After 15+ years of dealing with Microsoft professionally, I'm so done with it. So my next build will be a dedicated Linux box for some gaming but also 3D design for printing (FreeCAD?) and of course Cura for prepping the designs for printing. I'm ready to pull the trigger and want to check with Linux folks before I do in case there are any glaring compatibility issue or shortcoming I'm overlooking. I've already purchased some parts, marked as $0.00 below.

NOTE: I picked AM5 because I don't upgrade often, but would like the option to stay with the platform when CPU prices drop, for example. But I'm open to suggestions!

PCPartPicker Part List

Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor $224.42 @ Amazon
Motherboard Gigabyte B650I AORUS ULTRA Mini ITX AM5 Motherboard $259.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory $97.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive Purchased For $0.00
Storage Western Digital Black SN850X 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive Purchased For $0.00
Video Card XFX Speedster SWFT 309 Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card $329.99 @ Amazon
Case Fractal Design Terra Mini ITX Desktop Case $0.00
Power Supply Cooler Master V850 SFX GOLD 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply Purchased For $0.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $912.39
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-08-15 21:19 EDT-0400
  • Jayden@reddthat.com
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    1 year ago

    I agree. I built my first mini itx case for my living room PC and while I look at it now and thought it was fun, it was a headache to put together at the time. I bought a Fractal Design Ridge and if you wanted to change something, you essentially have to take the whole thing apart. I love how it looks though.

    I'm a little conflicted if I like mini ITX or micro ATX better. I used a micro ATX for my media server and thought it was a little too roomy for my needs but is SO much easier to build with.