My new computer
written by: admin
Date Written: 9/27/14 Last Updated: 1/5/19
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)
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) 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
color = purchased
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) 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
color = purchased
New computer (Planned for 2019)
Monitor Acer - XR382CQK bmijqphuzx 37.5" 3840x1600 75Hz
CPU i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core
GPU NVIDIA 1080
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 NVIDIA 1080
Ram 16 GB DDR 4
HDD 500 GB SSD
Case HAF with clear side
OS Windows 7 SP1
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