Boxen
Personal computers.
BSS-D Mark IV "GARNET"
I started speccing out a build in early 2022 and pulled the trigger in February, this box is meant to be my new daily driver and gaming PC, replacing Mark III, which itself was cobbled together from parts from Neo BSS-D Mark II and Mark II-2, just to give you an idea of the nonsense I do with PCs.
Anyway, being a Gentoo box, I wanted to throw some major compile capabilities at it, in addition to using it for video encoding and streaming and other such nonsense beyond just gaming, so the build started out beefy and never really came down from that.
Status: daily driver, Windows drive (from Mark III) added November 2022.
Component | Model |
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CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
Motherboard | ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Plus (Wi-Fi) |
RAM | G.Skill Ripjaws V 64 GB (2x32GB) DDR4-3600 |
Video Card | PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Hellhound |
Primary OS (Linux) Drive | Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME SSD |
Secondary OS (Win 10) Drive | Samsung 860 EVO 1 TB 2.5" SATA SSD |
Storage | Samsung 870 QVO 2 TB 2.5" SATA SSD |
CPU Cooling | Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black CPU Cooler |
Case Cooling | Noctua P14s redux-1500 PWM 140mm Fan (x3) |
Optical Drive | ASUS BW-16D1HT SATA Blu-ray Burner |
PSU | EVGA SuperNOVA GA 750W 80+ Gold |
Case | Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower |


