What are your computer specs? Thread.

[Korza]

Many thanks, I appreciate the advice.

Cost aside is it better to run 4×16 than 2×32?

Other than being more aesthetically pleasing having all slots filled, the performance will be the same. Unless you plan on upgrading to 128GB of RAM in the future, 4x16GB is the way to go.

 

[MatskiMonk]

Unless you plan on upgrading to 128GB of RAM in the future

Well, I wasn't but now you've said it....

 

[MatskiMonk]

Upgrade successful.

Many thanks @Korza.

 

[Terronium-12]

Got a new case and a new GPU as an early Christmas gift to myself. Updated specs:

• Phanteks P500A D-RGB
• Ryzen 7 5800X PBO enabled
• Noctua NH-D14
• Aorus X570 Ultra
• 16GB G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4-3600
• Samsung 980 1TB M.2 (OS)
• Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 1TB M.2 (Games)
• Crucial P5 Plus 2TB (Games)
• XFX Merc319 Black 6900 XT
• Corsair RM850x

...I can manage the cables better, still.

 

[Failmaster21]

Got a new laptop a few weeks ago, it was featured on Linus Tech Tips, it's absolutely overkill but I love it.
MSI Titan GT77 Series
CPU: Intel i9-12900HX (16 core, 24 thread, 5.00 GHz max frequency)
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (16GB GDDR6)
Chipset: Intel HM670
Display: 17.3" 4K 120Hz IPS screen
MX Cherry Built-In Mechanical Keyboard
4 TB Storage (2x 2TB PCIe 4.0 SSDs, expandable to 4x 8TB SSDs)
128 GBs of DDR5 RAM
4 Cooling Fans with 6 exhaust points (it sounds like a jet every time I crank up the settings)

And last, but certainly not least, it came with a dragon keychain. Which is adorable.

Let me know if you guys have any questions!

 

[Darla Starch]

Let me know if you guys have any questions!

Very specific one: How much of an absolute chungus is the power brick for it when compared to a hand?

 

[Failmaster21]

Very specific one: How much of an absolute chungus is the power brick for it when compared to a hand?

It's larger than my hand, and weighs about as much as the laptop itself 💀

 

[Failmaster21]

It's larger than my hand, and weighs about as much as the laptop itself 💀

Not only that, but trying to cable manage with it was brutal (especially since they made the cables on both ends only around 4 feet each).

 

[TB]

How much of an absolute chungus is the power brick for it when compared to a hand?

It's larger than my hand, and weighs about as much as the laptop itself 💀

Amazon makes it look like it needs its own power supply.

 

[Failmaster21]

View attachment 1215319Amazon makes it look like it needs its own power supply.

It certainly feels like it lol

 

[sesselpupser]

I've somewhat changed things up since I was forced to move in with my parents (what can I say, don't have a baby during a pandemic when your partner works freelance with zero job security and then immediately head straight into an energy/cost of living crisis):



Least comfortable desk and chair ever and in the coldest room in the house, but my current setup is about as high tech as it has ever been. Vaguely from left to right:

• TP Link powerline Ethernet thing with WiFi
• Logitech G Pro X wired headset, connected to an Asus noise cancelling dongle
• Lamp (I love lamp, but not this fake Anglepoise)
• Water because hydration is king
• Fnatic MiniStreak TKL keyboard
• Logitech G903 mouse
• Fake leather desk protector/keyboard & mouse pad thing
• Anker PowerPort Atom 2 (or whatever)
• Asus PG279Q 1440p 144Hz monitor (really nice but showing its age in things like DisplayPort 1.2 and support for G-Sync VRR only)
• HP Webcam 320
• Anker USB-A hub (4 ports, unpowered, currently used for the keyboard, mouse dongle and mouse charging with a port spare for a flash drive or whatever - I have a 9-port powered one somewhere that I'll probably swap this out for, if I ever find it)
• Steam Deck in the official Valve dock (currently being used to write this)
• HP work laptop and Asus C434 Chromebook in a vertical stand I got off of Amazon that makes the most of the relatively shallow desk
• Steam Deck case (currently full of spare Lego parts from various sets... Says a lot for how often I keep my Deck in it)

I'm missing speakers, a way to charge my phone (the Anker charger doesn't agree with it for some reason) and enough space for my legs to fit under the desk but I'm not feeling any need to get my actual PC hooked up - Windows is such a headache and I deal with it enough for work, not to mention I want to spend as little time as possible sat here... I do miss being able to play VR, though, and even just a seated setup would be good.

 

[Fezzik]

Been a while since my last update, my new PC (as of May) is as follows:

Steam Deck 256GB
512GB Samsung microSD card of some kind
Anker charger of some kind
The case that came with it.

That's it and I absolutely love it. My old PC still exists but I haven't had a compelling reason to turn it on since even before my Deck arrived. I would like to play some VR, but not badly enough to set it all up again.

I've never had a gaming PC of any kind (my iMac will play some stuff but I don't think that really counts ). Been looking at a Deck as a starting point, just worried they'll announce an upgraded version as soon as mine arrives.

 

[Jump_Ace]

I'm currently running this and had no problem playing through Portal RTX, which was such a blast. I hadn't played that game in many years

MSI Pro Z790-A LGA 1700 MoBo
Intel Core i7-13700K CPU
ASUS TUF Gaming AIO Liquid CPU Cooler
Corsair Vengeance 2x16GB DDR5 5600 RAM
Samsung 980 Pro Heatsink M.2 2TB SSD
MSI Suprim Liquid X GeForce RTX 4090 GPU
My case has RGB, but I've never taken the time to figure out how to configure it, so she's currently a sleeper


Jerome

 

[sesselpupser]

I've never had a gaming PC of any kind (my iMac will play some stuff but I don't think that really counts ). Been looking at a Deck as a starting point, just worried they'll announce an upgraded version as soon as mine arrives.

If Valve are to be believed, they've recently (indirectly) said the next model will have a better quality screen and bigger battery but there won't be a performance upgrade until there's a significant improvement to be made, so a big upgrade is probably a good few years away at this point with a minor mid-life update coming sooner. To be fair though this dilemma is a good intro to PC gaming hardware; do you wait and get something better, or just take the plunge now and get something?

 

[BloodRaven]

Decided to build a new PC a little while back:

CASE: Fractal Design Torrent
MOBO: ASUS ROG Strix Z690-F
CPU: Intel Core i5-12600
GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 Ti FTW3
RAM: Crucial 32GB (2 x 16GB)
PSU: Seaosonic Prime PX-850
SSD: Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 (boot)
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 6TB (storage)
CPU FAN: Noctua NH-D15 Black
KEYBOARD: Logitech MX Keys
MOUSE: Logitech MX Master 3S
SPEAKERS: Sanyun SW208

I also built a new top for my desk as I hated the old one. The new one is built out of 2X6s and stained gray with 4 coats of clear satin.

 

[shadow0460]

Coppermine 800
Voodoo 5 5500
AOpen main board with Intel 440BX
768 MB of Infineon SDRAM
Sound Blaster Audigy
Hardware DVD decoder
Region 2 DVD drive with an identical Region 1 unit on the shelf (Region 2 is needed for Blake's 7).
Yamaha CD-ROM
US Robotics Sportster 56k
120 GB of hard disk space
Yes those really are my PC's specs in the game room. I use it for turn of the century gaming. I have faster laptops but don't keep track of the specs there.

 

[David]

Voodoo 5 5500

We had a Voodoo 2 setup in the family computer in the late 90s. RIP 3dfx.

 

[Failmaster21]

I know I already have great setup, but should I also build a separate PC? My laptop is definitely my primary university computer, and I would like to have a dedicated rig at my house (note: still need to upgrade from G29 to CSL DD Boost). It wouldn't be a priority right now, but would the benefits outweigh the cost?

 

[Pyle_PMG]

My current machines:
Beast (Named as it's the best pc I have ever built and owned, everything kinda fell in place for me to be able to build it at that time)

• Case: Cooler Master E500L (red accents)
• Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
• Motherboard: MSI B450 Pro-VDH MAX
• Memory: Team Group UD4-3200 16 GB (2x8GB) DDR4 Ram (3200 mhz dual channel)
• Storage: Western Digital 500 GB NvMe drive (OS), Seagate 2 TB Desktop hard drive
• Optical Drive: TSSTcorp TS-H653Z SATA Lightscribe Dvd Drive (Harvested from an old parts computer, I own a lot of dvds and still watch them)
• Graphics: EVGA GTX 1660 XC Black Gaming 6GB DDR5 gpu
• Power Supply: Seasonic SS-600ES 600 Watt Power Supply
• Operating System: Windows 10 Home Edition
• Monitor(s): 2x Samsung S22R35 21" 75Hz Monitors, 1 RCA WXGA 36" Television

A-wful-Series (The first machine I built and still own, she's old and slow but she still gets things done)

• Case: Old style computer case (With terrible internal temps due to poor airflow and psu mounting at the top of the case)
• Processor: AMD A8-9600 Cpu
• Motherboard: MSI A320 Pro Max Motherboard
• Memory: Crucial Memory (2x8GB) DDR Ram (2400 mhz)
• Storage: Seagate 1 tb 2.5" harddrive
• Graphics: Gigabyte GTX 1050Ti 4GB DDR5 gpu
• Power Supply: Corsair CX550M 550 Watt Power Supply
• Operating System: Pop!OS
• Monitor(s): An old Compaq 15 inch lcd from 2001.

 

[shadow0460]

We had a Voodoo 2 setup in the family computer in the late 90s. RIP 3dfx.

Not so fast. There's a small but very loyal 3Dfx following with a Facebook group. It has some former 3Dfx employees and very talented engineers who have recreated and brought to production the Voodoo 5 6000 and the Rampage 1. They are expensive, but these guys can also repair STB hardware for much less than the new cards cost.

 

[ravaline]

Hey guys I'd love to get your opinion on this pc i'm thinking of getting. I'm a noob when it comes to pc so idk if this is a good pc for high res settings in sims

The price is around 1900 usd

 

[JohnBM01]

I been talking about my new PC, so let me talk more about it here.

I got myself a refurbished HP Elitedesk 800 G2 Mini. It has 16 GB of RAM and a 2.5 GHz (up to 3.4(?) GHz) processor. The processor is an Intel Core i5-6500T. I am on integrated graphics with its Intel HD Graphics 530. The PC I wanted to get had 32GB RAM and about a 3.4 GHZ or 3.9 GHz processor and a DVD drive. However, it didn't have a VGA port, so I went with something smaller. I actually wanted to downsize, so I don't entirely regret picking up a refurbished mini PC. I will need to get some DisplayPort adapters so I can possibly use this with my current HDTV. My new PC does not have an HDMI port. I do have a USB Type-C to HDMI adapter, but it only seems to work with my Chromebook. If I can find some drivers or something to use it on my new PC, I won't need to get a DisplayPort adapter for it.

This new PC also boots up quickly. My old PC over time would take maybe three minutes to fully get to the Lock Screen. This new PC? About 10 seconds up and running. What I respect about this refurbished PC is that there is surely no bloatware to speak of. It's good to know there is a PC that isn't loaded with a bunch of programs you are not likely going to use.

This replaces my 2014 Acer budget PC. The old Acer had 4GM RAM and a 1.9 GHz (up to about 2.4 GHz) processor. The only upgrade I could have done for it is boost its RAM to 8GB. But even then, it just doesn't stand up with modern technology. So this was a great upgrade.

It played most of my games very well. Some even better than on my previous PC. I almost basically had Assetto Corsa in mind as kind of a baseline for my gaming. I'm still working a few settings to get AC to be as best as I want to play it. I was able to do a 16-car race at Vallelunga Club with some BMW cup cars. However, when I did 20 Ferrari 488 GTBs at Monza, I got a ">99 CPU Overload" warning. I otherwise feel really good about thinking of what games I want to play from Steam and GOG on my new PC.

Great new PC of mine!


[OMISSION] Just today, I found out my new PC has built-in Wi-Fi. Once I unplugged the WiFi adapter I got with my PC, I found out I didn't need the adapter. That means one more free USB 3.0 port for me to use for other devices!

 

[DQuaN]

Hey guys I'd love to get your opinion on this pc i'm thinking of getting. I'm a noob when it comes to pc so idk if this is a good pc for high res settings in sims

The price is around 1900 usd
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That's a monster PC, especially for that price. It'll easily run 10 instances of the Sims times at once.

 

[ravaline]

That's a monster PC, especially for that price. It'll easily run 10 instances of the Sims times at once.

yeah I bought it and I play ams2, raceroom, rf2 with maxxed out settings, AC with ultra hdr mods and other games like fh5 and hogwarts legacy with maxxed graphics as well while keeping fps above 70fps. I have to admit going from a base ps4 1080p to 4k hdr games was something I wasnt ready for lol. The only issue I have so far is the SSD is already full lmao. Also I use a 4k LED HDR 42" TV as a monitor and its perfect.

 

[DQuaN]

Sounds awesome! Yeah a 1TB SSD fills up quick if loading modern games on to it. Luckily prices are fairly reasonable nowdays so grab yourself a 2TB SATA SSD as a secondary drive.

 

[Tornado]

Those used business micro PCs that flood eBay all for like $200 are no joke if you just need a desktop of some sort. I built a Minecraft server with one; I'm pretty sure even that exact model (though I put 32GB of RAM in it and a 1 TB NVMe). They also do (nominally) have an upgrade path and decent parts support, though 6th and 7th gen Intel desktop processors are expensive enough still that you might as well just sell the whole thing and get a computer with a better CPU instead.

 

[TJ13]

Currently running
Ryzen 5 5600x3d
RTX 4060 ti
750 PSU
1 TB nvme
1TB SSD
64GB ram.

 

[cjsrt4]

My SIM Rig
Intel 13900k
ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 ROG Strix
ASUS Z790-E ROG Strix Gaming WiFi
64GB G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6000 PC5-48000 CL36
ASUS ROG Thor Platinum II 1000 Watt 80 Plus Platinum
Samsung 970 EVO Plus SSD 1TB M.2 NVMe x 3

 

[Wiegert]

I'd stalled on getting a proper desktop PC for far too long. So after compiling parts on PCSpecialist I bought most of what I needed on Amazon and assembled everything over the Christmas break:

Fractal Design North Charcoal Black Mesh/Walnut case
Corsair RM750e
Asus TUF Gaming B650-Plus WiFi
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 Super (kindly donated by @Tornado who also helped remotely with the build and testing)
Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000MHz CL36 32GB (2x16GB)
SK Hynix Platinum P41 1TB M.2
Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 AIO
Gigabyte G27Q 27" IPS QHD monitor
Razer Huntsman V2 (red linear optical switches)
Razer Basilisk V3 mouse
Logitech Z150 speakers (anything better than the monitor's speakers)


A minimalist set-up without any distracting RGBs and a sizeable upgrade from the MSI Leopard Pro laptop I've had since 2018.

 

[Murcie_LP640]

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

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.