Re: Another new PC for me!

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> 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.
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