05 January 2025

Pc Build 2021 - Original


Introduction


This page will act as a progress report for my new PC build For 2025. 

I have always used CPU's from Intel but due to their issues with their 13th and 14th gen CPU's and very poor performance of their newest Core Ultra CPU's and also their very poor lifespan of CPU sockets i.e. only getting roughly 2 generations before having to change motherboards for newest CPU's

This is why I am jumping ship to AMD, as you get 3 to 4 or more  generations of CPU before having to change motherboards.

As I am not a hardcore gamer and use my PC for workstation duty more than for games this build will be the same as my current system, more workstation focused rather than for gaming. Don't get me wrong this new system will be more than capable of playing games when necessary.
Component Suppliers


Not trading to non business customers


Not shipping to Ireland anymore

Mindfactory - mindfactory.de

Not trading anymore

Hardwareversand - www.hardwareversand.de

Not using anymore due to UK Brexit and the very poor exchange rate between Sterling and the Euro

Amazon UK - www.amazon.co.uk




Cannot use anymore as I am not employed by company where I could use to buy equipment at discounted rates and without VAT



The suppliers I will be using will be

1. Amazon Germany - www.amazon.de - To avoid Customs and VAT charges

2. Caseking - https://www.caseking.de - To avoid Customs and VAT charges

3. Komplett (now Paradigit) - https://www.paradigit.ie/


Research

 Reviews I will be using for tips and advice will be from:

1. ASUS PCDIY


4. Gamers Nexus

https://www.youtube.com/user/GamersNexus

5. Hardware Unboxed


The videos from JJ on PCDIY are the most detailed I have found or seen regarding motherboard info, he goes in to minute detail regarding the specs and features of the motherboards, and the videos can be quite long

The videos on OC3D are also the most detailed I have found or seen as well, he covers everything about what will and wont fit in cases, builds computer systems from scratch, including systems with watercooling, and some videos are over 30 minutes long

Components

The components I will be using for this build, are listed below, with links to manufacturer sites, Reviews and YouTube Videos where available

The components that will carryover will be the 
Case 
Powersupply - May change as I didn't realise it is over 10 years old
Western Digital 6TB Black Hardrive
Western Digital 10TB Black Hardrive 
Western Digital SN850 512GB NVME boot drive Gen 4x4 running at 3x4 using Startech adapter card
Creative Labs Soundblaster ZxR soundcard
Nvidia Geforce GTX 1660 Ti
LG 27" Monitor
Asus Bluray Writer in external enclosure due to case having no 5.25" external bay for ripping 4K Bluray discs

Everything else will be new
Case

Model: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv X

Price: €285.91 Including VAT & Delivery 
Supplier: Watercooling.UK 

Status: Purchased on 18/11/2020
            Arrived on     23/11/2020



























































 Info and Specs From Manufacturer

 https://web.archive.org/web/20181102103202/http://www.phanteks.com/Enthoo-Evolv-X.html


Reviews

Phanteks - Phanteks Evolv X - Chassis Revolutionized


Gamers Nexus - Phanteks Evolv X Case Review


Hardware Canucks - Phanteks EVOLV X Review - The Perfect Case!


Optimum - Phanteks Evolv X - A Worthy Successor!




Power Supply


Model: Seasonic Platinum Series 860 Watt

Price: €247.33 Including VAT & Delivery
Supplier: Overclockers.co.uk
Website: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/seasonic-p-series-860w-80-plus-platinum-modular-power-supply-ca-015-ss.html

Status: Purchased on 08/10/2013





 Info and Specs From Manufacturer

https://seasonic.com/platinum-series/




Motherboard

Motherboard Notes

Over the last few PC builds I have always used Asus motherboards and never had any issues or failures with them.

This new motherboard is the modern day equivalent of my existing Asus ROG Formula VI motherboard

Model: Asus ROG X670E Hero

Price: €658 Including VAT & Delivery
Supplier: Very.ie

Status: Purchased on 04/12/2024
            Arrived on     12/12/2024






























Far too much features to list here, click on link below

 Info and Specs From Manufacturer

https://rog.asus.com/motherboards/rog-crosshair/rog-crosshair-x670e-hero-model/


Reviews









CPU

Model: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Price: €487 Including VAT & Delivery
Supplier: Amazon Germany

Status: Purchased on 20/12/2024
            Arrived on     07/01/2025





















 Info and Specs From Manufacturer

https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/desktops/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-9-7950x.html


Reviews




























Memory

Model: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB F5-6000J3040G32GX2-TZ5NR 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5 6000 MHz

Price: € Including VAT & Delivery
Supplier: Amazon Germany

Status: Purchased on 
            Arrived on     































Including VAT & Delivery + €65 Customs 
Supplier: NCIX.ca Website: http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=80230&vpn=KHX24C11T3K4%2F32X&manufacture=Kingston Status: Purchased on 27/07/2013


Info and Specs from Manufacturer - http://www.kingston.com/en/memory/hyperx/predator/beast/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler

Price: €88.62 Including VAT & Delivery
Supplier: Komplett
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Cooling Fans: 5 x Noctua NF-F12 Focused Flow PWMCooling Fans
Price: €133 Including VAT & Delivery
Supplier: Specialtech UK
Youtube Review - This Review is by Tom Logan from OC3D.tv - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qAvH3yJ_A8&feature=plcp
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CPU Thermal Compound: 2 x Noctua NT-H1 Pro Grade Thermal Paste Price: €27.74 Including VAT & Delivery Supplier: Specialtech UK Website: http://specialtech.co.uk/spshop/customer/Noctua-Pro-Grade-Thermal-Paste-14ml--NT-H1-pid-10628.html Status: Purchased on 04/07/2012
Info and Specs from Manufacturer - http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=productview&products_id=13&lng=en ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
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Graphics Card: Asus GTX 680-DC2T-2GD5 Price: €549 Including VAT & Delivery Supplier: Komplett.ie
Website: http://www.komplett.ie/komplett/product/nvidia/20162437/asus_geforce_gtx680_dc2t_2gd5_2gb_pci_e/details.aspx Status: Purchased on 07/09/2012
Info and Specs from Manufacturer - http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/NVIDIA_Series/GTX680DC2T2GD5/ Youtube Review - These reviews are from J.J. in Asus - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY5BRAuRRrI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LmqQTzMRBg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAg43Baj6Qs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFdECF7hZIM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFMQ0poFifk My Blog On Graphics Card -  http://repairitclinic.blogspot.ie/2012/09/my-asus-geforce-gtx-680-direct-cu-ii.html

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster ZxR Price: €195 Including VAT and Delivery Supplier: Komplett.ie Website: http://www.komplett.ie/komplett/product/zkb_01com/80009466/creative_labs_sound_blaster_zxr__5_1__pci_e/details.aspx
Info and Specs from Manufacturer - 
http://www.soundblaster.com/products/sound-blaster-zxr.aspx YouTube Videos -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnFue-1Qtms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzrvRkjaDNM
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST Blu-Ray Burner Price: €105.63 Including VAT & Delivery Supplier: Elara.ie Website: http://www.elara.ie/productdetail.aspx?productcode=ECE2423405
Info and Specs from Manufacturer - http://uk.asus.com/Optical_Storage/Internal_Bluray_Drive/BW12B1ST/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Primary Hard Drive: Windows 8 Enterprise For Day To Day Use: Samsung 840 Pro - 256GB SSD SATA 6G Price: €229 Including VAT Supplier: Misco.ie Website: http://www.misco.ie/Product/199502/Samsung-840-Pro-256GB-Solid-State-Drive Status: Purchased on 22/05/2013



Info and Specs from Manufacturer -   http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/memory-cards-hdd-odd/ssd/840-pro/MZ-7PD256BW  2nd Primary Hard Drive: Windows 7 Enterprise w/SP1 For Games System: Samsung 830 - 256GB SSD SATA 6G Price: €223 Including VAT & Delivery Supplier: Dabs.ie Website: http://www.dabs.ie/products/samsung-256gb-830-series-sata-6gb-s-2-5--solid-state-drive-desktop-kit---free-norton-ghost-15-7S2K.html?q=Samsung%20256GB%20830%20Series&src=16 Status: Purchased on 03/08/2012

Info and Specs from Manufacturer - http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/memory-cards-hdd-odd/ssd/830/MZ-7PC256D/EU For an unboxing and benchmark results click here: http://repairitclinic.blogspot.ie/2012/08/my-samsung-830-series-256gb-ssd.html My Blog Article on SSD - http://repairitclinic.blogspot.ie/2012/08/my-samsung-830-series-256gb-ssd.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Data Hard Drives: 2 x Western Digital Black Caviar 1TB Sata 6G 64MB Cache Will be used again from existing PC
Info and Specs from Manufacturer - http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=760 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.5" Hard Drive Hotswap Bays: iStar USA BPN-DE340SS 4 Drive (In 3 x 5.25 Bays)Trayless Hotswap. Black
Price: €90
Supplier: Newegg
Website: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816215244
Info and Specs from Manufacturer - http://www.xcase.co.uk/istar-BPN-DE340SS-4-Drive-In-3-x-5-25-Bays-Hotsw-p/hotswapbpn-de340ss-black.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.5" Hard Drive Hotswap Bays: iStar USA BPU-124V2-SS 1 x 5.25" to 4 x 2.5" SAS and SATA 6Gb/s Hot-Swap Cage
Price: €
Supplier:
Website:
Info and Specs from Manufacturer - http://www.istarusa.com/istarusa/products.php?series=HDDCage&sub=SATA/%20SAS&model=BPU-124V2-SS -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Speakers: Corsair Gaming Audio Series SP2500 High-power 2.1 PC Speaker System
Price: €269.31 including VAT & delivery
Supplier: Dabs.ie

Info and Specs from Manufacturer - http://www.corsair.com/en/pc-computer-audio/pc-computer-speakers/gaming-audio-series-sp2500-high-power-2-1-pc-speaker-system.html Youtube Review - This Review is by Tom Logan from OC3D.tv - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM5a3nFJ160&feature=plcp
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Headset: Steelseries 7H
Price: €87.26 including VAT & delivery
Supplier: Dabs.ie
Info and Specs from Manufacturer - http://steelseries.com/products/audio/steelseries-7h
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Keyboard: Mionix Zibal 60 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
Price: €124
Supplier: Newegg
Info and Specs from Manufacturer - http://www.mionix.net/page.php?al=zibal60 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mouse: Mionix Naos 5000
Price: €76
Supplier: Newegg
Info and Specs from Manufacturer - http://www.mionix.net/page.php?al=naos5000 That is the end of the component list, some of the components may look extreme and the prices also, but I am building this to cover me for the next couple of years, and because I am buying only 1 or 2 components at a time, I won't have to fork out the whole amount at once. Some of these components may need to be changed due to supply or model changes by manufacturers at the time of purchase, if that is the case they will be noted here. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component Order Progress Every time a component is ordered or has arrived, I will post the following excel sheet. I will try and wait, if I don't get too excited, till all the major components are here before I start to do the build.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Build I will be posting photos and maybe videos at each stage of the build below
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