My first sleeper build!
Hello! This is the slowest PC I've ever put together. I started waiting for good deals on parts Mid-2024 and completed this build just before the RAMpocalypse Late-2025. I've been putting off taking photos but this has been reliably my daily driver this year!
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 9800x3D
- GPU: ASRock Steel Legend Radeon RX 9070 XT
- RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000MHz 96GB
- Motherboard: ASUS Prime B650 Plus
- SSD: Samsung 9100 pro 4tb (Linux Install), Samsung 970 evo 1tb (Windows Install)
- PSU: SeaSonic Focus GX 850W
- BD-Drive: Pioneer BDR-205 (I didn't know they came in beige)
- CASE: I think I picked it up on the side of the road because I don't remember
Most of these parts are either from a Microcenter deal or an eBay special. As for the case all I know about it is that it was an empty ATX case I had laying around, was a bit oxidized so I cleaned it off and put a nice coat of spray paint primer for the interior. Floppy drive also works with a converter connector to USB 2.0. Nearby the USB hub that I took the plate off and spray painted white with the same can from earlier. For case cooling there are two Noctua 120mm fans in the front (one covering 3 5.25 slots and one in the bottom where the hard drives would go), with a 92mm fan in the back. Also added an m.2 card for Wifi/Bluetooth and a Serial port for good measure!
I do regret not researching CPU cooling more before buying a heavily discounted Noctua nh-c14 on eBay because I thought it'll look cool (or the cheapest ATX motherboard at Microcenter for that matter), but thankfully after a small under-clock the CPU runs <65C Idle / <80C full load, at least for now. Hope you enjoy!