These are the various computer systems that I have and use on a daily basis.
DaServ
This is the power sipping beast of a server.
It runs Proxmox and is managed by Ansible for state as code.
This is where all of my services are hosted and where my ZFS pool lives.
The services are all ran with podman-compose inside of an unprivilged LXC container.
The UEFI I am using this on has had the microcode update for the voltage regulation issue applied as soon as I bought it new, so no issues there.
Specs
CPU: Intel Core i7 14700k (Raptor Lake)
GPU: Intel UHD Graphics 770 (with SRIOV driver so it can be split 7 ways)
RAM: 128GB 5400MHz DDR5
Storage: 6x14TB HDDs for ZFS Pool, 1x1TB nVME SSD for the root
Motherboard: MSI Z790 Gaming Plus Wifi (Wifi is disabled for security and power savings)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx750W PSU
Case: NZXT Phantom 210 (from my old gaming PC), will upgrade to a HDD testbench case that can hold 24 HDDs if I need more room
Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE (got this specific one because the testbench case has a low cooler tolerance due to the HDDs)
UPS: APC Smart-UPS 950W 1000VA (Has Vortex’s monitor and networking equipment connected)
JumpServ
This is a Hetzner VPS I use to route everything through. Initially it was because I started this server when I lived at a place that had gigabit fiber BUT was behind a double NAT.
Now I just do so because I’m moving a ton and it is very nice to have as it makes the entire setup essentially plug and play anywhere I go, assuming I have a fast enough internet connection.
This node literally just runs a base enterprise Linux system running as a tailscale exit node and caddy for reverse proxying.
The HTTP services (such as this website) are routed through caddy which does a proxy_pass to the actual server over tailscale, other services are merely port forwarded to the server over tailscale.
It’s one of the smallest VPS options I could get in the Virginia datacenter, due to my server being in Southeast.
Vortex
Now this is my beast of a gaming PC that I’m on almost daily. This is where all the blood, sweat, and tears go.
It’s gone through several revisions, but this one is the latest one.
The case is black, but the parts are white… why? Because Amazon sent me the black one when I ordered the white one… oh well, I got a ~$30 refund so I was fine with it…
The only part I don’t like is the tinted glass, other than that the black and white color scheme goes hard.
Specs
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9950X3D
RAM: 64GB Corsair Vengenance Pro RGB White 6000MHz (with lighting kit)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B850 Eagle ICE ATX
Cooler: Corsair iCUE Link Titan 360 RX
GPU: XFX Mercury 9070XT w/ Mag Fans
Storage: 2TB nVME SSD (Samsung 970 PRO for Windows, 512GB nVME SSD (Intel 660P) for Linux, 4TB nVME SSD (Crucial P310) for games
Case: NZXT H6 Flow (Black)
Fans: 2x Corsair LX140-R iCUE, 3x Corsair LX120-R iCUE, 3x Corsair RX120 (on AIO), 1x NZXT whatever (it came with the case and I haven’t replaced it yet)
RGB: All plugged into an iCUE System Hu/Commander Duo and controlled by OpenLinkHub
Keyboard: Corsair K65 Plus
- Bandaid mod done to noisy keycaps and stabilizers.
- ASDJKL keys and space were replaced with cherry blues (for rhythm games).
- Home, PgUp, and PgDown were replaced with generic blue switches and custom keycaps from a key fidget keychain from a concert I went to.
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder V3 Pro (Don’t like Razer, but this mouse was on sale and works fine without the software)
PSU: NZXT C1200 1200W (I had a 5090 at one point, now I don’t need 1200W but no reason to switch PSUs yet)
Monitor: LG UltraGear 45" OLED (5K2K WUHD 165Hz)
Mods/Deco:
- I have a VSDISPLAY 7.84" 1280x400 LCD screen in the case. It is connected to a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W running Alpine. The Pi just runs Xorg, mpv, and openbox/compton. It purely acts as a remote display for conky running on the main machine. MPV is for the animated background.
- Signed photocard in a holder taped to the inside of the glass
- Several small cutesy stickers on the corners of the glass
- Several figures inside of the case on the GPU, mainly just Hatsune Miku (初音ミク).
- RGB color scheme is “wave” set to Miku’s colors.
- The AIO is set to a GIF of the vtuber Rachie as Miku from Monitoring (custom made, compressing that GIF was hard)
- My wallpaper is Hitori Goto via linux-wallpaperengine, best thing since sliced bread.
Yoshi
This is just my 2in1 Samsung laptop that I mainly use for college classes or when I’m otherwise away from Vortex.
It has a touchscreen that also supports a pen and has Wacom tech in it, so I get 4096 pressure points combined with 10 point multitouch. Perfect tablet for drawing.
Specs:
Model: Samsung GalaxyBook 2 360
CPU: 12th Gen Intel Core i5
Display: 13.3 Inch FHD Super AMOLED
GPU: Intel Iris Xe Graphics
RAM: 8GB DDR5 (I regret not getting the 16GB, Rift of the Necrodancer loves memory)
Storage: 256GB nVME