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My new computer
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Date Written: 9/27/14 Last Updated: 12/31/23

Computer 3
5/25/21 - Current


  • Monitor Acer - XR382CQK bmijqphuzx 37.5" 21:9 3840x1600 75Hz 5/20/21
  • CPU Intel Core i7 10700KF 3.80GHz (5.10GHz Turbo Boost), 8-Core 16-Thread. benchmarked at 19,218.
  • GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB. benchmarked at 21,798.
  • Motherboard ASUS PRIME Z490-P (WIFI) manual (p48 for USB ports)
  • RAM G.Skill TridentZ RGB 16GB DDR4 3200MHz
  • SSD 1TB Intel 660P M.2 NVMe SSD
  • Power 750W 80 Plus Gold
  • OS Windows 10 Home 64-bit

Note: purchased as prebuilt from newegg


Computer 1
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

Computer 2
December 2014 - May 2021
(6.5 years)

                                                                                                               
ComponentPriceDate installed / purchasedDetails
Monitor$212.362014    Acer 27" 1920 x 1080 (1.78:1 aspect ration).
Monitor 2NA2/2/17  Samsung 27" 1920 x 1080 (1.78:1 aspect ratio).  Added 2 more to the first monitor for a triple monitor setup.
CPU$229.992014    i5 – 4690K Benchmarked at 5,580 ref
MotherboardNA2014    MSI Z97 g55 sli motherboard
GPU$209.992/2/17  GeForce GTX 1060 3GB (9,690) replaced previous GPU
RamNA2014    8GB DDR3
SSD$128.392021    1TB SAMSUNG 870 EVO Series 2.5"
SSD$84.995/13/17  250 GB WD Blue
SSD$119.9911/24/18 1TB SAMSUNG 860 EVO Series 2.5"
Power Supply $79.992014    750 Watt Corsair CX Series




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