It’s that time again—time to build a new computer! My last build was way back in 2010 (check it out here: https://akschaefer.com/2010/03/11/my-new-desktop/), and it’s definitely starting to show its age.
The first big decision was AMD vs. Intel, and from there, the rest of the parts naturally fell into place. As a long-time AMD fan, I decided to go with the AMD and the new Ryzen series which has great reviews. Lets jump to the parts list
- AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- Gigabyte GA-AB350-GAMING 3
- G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2x8GB)
- Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 960
- Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD (OS Drive)
- Seagate Barracude 2TB drive (Storage Drive)
- LIAN LI PC-K6SX
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First off, this Ryzen 7 1700 is a solid 8 core processor that offers excellent performance for its price. 16 GB seems to be the standard for memory these days. This will be my first SSD, excited to see how fast windows will boot after I get it installed. Finally, to house all these components, I chose the LIAN LI PC-K6SX case in black. This case is sleek and is marketed as quiet which includes sound dampening on the side panels and really is whisper quiet.
Update: 2025, these PC has been running strong. I have made some updates along the way
- Dec 2022 – Upgraded the graphics card to a XFX Radeon RX 6600, the 960 struggled with the new ultra-wide monitor.
- Dec 2024 – I did upgrade to 32 GB of Corsair Ram, I found when playing games and having a web browser open I was hitting the 16GB limit.
- Dec 2024 – Added a dedicated Teamgroup 2TB SSD for game storage. With single games taking 50 to 100GB per game, it was starting to fill up both of my previous drives.
- Feb 2025 – Decided to build a new PC and reuse the graphics card and gaming SSD in that build, check it out here: https://akschaefer.com/2025/03/04/2025-desktop-build-amd-ryzen-7-5700x/
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