My new computer
written by: admin
Date Written: 9/27/14 Last Updated: 12/3/19
Specs of my 2006 vs. 2014 computer.
Computer 2006 – December 2014 (8 years)
Monitor = 22" Acer 1680 x 1050 and previously 16" SyncMaster 753DF 1280 x 1024
CPU = AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ (2006)
Motherboards = M2N–SLI
GPU = NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti (1,924 benchmark)
Ram = 3GB DDR2
HDD = 500 GB Seagate 3GB/s
Power Supply = 600 Watt (OCZ GameXStream OCZGXS600)
Case = 7.5 x 19 x 16.75 tall. old. 2006? No brand name on the box.
CPU Cooler = ?
OS = Windows XP and later Windows 7 SP1 Home Premium
Monitor = 22" Acer 1680 x 1050 and previously 16" SyncMaster 753DF 1280 x 1024
CPU = AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ (2006)
Motherboards = M2N–SLI
GPU = NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti (1,924 benchmark)
Ram = 3GB DDR2
HDD = 500 GB Seagate 3GB/s
Power Supply = 600 Watt (OCZ GameXStream OCZGXS600)
Case = 7.5 x 19 x 16.75 tall. old. 2006? No brand name on the box.
CPU Cooler = ?
OS = Windows XP and later Windows 7 SP1 Home Premium
New computer (Completed December 2014) (age 4.5 years)
Monitor = $212.36 Acer 27" 1920 x 1080 (1.78:1 aspect ration). Later, 2/2/17, added two more monitors (Samsung LS27F352FHNXZA).
CPU = $229.99 i5 – 4690K
Motherboard = MSI Z97 g55 sli motherboard
GPU = $199.00 GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 760 (from newegg) (4,968 benchmark), Later (2/2/17) $209.99 GeForce GTX 1060 3GB (8,505)
Ram = 8GB DDR3
HDD = $121.47 WD Green 1TB 6GB/s. 7200 RPM. $84.99 250 GB WD Blue SSD installed on 5/23/17.
Power Supply = $79.99 750 Watt Corsair CX Series
Case = Cooler Master HAF 912
CPU Cooler = generic Microsoft.
OS = $95.44 Windows 7 SP1 Home Premium
Keyboard = $49.88 CORSAIR K55 RGB Gaming Keyboard (PDF of instructions)
Mouse = $43.99 Razer DeathAdder Chroma, Later, 11/6/19, $9.99 PICTEK Gaming Mouse Wired.
Speaker = $28.47 Logitech Z313 Speaker System
Monitor = $212.36 Acer 27" 1920 x 1080 (1.78:1 aspect ration). Later, 2/2/17, added two more monitors (Samsung LS27F352FHNXZA).
CPU = $229.99 i5 – 4690K
Motherboard = MSI Z97 g55 sli motherboard
GPU = $199.00 GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 760 (from newegg) (4,968 benchmark), Later (2/2/17) $209.99 GeForce GTX 1060 3GB (8,505)
Ram = 8GB DDR3
HDD = $121.47 WD Green 1TB 6GB/s. 7200 RPM. $84.99 250 GB WD Blue SSD installed on 5/23/17.
Power Supply = $79.99 750 Watt Corsair CX Series
Case = Cooler Master HAF 912
CPU Cooler = generic Microsoft.
OS = $95.44 Windows 7 SP1 Home Premium
Keyboard = $49.88 CORSAIR K55 RGB Gaming Keyboard (PDF of instructions)
Mouse = $43.99 Razer DeathAdder Chroma, Later, 11/6/19, $9.99 PICTEK Gaming Mouse Wired.
Speaker = $28.47 Logitech Z313 Speaker System
- color = purchased
Price listed is what I paid at the time of sale.
New computer (Planned for 2019 [not gonna happen])
Monitor Acer - XR382CQK bmijqphuzx 37.5" 3840x1600 75Hz
CPU i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core
GPU GTX 2060 super
Ram 16 GB DDR 4
HDD 500 GB SSD
Case HAF with clear side
OS Windows 7 SP1
Monitor Acer - XR382CQK bmijqphuzx 37.5" 3840x1600 75Hz
CPU i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core
GPU GTX 2060 super
Ram 16 GB DDR 4
HDD 500 GB SSD
Case HAF with clear side
OS Windows 7 SP1
Notes on mouse: I'm writing off the Deathadder and Razer brand for now. Believe it or not, the mouse I am really enjoying is PICTEK Gaming Mouse Wired. It feels comfortable and the click sensitivity is just right. I like it over the Razer in that the Razer had a tendency to zip to one side of the screen or another, the huge amount of bloatware, cost, the tendency to double click after a single click, and difficulty to clean.
I do have one small negative for this mouse. The dpi sensitivity can be a little too easy to click as it is close to the mouse wheel.
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