Often, I need to explain to folks what's expected when I ask for a "pcpartpicker list". I've also gotten tired of playing 20 questions trying to wrangle out the information that I care about. So, here's a quick and dirty guide to PcPartPicker lists™.

A fun article showing off my current desktop PC, as well as the justification of my choices.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 4.2 GHz 16-Core Processor	Purchased For $1309.00
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-D12L 60.09 CFM CPU Cooler	Purchased For $158.25
Motherboard	ASRock B650 PRO RS ATX AM5 Motherboard	Purchased For $468.99
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory	Purchased For $605.25
Video Card	Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card	Purchased For $2454.84
Case	Silverstone RM42-502 ATX Mid Tower Case	Purchased For $404.06
Power Supply	Corsair RM1000x (2021) 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	Purchased For $355.00
Case Fan	Noctua A8 PWM 32.66 CFM 80 mm Fan	Purchased For $33.21
Case Fan	Noctua A8 PWM 32.66 CFM 80 mm Fan	Purchased For $33.21
Case Fan	Noctua A12x25 PWM 60.1 CFM 120 mm Fan	Purchased For $67.00
Case Fan	Noctua A12x25 PWM 60.1 CFM 120 mm Fan	Purchased For $67.00
Monitor	Nixeus NX-EDG34S 34.0" 3440 x 1440 144 Hz Curved Monitor	Purchased For $0.00
Keyboard	Glorious GMMK RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard	Purchased For $0.00
Custom	Xonar U7 MKII 7.1 USB DAC with Headphone Amplifier	Purchased For $0.00
Custom	Intel Optane SSD 905P Series (960GB 2.5" PCIe x 4 3D XPoint) (959527)	Purchased For $797.44
Custom	Intel Optane DC P5800X Series 400GB, 2.5" x 15mm, U.2, PCIe 4.0 x4, 3D XPoint Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDPF21Q400GB01	Purchased For $1272.43
Custom	Glorious Model D Wireless Gaming Mouse - RGB 69g Lightweight Ergonomic Wireless Gaming Mouse (Matte Black)	Purchased For $0.00
Custom	Connectx-5	$500.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total	$8525.68
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-10-11 10:24 NZDT+1300

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Preface

Frequently across varying game hosting communities I see folks trying to start hosting servers for their friends but typically running into the same sets of roadblocks, blindly following poorly written guides & videos.

Instead of getting grumpy, trying to explain the process for the Nth time, I've decided to (shockingly) write out a guide to hopefully help folks, help themselves.

This is a legacy article from the old version of this site, it is included for posterity.

There's a lot of confusion out in the wilds about SSD's and their various technologies so I am going to provide a reference of what everything is.