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Speed WS 2

Powerful workstation computer

This build with the included parts below is our current technology standard for a powerful workstation computer.

The Speed WS 2 is designed to be a powerful workstation computer for heavy workloads that can also be built up as a server. Multi-core multi-threaded CPU, separate powerful video card, tons of memory, feature rich motherboard, fast storage, great looking case, quality PSU and all the connectors you need. Upgradeable and expandable!

If you want to customize any part below, no problem, just contact us. All our PCs are shipped fully assembled with operating system pre-installed, unless you ask for a PC assembly project for a fun learning experience.

Also check out these other CurrentBuild workstation models, the Speed WS a high performance workstation computer, and the Speed SV a powerful server or workstation computer.

Speed WS 2

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Included parts in your Speed WS 2!

CPU processor chip

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X from the Ryzen 9000 Series and Zen 5 Architecture

12 CPU Cores, 24 Threads, Max Boost Clock up to 5.6 GHz, Base Clock 4.4 GHz!
L2 Cache 12MB, L3 Cache 64MB, Unlocked, Default TDP 120W.
Multi-task at blazing speeds with this monster AMD Ryzen CPU!

You don't need to but you can anytime upgrade your CPU up to an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Processor! See how we choose a CPU.

CPU Cooler

be quiet! Pure Loop 2 FX 360 mm All in One Water Cooler

High quality water cooler keeps your CPU chill!
Impressive lighting, superior cooling.
3 Light Wings 120mm PWM fans high-speed fans.
Vibrant ARGB illumination.
Doubly Decoupled PWM pump quiet operation.

You don't need to but you can anytime upgrade your CPU Cooler up to custom liquid cooling!

GPU Video Card

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EVO OC Edition 16GB GDDR6

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti. CUDA Cores 4352, AI Performance 361, Engine Clock Default mode 2595 MHz (Boost), Bus Standard PCI Express 4.0.
Video Memory: 16 GB GDDR6 memory, Memory Speed 18 Gbps, Memory Interface 128-bit.
Display Outputs: 3 DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 HDMI 2.1a, HDCP Support 2.3, digital max. resolution 7680 x 4320, Up to 4 displays.
Fans: 2 powerful Axial-tech fans.
Game on or GPGPU CUDA programming with this very high performance video card!

This is a very powerful video card and all you need but you can upgrade anytime to an even higher video card! See how we choose a video card.

Memory

64 GB (2 x 32 GB) Samsung/Kingston/Crucial 32GB DDR5-5200 UDIMM

2 x 32 GB memory sticks for 64 GB total, DDR5-5200, Unbuffered, NON-ECC, runs in dual-channel.
Run big files with large memory with high clock speeds and low latencies!

Plenty of memory but you can increase memory anytime you might need up to 256 GB! See how we choose memory.

Motherboard

GIGABYTE X870 GAMING X WIFI7

Chipset & Size: AMD X870 Chipset, ATX size motherboard.
Socket & CPU support: AMD Socket AM5 for AMD Ryzen 9000/8000/7000 Series Desktop Processors.
VRM (Voltage Regulator Module): Digital twin 16+2+2 phases VRM solution.
Memory support: 4 DDR5 DIMM memory slots up to 256 GB maximum, memory speeds up to DDR5 8200 MHz OC / 5200 MHZ, non-ECC, un-buffered, dual channel memory architecture.
Expansion slots: 1 PCIe Gen 5.0 x16 slot x16 mode, 2 PCIe Gen 3.0 x16 slots x1 mode.
Display Ports: 1 HDMI port version 2.1, HDCP 2.3 and HDR, supports max. resolution of 4096x2160 @ 60Hz.
2 USB4 Type-C ports, supporting USB4 and DisplayPort video outputs and a max. resolution of 3840x2160 @ 240 Hz.
Graphics specifications may vary depending on CPU.
Please see video card section for main video card display ports.
Storage support: 3 M.2 sockets support up to 3 M.2 SSDs (1 at PCIe 5.0 x4, 1 at PCIe 4.0 x4, 1 at PCIe 4.0 x2).
4 SATA 6Gb/s ports.
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 support for NVMe SSD storage devices.
RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10 support for SATA storage devices.
USB support: 13 total USB ports.
Front USB ports - 1 USB Type-C port with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2, 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports.
Rear USB ports - 2 USB4 Type-C ports, 1 USB 3.2 Gen 2 port (red), 3 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports, 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports.
Rear USB ports optionally available from headers - 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports.
Audio support: Realtek Audio CODEC, High Definition Audio, 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel. 3 audio jacks at case rear. Please see case section for front audio ports.
Internet/LAN support: 1 Realtek 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps) with RJ45 jack port at case rear.
WiFi and Bluetooth support: Wi-Fi 7, 802.11a, b, g, n, ac, ax, be, supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier frequency bands.
Bluetooth 5.4
And more features! Wow!

This rock solid feature rich motherboard is the foundation of your PC, an open platform you can upgrade and add parts anytime! See how we choose a motherboard.

SSD Solid state drive

Samsung 990 PRO PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD 1TB

Capacity 1TB, PCIe Gen 4.0 x4, M.2 NVMe 2.0 SSD, Sequential reads up to 7,450 MB/s, Sequential writes up to 6,900 MB/s!

Incredible PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSD speed! Way faster boot up of your OS and loading of your main apps! If you want more storage you can always add more SSDs or traditional hard drives.

See how we choose a hard drive and/or solid state drive.

Case

Lian Li O11 VISION COMPACT Black

If you want the case in white just contact us.
Size: Back-Connect ATX/ E-ATX (Under 280mm) / ATX / Micro-ATX / Mini-ITX. Mid-Tower, black. Steel, 4.0mm tempered glass, 3.0mm tempered glass, Aluminium. Dust filters - Bottom × 1.
Fan Support: Top: 120mm x 3 included or 140mm x 2. Side: 120mm x 3. Bottom: 120mm x 3. Rear: 120mm x 2.
Radiator Support: Top: 240mm x 1 or 280mm x 1 or 360mm x 1 included see CPU Cooler section. Side: 240mm x 1 or 360mm x 1. Bottom: 240mm x 1 or 360mm x 1.
Storage Support: Behind MB Tray: 2 x 2.5″ SSD. Hard drive cage: 2 x 3.5″ HDD or 2.5″ SSD.
Front Ports: Power Button x 1 USB 3.0 x 2 USB 3.1 TYPE-C x 1 Audio x 1. For case rear USB, ethernet and audio ports please see motherboard section.

Stay cool with a great looking case with plenty of room for future upgrades, or even reuse it in your next build! See how we choose a computer case.

PSU Power supply unit

Seasonic Focus GX ATX 3.0 850 W

850 Watts, 135 mm fan, 80PLUS Gold, Cybenetics Efficiency Level Gold, fully modular individual black cables with braided pattern. Connectors include 2 CPU (8/4 pins), 1 12VHPWR (12+4 pins to 12+4 pins), 3 PCIe (8/6 pins), 8 SATA, 2 SATA 3.3 V and more.
Power on with a quiet stable high quality PSU with reserve power and spare connectors for future upgrades including more powerful video cards, bigger CPUs, more storage!

Plenty of power and connectors in this unit! See how we choose a PSU.

Pre-installed Operating System Choices

Choose an operating system OS that you want pre-installed on your PC from the choices below. To order the OS you want, before you click 'Add to Cart' for your PC select that OS from the drop down menu.

We recommend Linux Mint or Ubuntu, hey it drops the price of the PC for you and they're very cool! If you want any other Linux distro, and they're all great, for example MX Linux, Debian, Manjaro or Fedora no problem just let us know we'll install that instead! Here's a website distrowatch.com that lists by popularity the many Linux versions or distros.

See how you save on a new PC with Linux and also how we choose the OS.

Recent updates to OS choices:

September 12, 2024. Updated Ubuntu version to Ubuntu Desktop 24.04.1 LTS 64 bit, Long Term Support (LTS) release.

August 1, 2024. Updated Linux Mint version to Linux Mint 22 "Wilma" MATE 64 bit, Long Term Support (LTS) release.

OS Operating System

Linux Mint 22 "Wilma" MATE 64 bit Edition

Long Term Support (LTS) release, supported till 2029! Installed and installation DVD included! Includes Firefox browser, LibreOffice a full office suite, music and video players, and more free software packages you can imagine!

Or

Ubuntu Desktop 24.04.1 LTS 64 bit

Long Term Support (LTS) release, which means five years of free security and maintenance updates! Installed and installation DVD included! Includes Firefox browser, LibreOffice a full office suite, music and video players, and more free software packages you can imagine!

Or

Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-bit

Installed and installation OEM DVD included. For when you're forced to have Windows for some reason lol. We don't recommend it, it's a hassle to install, and Microsoft forces you to open a Microsoft account to install it, which they then need to verify from a cell phone or email address and they even require your birth date as of our last install on writing this! If you choose this option be prepared to provide us all that info otherwise we can't install it. Do you really want that lol. That's just one reason why we don't recommend Windows. We include the option here mainly to show how much you'll save by choosing Linux. We recommend Linux.

Or

Dual Boot Linux and Windows

It'll be the computer cost with Windows plus the cost of a second solid state drive plus $39 for the dual OS installation service. Most of you will be fine with just Linux in our view! If you need this option just contact us.

Due to fast changing technology, supply factors and dropping prices we may substitute a part for another we consider the same or better with no increase in price.

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Recommended add-on products

Keyboard and mouse

Logitech Desktop MK120 Keyboard and Mouse Combo $29

Sleek, comfortable keyboard and high-definition optical mouse, USB connections.

Monitor

ASUS 21.5 inch, Full HD, LED Monitor $149

Wide Screen, full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution, LED Backlight, 5ms response time or faster, 250 cd/m2 brightness, HDMI, VGA inputs, black. See how we choose a monitor.

Entertainment monitor

ASUS 24-inch (23.8-inch viewable), IPS, Full HD, LED Monitor $199

Wide Screen, full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution, IPS Panel, LED Backlight, 2ms response time or faster, 250 cd/m2 brightness or higher, HDMI, DisplayPort inputs, black.

Speakers

Creative Speakers Pebble V2 $49

USB Powered Desktop Speakers with USB-C Connectivity. Total System Power - up to 8W RMS, Peak Power - up to 16W. See how we choose computer speakers.

Entertainment speakers

Creative Labs Pebble Plus 2.1 Speakers $69

2.1 USB Desktop Speakers with Subwoofer. Harmonic rhythms, thumping bass. Total System Power - up to 8W RMS, Peak Power - up to 16W.

WiFi adapter internal PCI Express

All builds include a wired Internet connector, and some builds also include WiFi or support for a WiFi module. Only add this to your PC order if your PC build doesn't already have WiFi and you want WiFi from an internal PCI Express WiFi adapter in addition to the wired connector.

ASUS PCE-BE92BT WiFi 7 PCI-E Adapter, Bluetooth 5.4, with 2 external antennas $125

Network Standard WiFi 7 (802.11be), Bluetooth 5.4, Interface PCIe.
WiFi 7 (802.11be) (6GHz) : up to 5764 Mbps
WiFi 7 (802.11be) (5GHz) : up to 2882 Mbps
WiFi 7 (802.11be) (2.4GHz) : up to 688 Mbps
2 x external antenna with base.
Operating Frequency 2.4G / 5G / 6G. Works with Intel chipset motherboards.

Laptops, printers, webcams, or any other PC parts

Just contact us we'll make a recommendation for the right part at a low price!

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Recent updates to Speed WS 2 build

December 1, 2024. Updated PSU!

November 28, 2024. Updated Case!

November 18, 2024. Updated CPU, CPU cooler, video card, memory and motherboard! Enjoy AMD Zen 5!

August 4, 2024. Updated motherboard.

June 17, 2024. Upgraded video card!

December 19, 2023. Upgraded video card, motherboard and SSD!

February 23, 2023. Updated video card and PSU!

November 21, 2022. Updated CPU Cooler!

November 2, 2022. Upgraded CPU, CPU Cooler, memory, motherboard and SSD!

August 18, 2022. Changed workstation models line brand name to Speed. That's fitting!

July 21, 2022. Upgraded motherboard, faster AX WiFi, better and more features!

June 23, 2022. Upgraded case with RGB, some bling!

May 19, 2022. All new build!

August 26, 2019. Upgraded video card to NVIDIA RTX 2060 SUPER GPU!

July 8, 2019. Upgraded SSD model.

May 10, 2019. Changed model name to Dream WS 2.

January 20, 2019. All new everything! Enjoy this monster workstation that'll just crunch through your workloads at blazing speeds!

June 15, 2018. Upgraded SSD!

September 27, 2017. Memory now 16 GB, you can always add more in the future if you need it, this makes the workstation more affordable now so you can get going with your work!

April 20, 2017. Upgraded CPU and integrated graphics to Intel Kaby Lake Xeon architecture! Upgraded SSD to M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe SSD!

July 26, 2016. Increased SSD storage size, eliminated slower traditional hard drive. Eliminated video card since the CPU's integrated graphics will be more than fine for many workstations, a video card can always be added if needed. Serious price drop of the workstation!

July 10, 2016. Upgraded video card model.

June 2, 2016. Upgraded memory to ECC memory and changed motherboard.

April 27, 2016. Upgraded platform to Xeon Skylake architecture. Added a hard drive in addition to SSD.

November 24, 2015. Upgraded video card to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 graphics engine!

November 17, 2015. Big price cut! Wow!

October 23, 2015. Upgraded video card to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750Ti graphics engine! Both powerful and power efficient.

September 7, 2015. New workstation build!

Order Info

Want something customized?

If you want to change any part(s) for a specific need, no problem, just contact us before you order, we'll customize it for you and tell you the low cost.

No sales tax outside California

No sales tax charged on shipments outside California.

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Shipping to USA and Worldwide

We ship all over the contiguous USA by USPS Ground or UPS Ground and charge a reasonable flat shipping fee for each item to cover our shipping, handling and insurance expenses. To see a shipping cost add an item to the shopping cart. If you want shipment any other way, no problem, just let us know.

For shipping to other USA non-contiguous states and territories please contact us for additional shipping costs since it costs more.

International buyers, as applicable, pay additional shipping, customs and taxes, please contact us for details.

We usually ship within three to five business days of your order, we build and test a new PC for you after your order is received, keeping your build current. You will be on your new computer before you know it!

Educational institutions, tech pros & all computer users!

Schools, colleges, universities, teachers, professors, scientists, computer scientists, developers & coders, mathematicians & statisticians, analysts, researchers this is an ideal product for you, a Linux computer. A great product at a great price! Just contact us, we would love to be a part of your project! And of course all computer users simply looking for a fast PC and freedom!

Need help on your order?

If you have any questions before ordering your PC just contact us.

Want to assemble your own PC for fun?

For more information on how to order this unique option we provide, click on PC assembly project. All other PC orders will be shipped fully assembled with the operating system installed.

Free tech support by email or phone

To help initial setup if you need any. Just contact us.

Warranty and return policy

We want you to be satisfied with your purchase, please see our warranty and return policy.

Linux interest and tech freedom articles!

Microsoft facing its biggest US FTC antitrust investigation yet - Techradar, November 28, 2024.
Again! These guys never seem to learn. Is it embedded in the way they do business? Kamil

Microsoft Windows Deadline—10 Days To Update Or Stop Using Your PC. Forbes, October 20, 2024.

Linux Scores A Surprising Gaming Victory Against Windows 11. Forbes, August 21, 2024.
Even in some games now, an area which has been typically locked into Windows. Kamil

Differences Between AI Servers and AI Workstations, NVIDIA Developer Technical Blog. From the article "The majority of AI workstations used for machine learning, deep learning, and AI development are Linux-based. The same is true for AI servers".

Microsoft’s AI chatbot will ‘recall’ everything you do on its new PCs. The Guardian, Associated Press, May 20, 2024.

Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman for allegedly ditching non-profit mission. A lawsuit claims that OpenAI has become a 'closed-source de facto subsidiary' of Microsoft. Engadget, Mar 1, 2024.

Google settles $5 billion privacy lawsuit over tracking people using ‘incognito mode’, The Associated Press, December 29, 2023

Epic Games wins antitrust lawsuit against Google over barriers to its Android app store, The Associated Press, December 11, 2023

Exclusive: Google pushes for antitrust action against Microsoft in UK cloud market, Reuters, November 30, 2023

Antitrust: Commission opens investigation into possible anticompetitive practices by Microsoft regarding Teams, European Commission, July 27, 2023

Read the letter: Twitter accuses Microsoft of using its data in unauthorized ways - CNBC, May 18, 2023

Exclusive: Google says Microsoft cloud practices are anti-competitive - Reuters, March 31, 2023

Microsoft's implementation of Bing Chat AI on Windows 11 is complete trash - Windows Central, Mar. 1, 2023

I wanted to try the new Bing with ChatGPT. Then, Microsoft went all Microsoft - ZDNET, Feb. 12, 2023

Microsoft to cut thousands of jobs across divisions - reports - Reuters, January 17, 2023

Elon Musk says he'd consider 'alternative phone' if Twitter is booted from Apple and Google app stores - Fox Business, November 25, 2022
CurrentBuild Computer and other Linux PC manufacturers have already done that with computers, provided an alternative to Windows and Apple computers. Kamil

Microsoft lays off hundreds of employees - Engadget, October 18, 2022

Microsoft: 'Software is ultimately the biggest deflationary force' for businesses - Yahoo Finance, October 17, 2022:
Open source free software like Linux yes is deflationary, others not really. Kamil

Microsoft’s greed is killing Windows 11 for me - TechRadar, April 21st, 2022:

March 21st, 2022: Windows 11 will add a watermark if you use unsupported hardware - Engadget

Dec 2, 2021: Microsoft’s new Windows prompts try to stop people downloading Chrome - The Verge

Oct 8, 2021: Amazon Delivery Partners Rage Against the Machines: ‘We Were Treated Like Robots’ - Yahoo Finance

Sep 10, 2021: Epic v. Apple ruling: Judge finds Apple's App Store restrictions violate antitrust law - Yahoo Finance

Aug 28, 2021: Why You Suddenly Need To Delete Google Chrome - Forbes

FTC says Facebook has been a monopoly ‘since at least 2011’ in amended antitrust complaint - The Verge

Windows 11 Is Making It Absurdly Difficult to Change Browsers - GIZMODO

What the Linux Mint developers have pulled off is nothing short of astounding - TechRepublic

Fired by Bot at Amazon: ‘It’s You Against the Machine’ - Bloomberg News

PC users are furious about the new Windows 11 design - Creative Bloq

Epic v. Apple fight: Billions at stake as judge determines fate of App Store - Yahoo!

Google reportedly made it difficult for smartphone users to find privacy settings - The Verge

I looked at all the ways Microsoft Teams tracks users and my head is spinning - ZDNet

Microsoft just force restarted my Windows PC again to install more unwanted apps - The Verge

Disastrous Windows 10 update is reportedly breaking some PCs - TechRadar

With Edge, Microsoft’s forced Windows updates just sank to a new low - The Verge

A million students and counting have learned Linux - ZDNet

Linux Mint 20: Still the best Linux desktop despite one quirk - ZDNet

What Operating System Is the Best Choice for Software Engineers? - Interesting Engineering
From the article "GNU/Linux is, hands down, the most highly acclaimed operating system for software engineering."

Microsoft: we were wrong about open source - The Verge


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