"Old Soul" - A R7 3700X based PC

[GuacInWhereSunDontShine]

This was a mixture of a gradual upgrade PC starting all the way back in 2017 that evolved to the PC I have today. I started off with an i3 6100 PC, then eventually evolving to my current anti-RGB workstation, with the moniker “Old Soul”

 

Used for video editing, gaming and general internet use alike, this build is essentially my newborn child (and counting for all the things I’ve done to Old Soul, it probably cost as much as one too.) It has the following specifications:

 

Ryzen 7 3700X

                Purchase Analysis: I’ve been through plenty of CPUs (i3 6100 -> R5 1600 -> R7 3700X), and this is a CPU I am actually happy with for my use case. 

Noctua NH-L12s

                Purchase Analysis: This will be changed to a better CPU cooler in the future. I’m just too lazy to change it. I built Old Soul into an ITX form factor for when I was in an ITX phase, however it proved to be too loud and hot.  I then decided to switch over to my current case, which will be discussed in its own purchase analysis. My girlfriend just doesn’t want me to spend money on PC components (and do I blame her? It’s a habit at this point.) Hence why this CPU cooler will stay for now, at least until the CPU meets its maker with the 50C idle temp. J

G Skill Aegis 16GB DDR4 3000MHz RAM

                Purchase Analysis: I bought two sticks of RAM that had differing speeds, which both sticks are overclocked to 3000MHz. I’m just stupid and bought another 8GB stick a couple yrs ago without looking at the speed on Newegg first.

ASUS Prime B350-PLUS Motherboard

                Purchase Analysis: I bought this refurbished on Newegg for $80 when I still had my Ryzen 5 1600. It still serves me well to this day on the 3700X. Although I hate the lack of case fan support and the red flashing RGB, I can just turn it off in the BIOS and the case doesn’t even have a window.

EVGA SC GTX 1660 Super

                Purchase Analysis: I got this for free when I purchased my ITX components, thanks to a special anonymous Newegg employee. I originally had a GTX 1070 FE, but proving to be louder than an Air Force jet engine, I decided to put in the GTX 1660 Super, which is much quieter. I plan to sell the 1070 FE for when I decide to get off my ass. I do not need much graphics horse power, so the 1660 Super works well for my use case.

Fractal Design Meshify C

                Purchase Analysis: This was the only case in my budget that wasn’t complete shit that did not have a side panel window. I personally hate RGB and side panel windows, as I don’t want my computer to look like a disco room (to each their own, I guess). The Meshify C was the perfect amount of sleek and professional feel that I was looking for in a case. Although it isn’t the coolest and quietest PC case in the world, it works for my particular use case.

EVGA 750W Bronze PSU

                Purchase Analysis: This is a semi-modular unit, I got this as a Christmas gift from my PC enthusiast grandfather, to use to build my 2500K spare rig, but I put it in my main rig instead, and put my 450W unit into the 2500K rig. I don’t know the quality of the PSU (besides the 80+ Bronze Rating), the PSU seems to work fine, as long as it doesn’t blow up my components, I don’t care.

Kingston 250GB SSD

                Purchase Analysis: 250GB SSD with DRAM cache that is fast for Windows. Do I need to say more?

Western Digital Green(?) 2TB HDD

                Purchase Analysis: 2TB HDD that is new and won’t corrupt my files until the foreseeable future (knock on wood). Do I need to say more?

 

 

 

 

[HanZie82]

Looks very sleek and toight! Now i want one.

But you calling it "Old Soul" i feel very sorry for my main 1700X system.
Hahahahaha.

[GuacInWhereSunDontShine]

23 hours ago, HanZie82 said:

Looks very sleek and toight! Now i want one.

But you calling it "Old Soul" i feel very sorry for my main 1700X system.
Hahahahaha.

Haha, kind of wish I upgraded to a 1700X from the 1600 myself, 3700X is too much power for what I need it for. The 1700X is still a beefy chip!

[HanZie82]

7 hours ago, Sinsue said:

Haha, kind of wish I upgraded to a 1700X from the 1600 myself, 3700X is too much power for what I need it for. The 1700X is still a beefy chip!

Oh yes it is, especially when its able to run all core 4Ghz 24/7.

But for my needs (well 'wants' really) its a bit to slow already...