Re: Another new PC for me!

On 2/26/25 12:09 AM, Butch Maddow wrote:

Once upon a time, on or about Tue, 25 Feb 2025 20:32:30 -0600, chrisv
allegedly stated the following, and is solely responsible for its
content:
  MAGA!
MAGA!Some of you may recall that I built a new Alder Lake machine in the
MAGA!Summer of 2023, to replace my Ivy Bridge (Intel 3rd gen) quad-core i5.
MAGA!I've now replaced my other PC, a Skylake (Intel 6th gen) quad-core
MAGA!Xeon.  Below I compare the new components to the 2023 build, and the
MAGA!reasons for my choices.
MAGA!
MAGA!CPU:  Intel Raptor Lake i5-14600k (Alder Lake i5-12400)  In 2023 a
MAGA!Raptor Lake i5 was a $300 chip, which I felt was too much for my
MAGA!needs.  Now it's a $200 chip, so I decided to step up, even though I
MAGA!remain skeptical of the need for so many (6P + 8E) CPU cores.  The
MAGA!larger L2 cache of Raptor Lake, combined with higher clock speeds,
MAGA!gives the 14600k around 25% better performance than the 12400, and
MAGA!that's in benchmarks that do _not_ benefit from having a zillion
MAGA!cores.  It costs twice as much the 12400, but increases the total
MAGA!system cost by only 10%.  And, who knows, maybe some day I will do
MAGA!something that will utilize all the cores.
MAGA!
MAGA!Motherboard:  Asus TUF Gaming B760M-Plus WiFi II (MSI B760M Mag Mortar
MAGA!WiFi)  Both are good-quality B760-based microATX boards.  The MSI
MAGA!board has been working fine, but I thought I'd the Asus a try.  I
MAGA!perceive it as being a bit of an upgrade over the MSI.  I have no need
MAGA!for the extras that a Z790 board offers.
MAGA!
MAGA!RAM:  G Skill 48GB DDR5-6400 (G Skill 32GB DDR5-5600) I think that 32G
MAGA!is way plenty, and will be for a long time.  But in the spirit of this
MAGA!PC being a performance upgrade and more future-proof, I decided to
MAGA!endow it with more RAM.  I thought about 64G, but that just seemed
MAGA!ridiculous, for what I do.  The 48G compromise seemed kind of fun and
MAGA!different.  The speed boost to 6400 MHz was done in the same spirit of
MAGA!custom-built fun, and because Raptor Lake does officially support
MAGA!faster RAM.
MAGA!
MAGA!SSD:  Kingston KC3000 2TB PCIe 4 M.2 (same)  Plenty good.  I see no
MAGA!need for PCIe 5, here.
MAGA!
MAGA!PSU:  Seasonic Vertex 750W 80+ gold (Seasonic Focus 650W 80+ Gold)
MAGA!Small steps up in quality and performance, for the new PC.
MAGA!
MAGA!CPU cooler:  Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO (Deepcool AK620)
MAGA!Both are large dual-tower, dual fan coolers.  I might have bought the
MAGA!Deepcool again, but they got into some kind of legal trouble and are
MAGA!no longer available.  The reviews that I read of the Thermalright said
MAGA!that it was one of the best air coolers available, and it's reasonably
MAGA!priced
MAGA!
MAGA!Case:  Asus Prime AP201 microATX mini-tower (same)  Has the jacks that
MAGA!I want, where I want them, and no silly glass panel.
MAGA!
MAGA!GPU:  Nvidia GTX 1080Ti (GTX 1070)  Both are far from state of the
MAGA!art, but suffice for the occasional screwing-around with older games,
MAGA!that I do.
 What's the lift and duration on your cams?  I assume you're using
roller rockers...

   Ok ... that was just weird .........
   And why was there a 'guns' group in the headers ?
   Planning an armed take-over of something ?