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retiredat44

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Oregon

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• Yesterday at 11:08 PM

• #101

most people I know build gaming computers, a few thousand at least if you start from scratch it's more. add the software (games/simulators) and we get over $5K and are still not getting the best. Just good enough to play.

 

My Computer

At a glance

Win11i9-1390064 GBNvidia RTX 5070 TI OC

OS

Win11

Computer type

PC/Desktop

Manufacturer/Model

Asus Home built

CPU

i9-13900

Motherboard

ASUS Strix Z790-H

Memory

64 GB

Graphics Card(s)

Nvidia RTX 5070 TI OC

Monitor(s) Displays

Sony 55"

Hard Drives

SSD

PSU

850 watt EVGA

Case

Cooler Master Haf 932

Cooling

CoolerMaster

Keyboard

RedDragon

Mouse

CoolerMaster

Internet Speed

300/300

Antivirus

Defender

Other Info

VR, Virtual Reality

larc919

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Raleigh, NC, USA

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Windows 11 Pro

• Yesterday at 11:36 PM

• #102

Thankfully, I upgraded my main PC with a new CPU, motherboard and RAM not long before this catastrophe hit. Removed parts got handed down in turn to 3 other desktops (2 Insider). Here's hoping I'm fixed for the duration.

 

My Computer

At a glance

Windows 11 ProIntel Core Ultra 265KTeamGroup T-Force Vulcan DDR5 6400MHz 32GBMSI GeForce RTX 3050

OS

Windows 11 Pro

Computer type

PC/Desktop

Manufacturer/Model

Self Build

CPU

Intel Core Ultra 265K

Motherboard

Gigabyte Z890 AOROS Elite

Memory

TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan DDR5 6400MHz 32GB

Graphics Card(s)

MSI GeForce RTX 3050

Sound Card

GPU NVIDIA High Definition Audio via HDMI to Denon AVR-S670BT Receiver

Monitor(s) Displays

LG 32UN650 32" 4k

Screen Resolution

3840x2160 @ 60Hz (175% scaling)

Hard Drives

Samsung 980 Pro NVMe 1TB x2

PSU

Corsair RM850x

Case

be quiet! Pure Base 600

Cooling

Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120SE & be quiet! Silent Wings Pro x3 case fans

Keyboard

Arteck Backlit USB Wired

Mouse

Logitech M510

Internet Speed

500Mb down/12Mb up

Browser

Firefox & Edge

Antivirus

Windows Defender & Free MBAM

Other Info

Main PC

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pparks1

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Windows 11 Pro

• Today at 12:04 AM

• #103

gunrunnerjohn said:

I paid $259/ea for my Samsung SSD 990 EVO Plus 4TB drives that I have in external enclosures for my air-gap backup, they only went up to A$575, I expected them to be more.

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One reason for it not going up as much is that it doesn't have a DRAM cache. That helps keep the production costs down.

 

My Computers

System One System Two

• At a glance

  Windows 11 ProIntel Core i5-8279u32GB DDR4 2666MhzIntel Iris Plus 655

  OS

  Windows 11 Pro

  Computer type

  PC/Desktop

  Manufacturer/Model

  Beelink SEI8

  CPU

  Intel Core i5-8279u

  Motherboard

  AZW SEI

  Memory

  32GB DDR4 2666Mhz

  Graphics Card(s)

  Intel Iris Plus 655

  Sound Card

  Intel SST

  Monitor(s) Displays

  Asus ProArt PA278QV

  Screen Resolution

  2560x1440

  Hard Drives

  512GB NVMe

  PSU

  NA

  Case

  NA

  Cooling

  NA

  Keyboard

  NA

  Mouse

  NA

  Internet Speed

  500/50

  Browser

  Edge

  Antivirus

  Defender

  Other Info

  Mini PC used for testing Windows 11.

• At a glance

  Windows 10 ProRyzen 9 5900x64GB DDR4-3600EVGA GeForce 3080 FT3 Ultra

  Operating System

  Windows 10 Pro

  Computer type

  PC/Desktop

  Manufacturer/Model

  Custom

  CPU

  Ryzen 9 5900x

  Motherboard

  Asus Rog Strix X570-E Gaming

  Memory

  64GB DDR4-3600

  Graphics card(s)

  EVGA GeForce 3080 FT3 Ultra

  Sound Card

  Onboard

  Monitor(s) Displays

  ASUS TUF Gaming VG27AQ. ASUS ProArt Display PA278QV 27” WQHD

  Screen Resolution

  2560x1440

  Hard Drives

  2TB WD SN850 PCI-E Gen 4 NVMe
  2TB Sandisk Ultra 2.5" SATA SSD

  PSU

  Seasonic Focus 850

  Case

  Fractal Meshify S2 in White

  Cooling

  Dark Rock Pro CPU cooler, 3 x 140mm case fans

  Keyboard

  Corsiar K65 RGB Lux

  Mouse

  Logitech G9 Laser Mouse

  Internet Speed

  500/50

  Browser

  Chrome

  Antivirus

  Defender.

Scannerman

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OS

WIN 11, WIN 10, WIN 8.1, WIN 7 U, WIN 7 PRO, WIN 7 HOME (32 Bit), LINUX MINT

• 39 minutes ago

• #104

First couple of minutes on Links with Friends. Companies are folding on product lines because RAM costs too much to continue.

 

My Computer

At a glance

WIN 11, WIN 10, WIN 8.1, WIN 7 U, WIN 7 PRO, ...Intel i7 6900K and i9-7960X / AMD 3800X (8 core)128 GB CORSAIR DOMINATOR PLATINUM (B DIE)NVIDIA 1070 and RTX 3070

OS

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.

RAID arrays included:

LSI RAID 10 (WD Velociraptors) 1115.72 GB
LSI RAID 10 (WD SSDS) 463.80 GB

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.