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My Setup: Hardware & Software

No, I will not be giving you my stuff.

Main PC

CPU

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Top-tier multi-core performance, essential for compiling code, running VMs, and high-end gaming. While an X3D chip would be better cost to performance for gaming, my other activities do not benefit from the 3D VCache.

GPU

PNY RTX 4080 Super

1440p high-refresh-rate gaming, accelerates GPU-intensive development tasks, and local AI.

RAM & Storage

64GB DDR5-6000 & 7TB NVMe

64GB of RAM is necessary for large development environments and virtual machines. Multiple NVMEs provide fast, segregated storage for OS, projects, and games.

Motherboard

ASRock B650M Pro RS WiFi

ASRock got better.

Case

Lian Li x DAN A3 Wood

Needed something relatively small, while being decent at cooling and being able to fit a 4080 SUPER. Don't question the cable management.

Software & Services

IDE

JetBrains WebStorm

Go-to for web development, particularly in React.js.

IDE

JetBrains Rider

Go-to for C# web development. Particularly good for my native Linux use.

Note-Taking

Obsidian

Best note-taking and organization app.

Music Video

Jellyfin

Local media reigns king. Connected to Feishin/Symfonium for music and Jellyfin's native app for shows and movies.

Peripherals

Keyboard

Keychron K8 Pro

No-frills tenkeyless that works equally good for typing and games. Using Gateron EF Curry switches.

Mouse

Razer Basilisk V3 Pro

I like heavy mice. Shoot me if you must.

Controller

Xbox Elite Series 2

Primary controller for PC gaming.

Controller

PlayStation DualSense

Fallback for PC, primarily for PlayStation 5.

Racing Wheel

Logitech G920

Decent enough entry wheel and pedals.

HOTAS

Logitech X56

Despite some defects, when you figure out how to work around them they do work well enough.

DAC

Schiit Fulla E

Entry DAC to power headphones, but primarily use it to hook my microphone and headphones up to one thing.

Headphones

Sennheiser HD620s

Great audiophile headphones if constrained to closed-backs. No need for headset gamerslop.

Microphone

Antlion Modmic Uni

This is why gamerslop should not be bought. Attach it to any headphones, and now you have a headset.

Earbuds

Nothing Ear Open

Earbuds that are good for situational awareness.

Primary Monitor

ASUS ROG Strix 1440p OLED

OLED good.

Primary Monitor

LG 1440p VA

VA okay. Good second monitor.

Home Server

Chassis

Dell R730XD

Server for NAS backups, web hosting, virtual machines, networking... too much to list.

Processors

2x Intel Xeon E5-2678W v3

Processors that have a good balance to core count and clock speed, given enterprise workloads.