Starting in 2018!
Summary:
This build is to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the completion of my AMD and ATI based first build. It will celebrate not just the evolution of hardware and software, but the evolution of myself. My first build bought much of my immediate family together including my older brother, who provided the case and after whom it was named. I learned Windows (2000 and XP), Linux (Ubuntu, Sidux, Debian, OpenSUSE, Fedora, Damn Small Linux, and Arch), and BSD (FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and NetBSD) on it. I learned how to overclock on it (1.8 Ghz to 2 GHz). I learned how to program on it. I really learned how use the Internet on it. I learned how to game with a mouse and keyboard on it. I learned how to make the most of what I had on it. I will now take all of those lessons that I learned and apply them to the build and use of this new AMD and RTG based build.
Description:
This build respresents a multiple orders of magitude leap in performance, versatility, and efficiency that I could only have imagined back in 2003.
My first build contained the following hardware:
CPU: AMD - Athlon XP 2500+ 1.8GHz 1-Core Processor
Motherboard: ASUS - A7V8X-X ATX A Motherboard
Memory: Kingston - ValueRAM 512MB (1 x 512MB) DDR-333 Memory
Storage: Maxtor - 80GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: ATI - Radeon 7000 64MB AGP Video Card
Case: Generic - Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
This new build will contain the following hardware (TBC):
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($431.60 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard ($185.32 @ Vuugo)
Storage: *Western Digital - Black PCIe 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($146.88 @ Memory Express)
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 570 4GB PULSE ITX Video Card ($331.65 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1095.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-10 20:20 EST-0500
But why? I first dreamt of this build back in 2016 when I learned of Polaris and Zen. I had been using hand-me-down desktop computers and underpowered laptops for very long time. I wanted change. I even sketched a design for a case to house the new machine's components. It was not until I started working on RSC, that the want became a need. Could I design and render RSC and other projects that I have in mind on my current machine? Yes. Would I be hampered by waiting on the machine while I create? Yes. Could I play games on my current machine? Yes. Could I play my entire collection of PC games on my current machine? No. Have I then exceeded what my current machine can do for me? For the most part, yes.
The following posts will go over the reasoning for the hardware and software for this machine as well as some nice, nice media!
Summary:
This build is to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the completion of my AMD and ATI based first build. It will celebrate not just the evolution of hardware and software, but the evolution of myself. My first build bought much of my immediate family together including my older brother, who provided the case and after whom it was named. I learned Windows (2000 and XP), Linux (Ubuntu, Sidux, Debian, OpenSUSE, Fedora, Damn Small Linux, and Arch), and BSD (FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and NetBSD) on it. I learned how to overclock on it (1.8 Ghz to 2 GHz). I learned how to program on it. I really learned how use the Internet on it. I learned how to game with a mouse and keyboard on it. I learned how to make the most of what I had on it. I will now take all of those lessons that I learned and apply them to the build and use of this new AMD and RTG based build.
Description:
This build respresents a multiple orders of magitude leap in performance, versatility, and efficiency that I could only have imagined back in 2003.
My first build contained the following hardware:
CPU: AMD - Athlon XP 2500+ 1.8GHz 1-Core Processor
Motherboard: ASUS - A7V8X-X ATX A Motherboard
Memory: Kingston - ValueRAM 512MB (1 x 512MB) DDR-333 Memory
Storage: Maxtor - 80GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: ATI - Radeon 7000 64MB AGP Video Card
Case: Generic - Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
This new build will contain the following hardware (TBC):
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($431.60 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard ($185.32 @ Vuugo)
Storage: *Western Digital - Black PCIe 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($146.88 @ Memory Express)
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 570 4GB PULSE ITX Video Card ($331.65 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1095.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-10 20:20 EST-0500
But why? I first dreamt of this build back in 2016 when I learned of Polaris and Zen. I had been using hand-me-down desktop computers and underpowered laptops for very long time. I wanted change. I even sketched a design for a case to house the new machine's components. It was not until I started working on RSC, that the want became a need. Could I design and render RSC and other projects that I have in mind on my current machine? Yes. Would I be hampered by waiting on the machine while I create? Yes. Could I play games on my current machine? Yes. Could I play my entire collection of PC games on my current machine? No. Have I then exceeded what my current machine can do for me? For the most part, yes.
The following posts will go over the reasoning for the hardware and software for this machine as well as some nice, nice media!
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