What are your computer specs? Thread.

[KAlex122]

Since 2015:
i5 4460
2x 8GB DDR3 Crucial Ballistix
Sapphire Pulse RX590 (since 2020, had a RX380 before)
27" 1080p@75hz VA Panel

As Win10 support ends in 2025 and the system doesn't handle Win11 with it's security shenanigans i seriously consider installing some Linux desktop next year as I don't see why i should dump the perfectly performing system. For private office and surfing Linux is perfectly fine and my gaming is 100% PS5 these days...

Same for my dad. He had Linux Mint some years ago on an old laptop and didn't even know.

The money i don't spend on a new system (plus the little money i could get by finally selling the RX590 I don't need) i plan to invest into a new Monitor as i tend to connect the PS5 from time to time when my wife is on the TV...

 

[Daz555]

Recent upgrade from my dated pre-built Acer Predator:

• Kolink Observatory HF Mesh Black case
• MSI Pro B650M-A Wi-Fi
• AMD Ryzen 7500F w/ Wraith Stealth cooler
• MSI VENTUS 2X 4070 OC
• T-Force Delta RGB 32GB 6000MHz DDR5 RAM
• T-Force 1TB M.2 SSD + Crucial 2TB SATA SSD (will also be transferring my old HDDs from the Predator)
• Kolink Enclave Modular Gold 700W PSU
• AOC Q3279WG5B 31.5" 1440p monitor (probably my next upgrade eventually)
• Corsair K70 Lux w/ CHERRY Reds
• Roccat Kone AIMO mouse

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It's preeeetty good so far. Just been trying out CONTROL on Max with full ray-tracing settings, that game is very pretty for 2019. Also runs Forza Horizon 5 like a dream and Forza Motorsport (2023), though the latter looks very lacklustre even considering that.

Please remove that plastic wrap......please.

 

[ImmalovemaGTR]

Since fall 2018:
Acer Swift 1 SF114-32
Pentium N5000
UHD 605
4 GB RAM
256 GB SSD
Has been my daily since I bought it in 3rd Semester of my Bachelor's and it always has been a perfect device for university. In summer I'm going to start my PhD and during my Master's it already started to struggle with high data loads when doing data treatment with Origin. Still, I hope to use it for as long as possible as I never had any issues with it.

For about 2 years now:
iMac late 2009 27-inch
i7-920
HD 4850
12 GB RAM
1 TB SSD
My dad bought this new back in the day, in 2021 he switched to a M1 mac mini. He had no use for it, so I took it. I'm not the biggest fan of Apple, but I hate e-waste. Until a few weeks ago I had been using it with 8 GB RAM and the original 1 TB HDD on High Sierra, but it was pretty useless, especially since High Sierra doesn't recieve security support any more. Then I heard about Open Core Legacy Patcher, decided to upgrade to the current specs and installed Ventura. Works great now. As I'm getting into data treatment with R this might end up being my home office computer for the upcoming years. Pretty happy about it.

Apart from that I have some e-waste at home:

My dad's old Surface RT, where I installed Raspian OS out of curiosity, but it's still pretty useless

Samsung Galaxy Tab A6, my nephews old tablet that my father had repaired after my nephew broke it. My dad had no use for it so I took it. Sometimes I use it for reading papers and stuff, but most of the time it's just lying around.

My partner's old HP 17 inch laptop that has some weird lag issues with sound and mouse input despite re-installing Windows.

 

[Alex Porter]

Upgraded about a months ago to a i9 14900KF, 8200mhz 48gb ram, and an Apex Encore motherboard. Still have the RTX 4090 and 49" curved screen from my previous upgrade.

 

[Daz555]

Sim rig PC:
AMD Ryzen 5800X3D
Deep Cool 120mm AIO
ASRock B550M Pro4
Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR4 3200
Lenovo RTX 3080
256GB M.2 NVMe
480GB SATA 3 SSD
Windows 10 Pro

Office/gaming PC:
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Thermaltake Peerless Assassin 120
ASRock A520M HVS
Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR4 3600
Zotac Gaming RTX 2060
512GB M.2 NVMe
500GB SATA 3 SSD
1.5TB HDD
Windows 11 Home

 

[dice1998]

It's been a while.

Things I have kept the same since building this PC in 2012:

• Nzxt Tempest 210 computer case
• Samsung 840 Pro 128GB SSD

Things changed:

• Everything else.

I'd like to say I'm surprised modern video cards fit in this mid-sized case.


Current specs:

• AMD Ryzen 3700x with CPU fan
• Corsair Vengance 16GB DDR4 Ram
• ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming
• 1 2TB Samsung SSD
• 1 8TB Samsung SSD
• Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
• Avermedia Live Gamer HD 2 capture card
• Asus ROG Strix 1000w Power Supply
• Quite a few Noctua Fans

And that's all I can think of right now.

 

[TB]

As best as I'm able to spec out, this is my current machine.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gxfjmD

I know the CPU cooler is wrong but pcpartpicker doesn't have the one that's installed so I chose a close comparable.

Here comes the scary part.

I bought it from Costco on sale for $999.99. Regular price is $1299.99.

If I built it myself, the current price is $1489.74.

If I bought it straight from iBUYPOWER instead of Costco, it would be $1823.

 

[cjsrt4]

As best as I'm able to spec out, this is my current machine.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gxfjmD

I know the CPU cooler is wrong but pcpartpicker doesn't have the one that's installed so I chose a close comparable.

Here comes the scary part.

I bought it from Costco on sale for $999.99. Regular price is $1299.99.

If I built it myself, the current price is $1489.74.

If I bought it straight from iBUYPOWER instead of Costco, it would be $1823.

It's a very solid machine. You technically don't need a 14700k unless you're planning on upgrading to a higher tier video card in the future.

Also, be aware that almost 50% of intel's 13th and 14th gen CPU's are failing due to a micro code issue that's causing more power draw than expected. Lucky for you, MSI has a BIOS update that was released yesterday I think. I would look up online exactly how to implement the new fix.

 

[TB]

You technically don't need a 14700k unless you're planning on upgrading to a higher tier video card in the future.

I literally picked this machine off of the shelf. I didn't pick a single component.

That said, I was impressed with the components that iBUYPOWER put in it. They are at leasttheir? reputable name brands, not some Temu knockoff.

Also, be aware that almost 50% of intel's 13th and 14th gen CPU's are failing due to a micro code issue that's causing more power draw than expected. Lucky for you, MSI has a BIOS update that was released yesterday I think. I would look up online exactly how to implement the new fix.

Good to know. I'll look I to that tonight. 👍

 

[cjsrt4]

I literally picked this machine off of the shelf. I didn't pick a single component.

There’s nothing wrong with any pre built PC. That CPU won’t bottle neck any top tier GPU in case you ever wanted to upgrade in the future. Just thought I’d mention you could have saved some money if you had the option to.

That said, I was impressed with the components that iBUYPOWER put in it. They are at leasttheir? reputable name brands, not some Temu knockoff.

They build some really good quality stuff.

 

[TB]

MSI has a BIOS update that was released yesterday I think. I would look up online exactly how to implement the new fix.

BIOS updated. The fix is listed as coming out today.

Again, appreciate the heads up!

 

[TB]

Just spent the last two hours trying to bet my 10TB drive to show up.

The 2TB drive worked immediately but even using the same cables, the 10TB wouldn't. If I connected it using an ancient external SATA to USB adapter, it worked so I knew the drive was good.

I finally remembered that there was something about a "power disable feature" because it's a data center drive. Looking in my old case, there is a nondescript SATA cable adapter that I'd forgotten about. As soon as I plugged it in, the drive lit up.

Now the tedious process to set PLEX up again can begin...

 

[cjsrt4]

Just spent the last two hours trying to bet my 10TB drive to show up.

The 2TB drive worked immediately but even using the same cables, the 10TB wouldn't. If I connected it using an ancient external SATA to USB adapter, it worked so I knew the drive was good.

I finally remembered that there was something about a "power disable feature" because it's a data center drive. Looking in my old case, there is a nondescript SATA cable adapter that I'd forgotten about. As soon as I plugged it in, the drive lit up.

Now the tedious process to set PLEX up again can begin...

Deleted my original because it helps when you read the whole post......

Glad you got it working.

 

[RYAN]

OS - Windows 11 Pro
MOBO - Gigabyte Aorus Elite B550M
CPU - AMD RYZEN 5 5600X
COOLER - BeQuiet! Shadowrock 3
PSU - BeQuiet! 750W
GPU - ASUS Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Dual
RAM - Corsair Vengeance 3600mghz 64GB
CASE - Cooler Master Masterbox MB520RGB
STORAGE - x2 M.2 NVMe SSD (Crucial 2TB / WD 1TB), 1TB Backup HDD
MONITOR - Lenovo Legion R27i-30, 180Hz
KEYBOARD - Roccat Pyro
MOUSE - Roccat Kone AIMO Remastered

When I upgraded a year or two ago I wanted the BeQuiet! Dark Rock 4 Pro cooler but it was OOS so I settled for the Shadow Rock 3. It's done the job lovely. I didn't have to upgrade my power supply because the 5600X is pretty low on Wattage. I'm a big BeQuiet! fan so My next upgrade is probably going to be a nice new BeQuiet! case.

(Edit - I meant Wattage not Voltage)

 

[Saidur_Ali]

Since 2015:
i5 4460
2x 8GB DDR3 Crucial Ballistix
Sapphire Pulse RX590 (since 2020, had a RX380 before)
27" 1080p@75hz VA Panel

As Win10 support ends in 2025 and the system doesn't handle Win11 with it's security shenanigans i seriously consider installing some Linux desktop next year as I don't see why i should dump the perfectly performing system. For private office and surfing Linux is perfectly fine and my gaming is 100% PS5 these days...

Same for my dad. He had Linux Mint some years ago on an old laptop and didn't even know.

The money i don't spend on a new system (plus the little money i could get by finally selling the RX590 I don't need) i plan to invest into a new Monitor as i tend to connect the PS5 from time to time when my wife is on the TV...

You can still update to Windows 11. Haswell is first Intel CPU with iGPU that supports WDDM 2.0, your dGPU also supports it so should work fine.

Microsoft have even posted a way to upgrade if you have TPM 1.2 (Might be an option to enable in BIOS called "PTT".)

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb...ndows-11-e0edbbfb-cfc5-4011-868b-2ce77ac7c70e

I recently tried it on my old Intel Skylake laptop out of curiosity. It updated fine after adding registry entry and by just mounting the latest Windows 11 ISO and updating. Beforehand, I enabled TPM and updated it to 2.0 too. I did a clean install using Rufus to bypass unsupported CPU requirement and it works perfectly fine. Windows 11 now is functionally in a decent place and so see no real reason to stay on Windows 10 given support is ending next year. Even tried 24H2 on an ARM64 device and they seem to have done a decent job of making things feel and run faster which was last thing really missing. Disappointing they added SSE4.2 requirement, hopefully it was for performance reasons than just stopping older computers from running it. Might be best to wait until that version is out before doing a clean install so you get to experience Windows 11 at its best. Given how Windows 11 started out, they look to have successfully polished a turd.

As best as I'm able to spec out, this is my current machine.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gxfjmD

I know the CPU cooler is wrong but pcpartpicker doesn't have the one that's installed so I chose a close comparable.

Here comes the scary part.

I bought it from Costco on sale for $999.99. Regular price is $1299.99.

If I built it myself, the current price is $1489.74.

If I bought it straight from iBUYPOWER instead of Costco, it would be $1823.

There is a Beta BIOS with the new microcode update today.

Looks like decent quality parts, advantage of them prebuilt PCs are that they use standard parts so easy to replace in the future. Such good value are prebuilt PCs when on sale, I see some amazing deals now and again, wonder if it is an error on some like this one below and if people actually got it:



I rarely use desktop PCs but at them prices, may consider upgrading from my ancient Core 2 Quad PC. Personally waiting for Arrow Lake before maybe buying a new PC, might get a HP...

Such a strange time for Intel, probably at a time they are becoming the most competitive in terms of CPU, GPU and process node for a while, they are valued the least when they have all the ingredients to be the highest valued company in the world if they keep their head above water and keep delivering at the same rate even with all the layoffs (Sad times).

 

[TB]

There is a Beta BIOS with the new microcode update today.

The BIOS was updated last week.

 

[Saidur_Ali]

The BIOS was updated last week.

With the new CPU Microcode 0x129? It shows release date as the 14th. This is the important one you need to update for your CPU's health.

 

[TB]

With the new CPU Microcode 0x129? It shows release date as the 14th. This is the important one you need to update for your CPU's health.

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Well, damn. I didn't know there was a second update.

Working on it now!

Edit: Done.

 

[Terronium-12]

advantage of them prebuilt PCs are that they use standard parts so easy to replace in the future.

That is an advantage of prebuilts, 100%

It is not an advantage of any Dell or Alienware prebuilt. Absolutely not. They use proprietary motherboards (E-ATX for...some reason) and proprietary power connectors. Not to mention the PSUs. Some may use ATX-spec power supplies, but the majority I've ever seen are proprietary server-spec units.

You'll essentially be locked into whatever platform you've specced into and swapping everything out for a more piecemeal rig is risky as the cases aren't exactly airflow-friendly nor are they particularly good looking. Though, that latter is obviously dependent on the person, however, the actual case structure is aluminum that's seemingly recycled in everything they build, with various plastic parts adorned around it. So, you know, the case can and will cut your hands to 🤬 if you're not careful.

Not trying to talk you or anyone else out of it (I will however suggest anything but Alienware because you'd be paying for a name that hasn't been what it once was for over 15+ years), just alerting you that this is not something you can build into down the line without being painfully aware of how limiting it actually is.

 

[imported_rik19]

Just for today's comparisons

 

[VFOURMAX1]

Just for today's comparisons

Yeah its easy to forget the timeframe when computers were considered really expensive items and few households actually had one.
And when you look at those dollar figures in that Ad also figure in the inflation rate and what that amount of money would be in todays dollars!

I can remember back in the 60's when color tv really took off, they were another item that a 25" tv could easily run one $700+ in 1960's dollars, do the inflation numbers on that one as compared to what you can buy a much better unit today for.