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Sleeper PC Build log #00

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Hello all! This is Sam/Milkandoreos/Sarilland/ I have too many names. So I have my main pc with a ryzen 7 5800x and an rx 6750XT. (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4fvcxg) However I do have a second PC with an RX 580 and ryzen 5 1600, which is meant to be sold to my friend. So when that happens I want a second PC, both as a backup and to use with my 50" television. So I was originally looking at ITX cases when I realized I wanted an optical drive. Now I could buy a case with a 5.25" bay, but why do that when I already have 3 old PC cases. Thus, a sleeper PC. Specifically I will be using an old HP pavilion desktop. This was originally my brothers but I did use it for a while before upgrading to a Dell Inspiron for a year or so, getting my first job, and evolving into a PC nerd and building my first PC. I do have my old PC case but it's a slim and I don't wanna deal with that. Plus this is much bigger. Budget is a pretty big concern right now, I'm meant to be saving for a trip early this year so this project will probably be a while in the making. Worth it though!

 

I have a basic idea for a lot of the specifics, for example; I plan to use AM4 as opposed to AM5 for it's cost, this will always be secondary to my main gaming PC, and thus will be less powerful, so this could inherit my ryzen 7 5800x and 6750xt, along with the RAM when I upgrade her to am5 and better parts. Future proofing is cool and honestly I don't play modern games that much, I stick to indie and older titles because I seldom will spend $60 on a game. AM4 also costs way less, as does DDR4. I made a flash purchase of an ASUS PRIME A320M-F, before then realizing it had no RGB and no Pump headers, but it was $51, so if I can't cancel the order it won't be the end of the world. If I can't I would love to get some sort of ARGB 5v controller. Another note is that I plan for the inside to be white while the outside is black, it works better with RGB and nicely contrasts the old black exterior with the new white interior. If I can cancel the order here are the current technical specs:

 

MSI B550M PRO-VDH WiFi ProSeries

TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB DDR4 16GB (2x8GB) 3200MHz

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread

RX 580 8GB (god I love this card)

and a 650-750 PSU, fully modular given the size constraints.

 

The current plan is to have 2 or 3 120mm intake fans, currently I plan on going with an 'infinity mirror' design for what I can, so I'm looking at the asiahorse cosmiq (1) as I have them in my main build in black and love em, they also have a reverse so they look pretty. If you didn't know or couldn't tell; I prioritize aesthetics. However, with the exhaust fan that definitely isn't the case as I plan to use a noctua (spin on that thang) 80mm grey fan (2), as it's near impossible to find white ARGB 80mm fans and this thing is gonna have it's work cut out for it, given it and the PSU will be the ONLY exhaust fans. The CPU should stay nice and cool though, as the current plan is to use a 120mm AIO. (3) The addition that will make many people cringe is the NVME coolers I plan to use, which are infinity mirror RGB (4) I have one in my main pc and I like it, so why not get another? Another possible addition is RGB cables, but given this is a one chamber case that may just be too much, the lian li definitely wouldn't fit, especially if I keep the optical drive cages. Cable management will be an uphill battle, most likely will require a lot of 3d printing but thankfully I am a CADD god.

 

  1. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXST23P2/ref=twister_B0CGLMBQMN?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
  2. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KF7MVI2/ref=ewc_pr_img_3?smid=A1Z5H6ZGWCMTNX&psc=1
  3. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C23HZX8Y/?coliid=IC72XJ3J9K73E&colid=1DF6CU1BDKFVJ&psc=1&ref
  4. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C7RJG7Z5/?coliid=I2CT59N0O2OYVH&colid=1DF6CU1BDKFVJ&ref

 

Quick ideas to be thrown out in log 00: AM4 Micro ATX motherboards are going to be $200+ in white, and when that's twice the cost of the GPU that makes no sense, so I'll be using a black, but that doesn't go great with the aesthetics, according to a few other people, motherboard heatsinks CAN be painted (https://linustechtips.com/topic/388578-is-it-safe-to-paint-your-motherboard-heatsinks/) so I'd get some good white paint for that and the case. I'm also inspired by the NZXT motherboard (https://www.amazon.com/NZXT-Z790-Motherboard-N7-Z79XT-B1-connectivity/dp/B0BG18N3FX/ref) which makes everything look really clean! So I plan to paint the heatsinks white and maybe 3d print or otherwise create some contraption that covers up most of the black motherboard, if I 3d print it I can form factor it to most of the parts like the GPU and CPU cooler, so that will be hype. 

 

That's the end of log 00.

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Quick update: the seller on ebay got back to me and I have successfully returned the motherboard. That is all for now, I do expect to get some money here soon so I may buy the motherboard and CPU to start building. Will also do more research on the power supply, but can use the one I have in the second pc for now.

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Also quick update with some sloppy edits of fan placements and also airflow (the PSU will act as exhaust, may replace the internal fan with noctua or bequiet) 

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