Hardware
The machines I use every day — desktop build, daily driver laptop, Proxmox server, and phone.
Gear
My machines
Full component breakdown with key specs from each part.
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Desktop
Custom build · 2022
Main PC running Artix Linux with SwayFX wm — assembled in 2022.
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 5600 — Zen 3 / Vermeer, 6C/12T, 3.5–4.4 GHz, 32 MB L3, 65 W TDP, AM4, unlocked
- GPU
- XFX Speedster SWFT 309 RX 6700 — RDNA 2, 2304 SP, 10 GB GDDR6 @ 16 Gbps (160-bit, 320 GB/s), boost up to ~2425 MHz, triple-fan, HDMI + 3× DP
- RAM
- Kingston FURY Beast RGB — 16 GB DDR4-3200 · CL16 (16-18-18) · ~1.35 V · Intel XMP 2.0
- Storage
- WD Blue SN570 1 TB — M.2 2280 NVMe, PCIe 3.0 ×4, up to ~3500/3000 MB/s read/write, TLC, ~600 TBW, 5-year warranty
- Board
- ASUS TUF Gaming B550-Plus — AM4 ATX, B550, 8+2 DrMOS VRM, 4× DDR4 (max 128 GB), PCIe 4.0 ×16, dual M.2, 2.5 GbE, USB 3.2 Gen 2
- PSU
- SilentiumPC Vero M3 Bronze 600 W — ATX, 80 PLUS Bronze (~90% @ 50% load), semi-modular, single +12 V rail up to ~588 W
- Cooler
- SilentiumPC Fera 5 — tower air cooler, 4× heatpipes, Fluctus 120 PWM (300–1800 RPM), rated ~220 W TDP
- Case
- SilentiumPC Signum SG1V EVO TG ARGB — ATX mid-tower (~447×216×413 mm), tempered glass, 4× Stella HP ARGB 120 mm included, GPU clearance ~325 mm
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Laptop
MacBook Air 13″ · M5 · base
Portable machine for school and on-the-go work.
- Chip
- Apple M5 — 10-core CPU (4 performance + 6 efficiency), 8-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine, ~153 GB/s memory bandwidth
- Memory
- 16 GB unified memory (base)
- Storage
- 512 GB SSD (base; Apple claims ~2× faster vs previous Air gen)
- Display
- 13.6″ Liquid Retina IPS — 2560×1664 @ 224 ppi, 500 nits, 60 Hz, P3
- Battery
- Up to ~18 h video streaming / ~15 h wireless web (Apple rating)
- I/O
- 2× Thunderbolt 4 · MagSafe · 3.5 mm · Wi-Fi 7 (N1) · Bluetooth 6 · ~1.24 kg
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Server
Proxmox server
Home lab box for VMs and containers — usually runs headless.If you need hosting, VM, VPS or a wesbsite dm me on IG or sent me an email.
- CPU
- Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4 — Broadwell-EP, 14 nm, 10C/20T, 1.8–2.9 GHz, 25 MB L3, 55 W TDP, LGA 2011-3, DDR4 ECC
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 440 — Fermi GF108-class entry GPU (~96 CUDA, ~65 W); used only for BIOS, then headless
- RAM
- 40 GB ECC registered DDR4 (RDIMM) — dual-channel on this board, CPU supports DDR4-1600/1866/2133
- Storage
- Samsung 970 EVO OEM 256 GB NVMe (PCIe 3.0 ×4, Phoenix controller, ~3400/1500 MB/s class) · WD 2.5″ 512 GB HDD · WD 3.5″ 320 GB HDD
- Board
- Huananzhi X99-P4F — mATX (215×185 mm), LGA 2011-3, 4× DDR4 (max 128 GB), 2× M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 ×4, 4× SATA 3 Gb/s, 1× PCIe 3.0 ×16, Realtek GbE, 6-phase VRM
- PSU
- Corsair CX450 — 450 W ATX, 80 PLUS Bronze, non-modular, ~100k h MTBF rating
- Cooler
- Endorfy Fera 5 — same Synergy Cooling design as SilentiumPC Fera 5; 4× heatpipes, 120 mm PWM, ~220 W TDP class
- Case
- mATX case reused from an old office PC
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Mobile
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G · 6/128
Daily driver phone.
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G (SM6375, 6 nm) — 2× Kryo 660 @ up to 2.2 GHz + 6× @ 1.7 GHz · Adreno 619
- Display
- 6.67″ Super AMOLED DotDisplay — 1080×2400, 120 Hz, ~395 ppi, DCI-P3, HBM ~700 nits / peak ~1200 nits, Gorilla Glass 5
- Memory
- 6 GB LPDDR4X + 128 GB UFS 2.2 · microSD expandable (shared SIM slot)
- Camera
- 108 MP f/1.9 wide (1/1.52″) + 8 MP ultrawide 118° + 2 MP macro · 16 MP front
- Battery
- 5000 mAh · 67 W wired turbo charge (USB-C)
- Body
- ~164.2 × 76.1 × 8.1 mm · ~202 g · dual speakers · 3.5 mm jack · side fingerprint · Bluetooth 5.1 / Wi-Fi 5