Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Tahitian pearl Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,alt.checkmate,talk.politics.guns,comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Another new PC for me! Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2025 21:43:54 -0600 Lines: 59 Message-ID: References: <9fusrj5r2ns0g1j5n54bsnaoqqk1pv9iv5@4ax.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net ax6Pr2xvd/NHesdsg6qNHgFV2qUCBgFBTd7mUNAzAaFddS2Rw4 Cancel-Lock: sha1:c4VtDYuZeFhHeFUH6ocO67NF7+k= sha256:iu4Wo4pxZvzPpkWDSnlIaEu4KdvByNB6OF0LjYrUrkM= User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; WOW64; rv:128.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/128.0 SeaMonkey/2.53.20 In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.advocacy:686660 alt.checkmate:658590 talk.politics.guns:1709910 comp.os.linux.misc:65703 % 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