Charm

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My next workstation will be called 'charm'. My current workstation is 'tact'. My next laptop will be called 'hawk'. My current laptop is called 'condor'.

I've been spec'ing out a wish-list for my future workstation.

2020-07-07

Based on my spec at pcpartpicker (memory differs) I want these parts from AusPCMarket:

Item Price Qty Total Links
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24-Core sTRX4 3.80 GHz Unlocked CPU Processor $2,553.21 x1 $2,553.21 manufacturer
Asus ROG Strix LC 240 RGB AiO Liquid CPU Cooler $226.71 x1 $226.71 manufacturer
Asus ROG Strix TRX40-E Gaming sTRX4 ATX Motherboard $1,008.81 x1 $1,008.81 compare manufacturer
Samsung 16GB DDR4 3200MHz ECC RDIMM Server Memory $296.01 x8 $2,368.08 manufacturer
Gigabyte Aorus M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4 SSD 2TB $741.51 x2 $1,483.02 manufacturer
Samsung SSD 860 EVO 4TB $899.91 x4 $3,599.64 manufacturer
Asus GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Dual EVO OC 8GB Video Card $672.21 x1 $672.21 manufacturer
Cooler Master Masterbox CM694 Tempered Glass Mid-Tower E-ATX Case - Black $226.71 x1 $226.71 manufacturer
Asus ROG Thor 850W Platinum PSU $395.01 x1 $395.01 manufacturer
LG BH16NS55 16x Blu-ray BDRW Writer $88.11 x1 $88.11 support similar
Samsung UJ590 32in 4K UHD LED VA FreeSync Monitor $573.21 x1 $573.21 manufacturer
2m DisplayPort v1.4 Cable Male to Male. 8K @60Hz. Black $28.71 x2 $57.42
Aten 2 Port USB 2.0 DisplayPort Cable KVM Switch with Audio $123.75 x1 $123.75
Simplecom SC314 Internal 5.25in Bay Mobile Rack 3.5in SATA HDD Backplane $18.81 x1 $18.81 manufacturer
Logitech Z337 Bold Sound with Bluetooth 2.1 Speakers $167.31 x1 $167.31 manufacturer
Standard System Build - free - add this when you want us to build a PC
Total: $13,562.01

PC Part Picker

These are PC Part Picker specs I considered...

Considered

These are parts I considered but decided against...

Item Price Qty Total Links Note
G.Skill Trident Z Neo 128GB (4x 32GB) DDR4 3600MHz Memory $1,246.41 x1 $1,246.41 manufacturer 2020-07-10 jj5 - I can get ECC RAM, so why wouldn't I..?
Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe SSD 1TB $345.51 x2 $691.02 manufacturer 2020-07-10 jj5 - switching to WD Black...
Samsung 860 QVO 2.5in SATA SSD 4TB $711.81 x4 $2,847.24 manufacturer 2020-07-07 jj5
Western Digital WD Black SN750 2TB NVMe M.2 (2280) PCIe 3x4 3D NAND SSD - with Heatsink $791.01 x2 $1,582.02 manufacturer 2020-07-10 jj5 - the Gigabyte Aorus is faster...
Western Digital WD Blue 4TB 2.5in 3D NAND SATA III SSD WDS400T2B0A $850.41 x4 $3,401.64 manufacturer 2020-07-10 jj5 - the WD blue has 600 TBW but the Samsung has 2,400 TBW
Cooler Master 120mm Case Fans 4-Pack $23.76 x1 $23.76 2019-12-14 jj5 - these won't fit
Asus PB287Q 28in 4K UHD 1ms Eye Care LED Monitor $533.61 2019-12-14 jj5 - getting 32" instead of this 28"
2m DisplayPort Cable Male to Male 1.2V: Black $28.71 x2 $57.42 2020-07-10 jj5 - milky pete says get v1.4

2020-01-05

I started with:

But I reigned that in to:

Based on my spec at pcpartpicker I want these parts from AusPCMarket:

Item Price Qty Total Manufacturer
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24-Core sTRX4 3.80 GHz Unlocked CPU Processor $2,384.91 x1 $2,384.91 manufacturer
Asus ROG Ryujin 240 OLED AIO CPU Cooler $355.41 x1 $355.41 manufacturer
Asus Prime TRX40 Pro sTRX4 ATX Motherboard $761.31 x1 $761.31 manufacturer
G.Skill Ripjaws V 256GB (8x 32GB) DDR4 3200MHz CL16 Memory - Black $2,305.71 x1 $2,305.71 manufacturer
Samsung 860 QVO 2.5in SATA SSD 2TB $335.61 x6 $2,013.66 manufacturer
Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe SSD 1TB $345.51 x2 $691.02 manufacturer
Asus GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Dual EVO OC 8GB Video Card $672.21 x1 $672.21 manufacturer
Cooler Master Masterbox CM694 Tempered Glass Mid-Tower E-ATX Case - Black $187.11 x1 $187.11 manufacturer
Asus ROG Thor 1200W Platinum PSU $642.51 x1 $642.51 manufacturer
LG BH16NS55 16x Blu-ray BDRW Writer $91.08 x1 $91.08 support, similar
Samsung UJ590 32in 4K UHD LED VA FreeSync Monitor $533.61 x2 $1,067.22 manufacturer
2m DisplayPort Cable Male to Male 1.2V: Black $26.00 x2 $52.00
Aten 2 Port USB 2.0 DisplayPort Cable KVM Switch with Audio $99.00 x1 $99.00
Simplecom SC314 Internal 5.25in Bay Mobile Rack 3.5in SATA HDD Backplane $18.81 x1 $18.81 manufacturer
Standard System Build - free - add this when you want us to build a PC
Total: $11,328.06