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6 minutes ago, KenCat said:

I think should it come to it, as I may move country too, the case and/or PSU will have to be sold off as part of the move so the form factor isn't too important as much. But if it is still possible to get it small that would be a bonus now.

If we can convince you to go microATX instead of MiniITX, I stand by this as the best build for under your £600 budget, that has currently been suggested. (as before, you could spend remaining budget on better mb or PSU).

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/crb4H2

If you can increase the budget, then the PSU and CPU suggestions made by @SorryClaire are worth considering.

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3 minutes ago, Tan3l6 said:

The ITX boards have enough RAM slots for dual channel exactly. 

But Mini ITX might hinder the GPU upgradeability.

Re-read message, it's been edited since you started replying (cause orginal explaination was poor tbf).

 

What i meant was that you are either going to have to: 1) populate them to get dual channel but that makes upgrading more expensive or 2) leave a slot open but lose dual channel until you upgrade.

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Common build advice:

1) Buy the cheapest (well reviewed) motherboard that has the features you need. Paying more typically only gets you features you won’t use. 2) only get as much RAM as you need, getting more won’t (typically) make your PC faster. 3) While I recommend getting an NVMe drive, you don’t need to splurge for an expensive drive with DRam cache, DRamless drives are fine for gamers. 4) paying for looks is fine, just don’t break the bank. 5) Tower coolers are usually good enough, unless you go top tier Intel or plan on OCing. 6) OCing is a dead meme, you probably shouldn’t bother. 7) "Bottlenecks" rarely matter and "Future-proofing" is a myth. 8) AIOs don't noticeably improve performance past 240mm and don't improve at all past 360mm. 9) RTFM.

 

Useful Websites:

https://www.productchart.com - helps compare monitors, https://uk.pcpartpicker.com - makes designing a PC easier.

 

Bio:

He/Him - I'm a PhD student working in the fields of reinforcement learning and traffic control. PCs are one of my hobbies and I've built many PCs and performed upgrades on a few laptops (for myself, friends and family). My personal computers include 4 windows (10/11) machines and a TrueNAS server (and I'm looking to move to dual booting Linux Mint on my main machine in future). Aside from computers, I also dabble in modding/homebrew retro consoles, support Southampton FC, and enjoy Scuba Diving and Skiing.

Fun Facts

1) When I was 3 years old my favourite toy was a scientific calculator. 2) My father is a British Champion ploughman in the Vintage Hydraulic Class. 3) On Speedrun.com, I'm the world record holder for the Dream Bobsleigh event on Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games 2010.

 

My Favourite Games: World of Tanks, Runescape, Subnautica, Metroid (Fusion and Dread), Spyro: Year of the Dragon (Original and Reignited Trilogy), Crash Bash, Mario Kart Wii, Balatro

 

My Computers: Primary: My main gaming rig - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/will0hlep/saved/NByp3C Second: Hosts Discord bots as well as a Minecraft and Ark server, and also serves as a reinforcement learning sand box - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/will0hlep/saved/cc9K7P NAS: TrueNAS Scale NAS hosting SMB shares, DDNS updater, pi-hole, and a Jellyfin server - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/will0hlep/saved/m37w3C Foldatron: My folding@home and BOINC rig (partially donated to me by Folding Team Leader GOTSpectrum) - Mobile: Mini-ITX gaming rig for when I'm away from home -

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10 minutes ago, KenCat said:

From what I read quickly on the internet, it's difference is overclocking support, but I don't feel comfortable with overclocking.

Its less of that and more of the fact that AMD let basically any VRM configurations in for the A series chipset which would mean you cant really get up to the flagship 5800X3D without some janky active cooling mods, undervolting the hell out of it, or straight up accepting the power throttle and that the VRM would be at consistent 100 degrees. So yeah, its less about "just because" and more about giving more agency in where the build could go later on. But if you dont care about limited upgradability later on through new or used market, then go on try, tuff boi. 

Also quick correction, i missed the fact that the B550m Pro4 is only 5 pounds extra and that is a far better board. My bad.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£129.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: ASRock B550M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£103.33 @ NeoComputers) 
Memory: Patriot Viper Steel 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (£39.49 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£79.56 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Montech AIR 100 LITE MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£36.94 @ Box Limited) 
Power Supply: Gigabyte AORUS P GM 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£94.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Custom: The CeX-Ebay Special (RX 5700XT, 6600XT, 6650XT, GTX 1660 Super, GTX 1660Ti, RTX 2060, GTX 1080Ti) (£200.00)
Total: £683.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-04-17 14:30 BST+0100

10 minutes ago, KenCat said:

Would I get a whole lot more for the price, jumping up to the 5600 from your suggested 5500?

I mean its 31% increase for a 16% better stock operation, its on you to decide but to me its kind of justifiable if you never wanna touch the dial to reach performance parity between 5500 and 5600. But considering that you are shopping used anyway, you should try to find a good deals on used Ryzen 5 3600 and compare that to the 5500 as that would have pretty much the same performance.

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I think this might be what I end up settling for.

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/ZkmdyK

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£129.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock B550M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£103.33 @ NeoComputers)
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (£37.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston NV2 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£41.77 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte EAGLE Radeon RX 6600 8 GB Video Card  (£220.44)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£45.46 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A550BN 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£49.99 @ AWD-IT)
Total: £627.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-04-17 18:06 BST+0100

 

I've gone and mostly used @will0hlep's recommended build and I have decided to take on board the suggestion from @SorryClaireabout the 5600 and the motherboard.

 

I still am undecided on the GPU for the build but I think since the 6600 is still in stock it may be the one I'll go for, for the sake of new I suppose to be safe.

 

I guess just for keeping sanity in check, the ASRock B550M-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard is 30 more, but would there be a better option out there, or like at this point jumping up in a different chipset at this price. Or even a better use of the 30 pounds that's not a CPU cooler (which I will factor in at some point later I think)

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3 minutes ago, KenCat said:

I think this might be what I end up settling for.

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/ZkmdyK

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£129.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock B550M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£103.33 @ NeoComputers)
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (£37.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston NV2 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (£41.77 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte EAGLE Radeon RX 6600 8 GB Video Card  (£220.44)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£45.46 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A550BN 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£49.99 @ AWD-IT)
Total: £627.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-04-17 18:06 BST+0100

 

I've gone and mostly used @will0hlep's recommended build and I have decided to take on board the suggestion from @SorryClaireabout the 5600 and the motherboard.

Yeah, IMO, that is a strong build that is well worth what you'd be paying.

 

10 minutes ago, KenCat said:

I still am undecided on the GPU for the build but I think since the 6600 is still in stock it may be the one I'll go for, for the sake of new I suppose to be safe.

 

I guess just for keeping sanity in check, the ASRock B550M-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard is 30 more, but would there be a better option out there, or like at this point jumping up in a different chipset at this price. Or even a better use of the 30 pounds that's not a CPU cooler (which I will factor in at some point later I think)

I do suggest taking a look at the used market. The 6600 is a good budget card on the new market, but you'll certainly be able to beat it (in terms of performance) if your willing to go used.

 

I think if I was going to put any extra cash in, it would be on a 650W PSU to give you a bit more upgraddability and not switching to mini ITX. As we've said, going mini ITX might make the build a few grams lighter and a little bit smaller, but you will lose some upgradability or performance (or both).

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Common build advice:

1) Buy the cheapest (well reviewed) motherboard that has the features you need. Paying more typically only gets you features you won’t use. 2) only get as much RAM as you need, getting more won’t (typically) make your PC faster. 3) While I recommend getting an NVMe drive, you don’t need to splurge for an expensive drive with DRam cache, DRamless drives are fine for gamers. 4) paying for looks is fine, just don’t break the bank. 5) Tower coolers are usually good enough, unless you go top tier Intel or plan on OCing. 6) OCing is a dead meme, you probably shouldn’t bother. 7) "Bottlenecks" rarely matter and "Future-proofing" is a myth. 8) AIOs don't noticeably improve performance past 240mm and don't improve at all past 360mm. 9) RTFM.

 

Useful Websites:

https://www.productchart.com - helps compare monitors, https://uk.pcpartpicker.com - makes designing a PC easier.

 

Bio:

He/Him - I'm a PhD student working in the fields of reinforcement learning and traffic control. PCs are one of my hobbies and I've built many PCs and performed upgrades on a few laptops (for myself, friends and family). My personal computers include 4 windows (10/11) machines and a TrueNAS server (and I'm looking to move to dual booting Linux Mint on my main machine in future). Aside from computers, I also dabble in modding/homebrew retro consoles, support Southampton FC, and enjoy Scuba Diving and Skiing.

Fun Facts

1) When I was 3 years old my favourite toy was a scientific calculator. 2) My father is a British Champion ploughman in the Vintage Hydraulic Class. 3) On Speedrun.com, I'm the world record holder for the Dream Bobsleigh event on Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games 2010.

 

My Favourite Games: World of Tanks, Runescape, Subnautica, Metroid (Fusion and Dread), Spyro: Year of the Dragon (Original and Reignited Trilogy), Crash Bash, Mario Kart Wii, Balatro

 

My Computers: Primary: My main gaming rig - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/will0hlep/saved/NByp3C Second: Hosts Discord bots as well as a Minecraft and Ark server, and also serves as a reinforcement learning sand box - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/will0hlep/saved/cc9K7P NAS: TrueNAS Scale NAS hosting SMB shares, DDNS updater, pi-hole, and a Jellyfin server - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/will0hlep/saved/m37w3C Foldatron: My folding@home and BOINC rig (partially donated to me by Folding Team Leader GOTSpectrum) - Mobile: Mini-ITX gaming rig for when I'm away from home -

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3 minutes ago, will0hlep said:

I do suggest taking a look at the used market. The 6600 is a good budget card on the new market, but you'll certainly be able to beat it (in terms of performance) if your willing to go used.

I know that SorryClaire recommended the RX 5700XT, 6600XT, 6650XT, GTX 1660 Super, GTX 1660Ti, RTX 2060, GTX 1080Ti for the used price point. But what would be the "top" GPU of those options, or if any other options at the similar price point (or less in a lot of cases)

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57 minutes ago, KenCat said:

I know that SorryClaire recommended the RX 5700XT, 6600XT, 6650XT, GTX 1660 Super, GTX 1660Ti, RTX 2060, GTX 1080Ti for the used price point. But what would be the "top" GPU of those options, or if any other options at the similar price point (or less in a lot of cases)

A rough order in terms of power would be something like this (most powerful first), but it will vary from game to game:

1080 Ti (There is a good reason Nvidia is struggling to get people to upgrade from these)
6650 XT

5700 XT

2060 Super
6600 XT
2060 (12GB)

6600

2060

1660 Ti
1660 Super

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Common build advice:

1) Buy the cheapest (well reviewed) motherboard that has the features you need. Paying more typically only gets you features you won’t use. 2) only get as much RAM as you need, getting more won’t (typically) make your PC faster. 3) While I recommend getting an NVMe drive, you don’t need to splurge for an expensive drive with DRam cache, DRamless drives are fine for gamers. 4) paying for looks is fine, just don’t break the bank. 5) Tower coolers are usually good enough, unless you go top tier Intel or plan on OCing. 6) OCing is a dead meme, you probably shouldn’t bother. 7) "Bottlenecks" rarely matter and "Future-proofing" is a myth. 8) AIOs don't noticeably improve performance past 240mm and don't improve at all past 360mm. 9) RTFM.

 

Useful Websites:

https://www.productchart.com - helps compare monitors, https://uk.pcpartpicker.com - makes designing a PC easier.

 

Bio:

He/Him - I'm a PhD student working in the fields of reinforcement learning and traffic control. PCs are one of my hobbies and I've built many PCs and performed upgrades on a few laptops (for myself, friends and family). My personal computers include 4 windows (10/11) machines and a TrueNAS server (and I'm looking to move to dual booting Linux Mint on my main machine in future). Aside from computers, I also dabble in modding/homebrew retro consoles, support Southampton FC, and enjoy Scuba Diving and Skiing.

Fun Facts

1) When I was 3 years old my favourite toy was a scientific calculator. 2) My father is a British Champion ploughman in the Vintage Hydraulic Class. 3) On Speedrun.com, I'm the world record holder for the Dream Bobsleigh event on Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games 2010.

 

My Favourite Games: World of Tanks, Runescape, Subnautica, Metroid (Fusion and Dread), Spyro: Year of the Dragon (Original and Reignited Trilogy), Crash Bash, Mario Kart Wii, Balatro

 

My Computers: Primary: My main gaming rig - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/will0hlep/saved/NByp3C Second: Hosts Discord bots as well as a Minecraft and Ark server, and also serves as a reinforcement learning sand box - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/will0hlep/saved/cc9K7P NAS: TrueNAS Scale NAS hosting SMB shares, DDNS updater, pi-hole, and a Jellyfin server - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/will0hlep/saved/m37w3C Foldatron: My folding@home and BOINC rig (partially donated to me by Folding Team Leader GOTSpectrum) - Mobile: Mini-ITX gaming rig for when I'm away from home -

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1 minute ago, will0hlep said:

A rough order in terms of power would be something like this (most powerful first), but it will vary from game to game:

1080 Ti (There is a good reason Nvidia is struggling to get people to upgrade from these, they are still stronger than modern entry level cards which cost £200/£300)
6650 XT

5700 XT

2060 Super
6600 XT
2060 (12GB)

6600

2060

1660 Ti
1660 Super

Also a770 and a750 but that’s a good list

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Current parts list: PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  (Purchased For £175.00) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO B650M-A WIFI Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  (Purchased For £144.99) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  (Purchased For £89.99) 
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Storage: Kingston A400 960 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GAMING OC Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB Video Card  (Purchased For £448.99) 
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL 205M MESH MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (Purchased For £82.98) 
Power Supply: MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For £99.00) 
Total: £1040.95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

Damn this space can fit a 5090 (just kidding, it needs more)

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6 minutes ago, filpo said:

Also a770 and a750 but that’s a good list

Yeah, see while I really want intel to succeed (more competition in the GPU market can only be a positive) I don’t feel overly comfortable recommending Intel GPUs cause of how hit and miss they can be.

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1) Buy the cheapest (well reviewed) motherboard that has the features you need. Paying more typically only gets you features you won’t use. 2) only get as much RAM as you need, getting more won’t (typically) make your PC faster. 3) While I recommend getting an NVMe drive, you don’t need to splurge for an expensive drive with DRam cache, DRamless drives are fine for gamers. 4) paying for looks is fine, just don’t break the bank. 5) Tower coolers are usually good enough, unless you go top tier Intel or plan on OCing. 6) OCing is a dead meme, you probably shouldn’t bother. 7) "Bottlenecks" rarely matter and "Future-proofing" is a myth. 8) AIOs don't noticeably improve performance past 240mm and don't improve at all past 360mm. 9) RTFM.

 

Useful Websites:

https://www.productchart.com - helps compare monitors, https://uk.pcpartpicker.com - makes designing a PC easier.

 

Bio:

He/Him - I'm a PhD student working in the fields of reinforcement learning and traffic control. PCs are one of my hobbies and I've built many PCs and performed upgrades on a few laptops (for myself, friends and family). My personal computers include 4 windows (10/11) machines and a TrueNAS server (and I'm looking to move to dual booting Linux Mint on my main machine in future). Aside from computers, I also dabble in modding/homebrew retro consoles, support Southampton FC, and enjoy Scuba Diving and Skiing.

Fun Facts

1) When I was 3 years old my favourite toy was a scientific calculator. 2) My father is a British Champion ploughman in the Vintage Hydraulic Class. 3) On Speedrun.com, I'm the world record holder for the Dream Bobsleigh event on Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games 2010.

 

My Favourite Games: World of Tanks, Runescape, Subnautica, Metroid (Fusion and Dread), Spyro: Year of the Dragon (Original and Reignited Trilogy), Crash Bash, Mario Kart Wii, Balatro

 

My Computers: Primary: My main gaming rig - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/will0hlep/saved/NByp3C Second: Hosts Discord bots as well as a Minecraft and Ark server, and also serves as a reinforcement learning sand box - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/will0hlep/saved/cc9K7P NAS: TrueNAS Scale NAS hosting SMB shares, DDNS updater, pi-hole, and a Jellyfin server - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/will0hlep/saved/m37w3C Foldatron: My folding@home and BOINC rig (partially donated to me by Folding Team Leader GOTSpectrum) - Mobile: Mini-ITX gaming rig for when I'm away from home -

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Yeah, see while I really want intel to succeed (more competition in the GP market can only be a positive) I don’t feel overly comfortable recommending Intel GPUs cause of how hit and miss they can be.

They’ve gotten better though, not up to the standards of nvidia or amd tho. Well, we can only wait for battlemage

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Current parts list: PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  (Purchased For £175.00) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO B650M-A WIFI Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  (Purchased For £144.99) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  (Purchased For £89.99) 
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Storage: Kingston A400 960 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GAMING OC Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB Video Card  (Purchased For £448.99) 
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL 205M MESH MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (Purchased For £82.98) 
Power Supply: MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For £99.00) 
Total: £1040.95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

Damn this space can fit a 5090 (just kidding, it needs more)

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4 minutes ago, filpo said:

They’ve gotten better though, not up to the standards of nvidia or amd tho. Well, we can only wait for battlemage

I’m looking forward to battlemage with great interest.

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Common build advice:

1) Buy the cheapest (well reviewed) motherboard that has the features you need. Paying more typically only gets you features you won’t use. 2) only get as much RAM as you need, getting more won’t (typically) make your PC faster. 3) While I recommend getting an NVMe drive, you don’t need to splurge for an expensive drive with DRam cache, DRamless drives are fine for gamers. 4) paying for looks is fine, just don’t break the bank. 5) Tower coolers are usually good enough, unless you go top tier Intel or plan on OCing. 6) OCing is a dead meme, you probably shouldn’t bother. 7) "Bottlenecks" rarely matter and "Future-proofing" is a myth. 8) AIOs don't noticeably improve performance past 240mm and don't improve at all past 360mm. 9) RTFM.

 

Useful Websites:

https://www.productchart.com - helps compare monitors, https://uk.pcpartpicker.com - makes designing a PC easier.

 

Bio:

He/Him - I'm a PhD student working in the fields of reinforcement learning and traffic control. PCs are one of my hobbies and I've built many PCs and performed upgrades on a few laptops (for myself, friends and family). My personal computers include 4 windows (10/11) machines and a TrueNAS server (and I'm looking to move to dual booting Linux Mint on my main machine in future). Aside from computers, I also dabble in modding/homebrew retro consoles, support Southampton FC, and enjoy Scuba Diving and Skiing.

Fun Facts

1) When I was 3 years old my favourite toy was a scientific calculator. 2) My father is a British Champion ploughman in the Vintage Hydraulic Class. 3) On Speedrun.com, I'm the world record holder for the Dream Bobsleigh event on Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games 2010.

 

My Favourite Games: World of Tanks, Runescape, Subnautica, Metroid (Fusion and Dread), Spyro: Year of the Dragon (Original and Reignited Trilogy), Crash Bash, Mario Kart Wii, Balatro

 

My Computers: Primary: My main gaming rig - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/will0hlep/saved/NByp3C Second: Hosts Discord bots as well as a Minecraft and Ark server, and also serves as a reinforcement learning sand box - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/will0hlep/saved/cc9K7P NAS: TrueNAS Scale NAS hosting SMB shares, DDNS updater, pi-hole, and a Jellyfin server - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/will0hlep/saved/m37w3C Foldatron: My folding@home and BOINC rig (partially donated to me by Folding Team Leader GOTSpectrum) - Mobile: Mini-ITX gaming rig for when I'm away from home -

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