RTX, Rotterdam, 20250503

This is my 2015 Skylake machine and it still ran fine except for Lightroom Classic's 'Enhance' / denoise feature or the masking functions. Topaz PhotoAI, -Gigapixel and -VideoAI also ran slow.

 

I wanted to build a new machine and have been eyeing new components for months but the prices of the CPU and MB just won't come down. Then they release this 180W RTX 5060 Ti 16GB with an 8-pin connector which would be a 1:1 swap with my old GTX 1060. Mnnnnn... lets try this!

 

Performance now? Beautiful. Lightroom and Topaz run like a dream. RTX Super Resolution on Chrome and MPC-HC. Ultra quiet. I can run this machine for a couple more years.

 

Chassis: Fractal Design - Define S

PSU: Seasonic Platinum 520w Fanless

M/B: ASRock Z170 Extreme6+

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.2GHz quad-core with hyper-threading

Heatsink: Thermalright True Spirit 140 Power

RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport, DDR4, 32GB, 2400MHz

GPU: ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB GDDR7 OC

Network: TP-Link Archer TX3000E WIFI 6 AX

SSD1: Samsung SM951 (AHCI) 256GB (M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4)

SSD2: Samsung 870 QVO 4TB (SATA)

Fans: be quiet! SilentWings 2, 140mm

OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro

Done