I'm here in Pacific Time Zone (think California) and the 'ball drops' in 2-1/2 hours. Wishing all my friends on ElevenForum a happy and healthy 2025. Here is my message for the coming year. Anton
HP EliteBook 840 14 inch G10 Notebook (BIOS HP V70 Ver. 01.11.00, 11/6/202)5
CPU
i7-1360p 2.20 GHz
Motherboard
HP Model 8B41 KBC Version 51.40.00
Memory
32 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio; Intel® Smart Sound Technology for Bluetooth® Audio; Intel® Smart Sound Technology for USB Audio Intel® Smart Sound Technology for Digital Microphones
Monitor(s) Displays
as outfitted
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1200 (as recommended)
Hard Drives
(1) Samsung SSD 990 EVO Plus 2TB; (2) external Samsung Portable SSD T5 Shield 8TB
Case
N/A
Cooling
as outfitted
Keyboard
integrated
Mouse
integrated touchpad
Internet Speed
800MB/sec up & down
Browser
Chrome
Antivirus
Malwarebytes
Other Info
Device name AWC-840
Processor 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1360P 2.20 GHz
Installed RAM 32.0 GB (31.6 GB usable)
Product ID 00355-61334-62672-AAOEM
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Pen and touch Touch support with 10 touch points
ROG SupremeFX ALC4082 with ESS® ES9018Q2C DAC for pinpoint positioning and dynamics
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung 43" HDR Neo QLED Mini-LED Tizen Smart TV (QN43QN90DAFXZC) 2024
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 @ 150 DPI & 120Hz
Hard Drives
2 x Samsung 980 Series - 250GB PCIe Gen3. X4 NVMe 1.4 - M.2 Internal SSD (Windows 11 Pro Dual boot)
PSU
Corsair HX1000i 80+ Platinum Modular Power Supply 1000W
Case
Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Tempered Glass Full Tower Case - Black
Cooling
CORSAIR iCUE H150i RGB Elite 360mm Liquid CPU Cooler
Keyboard
Perixx PERIBOARD-732B Wireless Mini Backlit USB Keyboard with Low Profile Keys - US Layout
Mouse
Logitech MX Anywhere 2S Wireless Mouse
Internet Speed
1000 Mbps
Browser
Latest Version Of Firefox & Microsoft Edge Chromium Stable
Antivirus
ESET Internet Security
Other Info
LG Electronics 14x Sata Blu-ray Disk Rewriter - WH14NS4O
2 x OREI 4K 4x2 HDMI Matrix Switch With ARC Audio Extraction, HDR & Downscaling (UHD-402D) so I can send the output of my Cable Box, Roku, or any of my 4 computers to either of my TV's separately or simultaneously.
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro x 2
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
My second abomination, I call it the Money Pit Two
CPU
Intel Core i9 12900K @ 5.2 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-F GAMING WIFI
Memory
2 x Vengeance RGB 32GB DDR5 6400MHz CL32 Dual Channel Kit (4x16GB Total) Black
Graphics card(s)
ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 Ti OC Edition 8 GB GDDR6X
Sound Card
ROG SupremeFX ALC4082 with ESS® ES9018Q2C DAC for pinpoint positioning and dynamics
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung 43" HDR Neo QLED Mini-LED Tizen Smart TV (QN43QN90DAFXZC) 2024
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 @ 150 DPI & 120Hz
Hard Drives
2 x Samsung 980 Series - 250GB PCIe Gen3. X4 NVMe 1.4 - M.2 Internal SSD (Windows 11 Pro Dual boot)
PSU
Corsair AX860 - 860W Modular Power Supply
Case
Phanteks Enthoo Pro Tempered Glass Full Tower Case - Black
Cooling
CORSAIR iCUE H150i RGB Elite 360mm Liquid CPU Cooler
Keyboard
Perixx PERIBOARD-326 Wired Mini Backlit USB Keyboard with Low Profile Keys - US Layout
Mouse
Logitech MX Anywhere 2S Wireless Mouse
Internet Speed
1000 Mbps
Browser
Latest Version Of Firefox & EDGE Chromium Stable
Antivirus
ESET Internet Security
Other Info
LG Electronics 14x Sata Blu-ray Disk Rewriter - WH14NS4O
2 x OREI 4K 4x2 HDMI Matrix Switch With ARC Audio Extraction, HDR & Downscaling (UHD-402D) so I can send the output of my Cable Box, Roku, or any of my 4 computers to either of my TV's separately or simultaneously.
WIN 11, WIN 10, WIN 8.1, WIN 7 U, WIN 7 PRO, WIN 7 HOME (32 Bit), LINUX MINT
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
DIY, ASUS, and DELL
CPU
Intel i7 6900K and i9-7960X / AMD 3800X (8 core)
Motherboard
ASUS X99E-WS USB 3.1 and ASUS X299 SAGE
Memory
128 GB CORSAIR DOMINATOR PLATINUM (B DIE)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA 1070 and RTX 3070
Sound Card
Crystal Sound (onboard)
Monitor(s) Displays
single Samsung 30" 4K and 8" aux monitor
Screen Resolution
4K and something equally attrocious. I'll be working on this.
Hard Drives
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W
Ports X, Y, and Z are reserved for USB access and removable drives.
Drive types consist of the following: Various mechanical hard drives bearing the brand names, Seagate, Toshiba, and Western Digital. Various NVMe drives bearing the brand names Kingston, Intel, Silicon Power, Crucial, Western Digital, and Team Group. Various SATA SSDs bearing various different brand names.
INTEL RAID 0 (KINGSTON HYPER X) System 447.14 GB
INTEL RAID 1 TOSHIBA ENTERPRIZE class Data 2794.52 GB
INTEL RAID 1 SEAGATE HYBRID 931.51 GB
PSU
SEVERAL. I prefer my Corsair Platinum HX1000i but I also like EVGA power supplies
Case
ThermalTake Level 10 GT (among others)
Cooling
Noctua is my favorite and I use it in my main. I also own various other coolers.
Keyboard
all kinds.
Mouse
all kinds
Internet Speed
360 mbps - 1 gbps (depending)
Browser
FIREFOX
Antivirus
KASPERSKY (no apologies)
Other Info
Gave Dell touch screen with Windows 11 to daughter and got me an OTVOC. Being a PC builder I own many desktop PCs as well. I am a father of five providing PCs, laptops, and tablets for all my family, most of which I have modified, rebuilt, or simply built from scratch. I do not own a cell phone, never have, never will.
DIY Photoshop/Audio/Game/tinker
96GB (2x48) G.skill Ripjaws 6800 MT/s
Bowers & Wilkins 606 S3 speakers; Audiolabs 7000a integrated amp; RSL 10S Mk2 sub; Creative Pebble Pro Minimilist
WDC SN850X 4TB nvme, SN850 1TB nvme, SK-Hynix 2 TB P41 nvme,. Sabrent USB-C DS-SC5B 5-bay docking station: 6TB WDC Black, 6TB Ironwolf Pro; 2x 2TB WDC Black HDD
️ 850W Seasonic Vertex PX-850 ATX 3.0/PCI-E 5.0
EK Nucleus black 360 AIO w/Phanteks T30-120 fans, 2 Noctua NF-A14 Chromax case fan, 1 T30-120 fan cooling memory
Keychron Q3 Max TKL with custom GMK Redsuns Red Samuri keycaps, TX Stabs
Logitech G305 wireless gaming
500 Mb/s 
12 Mb/s
Firefox
Defender, Macrium Reflect X 
Apple 13" Macbook Pro 2020 (m1)
