[GAMING PC] Niece's Retro-Modern "Flip" Build

[Draco1962]

Using parts from this build, GPU from @ClassicGMR, and parts obtained from a Thermaltake case I acquired, I decided to refresh my niece's PC experience as she experienced a bad PSU and was in need of a slightly smaller case than the Antec P280.

Retro-Modern "Flip" Build

Core Hardware

• Intel Core i7‑2600K  
• Intel DZ68BC motherboard  
• 24GB DDR3‑1600 Corsair Vengeance  
• NVIDIA GTX 970 4GB  - Thanks @ClassicGMR
• Samsung 840 EVO 500GB SSD (Boot Drive)  
• 1TB WD 5400RPM HDD (Storage)  
• Cooler Master Geminii S524  
• Apevia Prestige Power 800W 80+ Gold  

Networking

• TP‑Link Archer T9E AC1900 PCI‑E WiFi Adapter (replaces N900)

Case & Cooling

• Thermaltake V3 Black Edition  
• 5× Apevia Cosmos 120mm Blue LED fans  

OS

• Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021

Top 2 images of the completed build

3rd image - Inside before I went zip tie crazy with cable management!

4th image - Intake and exhaust airflows, but minus the fan on the floor

[ClassicGMR]

A 2nd Gen i7 and 24GB RAM is a nice combo. The quad core still can run a lot of things and the GPU definitely helps. Hell the RAM running at 1600 instead of 1333 is nice!

[Draco1962]

Yeah I had two different kits of Vengeance - an 8GB (Black heat spreaders) and 16GB (Blue heat spreaders). My CDO normally wants everything to match, but, due to the same shapes and the blue & black motherboard aesthetic, it just works.

She's spent several days playing GTA V online with nary a stutter or freeze. Before with only 8GB and the much more limited Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 OC 2GB GDDR5 barely kept up. She practically has a new PC and can play almost all but the most demanding AAA games.