destroy (gaming)
Summary
Games.
Notes
Hardware
| Make | Custom |
| Year | 2018 |
| Model | ASRock AB350M-HDV |
| Chassis | Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L |
| Power Supply | Sparkle Power SPI350U4BM8 |
| Processor | Ryzen 5 2600 |
| Memory | 16GB DDR4 3200 Corsair CMK32GX4M4B3200C16W |
| Ports | PS/2 Combo Keyboard/Mouse |
| DVI | |
| VGA | |
| HDMI | |
| 2x USB A 2.0 | |
| 4x USB A 3.1 gen 1 | |
| RJ-45 LAN | |
| 3x 3.5mm Audio jacks | |
| Front USB A 3.0 | |
| Front USB A 2.0 | |
| 2x Front Audio jacks | |
| Graphics | XFX Radeon RX 460 4GB RX-460P4D V3.3 |
| Storage | 256GB Samsung PCIe NVMe MZ-VLW2560 (x1 adapter) |
| 500GB Seagate Momentus XT ST95005620AS | |
| 256GB TeamGroup PCIe NVMe TM8FP6256G | |
| 256GB Samsung 840 PRO SSD | |
| 120GB Samsung 850 EVO M.2 SATA SSD | |
| Display | 23" 1920x1080 Dell E2311H |
| Int. Peripherals | Realtek RTL8111GR Gigabit Ethernet |
| Realtek ALC887 Audio | |
| Ext. Peripherals | - |
| Dimensions | |
| Length/Depth | 39 cm |
| Width | 23 cm |
| Height/Thickness | 38 cm |
| Weight | 6.8 kg (15 lbs) |
Software
| Operating System | Windows 10 |
| Unique applications | - |
Log
An SFF PC for the gaming fleet
Purchased built system on ebay. Added 500GB drive and peripherals. I think it was branded as a CUKUSA Axiom Gaming. It is a basic Ryzen 5 2400G system in a small case.
Little fixes
Noticed memory wasn't running full speed. Board wouldn't post with default XMP settings (3200). I upgraded bios to 5.50 then 5.90 (any newer claims to be incompatible with some CPU models). No change in post status. I settled on 3000 and it seems stable.
Also fixed the VRAM to be 2GB like my other 2400G system which might help performance a bit. I noticed, in Biomutant, when I auto-configured the graphics settings it bumped from low to medium, so maybe the VRAM makes a difference there.
New case, CPU, Video card
This is a cheap upgrade. These gaming machines are running pretty old hardware, but this should give them a little more pep. The goal is to give destroy, and stargazer similar specs.
For destroy, I got a cheap mATX case (Cooler master MasterBox Q300L) to replace the Axiom TS Mini. The CPU will go from a Ryzen 2400G to 2600 (no iGPU). Finally strike's old GPU (RX 460) went into this machine.
I also had to move one M.2 NVMe SSD to a x1 adapter card to free up the x16 slot for the GPU. I added an extra 120GB M.2 SATA SSD in a 2.5" adapter module for a little extra storage space.
I didn't have a good ATX power supply spare, so I got an adapter plate for this 1U style PSU (Sparkle SPI350U4BM8).
I tried to run the RAM at 3200 again. The board still won't post with this different CPU though so it is back to 3000.
I still need to get a slot fan bracket to give the GPU always on cooling.