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Setup: Gast-PC (Rev. 1.1)

Florian Ehrle — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 11:27:00 +0000

Revision 1.1 (01/2026) | Revision 1 (11/2025)

Compared to the original setup, the data storage devices have been replaced: now only SSDs from Samsung and hard drives from WD. The boot drive, a Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe, has been reduced from 1 TB to 500 GB (it was needed elsewhere).

If you just pack salvaged components into boxes and shelves, you don’t get anything out of them. That’s why we have this “Guest PC,” which was built almost entirely from leftover parts and serves as a guest computer for LAN games. Considering the circumstances, it still looks pretty good.

The processor cooler is a Frankenstein contraption made from a Scythe Mugen 4 that originally worked for years in an AM3+ system. It was attached to the CPU and motherboard using modified LGA 1151 mounting hardware from BeQuiet. The 120 mm PWM fans are from Arctic and were left over after an AiO water cooling system failed. They are attached to the cooling tower with thick wire (bent to create tension).

Considering the cooling solution is what it is, it’s actually a miracle that the very hot-headed CPU with “multi-core enhancement,” i.e., an all-core boost corresponding to the single-core boost (5.00 GHz) with all settings on “Auto,” runs stably. This corresponds roughly to an i9-9900KS, with lower-quality silicon at a higher voltage. Of course, the whole thing runs pretty hot (around 90 °C in CB23).

Hardware:

Processor	Intel Core i9-9900K (SRG19) Coffee Lake → Refresh (14 nm) Stepping R0 8 Cores, 16 Threads Base clock 3.60 GHz Caches: L1 : 512 KB L2: 2 MB L3: 16 MB 95 Watts TDP
Socket	H4 Rev. 2 (Desktop) FC-LGA, 1151 Contacts
Cooling	Scythe Mugen 4 6 Copper heat pipes and aluminum, tower Two PWM-controlled fans from Arctic
Mainboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX
Chipset	Intel Z390 (SR406) Cannon Lake H (14 nm) Stepping B0 Passive cooled 6 Watts TDP
Memory	32 GB Corsair Vengeance LPX (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 + DDR4-3200 @ 3300 MHz, 16-18-18-36 2T (1.35 Volts) Dual-Channel DIMM (Unbuffered) 4 of 4 Slots used
Graphics	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti Windforce 3x OC Maxwell 2.0 → GM200-310-A1 (28 nm, TSMC) 6 GB GDDR5 VRAM PCIe 3.0 x16 Overclocked 250 Watts TDP
DirectX OpenGL OpenCL Vulkan CUDA Shader Model	API 12.0, Feature Level 12.1 4.6 3.0 1.4 5.2 6.8
Used Graphics ports	HDMI 2.0 @ 1920 x 1080, 60 Hz
Audio	Realtek ALC1220P (PCIe, integrated)
Boot device	SSD Samsung 970 Evo Plus (500 GB) 512 MB LPDDR4-1866 DRAM-Cache Passive cooled (MB) NVMe, PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2, 2280
Data storage	SSD Samsung 970 Evo Plus (1 TB) 1 GB LPDDR4-1866 DRAM-Cache Passive cooled (JEYI) NVMe, PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2, 2280 SSD Samsung 860 Evo (500 GB) 512 MB LPDDR4-1866 DRAM-Cache SATA-III 2.5″ SSD Samsung 850 Evo (500 GB) 512 MB LPDDR2-1066 DRAM-Cache SATA-III 2.5″ HDD WD Caviar Green (1.5 TB) WD15EARS-00MVWB0 5400 rpm / 64 MB Cache SATA-II 3.5″ HDD WD Caviar Green (1 TB) WD10EAVS-00D7B1 5400 rpm / 8 MB Cache SATA-II 3.5″
Network	1 Gbit Ethernet, RJ-45 Intel I219-V (PCIe, integrated)
Power supply	Corsair TX750M 750 Watts max. ATX
Case	Corsair iCUE 465X RGB Midi-Tower
Miscellaneous	RGB-Lighting

Firmware:

Manufacturer	American Megatrends, Inc.
Type	UEFI 128 Mb ROM (16 MB)
Version	1.C0, 20.10.2022

Software:

Operating system:	Microsoft Windows 11 Professional German
Architecture / Version	x64 / 25H2
Type of boot	UEFI with Secure Boot
Partition table	GUID Partition Table

Benchmarks:

PassMark	9605 Points https://www.passmark.com/baselines/V11/display.php?id=308459947373
Cinebench R23	Single 1352 Points Multi 13370 Points

Screenshots:

Photos:

Documents / Drivers

Drivers

Der Beitrag

Setup:

Gast-PC (Rev. 1.1)

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Setup: Retro-XP-PC (Rev. 1.1)

Florian Ehrle — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 03:05:00 +0000

Revision 1.1 (01/2026) | Revision 1 (11/2025)

Compared to the original setup, some storage devices have been replaced with significantly larger ones. The rest remains unchanged.

This tower PC, which is by no means over-equipped and certainly not particularly heavy, has no specific purpose. It is best suited to folding proteins (Folding@Home), consuming electricity and heating the room.

Hardware:

Processor	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 (SR1MJ) Ivy Bridge → EP (22 nm) Stepping M1 8 Cores, 16 Threads Base clock 3.00 GHz Caches: L1 : 512 KB L2: 2 MB L3: 25 MB Overclocked 130 Watts TDP
Socket	R1 (High End Desktop) FC-LGA, 2011 Contacts
Cooling	BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro 4 7 Copper heat pipes and aluminum, tower Two PWM-controlled fans
Mainboard	ASUS ROG Rampage IV Extreme E-ATX
Chipset	Intel X79 (SLJHW) Patsburg (65 nm) Stepping C0 Active cooled 7.8 Watts TDP
Memory	64 GB Corsair Vengeance Pro (8 x 8 GB) DDR3-2400 @ 2133 MHz, 10-12-12-29 2T (1.65 Volts) Quad-Channel DIMM (Unbuffered) 8 of 8 Slots used
Graphics	4 x Nvidia GeForce GTX TITAN X (SLI) Maxwell 2.0 → GM200-400-A1 (28 nm, TSMC) In each case 12 GB GDDR5 VRAM GPU0: PCIe 3.0 x16 @ PCIe 3.0 x16 GPU1: PCIe 3.0 x16 @ PCIe 3.0 x8 GPU2: PCIe 3.0 x16 @ PCIe 3.0 x8 GPU3: PCIe 3.0 x16 @ PCIe 3.0 x8 In each case 250 Watts TDP
DirectX OpenGL OpenCL Vulkan CUDA Shader Model	API 12.0, Feature Level 12.1 4.6 3.0 1.4 5.2 6.8
Used Graphics ports	HDMI 2.0 @ 1920 x 1080, 60 Hz
Audio	Realtek ALC898 (PCIe, integrated)
Boot device	SSD Samsung 870 Evo (2 TB) 2 GB LPDDR4-1866 DRAM-Cache SATA-III 2.5″
Storage devices	SSD Samsung 860 Evo (2 TB) 2 GB LPDDR4-1866 DRAM-Cache SATA-III 2.5″ SSD Samsung 860 Evo (2 TB) 2 GB LPDDR4-1866 DRAM-Cache SATA-III 2.5″ HDD WD Caviar Green (2 TB) WD20EARX-00PASB0 5400 rpm / 64 MB Cache SATA-III @ SATA-II 3.5″ HDD WD Black (2 TB) WD2003FZEX-00SRLA0 7200 rpm / 64 MB Cache SATA-III @ SATA-II 3.5″ HDD WD Blue (1 TB) WD10JPVX-22JC3T0 5400 rpm / 8 MB Cache SATA-III @ SATA-II 2.5″ HDD Toshiba (1 TB) MK1059GSM 5400 rpm / 8 MB Cache SATA-I @ SATA-III 2.5″
Optical drive	HL-DT-ST GH22NS50 (DVD Burner) SATA 5.25″
Network	1 Gbit Ethernet, RJ-45 Intel 82579LM (PCIe, integrated) Bluetooth v2.1 (EDR) Atheros (PCIe, integrated)
Power supply	EVGA Supernova T2 1600 Watt max. E-ATX
Case	BeQuiet Dark Base Pro 900 Revision 1, Silver
Miscellaneous	Multi-card reader in the second 5.25″ slot Switchable LED lighting Connections for power and reset buttons, beeper, and status LEDs specially adapted to be flat due to the fourth GPU

Firmware:

Manufacturer	American Megatrends, Inc.
Type	UEFI 64 Mb ROM (8 MB)
Version	4901, 14.05.2014

Software:

Operating systems and versions	x64 Microsoft Windows 11 Professional 25H2, German x64 Microsoft Windows 10 Professional 22H2, German, ESU x64 Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1, German x86 Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3, German
Type of boot	BIOS (Legacy with CSM)
Partition table	Master Boot Record

Benchmarks:

PassMark	4405 Points (Only one GPU!) https://www.passmark.com/baselines/V11/display.php?id=306857345296
Cinebench R23	Single 868 Points Multi 8740 Points

Screenshots:

Photos:

Documents / Drivers

Drivers

Der Beitrag

Setup:

Retro-XP-PC (Rev. 1.1)

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Setup: Lenovo Miix Tablets

Florian Ehrle — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 02:37:00 +0000

Here are the exact technical specifications of the two low-end tablets based on x86.

Hardware:

Basis	Lenovo Ideapad Miix 310-10ICR (2016) Tablet	Lenovo Ideapad Miix 320-10ICR (2017) Tablet
SoC	Intel Atom x5-Z8350 (SR2KT) Airmont → Cherry Trail (14 nm) Stepping D1 4 Cores, 4 Threads Base clock 1.44 GHz Caches: L1 : 224 KB L2: 2 MB 2 Watts TDP	Intel Atom x5-Z8350 (SR2KT) Airmont → Cherry Trail (14 nm) Stepping D1 4 Cores, 4 Threads Base clock 1.44 GHz Caches: L1 : 224 KB L2: 2 MB 2 Watts TDP
Socket	None, processor is soldered FC-BGA, 592 Contacts	None, processor is soldered FC-BGA, 592 Contacts
Cooling	Passive, Lenovo OEM Copper and aluminum	Passive, Lenovo OEM Copper and aluminum
Mainboard	Lenovo Cavalli (OEM) Miix 310-10ICR	Lenovo LNVNB161216 (OEM) Miix 320-10ICR
Memory	4 GB SK Hynix (4 ICs á 1 GB) LPDDR3-1600, 11-11-11-28 2T (1.20 Volts) Single-Channel Soldered (Unbuffered)	4 GB Micron (2 ICs á 2 GB) LPDDR3-1600, 12-15-20-34 1T (1.20 Volts) Single-Channel Soldered(Unbuffered)
Graphics	Intel HD Graphics Generation 8 – GT1	Intel HD Graphics Generation 8 – GT1
DirectX OpenGL OpenCL Vulkan CUDA Shader Model	API 12.0, Feature Level 11.1 4.4 3.0 1.0 – 5.1	API 12.0, Feature Level 11.1 4.4 3.0 1.0 – 5.1
Screen	10.1″ IPS 1920 x 1200 (16:10), 224 ppi 60 Hz	10.1″ IPS 1280 x 800 (16:10), 149 ppi 60 Hz
Audio	Realtek / Intel (Integrated)	Realtek / Intel (Integrated)
Boot device	eMMC Samsung (64 GB) CGND3R Soldered	eMMC SanDisk (128 GB) DF4128 Soldered
Network	150 Mbps WiFi N (2.4 GHz) Realtek RTL8723BS (Integrated) Bluetooth v4.0 Combined with Wi-Fi	150 / 433 Mbps WiFi AC (Dual Band) Intel Dualband Wireless-AC 3165 (Integrated) Bluetooth v4.2 Combined with Wi-Fi
Power supply	Lenovo 5 V (Round) 20 Watts max. (4 A)	Lenovo 5 V (Round) 20 Watts max. (4 A)

Firmware:

Manufacturer	Custom Lenovo	Custom Lenovo
Type	UEFI 64 Mb ROM (8 MB)	UEFI 64 Mb ROM (8 MB)
Version	1HCN44WW, 29.01.2018	5HCN39WW, 11.05.2018

Software:

Operating system	Microsoft Windows 10 LTSB N German	Microsoft Windows 10 LTSB N German
Architecture / Version	x64 / 1607 (Redstone 1)	x64 / 1607 (Redstone 1)
Type of boot	UEFI with Secure Boot	UEFI with Secure Boot
Partition table	GUID Partition Table	GUID Partition Table

Benchmarks:

PassMark	314 Points https://www.passmark.com/baselines/V11/display.php?id=319568930974	222 Points https://www.passmark.com/baselines/V11/display.php?id=323673328583
Cinebench R23	Single 171 Points Multi 541 Points	Single 168 Points Multi 524 Points

Screenshots Miix 310-10ICR:

Screenshots Miix 320-10ICR:

Documents / Drivers

Miix 310-10ICR Drivers
Miix 320-10ICR Drivers

Der Beitrag

Setup:

Lenovo Miix Tablets

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Setup: Proxmox Server

Florian Ehrle — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 03:32:00 +0000

Here are the Proxmox servers currently running listed side by side. PBS is the “Proxmox Backup Server,” which is automatically used as the backup destination by the three VM servers.

Hardware:

Description	ULP-Server “Ultra Low Power”	LP-Server “Low Power”	TR-Server “HPC”	PBS “Backup”
Main purpose	Monitoring	Services	vGPU, Windows-Virtualization	Backups
Usage profile	24/7	24/7	On Demand	24/7
Basis	Dell Latitude E5270 (2016) Subnotebook	HP 17-by2132ng (2019) Notebook	Eigenbau (2023) 4 HE Rack	HP 255 G5 (2017) Entry-Level Notebook
Processor	Intel Core i5-6300U (SR2F0) Skylake → U (14 nm) Stepping D1 2 Cores, 4 Threads Base clock 2.40 GHz Caches: L1 : 128 KB L2: 512 KB L3: 3 MB 15 Watts TDP	Intel Core i5-10210U (SRGKZ) Comet Lake → U (14 nm) Stepping V0 4 Cores, 8 Threads Base clock 1.60 GHz Caches: L1 : 256 KB L2: 1 MB L3: 6 MB 15 Watts TDP	AMD Threadripper 1950X Zen → Whitehaven (14 nm) Stepping ZP-B1 16 Cores, 32 Threads Base clock 3.40 GHz Caches: L1 : 1.5 MB L2: 8 MB L3: 32 MB 180 Watts TDP	AMD E2-7110 Puma+ → Carrizo-L (28 nm) Stepping ML-A1 4 Cores, 4 Threads Base clock 1.80 GHz Caches: L1 : 256 KB L2: 2 MB 15 Watts TDP
Socket	None, processor is soldered FC-BGA, 1356 Contacts	None, processor is soldered FC-BGA, 1528 Contacts	TR4 (High End Desktop) FC-LGA, 4094 Contacts	None, processor is soldered FC-BGA, 769 Contacts
Cooling	Air, Dell OEM Copper heat pipes and aluminum	Air, HP OEM Copper heat pipes and aluminum	CoolerMaster Wraith Ripper 7 Copper heat pipes and aluminum	Air, HP OEM Copper heat pipes and aluminum
Mainboard	Dell OEM Latitude E5270	HP OEM 17-by2132ng	Gigabyte X399 AORUS Gaming 7 ATX	HP OEM 255 G5
Chipset	Intel Sunrise Point LP PCH-On-Package (14 nm) Sits on the CPU < 2 Watts TDP	Intel Comet Lake LP PCH-On-Package (14 nm) Sits on the CPU < 2 Watts TDP	AMD X399 Promontory (55 nm) Passive cooled 5.8 Watts TDP	AMD Carrizo-L PCH-On-Package (28 nm) Sits on the CPU ? Watts TDP
Memory	16 GB Samsung (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2133 (1.2 Volts) Dual-Channel SO-DIMM (Unbuffered) 2 of 2 Slots used	64 GB Mushkin Redline (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-2666 (1.2 Volts) Dual-Channel SO-DIMM (Unbuffered) 2 of 2 Slots used	128 GB Corsair Vengeance LPX (8 x 16 GB) DDR4-2666 @ 3000 MHz, 16-18-18-35 1T (1.35 Volts) Quad-Channel DIMM (Unbuffered) 8 of 8 Slots used	16 GB G.Skill (2 x 8 GB) DDR3L-1600 (1.35 Volts) Single-Channel SO-DIMM (Unbuffered) 2 of 2 Slots used
Graphics	Passthrough: Intel HD Graphics 520 Generation 9 – GT2	Passthrough: Intel UHD Graphics 620 Generation 9.5 – GT2	Image output: Zotac GeForce GT 710 Kepler 2.0 → GK208-203-B1 (28 nm, TSMC) 2 GB DDR3 VRAM PCIe 2.0 x8 @ PCIe 2.0 x4 19 Watts TDP vGPU: Palit GeForce GTX 1070 Dual Pascal → GP104-200-A1 (16 nm, TSMC) 8 GB GDDR5 VRAM PCIe 3.0 x16 150 Watts TDP vGPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX TITAN X Maxwell 2.0 → GM200-400-A1 (28 nm, TSMC) 12 GB GDDR5 VRAM PCIe 3.0 x16 250 Watts TDP	AMD Radeon R2 GCN (Stoney Ridge)
Boot device	SSD Samsung SM863a (480 GB) MZ7KM480HMHQ-000FU 512 MB DRAM-Cache SATA-III 2.5″	SSD Samsung SM863a (480 GB) MZ7KM480HMHQ-000FU 512 MB DRAM-Cache SATA-III 2.5″	SSD Samsung SM863a (480 GB) MZ7KM480HMHQ-000FU 512 MB DRAM-Cache SATA-III 2.5″ SSD Samsung 840 (250 GB) 256 MB LPDDR2-1066 DRAM-Cache SATA-III 2.5″	SSD Samsung 840 (120 GB) 256 MB LPDDR2-1066 DRAM-Cache SATA-III 2.5″
Storage devices NVMe – SSD	SSD Samsung 970 Evo Plus (500 GB) 512 MB LPDDR4-1866 DRAM-Cache Passive cooled (JEYI) NVMe, PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2, 2280	SSD Samsung 970 Evo Plus (1 TB) 1 GB LPDDR4-1866 DRAM-Cache Passive cooled (JEYI) NVMe, PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2, 2280	SSD Samsung 970 Evo Plus (2 TB) 2 GB LPDDR4-1866 DRAM-Cache Passive cooled (JEYI) NVMe, PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2, 2280 On PCIe Card SSD Samsung 970 Evo Plus (2 TB) 2 GB LPDDR4-1866 DRAM-Cache Passive cooled (JEYI) NVMe, PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2, 2280 On PCIe Card SSD Samsung 970 Evo Plus (500 GB) 512 MB LPDDR4-1866 DRAM-Cache Passive cooled (MB) NVMe, PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2, 2280 Mega Fastro MS200 (2 TB) 1 GB DDR4 DRAM-Cache Passiv gekühlt (MB) NVMe, PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2, 2280 Mega Fastro MS200 (2 TB) 1 GB DDR4 DRAM-Cache Passiv gekühlt (MB) NVMe, PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2, 2280	–
Storage devices SATA – SSD	–	SSD Samsung SM863a (480 GB) MZ7KM480HMHQ-000FU 512 MB DRAM-Cache SATA-III 2.5″	SSD Samsung SM863a (480 GB) MZ7KM480HMHQ-000FU 512 MB DRAM-Cache SATA-III 2.5″ SSD Samsung SM863a (480 GB) MZ7KM480HMHQ-000FU 512 MB DRAM-Cache SATA-III 2.5″	–
Storage devices SATA – HDD	–	–	HDD WD Red (4 TB) WD40EFRX-68WT0N0 5400 rpm / 64 MB Cache SATA-III 3.5″ HDD WD Red (4 TB) WD40EFRX-68WT0N0 5400 rpm / 64 MB Cache SATA-III 3.5″ HDD Toshiba (2 TB) DT01ACA200 7200 rpm / 64 MB Cache SATA-III 3.5″ HDD Toshiba (2 TB) DT01ACA200 7200 rpm / 64 MB Cache SATA-III 3.5″	HDD HGST Travelstar (1 TB) HTS721010A9E630 7200 rpm / 32 MB Cache SATA-III 2.5″
Storage devices External	–	–	–	WD MyBook Duo RAID1 2 x WD Blue (8 TB) WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 5400 rpm / 256 MB Cache SATA-III 3.5″ USB 3.0
Network	1 Gbit Ethernet, RJ-45 Intel I219-LM (PCIe, integrated)	1 Gbit Ethernet, RJ-45 Realtek RTL8168 (PCIe, integrated)	1 Gbit Ethernet, RJ-45 Killer E2500 (PCIe, integrated) 2 x 10 Gbit Ethernet, RJ-45 Intel X540-T2 (PCIe 2.1 x8 @ PCIe 3.0 x8)	1 Gbit Ethernet, RJ-45 Realtek RTL8111 (PCIe, integrated)
Power supply	Dell 19.5 V (Round) 65 Watts max. (3.34 A)	HP 19.5 V (Round) 45 Watts max. (2.31 A)	Corsair HX1200 1200 Watts max. ATX	HP 19.5 V (Round) 45 Watts max. (2.31 A)
Case	OEM	OEM	Inter-Tech 4U-4129L 4 HE Rack	3D-printed
Miscellaneous	“Headless”	“Headless”	“Do we still have PCIe lanes? One more?”	Converted into a mini PC

Firmware:

Manufacturer	Custom Dell	Insyde	American Megatrends, Inc.	Insyde
Type	UEFI 128 Mb ROM (16 MB)	UEFI 96 Mb ROM (12 MB)	UEFI 2 x 128 Mb ROM (2 x 16 MB)	UEFI 64 Mb ROM (8 MB)
Version	1.34.3 20.11.2022	F.69 21.04.2023	F13a 30.11.2021	F.37 22.06.2019

Software:

Operating system	x64 Proxmox VE Always up to date, German	x64 Proxmox VE Always up to date, German	x64 Proxmox VE Always up to date, German x64 Microsoft Windows 11 Professional 25H2, German	x64 Proxmox Backup Server Always up to date, German
Type of Boot	UEFI with Secure Boot	UEFI with Secure Boot	UEFI (Secure Boot inactive because of vGPU)	UEFI with Secure Boot
Partition table	GUID Partition Table	GUID Partition Table	GUID Partition Table	GUID Partition Table

Screenshots:

Dokumente / Treiber

ULP-Server Drivers at Dell
LP-Server Drivers at HP
TR-Server Drivers at Gigabyte
PBS Drivers at HP

Der Beitrag

Setup:

Proxmox Server

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Setup: Recovery-PC

Florian Ehrle — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 23:49:00 +0000

This PC is mainly used for specific processes involving storage devices. Of course, at the end of the day, it is just another computer and is used from time to time for everyday tasks and occasionally as a LAN gaming station for guests.

Hardware:

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Zen → Summit Ridge (14 nm) Stepping ZP-B1 8 Cores, 16 Threads Base clock 3.60 GHz Caches: L1 : 768 KB L2: 4 MB L3: 16 MB 95 Watts TDP
Socket	AM4 (Desktop) μOPGA, 1331 Contacts
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 240 RGB All-in-one liquid cooling Two PWM-controlled 120 mm fans
Mainboard	Gigabyte AX370 Gaming K5 ATX
Chipset	AMD X370 Promontory (55 nm) Passive cooled 5.8 Watts TDP
Memory	16 GB G.Skill Flare X (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200, 14-14-14-34 1T (1.35 Volts) Dual-Channel DIMM (Unbuffered) 2 of 4 Slots used
Graphics	MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming Maxwell 2.0 → GM206-300-A1 (28 nm, TSMC) 4 GB GDDR5 VRAM PCIe 3.0 x16 Limits maximized 120 Watts TDP
DirectX OpenGL OpenCL Vulkan CUDA Shader Model	API 12.0, Feature Level 12.1 4.6 3.0 1.4 5.2 6.8
Used Graphics Output	HDMI 2.0 @ 1920 x 1080, 60 Hz DVI-D @ 1280 x 1024, 60 Hz
Audio	Realtek ALC1220 (PCIe, integrated)
Boot device	SSD Samsung 970 Evo Plus (1 TB) 1 GB LPDDR4-1866 DRAM-Cache Passive cooled (JEYI) NVMe, PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2, 2280
Storage devices	SSD Samsung 840 Evo (250 GB) 256 MB LPDDR2-1066 DRAM-Cache SATA-III 2.5″ SSD Samsung 750 Evo (250 GB) 256 MB DDR3 DRAM-Cache SATA-III 2.5″ SSD Samsung SM863a (480 GB) MZ7KM480HMHQ-000FU 512 MB DRAM-Cache SATA-III 2.5″ SSD Apacer AS350 (512 GB) DRAM-less SATA-III 2.5″ HDD WD Red (4 TB) WD40EFRX-68WT0N0 5400 rpm / 64 MB Cache SATA-III 3.5″ HDD WD Enterprise Re (1 TB) WD1004FBYZ-01YCBB1 7200 rpm / 128 MB Cache SATA-III 3.5″
Network	1 Gbit Ethernet, RJ-45 Intel I211 (PCIe, integrated)
Power supply	Corsair TX750 750 Watts max. ATX
Case	BeQuiet Silent Base 802 Black with Window
Miscellaneous	RGB-LED Lighting

Firmware:

Manufacturer	American Megatrends, Inc.
Type	UEFI 2 x 128 Mb ROM (2 x 16 MB)
Version	F51m, 25.12.2023

Software:

Operating systems and versions	x64 Microsoft Windows 11 Professional 25H2, German x64 Microsoft Windows 10 Professional 22H2, German x64 Linux Mint Always up to date, German
Type of Boot	UEFI with Secure Boot
Partition table	GUID Partition Table

Benchmarks:

PassMark	6228 Points https://www.passmark.com/baselines/V11/display.php?id=315630906810
Cinebench R23	Single 981 Points Multi 9354 Points

Screenshots:

Documents / Drivers

Drivers

Der Beitrag

Setup:

Recovery-PC

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Setup: Tamy-PC

Florian Ehrle — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:23:00 +0000

My partner’s workstation. This is basically the first version of my current workstation, with many similarities. The important thing here is the overall computing power. The interior was installed upside down so that a Dark Base 900 Pro could be placed sensibly and attractively on the left and right sides of our shared desk. My workstation was built “normally” so it is intended for the right side.

Hardware:

Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Zen 2 → Matisse (7 nm) Stepping B0 16 Cores, 32 Threads Base clock 3.50 GHz Caches: L1 : 1 MB L2: 8 MB L3: 64 MB PBO 105 Watts TDP
Socket	AM4 (Desktop) μOPGA, 1331 Contacts
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360 All-in-one liquid cooling Three PWM-controlled 120 mm fans
Mainboard	ASUS ROG Strix X570-E Gaming ATX
Chipset	AMD X570 Bixby (14 nm) Active cooled 11 Watts TDP
Memory	64 GB G.Skill Trident Z Neo (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600, 16-19-19-39 1T (1.35 Volts) Dual-Channel DIMM (Unbuffered) 4 of 4 Slots used
Graphics	ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 Advanced Pascal → GP104-400-A1 (16 nm, TSMC) 8 GB GDDR5X VRAM PCIe 3.0 x16 @ PCIe 4.0 x16 Limits maximized, Liquid metal 180 Watts TDP
DirectX OpenGL OpenCL Vulkan CUDA Shader Model	API 12.0, Feature Level 12.1 4.6 3.0 1.4 6.1 6.8
Used Graphics Output	HDMI 2.0b @ 2560 x 1080, 60 Hz DisplayPort 1.4 @ 1920 x 1080, 60 Hz
Audio	ROG Supreme FX S1220A (PCIe, integrated)
Boot device	SSD Samsung 990 Pro (2 TB) 2 GB LPDDR4-4266 DRAM-Cache Passive cooled (MB) NVMe, PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2, 2280
Storage devices	SSD Samsung 980 Pro (1 TB) 1 GB LPDDR4-1866 DRAM-Cache Passive cooled (MB) NVMe, PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2, 2280 SSD Samsung 860 Evo (1 TB) 1 GB LPDDR4-1866 DRAM-Cache SATA-III 2.5″ SSD Samsung PM851 (512 GB) MZ7TE512HMHP-000L1 512 MB DRAM-Cache SATA-III 2.5″ HDD Seagate Barracuda Green (2 TB) ST2000DL003-9VT166 5900 rpm / 64 MB Cache SATA-III 3.5″ SSHD Seagate Desktop (1 TB) ST1000DX001-SSHD-8GB 7200 rpm / 64 MB Cache / 8 GB Drive-Managed SSD SATA-III 3.5″ HDD WD Caviar Green (1 TB) WD10EARX-00N0YB0 5400 rpm / 64 MB Cache SATA-III 3.5″
Optical drive	TSST SH-224BB (DVD Burner) SATA 5.25″
Network	2.5 Gbit Ethernet, RJ-45 Realtek RTL8125-CG (PCIe, integrated) 1 Gbit Ethernet, RJ-45 Intel I211-AT (PCIe, integrated) 574 / 2400 Mbps Wifi AX (Dual Band) Intel AX200 (PCIe, integrated) Bluetooth v5.0 Combined with Wifi
Power supply	Corsair HX1200 1200 Watts max. ATX
Case	BeQuiet Dark Base Pro 900 Revision 2, Black
Miscellaneous	Multi-card reader in the second 5.25″ slot RGB-LED Lighting

Firmware:

Manufacturer	American Megatrends, Inc.
Type	UEFI 256 Mb ROM (32 MB)
Version	4802, 15.06.2023

Software:

Operating system	Microsoft Windows 11 Professional German
Architecture / Version	x64 / 25H2
Type of boot	UEFI with Secure Boot
Partition table	GUID Partition Table

Benchmarks:

PassMark	12997 Points https://www.passmark.com/baselines/V11/display.php?id=315434800551
Cinebench R23	Single 1362 Points Multi 25113 Points

Screenshots:

Documents / Drivers

Drivers

Der Beitrag

Setup:

Tamy-PC

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Setup: Floh-PC

Florian Ehrle — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:02:00 +0000

My everyday workstation. The focus was on general computing and virtualization performance, hence the 870 Evo with 4 TB storage capacity for VMs, the most powerful processor on AM4, and maximum RAM expansion. Gaming should of course also work acceptably – however, we mainly play older titles, hence the now significantly aged graphics card. So far, it’s been enough.

Hardware:

Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Zen 3 → Vermeer (7 nm) Stepping B0 16 Cores, 32 Threads Base clock 3.40 GHz Caches: L1 : 1 MB L2: 8 MB L3: 64 MB PBO, Curve Optimizer 105 Watts TDP
Socket	AM4 (Desktop) μOPGA, 1331 Contacts
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360 All-in-one liquid cooling Three PWM-controlled 120 mm fans
Mainboard	ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero ATX
Chipset	AMD X570 Bixby (14 nm) Passive cooled 11 Watts TDP
Memory	128 GB G.Skill Trident Z Neo (4 x 32 GB) DDR4-3600, 18-22-22-42 1T (1.35 Volts) Dual-Channel DIMM (Unbuffered) 4 of 4 Slots used
Graphics	ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 Ti OC Pascal → GP102-350-K1-A1 (16 nm, TSMC) 11 GB GDDR5X VRAM PCIe 3.0 x16 @ PCIe 4.0 x16 Limits maximized, Liquid metal 250 Watt TDP
DirectX OpenGL OpenCL Vulkan CUDA Shader Model	API 12.0, Feature Level 12.1 4.6 3.0 1.4 6.1 6.8
Used Graphics Output	HDMI 2.0b @ 2560 x 1080, 60 Hz DisplayPort 1.4 @ 1920 x 1080, 60 Hz
Audio	ROG Supreme FX (PCIe, integrated)
Boot device	SSD Samsung 990 Pro (2 TB) 2 GB LPDDR4-4266 DRAM-Cache Passive cooled (MB) NVMe, PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2, 2280
Storage devices	SSD Samsung 980 Pro (1 TB) 1 GB LPDDR4-1866 DRAM-Cache Passive cooled (MB) NVMe, PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2, 2280 SSD Samsung 870 Evo (4 TB) 4 GB LPDDR4-1866 DRAM-Cache SATA-III 2.5″ SSD Samsung 860 Evo (1 TB) 1 GB LPDDR4-1866 DRAM-Cache SATA-III 2.5″ SSD Samsung SM863a (480 GB) MZ7KM480HMHQ-000FU 512 MB DRAM-Cache SATA-III 2.5″ HDD WD Blue (2 TB) WD20EZRZ-22Z5HB0 5400 rpm / 64 MB Cache SATA-III 3.5″ HDD WD Red (4 TB) WD40EFRX-68WT0N0 5400 rpm / 64 MB Cache SATA-III 3.5″ HDD WD Red (4 TB) WD40EFRX-68WT0N0 5400 rpm / 64 MB Cache SATA-III 3.5″ HDD WD Blue (3 TB) WD30EZRZ-00Z5HB0 5400 rpm / 64 MB Cache SATA-III 3.5″
Optical drive	PLDS BD B DH6E2S (BluRay Reader) SATA 5.25″
Network	2.5 Gbit Ethernet, RJ-45 Realtek RTL8125-CG (PCIe, integrated) 1 Gbit Ethernet, RJ-45 Intel I211 (PCIe, integrated) 574 / 2400 Mbps Wifi AX (Dual Band) Intel AX200 (PCIe, integrated) Bluetooth v5.1 Combined with Wifi
Power supply	Corsair HX1200i 1200 Watts max. ATX
Case	BeQuiet Dark Base Pro 900 Revision 2, Black
Miscellaneous	Multi-card reader in the second 5.25″ slot RGB-LED Lighting

Firmware:

Manufacturer	American Megatrends, Inc.
Type	UEFI 256 Mb ROM (32 MB)
Version	5302, 03.10.2025

Software:

Operating system	Microsoft Windows 11 Professional German
Architecture / Version	x64 / 25H2
Type of boot	UEFI with Secure Boot
Partition table	GUID Partition Table

Benchmarks:

PassMark	14069 Points https://www.passmark.com/baselines/V11/display.php?id=315523543305
Cinebench R23	Single 1605 Points Multi 29235 Points

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Floh-PC

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Setup: Retro Server

Florian Ehrle — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 20:58:00 +0000

After several changes over the years, the server is now equipped close to its limit. Unless something breaks, nothing else is likely to change – the Windows Server operating systems installed on it, along with typical server software, are running smoothly. SSDs simply make a huge difference.

In general, the server is rarely in use due to its limited applications and noise level.

Hardware:

Base	HP ProLiant DL120 G5 (2008) Enterprise Rackserver for Edge-Computing
Processor	Intel Xeon 3360 (SLB8X) Penryn → Yorkfield (45 nm) Stepping E0 4 Cores, 4 Threads 2.83 GHz FSB: 333 MHz Caches: L1 : 256 KB L2: 12 MB 95 Watts TDP
Socket	T (Desktop / Server) FC-LGA, 775 Contacts
Cooling	HP OEM Copper heat sink
Mainboard	Wistron ProLiant DL120 G5 (HP OEM) Custom
Chipset	Intel i3200 Bigby-V (65 nm) Stepping A0 Passive cooled ~11 Watts TDP
Southbridge	ICH9R Passive cooled
Memory	8 GB Micron (4 x 2 GB) DDR2-800, 6-6-6-18 (1.80 Volts) Dual-Channel ECC – DIMM (Unbuffered) 4 of 4 Slots used
Graphics	Matrox MGA-G200e Eclipse → MGA-G200A-B (350 nm, UMC) 32 MB SD VRAM PCIe 1.1 x1 Integrated < 5 Watts TDP
DirectX OpenGL OpenCL Vulkan CUDA Pixel / Vertex Shader	API 5.0, Feature Level 5.0 – – – – – / –
Used Graphics Output	VGA @ 1280 x 1024, 60 Hz Only 4:3 Resolutions possible
Boot device	SSD Toshiba OEM (250 GB) APPLE SSD TS256C (THNSFJ256GCSU) DRAM-Cache available SATA-II 2.5″
Storage devices	RAID1 – 1 2 x SSD Samsung 840 (120 GB) 256 MB LPDDR2-1066 DRAM-Cache SATA-III @ SATA-II 2.5″ RAID1 – 2 2 x HDD Seagate Barracuda (1 TB) ST31000524AS 7200 rpm / 32 MB Cache SATA-III @ SATA-II 3.5″
Optical drive	TEAC DV-W28E-RW (DVD Burner) SATA Slim
Network	1 Gbit Ethernet, RJ-45 HP NC105i (PCI, integrated)
Power supply	Delta Electronics (HP OEM) 350 Watts max. 1 HE SFX
Case	HP OEM 19″, 1 HE
IPMI	HP iLO 100c Integrated
Miscellaneous	“Noisy”

Firmware:

Manufacturer	Phoenix TrustedCore
Type	BIOS 16 Mb ROM (2 MB)
Version	O22, 25.10.2010

Software:

Operating systems and versions	x86 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise SP1, German x86 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise SP3, German x86 Microsoft Windows Server 2000 Advanced SP4, German
Type of Boot	BIOS
Partition table	Master Boot Record

Benchmarks:

PassMark v9.0	178.4 Points
Cinebench R11.5	2.83 Points

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Retro Server

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Setup: Medion PC-MT6 (MD8080)

Florian Ehrle — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 03:39:00 +0000

This is the current status after the revival and overhaul of both computers.

Hardware:

Firmware:

Manufacturer	Phoenix Award	Phoenix Award
Type	BIOS 8 Mb ROM (1 MB)	BIOS 8 Mb ROM (1 MB)
Version	6.00 PG, 22.06.2004	6.00 PG, 22.06.2004

Software:

Operating systems and versions	x86 Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise SP2, German x86 Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3, German x86 Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP4, German x86 Microsoft Windows 98 SE SP3, German x86 Debian Bookworm v12, German x86 Linux Mint Tara v19, German	x86 Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise SP2, German x86 Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3, German x86 Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP4, German x86 Microsoft Windows 98 SE SP3, German x86 Debian Bookworm v12, German x86 Linux Mint Tara v19, German
Type of boot	BIOS	BIOS
Partition table	Master Boot Record	Master Boot Record

Benchmarks:

PassMark v9.0	219.1 Points	267.3 Points
Cinebench R11.5	0.31 Points	0.41 Points

Base	Medion MD 8030 (2004) Ready-made PC	Medion MD 8083 (2004) Ready-made PC
Processor	Intel Celeron D 335 (SL7C7) NetBurst → Prescott-256 (90 nm) Stepping C0 1 Core, 1 Thread 2.80 GHz FSB: 533 MHz Caches: L1 : 28 KB L2: 256 KB 73 Watts TDP	Intel Pentium 4 HT (SL6WK) NetBurst → Northwood (130 nm) Stepping D1 1 Core, 2 Threads 3.00 GHz FSB: 800 MHz Caches: L1 : 20 KB L2: 512 KB 81.9 Watts TDP
Socket	478 (Desktop) mPGA, 478 Contacts	478 (Desktop) mPGA, 478 Contacts
Cooling	Medion OEM Aluminum, a temperature-controlled 80 mm fan	Medion OEM Aluminum, a temperature-controlled 80 mm fan
Mainboard	MSI MS-7012 v1.0b (Custom for Medion) Micro ATX	MSI MS-7012 v1.0b (Custom for Medion) Micro ATX
Chipset	Intel 865 PE (SL722) Springdale PE (130 nm) Stepping A2 Passive cooled 11.3 Watts TDP	Intel 865 PE (SL722) Springdale PE (130 nm) Stepping A2 Passive cooled 11.3 Watts TDP
Southbridge	ICH5 Passive cooled	ICH5 Passive cooled
Memory	4 GB Corsair Value Select (4 x 1 GB) DDR-400 @ 333 MHz, 2.5-3-3-7 (2.50 Volts) Dual-Channel DIMM (Unbuffered) 4 of 4 Slots used	4 GB Corsair Value Select (4 x 1 GB) DDR-400, 3-4-4-8 (2.50 Volts) Dual-Channel DIMM (Unbuffered) 4 of 4 Slots used
Graphics	Sapphire Radeon 9600 Pro RV350 → Pro / 215R8JAGA12F (130 nm, TSMC) 128 MB SD VRAM AGP 8x 18 Watts TDP	Medion Radeon 9800 XL R350 → 215R8PBKA12F (150 nm, TSMC) 128 MB DDR VRAM AGP 8x 47 Watts TDP
DirectX OpenGL OpenCL Vulkan CUDA Pixel / Vertex Shader	API 9.0, Feature Level 9.0 2.0 – – – 2.0 / 2.0	API 9.0, Feature Level 9.0 2.0 – – – 2.0 / 2.0
Used Graphics Output	VGA @ 1280 x 1024, 60 Hz	VGA @ 1280 x 1024, 60 Hz
Audio	C-Media 9761 (PCI, integrated)	C-Media 9761 (PCI, integrated)
Boot devices	HDD Samsung Spinpoint P120 (200 GB) SP2014N 7200 rpm / 8 MB Cache PATA, ATA-100 3.5″ HDD Hitachi Deskstar (160 GB) HDS722516VLAT20 7200 rpm / 2 MB Cache PATA, ATA-100 3.5″	HDD WD Caviar Blue (250 GB) WD2500JB-22GVC0 7200 rpm / 8 MB Cache PATA, ATA-100 3.5″ HDD Seagate Barracuda (250 GB) ST3250620A 7200 rpm / 16 MB Cache PATA, ATA-100 3.5″
Storage devices	HDD Seagate (500 GB) SATA-II @ USB 2.0 Internal	HDD Toshiba (500 GB) SATA-II @ USB 2.0 Internal
Optical drives	LiteOn SOHW-1633S (DVD Burner) PATA 5.25″ Sony DDU1612 (DVD Reader) PATA 5.25″	Pioneer DVR-106D (DVD Burner) PATA 5.25″ Sony DDU1612 (DVD Reader) PATA 5.25″
Magnetic-based drives	Matshita (Floppy disk drive) Floppy 3.5″	Sony (Floppy disk drive) Floppy 3.5″
Network	100 Mbit Ethernet, RJ-45 VIA Rhine III (PCI, integrated)	100 Mbit Ethernet, RJ-45 VIA Rhine III (PCI, integrated)
Power supply	Delta Electronics (Medion OEM) 350 Watts max. ATX	Delta Electronics (Medion OEM) 350 Watts max. ATX
Case	Medion Titanium Midi-Tower	Medion Titanium Midi-Tower
Miscellaneous	Various expansion cards CPU fan with blue lighting	Various expansion cards CPU fan with blue lighting

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