I've often been asked about the tech I use on a regular basis. Here's a list, in terms of how heavily I use them.

EmberLime

This computer is a Dell Optiplex 7050 SFF computer. It's essentially my work computer and does not do any gaming but does do streaming of Youtube and similar content while on shift.

OS: Debian Bookworm
DE: KDE Plasma
CPU: Intel i5-6500T @ 3.1Ghz
Motherboard: Dell Optiplex 7050
RAM: 16GB
Disk: 250GB PNY SSD
GPU: Intel HD Graphics 530

EmberDesktop

This one is my desktop. Yes, it's got a cheesy nickname. I don't have a very good imagination when it comes to naming things. Sorry. I game, do work and content production on this desktop. This all is set up on a Tiqlab L-shaped desk.

OS: Debian Bookworm
DE: KDE Plasma
Case: Okinos Walnut Wood PC Case
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 4500
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H Wifi
RAM: Silicon Power GAMING 32GB DDR4 3200Mhz
Disk: Sabrent Rocket Q 2TB NVMe SSD
GPU: MSI Radeon RX 570 8GB Armor OC
PSU: BeQuiet! BN517 1200W Modular Power Supply (pending purchase...)
Fan Controller: Heccooling ARGB Hub
Audio: Cochlear TV Streamer
Webcam: NewEye 40 - 2.5k HD webcam w/ built-in mic and speakers
Monitor 1: GamePower BULL T10 Monitor
Monitor 2: GamePower BULL T10 Monitor (pending purchase...)
Monitor arm: Dumos dual monitor arm
Mouse: UtechSmart Venus Wired Laser Mouse
Keyboard: Redragon K550 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

You can find the link to my hardware in this PCPartPicker link, along with how much I paid for the desktop config. And yes, these prices are accurate.

Emberberry

Radxa Rock 5B with 8GB RAM, set up with a 120GB NVMe SSD in a custom CaseLabs wooden case and logo design of my own. This one just hosts a small number of services.

PiHole

Raspberry Pi Zero 1.3v, the one with the wifi. This one has an ethernet adapter that's connected to this Pi and exclusively runs PiHole, an ad-blocking platform that I use to reduce the chances of malware and other malicious scripts from gaining a foothold on my network.

Timekeeper

Raspberry Pi 4, 4GB with a GPS-backed Time hat. It serves time. And that is all it does. It is a stratum 1 time server.

Boxen

Dell PowerEdge R6415 Server
OS: Proxmox 8.x
CPU: AMD Epyc 7251 8-core Processor
RAM: 64GB DDR4 RAM
PSU: 2x 550W Platinum Power Supply
RAID: H330 Mini RAID Controller
Drives: 2x 240GB Intel SSD D3-S4520 SSDs, set up as OS drives.
GPU: 24GB Tesla M40
4x 20TB Seagate Exos drives. Once completed, will hold about 60TB of data.

There are other devices I use also, but they're not listed here because they're either down or not ready for use yet, such as my little storage server and my server that I use for my homelab.

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Published @ February 23, 2021 9:01 PM