Server Grindelwald
Server Grindelwald is Ed's first P.C., which he built himself. It has reasonable specifications, staring the all-mighty Ryzen 5 1600, with a Gigabyte AB-350 Gaming motherboard with 8 GB of DDR4 memory, a 128GB NvMe Samsung SSD, a Gigabyte GTX 1050 graphics card with a lovely case and a power supply.
Have a look at the components that he built the computer with, courtesy of PC Part Picker:
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor | $179.99 @ Newegg |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard | $95.75 @ Newegg |
| Memory | Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory | $109.99 @ Amazon |
| Storage | Samsung - PM961 128GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive | $99.99 @ Newegg Marketplace |
| Storage | Seagate - Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $84.14 @ OutletPC |
| Video Card | Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB Windforce Video Card | |
| Case | Aerocool - Aero-1000 ATX Mid Tower Case | $94.28 @ Amazon |
| Power Supply | EVGA - 600W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply | |
| Other | ||
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $694.14 | |
| Mail-in rebates | -$30.00 | |
| Total | $664.14 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-12 16:01 EDT-0400 |
The video
This is the video in which Ed builds the computer. You may be inspired by the video to make a computer of your own or may enjoy the entertainment factor! Enjoy.
The review
After having used the computer for several months now, Ed can give you a reasonable review on Server Grindelwald.
Whilst the 8GB of RAM is limiting, the powerful Ryzen 5 processor is great for video editing. The graphics card has proved to be spectacular and is consistent in providing a high number of frames per second. Even the SSD is proving to be an outstanding investment, offering short boot times and makes applications responsive. The high storage capacity has proved to be robust and has been ideal for storing the videos for the channel while they are being edited.But...
Don't just take my word for it:
The results
Unigine Valley Benchmark 1.0
| FPS: |
73.9
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| Score: |
3091
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| Min FPS: |
13.5
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| Max FPS: |
169.2
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System
| Platform: |
Windows 8 (build 9200) 64bit
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| CPU model: |
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Six-Core Processor (3193MHz) x6
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| GPU model: |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 23.21.13.8813 (2048MB) x1
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Settings
| Render: |
Direct3D9
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| Mode: |
1280x720 2xAA windowed
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| Preset |
Basic
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Novabench Score
Verified Novabench Score: 1994
Visit https://novabench.com/view/1624933
Tested on Nov 10, 2018 at 11:22
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Six-Core running at 3.4GHz
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
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Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
| Component | Score |
| CPU | 1012 |
| RAM - 8GB DDR4 (20632 MB/S) | 208 |
| GPU | 635 |
| Direct3D 11: | 78 FPS |
| OpenCL: | 2105 GFLOPS |
| Disk | 139 |
| Write Speed | 697 MB/S |
| Read Speed | 1190 MB/S |