This is a short post about my new PC build and my first time making an animation in Blender.
Specs
Here’s the list of components I used for the build:
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5 GHz 16-Core Processor | €489.00 @ Megekko |
| CPU Cooler | Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler | €110.95 @ Azerty |
| Thermal Paste | Noctua NT-H2 3.5 g Thermal Paste | €12.90 @ Megekko |
| Motherboard | Asus ROG STRIX B650E-F GAMING WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard | €209.00 @ Megekko |
| Memory | G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory | €254.90 @ Megekko |
| Storage | Samsung 990 Pro 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive | €325.00 @ Amazon Netherlands |
| Video Card | Asus ProArt OC GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16 GB Video Card | €979.00 @ Azerty |
| Case | Fractal Design North XL ATX Full Tower Case | €189.00 @ Megekko |
| Power Supply | Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply | €133.00 @ Azerty |
| Case Fan | Noctua A14 PWM chromax.black.swap 82.52 CFM 140 mm Fan | €23.90 @ Megekko |
| Total | €2726.65 |
Note: I didn’t actually need to buy thermal paste since some came with the CPU cooler. RIP €12.90—though, considering I had to metaphorically sell a kidney for the rest, the thermal paste waste didn’t feel too bad.
Building the PC
I built this PC primarily as a workstation rather than a gaming PC. The plan was to avoid frequent upgrades, much like my previous build. This was also my first time building a PC myself! Huge thanks to PCPartPicker and LTT’s “How to Build a PC, the Last Guide You’ll Ever Need!” for making the process manageable.
Pictures
Here are some snapshots from the build process:
All the components ready to go.
Ensuring everything works before putting it all together.
Videos
And here are some videos:
Current Setup
I’m currently running Windows 11 on this system. At the time of writing this, the drivers in the RPM Fusion repository don’t work with Wayland and KDE Plasma 6 for some users with newer NVIDIA GPUs. For now, I’ve chosen to use Windows with WSL until a better Linux solution becomes viable.
Blender Animation
Here’s an animation I made by following this tutorial series by Blender Guru:
Even with my PC, it took around an hour and a half to render this animation.
So yeah, that’s basically it! I just wanted to write a short blog post about the build since it’s my first time building a PC.
On top of that, I also upgraded the website to Astro 5. From what I can tell, it won’t have a significant impact, but it’s nice to stay updated.