My Equipment: Gaming Computer 2016

Computer Unit (assembled in spring 2016)
ComponentManufacturerModelComment
Case Lian-Li Industrial PC-10 N black:
  • 3 x external 5,25" device bays
  • 6 x internal 3,5" device bays
  • 3 x 120mm fans in front and rear
  • 2 x 3.0 USB ports in front
  • HD audio ports in front
  • Dimensions (H x W x D) 47,3 cm x 21,0 cm x 49,0 cm
  • ...
  • Made in Taiwan
Power Supply Sea Sonic Electronics X-650 (Model no. SS-650KM3 Active PFC F3):
  • 80 PLUS Gold Certified: approx. 90% efficiency
  • Multi-GPU technology support (6-Pin and 8-Pin PCI-E connectors)
  • 650 W Total continuous power
  • Multiple 12 V output
  • Hybrid silent fan control
    • Fanless mode if load less than 30%
    • Silent mode if load between 30% and 50%
    • Cooling mode if load more than 50%
  • Sanyo Denki - San Ace Silent Fan (120 mm)
  • Over voltage protection
  • Over power protection
  • ...
Motherboard ASUSTeK Computer Z87-PRO V EDITION:
  • LGA1150 socket
  • Intel Z87 Express chipset
  • PCI-Express 3.0 x16
  • Faster USB 3.0 transmission with UASP (USB Attached SCSI Protocol)
  • ...
CPU Intel XEON Processor E3-1230 v3:
  • LGA1150 socket
  • 4 Cores
  • 8 Threads
  • 3.30 GHz Processor base frequency
  • 3.70 GHz Max Processor turbo frequency
  • 8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
  • 5 GT/s Bus speed
  • 22 nm Lithography
  • 80 W Thermal Design Power (TDP)
  • ...
RAM G.SKILL International Enterprises F3-1600C9D-16GAR:
  • 2 x 8192 MB Capacity
  • 1600 MT/s DDR3 (PC3-12800) Speed
  • 9-9-9-24 Latency
  • 1,5 V Voltage
  • Intel XMP Support
  • ...
Note:
The latency specifies the following values (in the given order):
  • CAS Latency (CL)
  • RAS-to-CAS-Delay (tRCD)
  • RAS-Precharge-Time (tRP)
  • Row-Active-Time (tRAS)
Graphics Card ASUSTeK Computer ASUS RADEON R9 280X DirectCU II TOP (Model no. R9280X-DC2T-3GD5):
  • TOP: Overclocked Edition
  • DirectCU II: 20% cooler and 3 x quieter
  • GPU Tweak with online streaming
  • "Tahiti" (GPU Name) / "Tahiti XTL" (GPU Variant)
  • PCI Express 3.0 x16 (Bus Interface)
  • 2048 Shading Units
  • 128 TMUs
  • 32 ROPs
  • 32 Compute Units
  • 970 MHz Base Core Clock
  • 3 GB GDDR5 (Memory onboard)
  • 384-bit Memory Interface
  • 2 x Dual-Link DVI, 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 & 1 x HDMI 1.4 outputs
  • DirectX 11.2
  • OpenGL 4.6
  • OpenCL 2.1
  • Shader Model 6.5
  • Dual-slot (Slot Width)
  • 28 nm (Process Technology)
  • 250 W Thermal Design Power (TDP)
  • ...
Audio Card Creative Technology Sound BLASTER Zx:
  • 24-bit Analog-to-Digital conversion of analog inputs at up to 96 kHz sample rate
  • 24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of digital sources at up to 192 kHz sample rate to analog output
  • 16-bit to 24-bit recording sampling rates: 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 and 96 kHz
  • 16-bit to 24-bit playback sampling rates: 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48, 96 and 192 kHz
  • A 600 Ohm headphone amplifier
  • Gold-plated I/O connectivity
  • Remote Control
  • ...
SSD #1 SAMSUNG Electronics 840 PRO:
  • 2,5 Zoll (Form Factor)
  • MLC 21 nm (Chip Type)
  • 256 GB Capacity
  • 512 MB Cache
  • 540 MB/s Sequential read performance
  • 520 MB/s Sequential write performance
  • 100000 IOPS Random read (4KB)
  • 90000 IOPS Random write (4KB)
  • Samsung MDX Controller (S4LN021X01)
  • SATA 6.0 GB/s Interface (SATA III)
  • ...

The SSD #1 is intended for system data, e.g. the operating system.

SSD #2 SAMSUNG Electronics 850 EVO:
  • 2,5 Zoll (Form Factor)
  • 3D NAND TLC 40 nm (Chip Type)
  • 1 TB Capacity
  • 1024 MB Cache
  • 540 MB/s Sequential read performance
  • 520 MB/s Sequential write performance
  • 98000 IOPS Random read (4KB)
  • 90000 IOPS Random write (4KB)
  • Samsung MEX Controller (S4LN045X01)
  • SATA 6.0 GB/s Interface (SATA III)
  • ...

The SSD #2 is intended for application data, e.g. games and tools.

HDD #1 - #3 Western Digital WD10EZEX:
  • 3,5 Zoll (Form Factor)
  • 1 TB Capacity
  • 64 MB Data Buffer
  • up to 150 MB/s Transfer Rate
  • 7200 RPM
  • CMR (Recording Technology)
  • SATA 3.0 GB/s interface (SATA II)
  • ...

The hard drive disks #1 - #3 are intended for user data, e.g. game trailers.

Blu-ray / DVD Writer LG Electronics BH16NS55:
  • 5,25 Zoll (Form Factor)
  • M-Disc & BDXL Support
  • 16x BD-R Recorder / 12x BD-R DL Recorder
  • 8x BD-R TL Recorder / 6x BD-R QL Recorder
  • 16x DVD+/-R Recorder / 8x DVD+/-R DL Recorder / 5x DVD-RAM Recorder
  • 48x CD-R Recorder
  • SATA 3.0 GB/s interface (SATA II)
  • ...
Software
CategoryManufacturerModelComment
OS Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (English)

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