, scary, or intense—Minecraft, Satisfactory, Lethal Company, and Forza are some of my favorites. I'm also a huge Nintendo fan, so I had to give it a retro crossover with its own Raspberry Pi sidekick, currently hooked to my TV. The absolute heart of the build is the PowerColor Red Devil 9070, along side WALL-E. I saved up forever for it and literally bought the last one they had. Best feeling ever!
I also am running EndeavourOS(Arch Linux)!
PS: The PC is red and white because it represents BNL, red and white :) Also this is a LOT of money into WALL-E!!!
I also am running EndeavourOS(Arch Linux)!
PS: The PC is red and white because it represents BNL, red and white :) Also this is a LOT of money into WALL-E!!!
Favorite Feature
It’s so hard to pick just one favorite thing about my setup! It’s really a toss-up between three things. First, there's my desk, which is completely covered in WALL-E stuff (I’m obsessed—I’ve probably seen the movie 30 times!). Then there’s the graphics card I'm so proud of; I managed to save up over $600 for it in a month, even without a job. And, of course, there's my keyboard. My best friend of nearly six years got it for me, and I went all out customizing it—I spent hours hand-lubing the Akko Matcha Green switches and added Kilmat foam to get it sounding perfect. Honestly, I just love my whole setup and all the memories attached to it.
AMD Ryzen 5 5600T Vermeer 3.5GHz 6-Core AM4 Boxed Processor - Wraith Stealth Cooler Included
Qty: 1
$119.99
Same processor since I built the bad boy
ASUS B550-F ROG Strix Gaming WiFi II AMD AM4 ATX Motherboard
Qty: 1
$159.99
Original MB, has been a pleasant experience.
PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 9070 Red Devil Overclocked Triple Fan 16GB GDDR6 PCIe 5.0 Graphics Card
Qty: 1
$649.99
Upgraded twice from 5500XT, to my dad's hand me down 5700XT, and now to my own 9070!
Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 PC4-25600 CL16 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 - Black
Qty: 1
$83.99
I have 4 sticks but they add up to 32gb, I couldn't find the 2x 8gb sticks.
DeepCool Matrexx 50
Qty: 1
$50.00
I got this about 7 years ago, has been a gigantic case but thinking about changing it out soon.
NZXT C1000 1000 Watt 80 Plus Gold ATX Fully Modular Power Supply - ATX 3.1 Compatible
Qty: 1
$164.99
Wayyy overboard but better than the OCZ non modular 750W I had, thing was gonna explode soon.
Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240 Mirror ARGB
Qty: 1
$110.00
Not sure if the price is accurate but that's around what I got it for.
Seagate BarraCuda 2TB 7200 RPM SATA III 6Gb/s 3.5" Internal SMR Hard Drive
Qty: 1
$64.99
Absolute tank of a HDD, currently running all my hefty engineering software on this
Crucial P3 Plus 1TB 3D NAND Flash PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe M.2 Internal SSD
Qty: 1
$61.99
WD SN770 500GB 112L TLC NAND Flash PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe M.2 Internal SSD
Qty: 1
$51.99