A peek under the hood...

"NEBUCHADNEZZAR" - Custom build, primary desktop (writing, streaming, etc...)

• Operating System - KDE Neon; Ubuntu 24.04 LTS base /w Plasma 6 DE
• Motherboard - ASUS TUF Gaming B550-Plus ATX
• CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 5700X (8 cores, 16 threads), open-air cooling
• RAM - 64 GB, Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4-3200 (4 x 16 GB)
• GPU - Dell OEM Nvidia RTX 3060Ti LHR 8 GB, open-air cooling
• System Drive - 500 GB, Samsung SSD980 Pro NVMe
• Storage Drive - 2.0 TB, Samsung SSD980 Pro NVMe w/ Heatsink
• Ethernet - Onboard RealTek RTL8125B
• Power Supply - EVGA Supernova 650W, 80+ Gold
• Case - System76 Nebula-36

"BLACKBOX" - Custom build, gaming desktop

• Operating System - Windows 11 Pro (don't judge me...)
• Motherboard - ASUS TUF Gaming B850M-Plus µATX
• CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 9700X (8 cores, 16 threads), open-air cooling
• RAM - 64 GB, Crucial PRO DDR5-6000 (4 x 16 GB)
• GPU - MSI Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti Ventus 12 GB, open-air cooling
• System Drive - 1.0 TB, Samsung SSD 9100 PRO NVMe
• Games Drive - 4.0 TB, Crucial P3 NVMe
• Ethernet - Onboard RealTek 2.5GbE
• Power Supply - EVGA Supernova 750W, 80+ Gold
• Case - Silverstone Tek "Temjin" TJ08B-E

Peripherals (and other equipment)

• Headphones - BeyerDynamic TYGR 300 R open-back
• Microphone - Shure MV7+; mounted on iXtech "Lizard" low-profile swivel arm
• Camera - AIDA HD-100A, Arducam CS-Mount 6mm manual focus lens, generic 4K30 USB 3.0 capture card; mounted on Pictron LS11 extendable arm
• Streamdeck - TouchPortal on Raspberry Pi 4 w/ Android 13, PoE+ Hat, and 7" Eleclabs touchscreen display
• Keyboards
• NEBUCHADNEZZAR - System76 Launch (75%), Kailh Box Dark Chocolate switches (creamy linear) w/ System76 double-shot PBT keycaps
• BLACKBOX - System76 Launch Lite (65%), Kailh Box Dark Chocolate switches (creamy linear) w/ Yuzu custom PBT keycaps
• Mouse - Elecom Huge Plus trackball
• Consoles
• Sony Playstation 5 (upgraded with Samsung SSD990 Pro 4TB w/ heatsink)
• Sony Playstation 2 Slim
• Nintendo 64 w/ Expansion Pak
• Capture - BlackMagic Design Intensity Pro 4K (HDMI, RCA)
• Display - 4x Dell Professional 24 (P2425H)
• Networking - Unifi Switch Flex 2.5G 8-port (no PoE)