Heart of Gold
| Heart of Gold | |
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| Commission of Oz K. | |
| Namesake | Primary vessel in the Hitchhiker's Guide series |
| Class and role | Normandy-class stealth frigate |
| Era | Third Age, 2019-present |
| Chassis | Apple Power Mac G4 |
| Mainboard | Gigabyte B550i Aorus Pro AX |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5800X 4.5GHz 8c/16t |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 |
| RAM | 32GB DDR 3200 |
| Storage | 500GB NVMe SSD (Samsung 960 EVO, boot drive)
2TB NVMe SSD (Intel 660p, game storage) Dual 500GB SATA SSDs (RAID 1, A/V workspace) Dual 4TB HDDs (software RAID 1, cold storage) |
| Known quirks | Warm internal temps, wear on braided cables |
The Heart of Gold, aka "Goldie," is a Quasar-type homunculus and part of the Auxiliary Fleet.
History
Constructed in late 2019 at the CELAN Aperture Labs Chipyards, Heart of Gold maintained most of the components from Oz's previous system, Bistromath. The recommission was primarily a switch from Bistromath's 8th-generation Intel platform to 3rd-generation Ryzen, a swap which necessitated a few added pieces for such issues as AIO fit, lighting control and others. Heart of Gold was later moved from its NZXT housing to a Thermaltake Level 20 VT cube chassis.
Refit and recommission
In 2020, Oz began preparing a Power Mac G4 chassis for a new desktop build, removing a number of Heart of Gold's core components in the process. Replaced by Vergil, Heart of Gold was briefly in disuse. However, with the potential return of LANning following the Big Sick, the system was refit with a new CPU and storage in order to bolster the Auxiliary Fleet.