Linux PC build (2025)
Hello,
it’s me again. Some of you might remember me from this post, in which I was asking for feedback to build a Linux PC in 2025.
Stuff happened and I didn’t went through with it. So this still my first attempt at a build. Well now I’ve got time and want to try it again.
As you may notice, I’ve ditched the Z790-9 mother board in favor of a MSI PRO B650M-P. My dream of building a coreboot-system is officially dead, thus I decided to build an AMD-System.
Short Listing:
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5 GHz 8-Core
- CPU-Cooler: Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler
- Mother board: MSI PRO B650M-P Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard
- Memory: Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory
- Storage: Acer Predator GM7000 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
- GPU: Sapphire 21323-01-20G Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB Video Card
- Case: Zalman P10 MicroATX Mini Tower Case
- PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 (2024) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
- Monitor: KOORUI 24E3 24.0" 1920 x 1080 165 Hz Monitor
If you notice anything wrong or have suggestions/improvements don’t hesitate to point them out.
Thanks in advance!!!
Specifications:
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CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5 GHz 8-Core Processor
- Boost Clock: 5.4 GHz
- TDP: 105 W
- L2 Chache: 8 MB
- L3 Chache: 32 MB
- Socket: AM5
- iGPU: Radeon
- Max. Memory: 128 GB
- Arch.: Zen 4
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CPU-Cooler: Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler
- RPM: 1550
- Noise: 25.6 dB
- Height: 148 mm
- CPU-Socket: AM5 and others
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Mother board: MSI PRO B650M-P Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard
- Chipset: AMD B650
- Memory:
- Type: DDR5
- Slots: 4
- Speed: DDR5-6000
- Max.: 128 GB
- PCIe x16 Slots: 1
- PCIe x1 Slots: 2
- M.2 Slots: 2x 2260/2280 M-key
- SATA 6.0 Gb/s Ports: 4
- Onboard Ethernet: 2.5 Gb/s Port (Realtek RTL8125BG)
- USB 2.0 Headers: 2
- USB 3.2 Gen 1 Headers: 1
- USB 3.2 Gen 2 Headers: 1
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Memory: Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory
- First Word Latency: 10 ns
- CAS Latency: 30
- Voltage: 1.35 V
- Timing: 30-40-40-76
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Storage: Acer Predator GM7000 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
- Cache: 2048 MB
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GPU: Sapphire 21323-01-20G Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB Video Card
- Memory: 20 GB
- Memory Type: GDDR6
- Core Clock: 2000 MHz
- Boost Clock: 2400 MHz
- Interface: PCIe x16
- Length: 276 mm
- TDP: 308 W
- Cooling: 3 Fans
- External Power: 2 x PCIe 8-pin
- DisplayPort: 2.1 Outputs 2
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PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 (2024) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
- Length: 140 mm
- Wattage: 850 W
- EPS 8-pin Connectors: 2
- PCIe 6+2-pin Connectors: 6
- SATA Connectors: 8
- AMP/Molex 4-pin Connectors: 4
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Monitor: KOORUI 24E3 24.0" 1920 x 1080 165 Hz Monitor
- Size: 24"
- Resolution: 1920 x 1080
- Refresh Rate: 165 Hz
- Response Time: 1 ms
- Inputs:
- 1x HDMI 1.4
- 1x DisplayPort 1.2
@marauding_gibberish142 I personally find the Intel ME a useful feature, it’s nice for example to be able to upgrade BIOS without a CPU and/or memory, this has allowed me for example to upgrade the BIOS to a version needed for a newer CPU on a board with a BIOS that didn’t initially support it without needing the older CPU to perform the upgrade. And from a security standpoint, if you do not enable and configure the network stack, and you don’t have a DHCP server available to it for it do so on it’s own, I really don’t see what it can do that is harmful.
How do you not configure the network stack? If you have an Intel NIC on the motherboard/any PCIE lanes in theory it should be able to connect.
What worries me is that someone could perform a reverse shell on my system with/in addition to a magic packet and get full ring 0 access to my system. I’m investigating network monitoring tools that can help me find traces of ME on my network.