2011 desktop build (in 4U rackmount case)

By aaron.axvig, Tue, 01/30/2024 - 16:51
  • ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 1155
  • Crucial CT128M4SSD2
  • Sapphire HD6970 2G

I played a lot of games and did a lot of software development on this desktop.  I did one month of mining too.  This lived in the rack in the basement of my West Fargo twinhome.  I drilled holes in the floor/ceiling in order to run 3x massive dual-link DVI cables up to the living room, where I had my desk.  The dual-link was necessary to feed the Dell U3011 monitor which I had in a PLP setup between two Dell 2007fwp? monitors.  I still run that monitor setup as I type this in January 2024.

At some point in Medora, probably around 2016, I got rid of this CPU and motherboard and moved the graphics card into the slightly newer system that had previously been my server.

CPU
Intel Core i5-2500K
Storage
128GB SSD
Start of usage
Price
$950
Usage
Personal
Type
Desktop
OS
Windows