Build name Life Support

[Calranthe]

I call it my life support build because it keeps me going every day, it is part of my official treatment and therapy, keeps me out of the mental health ward and stops my GP ringing me each week "Have you thought about ending your life in the last 7 days".

 

That all might seem overly dramatic until you take into account Diagnosed with ADHD, Bipolar type 2, PTSD and Higher functioning Autistic, add to that at my wife at 21 years young was diagnosed with Incurable Cancer (Acute lymphoblastic leukemia which is curable until you add in a Philadelphia chromosome which means end game.) so we fought it together for 21 years the medication keeping it away slowly killing her, I was her 24/7 carer, she died in 2018 and I was completely broken. Universe seemed to think I didn't have enough on my plate so 7 days after she died I was diagnosed with bowel cancer, 40% bowels removed and they are keeping an eye on my lungs because precancerous nodules. As you can imagine none of this helped with my mental issues, and I was going to have my own end game after watching the last Marvel Universe film I wanted to see.

 

Well some crazy people managed to convince me online to start vlogging, streaming and doing all that kind of thing in March of 2018 and now I live my life online. Record my every thought, talk about everything that comes to mind, I can't play games on my own but I can if it is recorded or streamed, it is a connection to a world that I am no longer part of. it is enough.

 

So I have been using an okay PC but it has multiple issues, I now stream at 1440p and transcoding + uploading is time I can't be connected to the world and gaming. I did look into a dual PC setup but it was just to much for my brain to handle.

 

I am on disability this build is completely funded by selling items no longer needed.

 

Not an RGB build or anything fancy to look at, this is a work horse a grunt machine to do a job for 4-5 years maybe more.

 

AMD Ryzen 9 3950x (Purchasing on the 14th)

**Notes** Yes I know the 4000 series is due out but the 3950 is still an amazing CPU for things like Handbrake transcoding, maybe I will get into making intro's and animations for my channel it will also help with gaming while streaming.

 

Noctua NH-D15

 

32GB corsair vengeance 3600mhz ddr4 (2 16gb) (Purchasing on the 14th)

 

MSI x570 Tomahawk Wifi (Bought arriving on Monday)

**Notes** While MSI's early x570 boards were not so great this board is kick ass and as good as a much higher tier version but without the shiny shiny I don't need.

 

Phanteks Enthoo Pro Large Tower Black. (already bought)

**Notes** Love this case although have a few concerns on if the header will work with the old style none new USB C although not sure will know tomorrow.

 

Samsung m2 950 pro 512gb (already owned will be the OS drive)

**Notes** Bought this when they first came out, it was my OS drive in two builds then my fast steam library drive in the current one.

 

Sabrent m2 1tb (already owned will be the Steam Library) 

 

Samsung 1TB EVO SSD (already owned) 

 

Samsung 250gb EVO SSD (already owned) 

 

External 8TB Drive for Raw footage storage (already owned)

 

DVD Burner (Ripping the rest of my movies to HD plex server)

 

1080ti EVGA FTW3  from current PC as temporary Graphics card

 

be-quiet Straight power 11 1200w platinum modular (Owned)

 

2 months later on my birthday I will buy a 3090 to replace the 1080ti.

 

As of now it is just the case (love the full tower case) with a few items installed, tomorrow the motherboard arrives and more pictures will be added.

 

 

 

 

The Anker 8gb card is the Windows 10 Pro updated install, the 2*2TB Mechanical drives are just optionals.

 

[Aereldor]

Still one of the best cases of all time. Did you get the Tempered Glass version or the old panel?

[Calranthe]

8 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

Still one of the best cases of all time. Did you get the Tempered Glass version or the old panel?

The old panel, I actually prefer the big black metal box aesthetic.

[Aereldor]

47 minutes ago, Calranthe said:

The old panel, I actually prefer the big black metal box aesthetic.

Some cases are just timeless. Enthoo Pro goes back to 2014 I think, but some cases I remember fondly, like the Antec P180 and P150, all the way back from 2005

 

Spoiler

 

 

[Calranthe]

Motherboard and PSU Arrived

 

 

So much room to work in this case have no concern with installing the CPU and Fan while in case.

[Calranthe]

I think that no other cooling is going to be needed with this build, the case is well known for very good thermals With a Noctua CPU heatsink, the beauty of this case is I could easily if needed place a couple of fans above.

[Calranthe]

Tweaked the cable management, added the GTX 1080ti, so much room in this case it really is a joy to work with.

 

[Jason 57]

On ‎9‎/‎7‎/‎2020 at 8:58 AM, Calranthe said:

Motherboard and PSU Arrived

 

 

I LOVE this MB. It took me 2 months to be able to get it on Newegg, but I did. I only put a 3600 in my build.

 

But I certainly hope this helps you out!!

 

What your going through, can NOT be easy!!!

 

I look forward to more of this post!

[Calranthe]

Thank you

 

Okay decided to go with the Arctic Freezer II 360mm it just fit on the top.