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2 hours ago, Brandon0McGowan said:

Here is the link to the build, I only want to spend $1000 so it's not that special.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i5-7400 3GHz Quad-Core Processor $253.50 @ Vuugo
Motherboard MSI - B250M GAMING PRO Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $107.24 @ Newegg Canada
Memory Crucial - Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory $92.10 @ Amazon Canada
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $98.95 @ Vuugo
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $73.75 @ Vuugo
Video Card EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card $234.99 @ Newegg Canada
Case Corsair - Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case $89.99 @ Corsair
Power Supply Cooler Master - Elite Power 460W ATX Power Supply $78.54 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace
Wireless Network Adapter Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter $44.99 @ Memory Express
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1074.05
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-30 13:24 EDT-0400  

 

1. a $1000 build is fine with 450w PSUs. The old CM Elite one is garbage, but anything past 550w is overkill. Wasting money.

 

2. Kaby Lake? You live in 2016? Time has changed and Kaby Lake is the worst thing you can buy new

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Hello I am currently looking at the Corsair RMx (2018) and it has 3 options the 650W, 750W, and 850W. I am wondering if a $32 price difference is worth it to get the 850W one rather then the 650W version? Keep in mind that the currency is CAD and the price difference is after tax. I am also getting the lowest prices from PC Part Picker so the 850W is from Amazon.ca and the 650W is from Corsairs website.

Thank you in advance.

I am Brandon McGowan the 16 year old basement dweller.

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Do you needd 850w? What are you powering?

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Well it depends on whether you need more than 650w or not. More than likely you don't need it though.

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Well, what are your system specs? What do you plan on upgrading to in the future (within 5 years)

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As everyone above has already mentioned, it depends on what you have and what your plans are. a 650W PSU can power almost any Single GPU setup. However, if you plan to in the future to upgrade to something more power intensive or do some mad overclocks, the 850W might be worth it. Keep in mind you would have to do some MAD overclocks to a single GPU system to need 850W.

Another thing to consider is the efficiency curve for each PSU. If you know that you will consistently keep it under say 45% load, for example if you let your computer do folding@home while your not using it, then the 850W might be worth it if the efficiency curve spikes at that 45%.

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As you can see on this article, I have the Seasonic 860W Platinum, but my max load is at about 531W with an i5-6600k with moderate OC and a EVGA SC GTX 1080Ti. I also let it fold while I'm not using it, so it is consistently at max load, therefore my 860W PSU is good because its peak efficiency is at max load.

 

https://us.hardware.info/reviews/5011/6/seasonic-platinum-series-v2-660w760w860w-review-extremely-efficient-efficiency

Another thing to consider is the fan curve for the PSU. If you desire a silent system, which you are looking at the RMx PSU from Corsair which are silent based, then you need to know at what load does the fan kick on. Do you want to spend the money to make sure the fan almost never kicks on? If that doesn't matter, then does the efficiency matter? If that doesn't matter, do you just need enough power to make sure everything is fed enough to run?

 

Also, most of Corsairs good PSUs are just rebranded Seasonic PSUs, so if you see a Seasonic one at the desired W that is cheaper, go with it instead and save the money on the same PSU. Seasonic is one of the most premier PSU manufacturers.

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7 minutes ago, Kiyometa said:

Another thing to consider is the efficiency curve for each PSU. If you know that you will consistently keep it under say 45% load, for example if you let your computer do folding@home while your not using it, then the 850W might be worth it if the efficiency curve spikes at that 45%.

In most places, power costs are NOT worth the extra cost.

 

With a higher wattage unit, you also get louder fan, even at the same load.

1 minute ago, Kiyometa said:

@Brandon0McGowan

 

As you can see on this article, I have the Seasonic 860W Platinum, but my max load is at about 531W with an i5-6600k with moderate OC and a EVGA SC GTX 1080Ti. I also let it fold while I'm not using it, so it is consistently at max load, therefore my 860W PSU is good because its peak efficiency is at max load.

 

https://us.hardware.info/reviews/5011/6/seasonic-platinum-series-v2-660w760w860w-review-extremely-efficient-efficiency

99% of people don't run the CPU and GPU at 100% all the time.

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2 minutes ago, LienusLateTips said:

In most places, power costs are NOT worth the extra cost.

 

With a higher wattage unit, you also get louder fan, even at the same load.

99% of people don't run the CPU and GPU at 100% all the time.

Please hit refresh, I added more stuff =D

I would agree 99% of people don't run their CPU and GPU 100% all the time, hence my added comments of considerations and how they affect the buyer.
He still hasn't responded so don't even know what he needs or wants.

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22 minutes ago, Brandon0McGowan said:

Hello I am currently looking at the Corsair RMx (2018) and it has 3 options the 650W, 750W, and 850W. I am wondering if a $32 price difference is worth it to get the 850W one rather then the 650W version? Keep in mind that the currency is CAD and the price difference is after tax. I am also getting the lowest prices from PC Part Picker so the 850W is from Amazon.ca and the 650W is from Corsairs website.

Thank you in advance.

Short answer:
If you need the wattage.

If you don't need it, its wasted money.

3 minutes ago, Kiyometa said:

As you can see on this article, I have the Seasonic 860W Platinum, but my max load is at about 531W with an i5-6600k with moderate OC and a EVGA SC GTX 1080Ti.

What are you doing with that hardware?!
I need TWO Graphics cards to get close to 550W, though not overclocked. And with a bit OC; I'm only able to get a bit over 400W, 450W max...

 

 

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4 minutes ago, Kiyometa said:

Also, most of Corsairs good PSUs are just rebranded Seasonic PSUs, so if you see a Seasonic one at the desired W that is cheaper, go with it instead and save the money on the same PSU. Seasonic is one of the most premier PSU manufacturers.

No, they aren't. At least not since like 2011.

 

RMx, RMi, CSM, CXM (2015), CX (2017), HXi, HX, AXi and TXM are not by SeaSonic. Instead built by GW or CWT.

 

SeaSonic makes shit too. Never use a manufacturer as a recommendation...

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Just now, Stefan Payne said:

Short answer:
If you need the wattage.

If you don't need it, its wasted money.

What are you doing with that hardware?!
I need TWO Graphics cards to get close to 550W, though not overclocked. And with a bit OC; I'm only able to get a bit over 400W, 450W max...

 

 

Again, depends. Since I fold while I'm away from desk, the savings in power will add up. Especially since a quality PSU has a 7-10 year warranty.

 

Meh, moderate OC. When I first got the CPU, I couldn't justify the cost of getting anything more than a 6600k.
And I do have a Corsair 110i GTX with 2 ML140 fans (these things can blow your socks off) cooling the thing XD.

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7 minutes ago, Kiyometa said:

Also, most of Corsairs good PSUs are just rebranded Seasonic PSUs, so if you see a Seasonic one at the desired W that is cheaper, go with it instead and save the money on the same PSU. Seasonic is one of the most premier PSU manufacturers.

Sorry, but whats with the Seasonic Hypetrain?!
They ain't as good as you claim. So why the hype??

 

And Seasonic has some almost 10 year old garbage in their lineup. And lied on the label in the past, claimed two +12V Rails when there isn't even one.

 

Look here:

 

 

and Corsair PSU were Seasonic only in the beginning! Your statement is not true since 2009/10 or so, when they moved to CWT and stuck with them.

 

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5 minutes ago, LienusLateTips said:

No, they aren't. At least not since like 2011.

 

RMx, RMi, CSM, CXM (2015), CX (2017), HXi, HX, AXi and TXM are not by SeaSonic. Instead built by GW or CWT.

 

SeaSonic makes shit too. Never use a manufacturer as a recommendation...

Well sure, but you get what you pay for. If you plan to spend shit money, you get a shit PSU.

 

I also didn't know they changed brands, you are clearly more informed on the current goings on of that than I. I do a ton of research on the specific piece of gear I am getting before I buy it, just never had a problem with Seasonic in the past. Though again, I'm buying platinum efficiency PSUs, and spending the money on it, it better be friggin good.

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You're not getting more of anything other than money spent by getting a bigger PSU. A 550w will take care of anything but the highest end of hardware, so just take the RM550x and have it working in a better efficiency range. My OC'd 2600k and 970 don't even hit 300w, for comparison.

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1 minute ago, Kiyometa said:

Well sure, but you get what you pay for. If you plan to spend shit money, you get a shit PSU.

Except SeaSonic offers (in some price brackets, especially lower ones) shit PSUs for a price where others offer great or ok ones (M12II vs CXM, S12II vs CX, ECO vs CX)

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Full Specs

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Helios EVO (Main):

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Pacific Spirit XT - Server

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Delta - Laptop

ASUS TUF Dash F15 - Intel Core™ i7-11370H | 16GB DDR4 | RTX 3060 | 500GB NVMe SSD | 200W Brick | 65W USB-PD Charger

 


 

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Just now, LienusLateTips said:

Except SeaSonic offers (in some price brackets, especially lower ones) shit PSUs for a price where others offer great or ok ones (M12II vs CXM, S12II vs CX, ECO vs CX)

That's just sad for a company to do that with the M12II and the S12II. But still, haven't had a problem with my 860W Platinum PSU from them.

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Holy crap so many notifications, basically I am going to be gaming on it as well as video and photo editing and currently my budget is $1000 in the beginning but i will most likely upgrade later on and if i upgrade i don't want to upgrade the PSU and if the current PSU can't power what i upgrade to.

Thanks for all the responses.

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I am Brandon McGowan the 16 year old basement dweller.

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5 minutes ago, Brandon0McGowan said:

Holy crap so many notifications, basically I am going to be gaming on it as well as video and photo editing and currently my budget is $1000 in the beginning but i will most likely upgrade later on and if i upgrade i don't want to upgrade the PSU and if the current PSU can't power what i upgrade to.

Thanks for all the responses.

No problem, I learned some stuff too. =D

Getting a good PSU is ALWAYS a good investment. After all, if a shit one goes up, it could be the whole system too.

Though as others mentioned, plenty of good ones that arn't my level of bullshit, I know a platinum PSU is excessive.

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Holy crap so many notifications, basically I am going to be gaming on it as well as video and photo editing and currently my budget is $1000 in the beginning but i will most likely upgrade later on and if i upgrade i don't want to upgrade the PSU and if the current PSU can't power what i upgrade to.

Thanks for all the responses.

what do you plan on running?

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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SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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6 minutes ago, Brandon0McGowan said:

As in programs or parts?

Hardware, sorry didnt make it clear

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

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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15 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

Hardware, sorry didnt make it clear

Here is the link to the build, I only want to spend $1000 so it's not that special.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i5-7400 3GHz Quad-Core Processor $253.50 @ Vuugo
Motherboard MSI - B250M GAMING PRO Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $107.24 @ Newegg Canada
Memory Crucial - Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory $92.10 @ Amazon Canada
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $98.95 @ Vuugo
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $73.75 @ Vuugo
Video Card EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card $234.99 @ Newegg Canada
Case Corsair - Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case $89.99 @ Corsair
Power Supply Cooler Master - Elite Power 460W ATX Power Supply $78.54 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace
Wireless Network Adapter Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter $44.99 @ Memory Express
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1074.05
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-30 13:24 EDT-0400  

 

I am Brandon McGowan the 16 year old basement dweller.

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2 hours ago, Brandon0McGowan said:

Here is the link to the build, I only want to spend $1000 so it's not that special.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i5-7400 3GHz Quad-Core Processor $253.50 @ Vuugo
Motherboard MSI - B250M GAMING PRO Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $107.24 @ Newegg Canada
Memory Crucial - Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory $92.10 @ Amazon Canada
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $98.95 @ Vuugo
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $73.75 @ Vuugo
Video Card EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card $234.99 @ Newegg Canada
Case Corsair - Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case $89.99 @ Corsair
Power Supply Cooler Master - Elite Power 460W ATX Power Supply $78.54 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace
Wireless Network Adapter Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter $44.99 @ Memory Express
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1074.05
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-30 13:24 EDT-0400  

 

1. a $1000 build is fine with 450w PSUs. The old CM Elite one is garbage, but anything past 550w is overkill. Wasting money.

 

2. Kaby Lake? You live in 2016? Time has changed and Kaby Lake is the worst thing you can buy new

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

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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2 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

1. a $1000 build is fine with 450w PSUs. The old CM Elite one is garbage, but anything past 550w is overkill. Wasting money.

 

2. Kaby Lake? You live in 2016? Time has changed and Kaby Lake is the worst thing you can buy new

This is going to be my first build, so I saw it was cheap so i put it on the list.

Thanks for the help.

I am Brandon McGowan the 16 year old basement dweller.

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46 minutes ago, Brandon0McGowan said:

This is going to be my first build, so I saw it was cheap so i put it on the list.

Thanks for the help.

Lower price, more punch

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor $224.30 @ Amazon Canada
Motherboard MSI - B450-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard $101.99 @ PC-Canada
Memory G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $149.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $69.99 @ Memory Express
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $73.75 @ Vuugo
Video Card PowerColor - Radeon RX 570 4GB Red Devil Video Card $224.99 @ Newegg Canada
Case Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case $69.95 @ Vuugo
Power Supply SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $75.99 @ PC-Canada
Wireless Network Adapter Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter $44.99 @ Memory Express
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1035.94
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-30 19:35 EDT-0400  

 

Maybe leave out the hard drive or WiFi adapter if you need to keep it below $1000

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

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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