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My parents are looking to buy a new budget office PC. This would've been simple but I'm a little stuck between the G5400 and 2200G. On one hand, the 2200G is much more powerful but it's also going to cost about $30 more for the system. As well, I might need to get a boot kit for it, which would add time...

 

I was leaning towards the Ryzen but the extra cost and time might swing me to Intel. IDK. Or maybe I could even go last gen for a G4560, which would save even more money, mainly on the motherboard.

 

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CPU: Intel - Pentium Gold G5400 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - H310M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($77.49 @ B&H) 
Storage: ADATA - Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Corsair - SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $268.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($94.59 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME A320M-K Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($77.49 @ B&H) 
Storage: ADATA - Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Corsair - SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $301.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-01 21:38 EDT-0400

 

Also, you might've noticed the odd power supply choice. I want a quieter and better quality PSU (currently have a G1, and I suspect the bad voltage ripple might be limiting my OCing a bit) on my personal PC, and I was thinking that perhaps I could buy a new PSU rn and then give my G1 to my parents' PC, which doesn't really need anything better. However, I'm also a bit torn... The 550w G3 and Focus Plus Gold are both about the same price, and I can't choose between the two since they're both great units. And I'm honestly not sure if I maybe even want 650w, in case I get a power hungry (300w ish) GPU in the future. I know 550w is most likely enough, but it just bugs me in the back of my mind to cut it close :D. Any thoughts?

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mATX system in an ATX case?

 

I'd actually prefer a G4560. For these paperwork machines, a large capacity SSD and RAM takes top priority, the rest can be cheap.

 

Not sure about G3, but G2 has a shouty fan. Focus+ though all have quiet fans.

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7 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

mATX system in an ATX case?

mATX mobos are cheaper :D

7 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

I'd actually prefer a G4560. For these paperwork machines, a large capacity SSD and RAM takes top priority, the rest can be cheap.

I'm thinking you might be right. Saves another $20 for a mere 0.2 GHz. 

8 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Not sure about G3, but G2 has a shouty fan. Focus+ though all have quiet fans.

From the reviews I've seen G3 seems to be better than the G2. According to TH's review the fan profile is super aggressive; though, there is an ECO mode so idk how it would do with that on. It wins on voltage regulation on the minor rails and has better ripple on the 12v though. The Focus+ seems like the safe bet from a noise perspective.

 

The 650w Focus+ is about $5 more than the 550w... I'm honestly a little tempted to just go for it.

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I say go 2200G just for the 4 core processor. G5400 is a 2 core 4 thread processor which is much less powerful than the 2200G. Just get the 2200G for futureproofing. 

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1 minute ago, whoisit1118 said:

I say go 2200G just for the 4 core processor. G5400 is a 2 core 4 thread processor which is much less powerful than the 2200G. Just get the 2200G for futureproofing. 

That's what I originally was thinking, but a G4560 based system would be $50 cheaper. The extra horsepower is tempting but I just don't know if my parents will see the benefits... And in 3-4 years when I next plan to build a pc I could just dump my 6700k in their pc as an upgrade.

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for an office rig that's just running MS office and internet surfing the G5400 will be more than enough, and they probably don't need the iGPU poower anyways.

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3 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

mATX mobos are cheaper :D

so are mATX cases, unless you want the looks

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

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so are mATX cases, unless you want the looks

I already have the case, hence why it's marked purchased :P 

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I already have the case, hence why it's marked purchased :P 

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CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

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2 hours ago, DocSwag said:

My parents are looking to buy a new budget office PC. This would've been simple but I'm a little stuck between the G5400 and 2200G. On one hand, the 2200G is much more powerful but it's also going to cost about $30 more for the system. As well, I might need to get a boot kit for it, which would add time...

 

I was leaning towards the Ryzen but the extra cost and time might swing me to Intel. IDK. Or maybe I could even go last gen for a G4560, which would save even more money, mainly on the motherboard.

 

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CPU: Intel - Pentium Gold G5400 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - H310M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($77.49 @ B&H) 
Storage: ADATA - Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Corsair - SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $268.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($94.59 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME A320M-K Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($77.49 @ B&H) 
Storage: ADATA - Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Corsair - SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $301.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-01 21:38 EDT-0400

 

Also, you might've noticed the odd power supply choice. I want a quieter and better quality PSU (currently have a G1, and I suspect the bad voltage ripple might be limiting my OCing a bit) on my personal PC, and I was thinking that perhaps I could buy a new PSU rn and then give my G1 to my parents' PC, which doesn't really need anything better. However, I'm also a bit torn... The 550w G3 and Focus Plus Gold are both about the same price, and I can't choose between the two since they're both great units. And I'm honestly not sure if I maybe even want 650w, in case I get a power hungry (300w ish) GPU in the future. I know 550w is most likely enough, but it just bugs me in the back of my mind to cut it close :D. Any thoughts?

I bet.....4560 would be a better option ..

 

Also....if ur parents are just gonna do office work....I would suggest u to buy an old OPTIPLEX...refurbed ones....an OPTIPLEX with an i7 4770 goes around fr about $250....which is still decent as compared to current prices .....

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Storage - Sabrent Rocket 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 2TB - WD Black 1TB

GPU - MSI GeForce GTX 980Ti LIGHTNING

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8 hours ago, vexicus365 said:

I bet.....4560 would be a better option ..

 

Also....if ur parents are just gonna do office work....I would suggest u to buy an old OPTIPLEX...refurbed ones....an OPTIPLEX with an i7 4770 goes around fr about $250....which is still decent as compared to current prices .....

An optiplex would be a decent option but they really don't like used stuff for some reason. I've tried in the past to convince them to buy used stuff for whatever but they just refuse to :/ 

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2 hours ago, DocSwag said:

An optiplex would be a decent option but they really don't like used stuff for some reason. I've tried in the past to convince them to buy used stuff for whatever but they just refuse to :/ 

What's ur budget ND where r u located??

I'll make a cheap but productive build list fr u....

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CPU - Ryzen 7 3700X

Mobo - ASRock X470 Taichi

Memory - G.Skill Trident Z RGB (8x2 3200MHz) 

Storage - Sabrent Rocket 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 2TB - WD Black 1TB

GPU - MSI GeForce GTX 980Ti LIGHTNING

Case - Fractal Design Meshify C

PSU - Super Flower Leadex II Gold 650W

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I believe Seasonic Focus Plus Gold psu are quieter than the G3. If you are not going to be comfortable with 550W, spend the extra few $ and get a 650W. I suspect we both know that either will be more than sufficient, but nagging doubts are not worth the small savings.

 

As far as the office pc is concerned, I'm a big fan of putting in as much cpu power as is reasonably possible. More powerful cpu means a longer useful lifetime. If you want to stay with Intel, it would mean a G5600 or even i3-8100.

 

Saving $ is always good, but sometimes the long term results end up costing more. 

 

 

 

 

 

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33 minutes ago, vexicus365 said:

What's ur budget ND where r u located??

I'll make a cheap but productive build list fr u....

I don't have a specific budget, it's more of as cheap as possible without going too crazy. I already have the SSD and case. I'm in California

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Desktop:

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CPU: i7 6700k, CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, Motherboard: MSI Z170a KRAIT GAMING, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 4x4gb DDR4-2666 MHz, Storage: SanDisk SSD Plus 240gb + OCZ Vertex 180 480 GB + Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM, Video Card: EVGA GTX 970 SSC, Case: Fractal Design Define S, Power Supply: Seasonic Focus+ Gold 650w Yay, Keyboard: Logitech G710+, Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum, Headphones: B&O H9i, Monitor: LG 29um67 (2560x1080 75hz freesync)

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CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter?

Laptop (I use it for school):

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Surface book 2 13" with an i7 8650u, 8gb RAM, 256 GB storage, and a GTX 1050

And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb

 

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16 hours ago, DocSwag said:

My parents are looking to buy a new budget office PC. This would've been simple but I'm a little stuck between the G5400 and 2200G. On one hand, the 2200G is much more powerful but it's also going to cost about $30 more for the system. As well, I might need to get a boot kit for it, which would add time...

 

I was leaning towards the Ryzen but the extra cost and time might swing me to Intel. IDK. Or maybe I could even go last gen for a G4560, which would save even more money, mainly on the motherboard.

 

Pentium part list:

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium Gold G5400 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - H310M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($77.49 @ B&H) 
Storage: ADATA - Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Corsair - SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $268.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-01 21:37 EDT-0400

Ryzen part list:

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CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($94.59 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME A320M-K Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($77.49 @ B&H) 
Storage: ADATA - Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Corsair - SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $301.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-01 21:38 EDT-0400

 

Also, you might've noticed the odd power supply choice. I want a quieter and better quality PSU (currently have a G1, and I suspect the bad voltage ripple might be limiting my OCing a bit) on my personal PC, and I was thinking that perhaps I could buy a new PSU rn and then give my G1 to my parents' PC, which doesn't really need anything better. However, I'm also a bit torn... The 550w G3 and Focus Plus Gold are both about the same price, and I can't choose between the two since they're both great units. And I'm honestly not sure if I maybe even want 650w, in case I get a power hungry (300w ish) GPU in the future. I know 550w is most likely enough, but it just bugs me in the back of my mind to cut it close :D. Any thoughts?

 

2 hours ago, DocSwag said:

I don't have a specific budget, it's more of as cheap as possible without going too crazy. I already have the SSD and case. I'm in California

What do u think about this???....

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($57.69 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($77.49 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $200.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-02 14:20 EDT-0400

SSD TIER LIST

 

 

CPU - Ryzen 7 3700X

Mobo - ASRock X470 Taichi

Memory - G.Skill Trident Z RGB (8x2 3200MHz) 

Storage - Sabrent Rocket 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 2TB - WD Black 1TB

GPU - MSI GeForce GTX 980Ti LIGHTNING

Case - Fractal Design Meshify C

PSU - Super Flower Leadex II Gold 650W

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25 minutes ago, vexicus365 said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($57.69 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($77.49 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $200.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-02 14:20 EDT-0400

Probably what I'll go for. I'll swap out the PSU for the reasons I outlined in my original post but the rest is probably what I'll get.

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Buy whatever product is best for you, not what product is "best" for the market.

 

Interested in computer architecture? Still in middle or high school? P.M. me!

 

I love computer hardware and feel free to ask me anything about that (or phones). I especially like SSDs. But please do not ask me anything about Networking, programming, command line stuff, or any relatively hard software stuff. I know next to nothing about that.

 

Compooters:

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Desktop:

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CPU: i7 6700k, CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, Motherboard: MSI Z170a KRAIT GAMING, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 4x4gb DDR4-2666 MHz, Storage: SanDisk SSD Plus 240gb + OCZ Vertex 180 480 GB + Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM, Video Card: EVGA GTX 970 SSC, Case: Fractal Design Define S, Power Supply: Seasonic Focus+ Gold 650w Yay, Keyboard: Logitech G710+, Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum, Headphones: B&O H9i, Monitor: LG 29um67 (2560x1080 75hz freesync)

Home Server:

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CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter?

Laptop (I use it for school):

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Surface book 2 13" with an i7 8650u, 8gb RAM, 256 GB storage, and a GTX 1050

And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb

 

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41 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

Probably what I'll go for. I'll swap out the PSU for the reasons I outlined in my original post but the rest is probably what I'll get.

That is not that bad PSU....

If u wanna swap than PSU....then get something like this...

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sMM323/evga-supernova-g3-550w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-220-g3-0550

SSD TIER LIST

 

 

CPU - Ryzen 7 3700X

Mobo - ASRock X470 Taichi

Memory - G.Skill Trident Z RGB (8x2 3200MHz) 

Storage - Sabrent Rocket 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 2TB - WD Black 1TB

GPU - MSI GeForce GTX 980Ti LIGHTNING

Case - Fractal Design Meshify C

PSU - Super Flower Leadex II Gold 650W

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22 minutes ago, vexicus365 said:

That is not that bad PSU....

If u wanna swap than PSU....then get something like this...

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sMM323/evga-supernova-g3-550w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-220-g3-0550

I know it's not bad but as I mentioned in my original post I want something high end for my personal rig. Probably gonna go for a 650w Focus+ Gold

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Interested in computer architecture? Still in middle or high school? P.M. me!

 

I love computer hardware and feel free to ask me anything about that (or phones). I especially like SSDs. But please do not ask me anything about Networking, programming, command line stuff, or any relatively hard software stuff. I know next to nothing about that.

 

Compooters:

Spoiler

Desktop:

Spoiler

CPU: i7 6700k, CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, Motherboard: MSI Z170a KRAIT GAMING, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 4x4gb DDR4-2666 MHz, Storage: SanDisk SSD Plus 240gb + OCZ Vertex 180 480 GB + Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM, Video Card: EVGA GTX 970 SSC, Case: Fractal Design Define S, Power Supply: Seasonic Focus+ Gold 650w Yay, Keyboard: Logitech G710+, Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum, Headphones: B&O H9i, Monitor: LG 29um67 (2560x1080 75hz freesync)

Home Server:

Spoiler

CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter?

Laptop (I use it for school):

Spoiler

Surface book 2 13" with an i7 8650u, 8gb RAM, 256 GB storage, and a GTX 1050

And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb

 

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