My Latest PC

[rsutter]

Hello All,
I purchased an iBUYPOWER Slate 5 MR Gaming Mid-Tower Computer from B and H Photo.  It was ordered on Monday, 01/09/23 and delivered from New Jersey on 01/11/2023
Here is the link to the PC  https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1728613-REG/ibuypower_slatemr300a_slate_5_mr_gaming.html

At the urging of Alan Raul, I am posting the specs between the lines
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IBUYPOWER Slate 5 MR Specs
Operating System   Windows 11 Home (64-Bit)
Model Year   Late 2022

Performance
Chipset   AMD X670
Motherboard   Asus Prime x670-P WIFI
Processor   AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
CPU Socket   AM5
CPU   4.7 to 5.3 GHz 6-Core
L3 Cache   32 MB
Graphics Type   Dedicated
GPU   NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 with 8 GB GDDR6 VRAM
Memory Type   5200 MHz DDR5
Total Installed Memory   32 GB
Memory Configuration   2 x 16 GB (User-Replaceable)
Maximum Memory Capacity   128 GB
Memory Slot Type   288-Pin DIMM
Memory Slots   4 (2 Available)
Buffered Memory   No
ECC Memory   No
vPro Support   No

Storage and Expansion
Total Drive Bays   None
SSD Slots   None
Total Installed Capacity   1500 GB
Solid State Storage   1 x 500 TB M.2 NVMe PCIe
Hard Disk Storage   1 x 1 TB 3.5" SATA (rpm Unspecified)
PCI Expansion   1 x PCIe 4.0 x16
2 x PCIe 4.0 x16 [x4 Mechanical]
1 x PCIe 3.0 x1
Optical Drive   None

I/O
Ports   3 x USB-A 3.1/3.2 Gen 2
4 x USB-A 3.0 / 3.1/3.2 Gen 1
2 x USB-A 2.0
1 x PS/2
USB Type-C   1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
Display   1 x DisplayPort
1 x HDMI
Audio I/O   3 x 1/8" / 3.5 mm Line Input/Output
Built-In Speakers   None
Built-In Microphones   None
Media/Memory Card Slot   None
Communications
Ethernet   1 x RJ45 (2.5GbE)
Wi-Fi   Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
MU-MIMO Support   None
Bluetooth   None
NFC   No

Keyboard & Mouse
Keyboard   USB Full-Size Keyboard
Pointing Device   USB Mouse

General
Power Supply   600 W with IEC
Dimensions   19.3 x 18.9 x 8.66" / 49 x 48 x 22 cm
Weight   35 lb / 15.9 kg

Packaging Info
Package Weight   37.935 lb
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)   24.1 x 22.1 x 12.7"
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I ordered an additional 32Gb of DDR5 ram for a total of 64Gb and upgraded to Windows 11 Pro  (See below)
The tower has 3 m.2 slots.  One was already filled with the OS.  In the remaining 2, I installed 1Tb sticks.
I will probably add several SSD drives just because I already have them but they're not being used.

In a speed test, I rendered a video in Davinci Resolve with my new PC and the one that it replaced, a Dell i7 with 32Gb of ram.  The new machine rendered the footage twice as fast as the older one.

After I added the additional 32GB of identical RAM, I got no video out of the computer.  In troubleshooting, I first removed the 2 NVMe drives and rebooted.  No cigar
Next I removed the new RAM and rebooted.  Still no video output
I then began swapping out RAM, inserting two at a time.
After going through a few combinations, I finally got video.
Suspecting that I initially hadn't seated the added RAM completely, I installed all four sticks of RAM.
This time, I got video back and have had no further video issues.

Note to Self
In the future, when I add components, make sure that they seat completely before troubleshooting further.

Update of 01/30/2023
Today I added a Samsung 860 EVO 500Gb SSD drive to the PC.  Initially, I couldn't figure out how to access a cable to power the drive.  All of the unused power cables were beneath a plate at the bottom of the computer tower but when I removed the solid metal side of the case, I could see all of the unused cables neatly stored beneath the plate.
I connected one of the power cables to the new drive and plugged a data cable into one of the 6 available SSD headers.  I then initialized the new drive, formatting it as GPT with cluster size set to Default.

Ralph Sutter