AMD Based FreeBSD Desktop Reloaded

My previous AMD Based FreeBSD Desktop is still up and running – it will now be my kids computer … so I needed a new one … but not a bigger one 🙂 I spent way too much time finding new Mini-ITX case for the next one … and after all possibilities … I got Silverstone case again :] … because nothing else was this small and with all needed features. Also … I was thinking WHAT exactly should I buy – especially in the times with AI prices. For one of my older projects that failed (I hope to also publish about that some day) I had AMD Ryzen 4750GE CPU with 35W TDP but still 8C/16T CPU on AMD4 socket … so instead of killing all price/performance efficiency with DDR5 and AM5 setup … I went to decent AM4 option.

Case

Older build used Silverstone SG05 case and this one uses Silverstone SG13 … which is almost the same.

WHAT SG05 SG13 Width 218mm 222mm Height 175mm 181mm Depth 276mm 285mm Volume 10.5L 10.8L

So one can say that its just a tiny 5% increase in size … but a welcome and needed one.

Difference

The new setup is about 25% faster when it comes to CPU and 40-60% faster in GPU department … depending on the workload. The SSD/NVMe speeds will be the same as its still the same AM4 platform … and RAM would also be similar as its again DDR4 sticks.

Assembly

After having the parts laying around for about a quarter (yes I was busy) my son finally forced me to make that build … and it was a positive push – we sit down in dining room with all needed parts and I started to assembly it with my son being more then curious how it is to actually build a computer.

First CPU into the motherboard … and NVME into the M.2 slot.

... continue reading