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EXPLODED RIG / v1
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My daily driver · exploded view

Every part,
in pieces.

The machine I actually use, read straight off the hardware, then taken apart in 3D. Scroll to pull it apart. Hover or tap a part to see what it is.

Ryzen 7 5700X RTX 5060 16 GB DDR4 512 GB NVMe
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01 — Teardown

Taken apart, one layer at a time.

Seven major components and four fans in a mid-tower. Hover or tap any part to inspect it.

02 — Processor

Ryzen 7 5700X

AMD · ZEN 3 · SOCKET AM4
8 / 16CORES / THREADS

Eight Zen 3 cores in a 65-watt package. It runs cool, boosts high, and has enough threads for gaming and streaming at the same time.

Base clock
3.4 GHz
Boost clock
up to 4.6 GHz
L3 cache
32 MB
TDP
65 W
Process
TSMC 7 nm
Unlocked
Yes
03 — Graphics

GeForce RTX 5060 Gaming OC

MSI · NVIDIA BLACKWELL
8 GBGDDR7 VIDEO MEMORY

MSI's Gaming OC version of the RTX 5060, with a factory overclock, twin fans and a lit MSI dragon logo. Blackwell architecture with GDDR7 and DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation.

CUDA cores
3,840
Memory bus
128-bit
Boost clock
Factory OC
Board power
145 W
Interface
PCIe 5.0 x8
Upscaling
DLSS 4
04 — Motherboard

ROG Strix B550-A Gaming

ASUS · AMD B550 · ATX
PCIe 4.0TO THE GPU & M.2

Everything else plugs into this board. It has a white-and-silver Strix design, beefy VRM heatsinks, and 2.5 Gb Intel Ethernet built in.

Chipset
AMD B550
Form factor
ATX
Memory slots
4 × DDR4
M.2 slots
2 (1 × Gen4)
LAN
Intel I225-V 2.5G
BIOS
v3621
05 — Memory

Vengeance LPX

CORSAIR · DDR4 · 2 × 8 GB
16 GBDDR4 · TWO STICKS

One black, one red: two low-profile sticks from two different kits.

Stick A
CMK8GX4M1A2400C14
Stick B
CMK16GX4M2B3200C16
Rated
2400 C14 / 3200 C16
Running at
2133 MT/s
Free speed available: DOCP/XMP looks off. Both sticks are rated for at least 2400 MT/s but are running at the 2133 default.
06 — Storage

XPG SX8200 Pro

ADATA · M.2 2280 · NVMe
3,500MB/s SEQUENTIAL READ

A thin M.2 stick that holds Windows, the games and everything else, tucked in the slot just under the graphics card.

Capacity
512 GB
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x4
NAND
3D TLC
Form factor
M.2 2280
07 — Connectivity & display

Wired, wireless, wide.

INTEL · MSI

Networking and the screen. Everything outside the case that the system talks to.

Ethernet
I225-V · 2.5 GbE
Wi-Fi
Intel AX210 · 6E
Bluetooth
5.3
OS
Windows 11 Pro
Monitor
MSI G32C4 E2
Panel
31.5″ VA · 1500R
Resolution
1920 × 1080
Refresh
170 Hz
08 — Reassembled

Back in one piece.

8C/16TCPU
8 GBVRAM
16 GBRAM
512 GBNVMe
PartModelKey spec
CPUAMD Ryzen 7 5700X4.6 GHz boost
GPUMSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming OC8 GB GDDR7
BoardASUS ROG Strix B550-A GamingAM4 · ATX
MemoryCorsair Vengeance LPX 2 × 8 GBDDR4
StorageADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512 GBNVMe Gen3
NetworkIntel I225-V + AX2102.5G · Wi-Fi 6E
DisplayMSI G32C4 E2 31.5″170 Hz
CoolerAMD Wraith stock coolerLow profile
CaseCorsair mid-tower, glass side3 ARGB intake
OSWindows 11 Pro64-bit