Every capable villain and resourceful tyrant employs key henchmen to lord over the countless minions that carry out his ruthless bidding. In my case, I construct technological wonders: computers of terrifying efficiency and horrific power singularly focused upon their primary missions. I collectively call these my "robots," which I list here for posterity.

Deployed

Meta

Primary Gaming

Commissioned: August 2019
Mission: Grand Strategy
Refits: December 2021
OS: Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit

System

• Case: Lian-Li PC-011 Dynamic White ATX Tower
• Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix X-570-E ATX
• Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core 32-Thread 3.9 Ghz
  • Thermal: Grizzly Kryonaut Thermal Grease
  • Cooler: Crucial Hydro H150i Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler 
• Memory: Crucial DDR-4 3200 64 Gb RAM
• Graphics: EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra Hybrid Gaming Liquid Cooled
• Storage Arrays:
  • Inland NVMe M.2 1 Tb SSD Drive
  • Western Digital Black NVMe M.2 SN750 1 Tb SSD Drive
  • Crucial BX500 2 Tb 3d NAND SATA SSD Drive
  • Crucial CT SATA SSD 512 Gb Drive
• Power Supply: ASUS ROG Thor 850 Watt Pro Modular PSU
• Fans: Corsair LL Series LL120 120mm Dual Light Loop RGP LED PVM Fan 3-Pack with Lighting Node Pro

Monitor

• Samsung Odyssey G9 C49RG9 49" Curved 120 Hz FreeSync HDR LCD

Peripherals

• Corsair K70 Mk.2 SE Mechanical Rapid Fire Gaming Keyboard RGB LED Cherry MX Speed
• Corsair M65 Elite RGB 18,000 DPI FPS Gaming Mouse with Sniper Controls
• Corsair MM800 Polaris RGB Mouse Pad
• Corsair ST100 RGB LED Headset Stand with 7.1 Surround Sound
• Razer Tartarus Pro v2 Mechanical Gaming Pad
• Sea of Thieves Limited Edition Wireless X-Box Controller
• TC-Helicon Go-XLR 4-Channel Streaming Mixer
• Samson G Track Pro Cardioid USB Condenser Microphone, with Pop Filter and Boom Stand for Streaming and Broadcasting
• Astro A40 Pro Headset with Mixamp and Cloudlifter
• Corsair CA-9011180 Virtuoso RGB Wireless Gaming Headset in White
• Bose Companion 3 Series II Speakers with Subwoofer
• Roland MT-32 Multi Timbre Sound Module

Palpatine

Content Creation

Commissioned: December 2016
Mission: Command and Control
Refits: None
OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit

System 

• Case: NZXT Noctis 450 Mid-Tower Black and Red LED Case
• Motherboard: ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero ATX
• Processor: Intel Core i7 6700K Unlocked LGA 1151 4.0 Ghz Octo-Core
  • Cooler: Corsair H115i Extreme Performance 280mm Liquid CPU Cooler
• Memory: G.Skill TridentZ DDR4-3400 64 Gb RAM
• Graphics: ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 8 Gb GDDR5 Enhanced Edition
• Capture: Elgato Game Capture 4K60 Pro Mk.2 PCIe Capture Card
• Storage: Samsung NVMe SSD 960 EVO M.2 1 Tb Drive
• Power Supply: EVGA Supernova Platinum-2 1210-Watt PSU

Monitor

• Dell UltraSharp U3415W 34-Inch Curved LED Monitor

Peripherals

• Corsair Gaming K70 LUX RGB Mechanical Keyboard, Cherry MX RGB Brown
• ASUS ROG Gladius 12000 DPI Optical Gaming Mouse
• Razer Orbweaver Mechanical Gaming Pad
• Elgato Stream Deck and Stream Deck XL
• Roland SC-55 Sound Canvas MIDI Sound Generator
• Razer Kiyo Pro UHD Webcam

Jobs

Productivity

Commissioned: December 2019
Refits: None
Mission: Strategic Operations
OS: MacOS Sonoma 14

System

• Laptop: MacBook Pro (16-inch, Late 2019) in Space Gray
• Processor: Intel Core i9 9th Gen 2.4 Ghz 8-Core 5.0 Ghz Turbo with 16MB Shared L3 Cache
• Memory: 64 Gb 2666 Mhz DDR4 Onboard RAM
• Graphics: AMD Radeon Pro 5600M with 8 Gb of HBM2 Memory
• Storage: 8 Tb SSD

Monitor

• ASUS ROG Swift Curved PG348Q Curved 34" G-SYNC Gaming Monitor

Peripherals

• External GPU Enclosure
  • Razer Core X Chroma Aluminum eGPU with 700W Power Supply Unit
  • AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT 16 Gb GDDR6 Graphics Card
• "Tatooine" - NK87 Aluminum Edition Cosmic Purple TKL Keyboard with Hotswap PCB with SA Tatooine ABS Double-Shot Keycaps Limited Edition, Drop + Invyr Holy Panda Mechanical Switches, Krytox 205g0 Linear Lubricant
• "Stargazer" - Glorious Gaming Modular Keyboard GMMK-RGB with Drop DSA Astrolokeys Keycaps, Everglide Dark Jade Mechanical Switches
• Corsair Sabre RGB 10,000 DPI Gaming Mouse
• Logitech Z533 Speaker System with Subwoofer
• Samson G Track Pro Cardioid USB Condenser Microphone
• Audio-Technica ATH-M50x Professional Studio Monitor Headphones
• Logitech for Creators Litra Glow Premium LED Stream Light

Enterprise

Esports

Commissioned: May 2021
Mission: First Strike
Refits: None
OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit

System

• Laptop: ASUS ROG Zephyrus G15 15.6" QHD Gaming Laptop
• Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5900 HS
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
• Memory: 32 Gb DDR4-3200 RAM
• Storage: 2 Tb SSD

Peripherals

• Razer DeathAdder Gaming Mouse in Mercury White
• Razer Orbweaver Mechanical Gaming Pad
• Steel Series Arctis Pro Gaming Headset

Pullo

The Centurion

Commissioned: March 2024
Mission: Expeditionary
Refits: None
OS: Windows 11 64-Bit

System

• Device: Lenovo Legion Go
• Processor: AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
• Memory: 16 Gb LPDDR5X 7500 Mhz RAM
• Display: 8.8" QHD (2560 x 1600) IPS 144 Hz Touch Screen
• Graphics: AMD RDNA Graphics
• Storage: 1 Tb PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2242

Tolkien

The Un-Laptop

Commissioned: January 2016
Refits: None
Mission: Tactical Warfare
OS: Windows 10 64-Bit

System

• Laptop: ASUS ROG G752VY-DH72
• Processor: Intel Core i7-6700HQ 2.6 Ghz
• Memory: 32 Gb DDR4-2133 RAM
• Graphics: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M 4Gb GDDR5 with G-SYNC
• Storage: PCIeG3x4 256 GB SSD + 1 Tb 7200 RFM Western Digital Slim
• Drive: Blu-Ray Burner

Monitor

• ASUS ROG Swift PG27UQR 27" 4K UHD 160 Hz FreeSync Premium Monitor

Peripherals

• AULA F2088 Gray Mechanical Gaming Keyboard with Black Tactile Switches
• ASUS ROG Gladius II Aura Sync USB Wired Optical 12,000 DPI Gaming Mouse
• Logitech C920S HD Pro Webcam with Privacy Shutter

Kaelon

Media Server

Commissioned: October 2017
Refits: March 2021
Mission: Intelligence
OS: Linux QTS 4.3

System

• NAS: QNAP TVS-873
• Processor: AMD R-Series RX-421BD Quad-Core 2.1 Ghz APU
• Memory: 16 Gb Dual Channel DDR4 RAM
• Networking: Four Gigabit LAN Ports
• Storage: WD Red 8 Tb NAS Hard Drive x 8 in a RAID-5 Configuration (64 Tb accessible, 56 Tb usable)

Delegated

Carlexgon

The Zephyr

Commissioned: July 2020
Mission: Tour of Duty
Refits: June 2023
OS: Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit

System

• Laptop: ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" GA401IV-BR9N6 Gaming Laptop
• Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS 2.3 Ghz Octo-Core Processor
• Memory: 16 Gb DDR4-3200 RAM
• Graphics: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q 8 Gb GDDR5
• Storage: 1 Tb SSD Hard Drive Storage
• Screen: 14" 120 Hz G-SYNC LED Display FHD

Monitor

• HP Pavilion 32" LED QHD Monitor

Peripherals

• Corsair Vengeance K70 Cherry MX Red Gaming Keyboard, Red LED
• Corsair Dark Core RGB Pro SE Wireless Optical Gaming Mouse
• Harmon Kardon Rev A00 Stereo Speakers
• Logitech G430 Surrounding Gaming Headset
• Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Joystick
• Logitech F310 Gamepad

Starmoon

The Dark Faerie

Commissioned: June 2018
Refits: December 2023
Mission: Tour of Duty
OS: Windows 10 64-Bit

System

• Laptop: ASUS ROG Zephyrus M GM501GS-XS74
• Processor: Intel Core i7-8750H 3.9 Ghz
• Memory: 16 Gb DDR4-2666 RAM
• Graphics: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8 Gb GDDR5 with G-SYNC
• Storage: PCIeG3x4 256 Gb SSD + 1 Tb FireCuda
• Screen: 15.6" G-SYNC IPS 144 Hz IPS-Type LED Display

Peripherals

• Sunffice Cute Hamster Mouse, Wireless 2.4 Ghz 1,200 DPI

Decommissioned

Napoleon

L'Empereur

Commissioned: October 2011
Refits: June 2017
Mission: Command and Control
Decomissioned: August 2019
OS: Ubuntu Linux 64-Bit

System

• Case: Antec Three Hundred
• Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-880GB-D2H ATX
• Processor: AMD AM3 Phenom II x6 Hex-Core 1055T
• Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3-1333/1600 RAM
• Graphics: EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 4Gb 256-Bit GDDR5
• Storage: Western Digital Caviar 7200 RPM, 500 Gb
• Power: MK Power MKX-850 Watts PSU
• Optical: LG Super Multi 24x DVD+/- RW

Monitor

• Samsung U28E590D 28-Inch UHD LED-Lit Monitor

Peripherals

• Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Edition Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
• Razer DeathAdder Chromo 10,000 DPI Gaming Mouse
• Razer Nostromo Gaming Keypad

Caesar

Imperator

Commissioned: December 2006
Refits: 2007, 2010-2011, 2014
Decommissioned: October 2017
Mission: Strategic Operations
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit

System

• Case: Thermaltake Armor MX
• Motherboard: EVGA nForce 790i SLI 775 ATX
• Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650
• Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3-1333/1600 RAM
• Graphics: EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1 Gb
• Storage: Western Digital VelociRaptor 10,000 RPM, 300 Gb
• Backup: Western Digital Caviar 7,200 RPM, 500 Gb
• Power: EVGA Supernova Platinum-2 1210-Watt PSU
• Optical: Mad Dog LightScribe Triple Format 9.4 Gb 18x DVD+/- RW

Peripherals

• Das Keyboard Model S Ultimate
• Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
• Razer Lachesis 5,600 DPI Gaming Mouse

Crazy Cellar

The Broadcaster

Commissioned: July 2013
Refits: 2017
Mission: Propaganda and Indoctrination
Decommissioned: October 2017
OS: Windows 8.1 Pro 64-Bit

System

• Case: nMedia Home Theater PC Chassis 5000B
• Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-M mATX
• Processor: Intel Core i3 3245
  • Arctic Alpine 11 Pro Rev. 2 CPU Cooler
• Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16 GB DDR3-1600/1866 RAM
• Storage: Seagate Barracuda 7,200 RPM, 4 Tb x 3 (12 Tb)
• Power: Modular 650 Watts PSU
• Optical: Pioneer 15x BDR, DVDR, CDR 4Mb Buffer BDR 208DBK

Cicero

The Voice

Commissioned: January 2012
Retrofitted: January 2022, December 2023
Decommissioned: December 2019, Museum Candidate
Mission: Consultative Legation
OS: Elementary OS 7.1

System

• Laptop: Apple MacBook Pro 17", Late 2011 - HW-Probe
• Processor: Intel Core i7 2.4 Ghz Quad-Core
• Memory: 8GB DDR3-1333 SDRAM (two 4 GB SO-DIMMs)
• Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000 and AMD Radeon HD 6770M
• Storage: 750 Gb Serial ATA, 5,400 RPM
• Screen: 17-inch high-resolution LED backlit glossy, 1920x1200 resolution