I've owned her for almost two years now and plan on keeping her forever. I’d love to add an Escort Cosworth alongside her one day, nearly bought one before buying the Focus, but for now she has a 2004 Subaru Forester SG9 STI as a stablemate.
I finished my first build in 15 years yesterday, and it’s also my first build without using Intel or Nvidia.
It’s running SteamOS and I’ve been using it for about a month now without it skipping a beat. Yesterday I received and fitted some custom power cables from DreambigbyRay, so I can now call it complete.
I’m running a -10 PBO on the CPU, and I’ve undervolted and power limited the GPU. That’s brought the temperatures and fan noise down to the point where I can’t hear it unless I have my ear up to it, with very little effect on performance.
Specs:
- ASRock B850I (with an Intel AX210NGW Wi-Fi card)
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 XT Reaper
- Corsair SF850
- Noctua NH-L12S
- Noctua NF-A12x15 (bottom exhaust)
- Corsair Vengeance 32GB (2×16GB) DDR5-6000
- WD_BLACK SN7100 2TB
I recently decided to build my first PC in around 15 years, somewhat inspired by the Steam Machine and Sony's recent announcements.
I actually finished the build a few weeks ago, but my custom power cables from DreambigbyRay arrived today, so I can finally call it complete. 😄
Although it ran fine without any tweaking, I’m now running -10 PBO on the CPU and have undervolted and power limited the GPU too. That’s brought the temperatures and fan noise down to the point where I can’t hear it from where I sit in the living room, which was the main goal.
It's running SteamOS and hasn't missed a beat.
Specs:
- ASRock B850I (with an Intel AX210NGW Wi-Fi card)
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 XT Reaper
- Corsair SF850
- Noctua NH-L12S
- Noctua NF-A12x15 (bottom exhaust)
- Corsair Vengeance 32GB (2×16GB) DDR5-6000
- WD_BLACK SN7100 2TB
Imported to the UK late last year on 62k miles. For peace of mind she's had RCM crank pulleys, head gaskets, fuel pump and a few other bits done, then mapped for UK fuel and hasn’t missed a beat. The perfect daily-ish to accompany my garage queens. 😄
Inspired by the Steam Machine, here’s my first PC build in over 15 years and I’m genuinely chuffed with how it turned out.
Specs:
- ASRock B850I (with an Intel AX210NGW Wi-Fi card)
- AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
- PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 XT Reaper
- Corsair SF850
- Noctua NH-L12S
- Noctua NF-A12x15 (bottom intake)
- Corsair Vengeance 32GB (2×16GB) DDR5-6000
- WD_BLACK SN7100 2TB
Currently running stock with SteamOS. No undervolt or tuning yet.
Next up, some custom cables. 🙂