Boxen
Personal computers.
BSS-L Gear “DIZZY”
I bought myself a 12th Gen Intel Framework laptop as a tinkering project and new daily driver and work laptop. It’s pretty cool; I wrote more thoughts on it here.
Status: built, loving it.
| Component | Model |
|---|---|
| Laptop/Chassis | Framework (second revision) |
| CPU | 12th Gen Intel Core i7-1260P |
| RAM | Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2x16) DDR4 3200 MHz |
| Primary OS (Linux) Drive | WD_BLACK SN850X 1 TB M.2 2280 NVMe SSD |
BSS-D Mark IV “GARNET”
I started speccing out a build in early 2022 and pulled the trigger in February, this box is 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: built, primary machine and daily driver, without a doubt my favorite desktop build in years.
| Component | Model |
|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
| Motherboard | ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Plus (Wi-Fi) |
| RAM | G.Skill Ripjaws V 64 GB (2x32GB) DDR4 3600 MHz |
| 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 |
