Current Systems

So it's April 2022, and the home tower system I built in June 2013 has died. Time to build a new main tower system. Plus its time to get a similarly powerful laptop given I seem to use the laptop more than the tower system.

Main Tower System

Well the tower case and some peripherals have been retained. I now have a new full-tower system with the following configuration:

• Gigabyte Z690 AORUS PRO DDR4 Motherboard
  Intel Z690 (Alder Lake-S PCH) Chipset
  Intel UHD Graphics 770 (Alder Lake-S 881 GT1) - 1GB PCIe v2.0 x0 - Integrated Graphics Controller [GIGABYTE]
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 GA104-302 (LHR) Chipset
• Intel Core i9 12900K CPU
• Noctua NH-U14S Multi Socket CPU Cooler
• Corsair CMK64GX4M2E3200C16 Vengeance LPX 64GB (2x32GB) 3200MHz DDR4 SDRAM Memory
• MSI GeForce RTX 3070 VENTUS 2X 8G OC LHR, 8GB Graphics Card
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 GA104-302 (LHR) Chipset
• Samsung 980 PRO 1TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD - Boot Drive
• Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SATA SSD - Fast Data Drive
• Seagate 12TB IronWolf NAS 3.5-inch Hard Drive - Plex Drive
  SATA III, 7200RPM, 256MB Cache, CMR, ST12000VN0008-2YS101
• Seagate 12TB IronWolf NAS 3.5-inch Hard Drive - Media Drive
  SATA III, 7200RPM, 256MB Cache, CMR, ST12000VN0008-2PH103
• Western Digital WDC WD40EFRX-68N32N0 4TB SATA Drive - Home Drive
• Western Digital WDC WD40EFRX-68WT0N0 4TB SATA Drive - Work Drive
• LG BluRay Writer, 16x BD-WRITE, 16x DVDRW
  HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH16NS55 BH16NS40
• Liam-Li PC-2110 Aluminium Super Tower Case
  7 x external 5.25", 8 x internal 3.5" drive bays
  Motherboard: XL-ATX, E-ATX, or ATX
  System Cooling Fans: (x1) 140mm front fan (800~1180 RPM) + (x1) 120mm rear fan
  Dimensions: 210 x 620 x 620 mm
• Corsair RM1000x 1000W Power Supply
  80 PLUS Gold, Fully Modular, 135mm Magnetic Levitation Fan, 3x EPS, 6x PCI-E, 14x SATA, 8x Molex, DC-DC Conversion
• Kogan 27-inch Cinema Display 2560x1440 (WQHD) IPS LED Monitor - KALED27MONB
  2560 x 1440, DisplayPort
• Dell U2711 - UltraSharp 27-inch 2560x1440 (WQHD) 16:9 Display Screen - JSK06P1
  2x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, VGA
  2560 x 1440, DisplayPort
• Ergotron 45-475-224 HX Desk Monitor Arm (Matte Black)
• Microsoft Internet Keyboard Pro USB
• Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse 1.0A USB/PS2
• Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
• Sennheiser PC350 Pro Gaming Headset
• Audioengine 2 Stereo Speakers

First Laptop

• ASUS - FX707ZM-HX052W
  ASUS TUF Gaming F17 Mecha Gray Gaming Laptop, i7-12700H, 16GB (1x 16GB) DDR5 RAM, 512GB M.2 PCIE SSD, 17.3inch FHD 144Hz, GeForce RTX 3060 6GB, GBLAN, WiFi 6, BT 5.2, HD Webcam, 90Whr, 2.60kg, Win11 Home
• ADATA - AD5S480016G-S
  Adata 16GB (1x16GB) PC-38400 (4800MHz) DDR5, SODIMM, CL40, 1.1v, Single Stick
  Upgrade to 32GB of RAM
• Samsung - MZ-V8P2T0BW
  Samsung 2TB SSD, 980 PRO, M.2 2280 NVMe PCle Gen4, Read up to 7,000MB/s, Write up to 5,100MB/s, IOPS R/W up to 1000/1000K, 1.5M Hours MTBF, 1200TBW to add 2TB of fast storage.
• LG Slim DVD/3D Blu-ray Disc Writer with M-DISC Support
  External USB Drive 2.0, Model: BP50NB40
• Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
  Upgrade from Win11 Home to Win10 Pro

HomeLab System

• HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Desktop Mini
  Intel Core i7-6700, Model: AUD7110GJL
• 2 x Crucial Technology 16GB, DDR4 SDRAM SO-DIMM, 1200.0 MHz (DDR4-2400 / PC4-19200), Model CT16G4SFD824A.M16FJ
• Samsung - MZ-V7S1T0BW
  Samsung 970 EVO Plus MVMe M.2 1TB SSD
• Samsung 2TB SSD SATA, 860 EVO Series - Data Drive
• Acer VG252Q Nitro VG2 Series 24.5-inch 1920x1080, 165Hz FHD IPS Gaming Monitor, Model: VG252QLV
• Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600 USB
• Microsoft IntelliSence Optical Mouse USB/PS2
• Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
  Upgrade from Win11 Home to Win10 Pro

Second Laptop

• ASUS G760JZ-T4013H (2014-03),
  ASUS G750JZA 17.3-inch Gaming Laptop,
  ASUS G750JZA motherboard, Intel HM87 chipset
  Intel Core i7-4700HQ CPU @ 2.40GHz-2.40 GHz,
  32.0 GB Memory (2 x Corsair 8GB DDR3-1600 PC3-1280 SDRAM SO-DIMM and 2 x SK Hynix 8GB DDR3-1600 PC3-1280 SDRAM SO-DIMM),
  Intel HD Graphics 4600 1GB (Haswell GT2 chipset),
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M 4GB (GK104M chipset),
  Display 1920x1080 (Chi Mei 173HGE-L11),
  Samsung 256GB SSD SATA Drive - MZNLN256HCHP-00000 - Boot,
  Matshita BD-MLT UJ260AF DVD/CD BD-RE Drive,
  Intel Lynx Point PCH - High Definition Audio Controller
  Bigfoot Killer Wireless-N 1202 Network Adapter
  Qualcomm/Atheros AR8171/8175 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller
• Seagate 2TB ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2.5" SATA - Data drive
• Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

Third Laptop

• ASUS G75VW (2012-04),
  17.3-inch Gaming Laptop,
  ASUS G75VW motherboad, Intel HM77 chipset
  Intel Core i7-3610QE CPU @ 2.30GHz-2.30 GHz
  32.0 GB (Corsair 4 x 8GB DDR3-1600 PC3-12800 SDRAM SO-DIM) Memory,
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M 2GB GDDR5 SDRAM (GK107M/N13E-GE chipset)
  Display 1920x1080 (AU Optronics B173HW01 V5),
  Samsung 256GB SSD SATA, 840 PRO Series - Boot Drive
  HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GT51N DVD/CD Drive
  Intel Panther Point PCH - High Definition Audio Controller
  NVIDIA GK107 - High Definition Audio Controller
  Atheros AR9485WB-EG Wireless Network Adapter
  Qualcomm/Atheros AR8151 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller
• Samsung 2TB SSD SATA, 860 EVO Series - Data Drive
• Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

Network Storage

• Synology DS216play - 4TB - Work
  2 x Western Digital Red WD40EFRX-68N32N0 - 4TB SATA 6 Gb/s, 5,400 RPM
• Synology DS216play - 4TB - Home
  2 x Western Digital Red WD40EFRX-68N32N0 - 4TB SATA 6 Gb/s, 5,400 RPM
• Synology DS218plus - 8TB - Media
  2 x Western Digital Red WD80EFZX-68UW8N0 - 8TB SATA 6 Gb/s, 5,400 RPM

External Storage Drives

• Western Digital My Passport - 4TB Black
• Western Digital My Passport - 4TB Blue
• Western Digital My Passport - 4TB Red
• Western Digital My Passport - 4TB White
• Western Digital Elements - 2TB Black
• Western Digital My Book - 4TB Black
• Verbatim Store 'n' Go Portable Hard Drive
  53177 SSZAAA - 2TB Black

Printers

• HP Color LaserJet Pro M479dw Colour Laser Multifunction
• Epson Pixma iP8760 A3+ inkjet printer

Scanner

• Canon LiDE 220 4800x4800dpi A4 Flatbed Scanner

CD Ripping

• Acronova Nimbie USB Plus NB21-BR Blu-ray/DVD/CD disc autoloader

Network Devices

• Netgear 16-port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Swith GS316
• NetComm Enhanced Hybrid LTE Gateway NL1901ACV
• 2 x Ubiquiti UniFi AC LR Wireless Access Point - UniFi UAP-AC-LR