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| From | Tahitian pearl <j63480576@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy, alt.checkmate, talk.politics.guns, comp.os.linux.misc |
| Subject | Re: Another new PC for me! |
| Date | 2025-02-25 21:43 -0600 |
| Message-ID | <m27gvqFsbc7U3@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <9fusrj5r2ns0g1j5n54bsnaoqqk1pv9iv5@4ax.com> <lHidnTQ5q_34HSP6nZ2dnZfqn_adnZ2d@giganews.com> |
Cross-posted to 4 groups.
% wrote: > chrisv wrote: >> Some of you may recall that I built a new Alder Lake machine in the >> Summer of 2023, to replace my Ivy Bridge (Intel 3rd gen) quad-core i5. >> I've now replaced my other PC, a Skylake (Intel 6th gen) quad-core >> Xeon. Below I compare the new components to the 2023 build, and the >> reasons for my choices. >> >> CPU: Intel Raptor Lake i5-14600k (Alder Lake i5-12400) In 2023 a >> Raptor Lake i5 was a $300 chip, which I felt was too much for my >> needs. Now it's a $200 chip, so I decided to step up, even though I >> remain skeptical of the need for so many (6P + 8E) CPU cores. The >> larger L2 cache of Raptor Lake, combined with higher clock speeds, >> gives the 14600k around 25% better performance than the 12400, and >> that's in benchmarks that do _not_ benefit from having a zillion >> cores. It costs twice as much the 12400, but increases the total >> system cost by only 10%. And, who knows, maybe some day I will do >> something that will utilize all the cores. >> >> Motherboard: Asus TUF Gaming B760M-Plus WiFi II (MSI B760M Mag Mortar >> WiFi) Both are good-quality B760-based microATX boards. The MSI >> board has been working fine, but I thought I'd the Asus a try. I >> perceive it as being a bit of an upgrade over the MSI. I have no need >> for the extras that a Z790 board offers. >> >> RAM: G Skill 48GB DDR5-6400 (G Skill 32GB DDR5-5600) I think that 32G >> is way plenty, and will be for a long time. But in the spirit of this >> PC being a performance upgrade and more future-proof, I decided to >> endow it with more RAM. I thought about 64G, but that just seemed >> ridiculous, for what I do. The 48G compromise seemed kind of fun and >> different. The speed boost to 6400 MHz was done in the same spirit of >> custom-built fun, and because Raptor Lake does officially support >> faster RAM. >> >> SSD: Kingston KC3000 2TB PCIe 4 M.2 (same) Plenty good. I see no >> need for PCIe 5, here. >> >> PSU: Seasonic Vertex 750W 80+ gold (Seasonic Focus 650W 80+ Gold) >> Small steps up in quality and performance, for the new PC. >> >> CPU cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO (Deepcool AK620) >> Both are large dual-tower, dual fan coolers. I might have bought the >> Deepcool again, but they got into some kind of legal trouble and are >> no longer available. The reviews that I read of the Thermalright said >> that it was one of the best air coolers available, and it's reasonably >> priced. >> >> Case: Asus Prime AP201 microATX mini-tower (same) Has the jacks that >> I want, where I want them, and no silly glass panel. >> >> GPU: Nvidia GTX 1080Ti (GTX 1070) Both are far from state of the >> art, but suffice for the occasional screwing-around with older games, >> that I do. >> > sounds like a nice starter unit It's not an Acer but most of the stuff is produced by e-machines. -- No heebies, creepies or hallucinogenics It's the height of paranoia Male, white, mid-to-late thirties
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Another new PC for me! chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2025-02-25 20:32 -0600
Re: Another new PC for me! % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-02-25 19:45 -0700
Re: Another new PC for me! Tahitian pearl <j63480576@gmail.com> - 2025-02-25 21:43 -0600
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