System Name | i7-PC / HTPC / iMac |
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Processor | i7 3820 / Phenom II 940 |
Motherboard | GIGABYTE G1.ASSASSIN2 / M3A79-T Deluxe |
Cooling | Corsair Hydro H100i / Scythe II (HS only) |
Memory | G.SKILL Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600mhz / 4GB DDR2 1066 (@800) Corsair Dominator |
Video Card(s) | GB Radeon HD 7950s 3GB / GB Radeon HD 7950s 3GB |
Storage | 2x 80GB Intel X-25, 2x600gb SATA, 1x1tb 5400RPM storage /1x600GB, 3x500GB,1x160,1x120 SATA |
Display(s) | 1x 27" Yamakasi / Vizio 42" HDTV |
Case | Lian Li Lancool PC-K58 / Antec 900 |
Audio Device(s) | HT Omega Striker 7.1 / Onboard and HDMI from ATi Card |
Power Supply | PC Power & Cooling 750W / 610W |
Software | Ubuntu / Windows 8.1 Pro / OS X / PHPStorm / Gaming |
System Name | Tower of Power / Sechs |
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Processor | i7 14700K / i7 5820k @ 4.5ghz |
Motherboard | ASUS ROG Strix Z690-A Gaming WiFi D4 / X99S GAMING 7 |
Cooling | CM MasterLiquid ML360 Mirror ARGB Close-Loop AIO / CORSAIR Hydro Series H100i Extreme |
Memory | CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4 3600 / G.Skill DDR4 2800 16GB 4x4GB |
Video Card(s) | ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti / ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 V2 OC Edition |
Storage | 4x Samsung 980 Pro 1TB M.2, 2x Crucial 1TB SSD / Samsung 870 PRO 500GB M.2 |
Display(s) | Samsung 32" Odyssy G5 Gaming 144hz 1440p, ViewSonic 32" 72hz 1440p / 2x ViewSonic 32" 72hz 1440p |
Case | Phantek "400A" / Phanteks “Enthoo Pro series” |
Audio Device(s) | Realtek ALC4080 / Azalia Realtek ALC1150 |
Power Supply | Corsair RM Series RM750 / Corsair CXM CX600M |
Mouse | Glorious Gaming Model D Wireless / Razer DeathAdder Chroma |
Keyboard | Glorious GMMK with box-white switches / Keychron K6 pro with blue swithes |
VR HMD | Quest 3 (128gb) + Rift S + HTC Vive + DK1 |
Software | Windows 11 Pro x64 / Windows 10 Pro x64 |
Benchmark Scores | Yes |
System Name | Black MC in Tokyo |
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Processor | Ryzen 5 5600 |
Motherboard | Asrock B450M-HDV |
Cooling | Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2 |
Memory | 2 x 16GB Kingston Fury 3400mhz |
Video Card(s) | XFX 6950XT Speedster MERC 319 |
Storage | Kingston A400 240GB | WD Black SN750 2TB |WD Blue 1TB x 2 | Toshiba P300 2TB | Seagate Expansion 8TB |
Display(s) | Samsung U32J590U 4K + BenQ GL2450HT 1080p |
Case | Fractal Design Define R4 |
Audio Device(s) | Line6 UX1 + some headphones, Nektar SE61 keyboard |
Power Supply | Corsair RM850x v3 |
Mouse | Logitech G602 |
Keyboard | Cherry MX Board 1.0 TKL Brown |
VR HMD | Acer Mixed Reality Headset |
Software | Windows 10 Pro |
Benchmark Scores | Rimworld 4K ready! |
System Name | i7-PC / HTPC / iMac |
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Processor | i7 3820 / Phenom II 940 |
Motherboard | GIGABYTE G1.ASSASSIN2 / M3A79-T Deluxe |
Cooling | Corsair Hydro H100i / Scythe II (HS only) |
Memory | G.SKILL Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600mhz / 4GB DDR2 1066 (@800) Corsair Dominator |
Video Card(s) | GB Radeon HD 7950s 3GB / GB Radeon HD 7950s 3GB |
Storage | 2x 80GB Intel X-25, 2x600gb SATA, 1x1tb 5400RPM storage /1x600GB, 3x500GB,1x160,1x120 SATA |
Display(s) | 1x 27" Yamakasi / Vizio 42" HDTV |
Case | Lian Li Lancool PC-K58 / Antec 900 |
Audio Device(s) | HT Omega Striker 7.1 / Onboard and HDMI from ATi Card |
Power Supply | PC Power & Cooling 750W / 610W |
Software | Ubuntu / Windows 8.1 Pro / OS X / PHPStorm / Gaming |
Why? You want win7, run win7. IMO.
System Name | Dell-y Driver |
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Processor | Core i5-10400 |
Motherboard | Asrock H410M-HVS |
Cooling | Intel 95w stock cooler |
Memory | 2x8 A-DATA 2999Mhz DDR4 |
Video Card(s) | UHD 630 |
Storage | 1TB WD Green M.2 - 4TB Seagate Barracuda |
Display(s) | Asus PA248 1920x1200 IPS |
Case | Dell Vostro 270S case |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard |
Power Supply | Dell 220w |
Software | Windows 10 64bit |
System Name | desktop | Odroid N2+ | |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | Amlogic S922X | |
Motherboard | Gigabyte B550M DS3H |Odroid N2+ | |
Cooling | Inter-Tech Argus SU-200, 3x Arctic P12 case fans | stock heatsink + fan | |
Memory | Gskill Aegis DDR4 32GB | 4 GB DDR4 | |
Video Card(s) | Sapphire Pulse RX 6600 (8GB) | Arm Mali G52 | |
Storage | SK Hynix SSD 240GB, Samsung 840 EVO 250 GB, Toshiba DT01ACA100 1T | Samsung 850 Evo 500GB | |
Display(s) | AOC G2260VWQ6 | LG 24MT57D | |
Case | Asus Prime 201 | Stock case (black version) | |
Audio Device(s) | integrated |
Power Supply | BeQuiet! Pure Power 11 400W | 12v barrel jack | |
Mouse | Logitech G500 |Steelseries Rival 300 |
Keyboard | Qpad MK-50 (Cherry MX brown)| Blaze Keyboard |
Software | Windows 10, Various Linux distros | Gentoo Linux |
it's really a big deal for adopters. trying to get someone who just wants to "do what they know" to move to a new system is hard. but linux is cost effective. being able to sell cheaper computers, or just to make adoption easier on users it makes sense to have it look like what they know.
i understand what you are saying, but we are the type that recognize the underlying systems and so have a base of information to go on. we can understand the different OSes and their layouts much easier than someone who just knows "push power, push start, push internet explorer"
System Name | Selene / Yoda |
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Processor | Fx 8350 @ 4.4 / Phenom II x6 1090t @ 3.6 |
Motherboard | Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 r4.0 / Gigabyte 890XA-UD3 |
Cooling | H100i / Xig Dark Knight |
Memory | 4x 8gb G.Skill Snipers / 4x 4gb G.Skill Ares |
Video Card(s) | Gigabyte R9 290x / XfX DD & VisionTek HD6850's C'fired |
Storage | 256gb ssd, 2x 2tb Wd Blacks & 1x 1tb Wd black / 1x 1tb |
Display(s) | Dell Ultra Sharp 2408 WFp / Hp w2207 |
Case | Raidmax Vampire / Chieftec Alum. Dragon Blue |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard Hd Audio / Onboard Hd Audio |
Power Supply | Corsair TX 850 watt / Corsair TX 750 watt |
Mouse | Logitech G500s |
Keyboard | Corsair Strafe |
Software | Win 10 pro / Win Vista Home prem. 64 bit |
Benchmark Scores | What are benchmarks anyway? |
System Name | i7-PC / HTPC / iMac |
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Processor | i7 3820 / Phenom II 940 |
Motherboard | GIGABYTE G1.ASSASSIN2 / M3A79-T Deluxe |
Cooling | Corsair Hydro H100i / Scythe II (HS only) |
Memory | G.SKILL Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600mhz / 4GB DDR2 1066 (@800) Corsair Dominator |
Video Card(s) | GB Radeon HD 7950s 3GB / GB Radeon HD 7950s 3GB |
Storage | 2x 80GB Intel X-25, 2x600gb SATA, 1x1tb 5400RPM storage /1x600GB, 3x500GB,1x160,1x120 SATA |
Display(s) | 1x 27" Yamakasi / Vizio 42" HDTV |
Case | Lian Li Lancool PC-K58 / Antec 900 |
Audio Device(s) | HT Omega Striker 7.1 / Onboard and HDMI from ATi Card |
Power Supply | PC Power & Cooling 750W / 610W |
Software | Ubuntu / Windows 8.1 Pro / OS X / PHPStorm / Gaming |
I suppose that simply using a DE like LXDE, XFCE, MATE or KDE (the latter having its mouse setting put on a Windows-like setting instead of the defaults) should do that trick as well.
System Name | Desktop |
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Processor | i5 13600KF |
Motherboard | AsRock B760M Steel Legend Wifi |
Cooling | Noctua NH-U9S |
Memory | 4x 16 Gb Gskill S5 DDR5 @6000 |
Video Card(s) | Gigabyte Gaming OC 6750 XT 12GB |
Storage | WD_BLACK 4TB SN850x |
Display(s) | Gigabye M32U |
Case | Corsair Carbide 400C |
Audio Device(s) | On Board |
Power Supply | EVGA Supernova 650 P2 |
Mouse | MX Master 3s |
Keyboard | Logitech G915 Wireless Clicky |
Software | The Matrix |
System Name | Quantumville™ |
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Processor | Intel Core i7-2700K @ 4GHz |
Motherboard | Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 |
Cooling | Noctua NH-D14 |
Memory | 16GB (2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance Black DDR3 PC3-12800 C9 1600MHz) |
Video Card(s) | MSI RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming X Trio |
Storage | Samsung 850 Pro 256GB | WD Black 4TB | WD Blue 6TB |
Display(s) | ASUS ROG Strix XG27UQR (4K, 144Hz, G-SYNC compatible) | Asus MG28UQ (4K, 60Hz, FreeSync compatible) |
Case | Cooler Master HAF 922 |
Audio Device(s) | Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty PCIe |
Power Supply | Corsair AX1600i |
Mouse | Microsoft Intellimouse Pro - Black Shadow |
Keyboard | Yes |
Software | Windows 10 Pro 64-bit |
System Name | Desktop |
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Processor | i5 13600KF |
Motherboard | AsRock B760M Steel Legend Wifi |
Cooling | Noctua NH-U9S |
Memory | 4x 16 Gb Gskill S5 DDR5 @6000 |
Video Card(s) | Gigabyte Gaming OC 6750 XT 12GB |
Storage | WD_BLACK 4TB SN850x |
Display(s) | Gigabye M32U |
Case | Corsair Carbide 400C |
Audio Device(s) | On Board |
Power Supply | EVGA Supernova 650 P2 |
Mouse | MX Master 3s |
Keyboard | Logitech G915 Wireless Clicky |
Software | The Matrix |
System Name | Grond |
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Processor | Ryen 5 3600x PBO ~ 4.4GHz / fabric at 1900 |
Motherboard | MSI b550 Tomahawk |
Cooling | XSPC Raystorm CPU w/ am4 mounting bracket+ 2 RX360 radiator + xspc Razor R9-290 w/ backplate |
Memory | 32gb Crucial Ballistix @ 3800 |
Video Card(s) | XFX R9 290 w/ XSPC Razor full cover block and backplate |
Storage | WD SN850 1tb-OS, SN750 1tb, Samsung 860 Evo 1tb, WD blue hdd 4tb |
Display(s) | Samsung 23" 120hz 3d LCD w/ 3d glasses, using 'lightboost' trick |
Case | NZXT H630 white watercooling case |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard realtek ALC 1200+ Sennheiser HD 598 |
Power Supply | XFX Pro 850 XXX semi-modular |
Mouse | Logitech G703 Wireless |
Keyboard | Steelseries 6 v2 |
Software | Windows 10 Pro (Had some mystery error on Win7 and decided to go W10) |
it's really a big deal for adopters. trying to get someone who just wants to "do what they know" to move to a new system is hard. but linux is cost effective. being able to sell cheaper computers, or just to make adoption easier on users it makes sense to have it look like what they know.
i understand what you are saying, but we are the type that recognize the underlying systems and so have a base of information to go on. we can understand the different OSes and their layouts much easier than someone who just knows "push power, push start, push internet explorer"
System Name | i7-PC / HTPC / iMac |
---|---|
Processor | i7 3820 / Phenom II 940 |
Motherboard | GIGABYTE G1.ASSASSIN2 / M3A79-T Deluxe |
Cooling | Corsair Hydro H100i / Scythe II (HS only) |
Memory | G.SKILL Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600mhz / 4GB DDR2 1066 (@800) Corsair Dominator |
Video Card(s) | GB Radeon HD 7950s 3GB / GB Radeon HD 7950s 3GB |
Storage | 2x 80GB Intel X-25, 2x600gb SATA, 1x1tb 5400RPM storage /1x600GB, 3x500GB,1x160,1x120 SATA |
Display(s) | 1x 27" Yamakasi / Vizio 42" HDTV |
Case | Lian Li Lancool PC-K58 / Antec 900 |
Audio Device(s) | HT Omega Striker 7.1 / Onboard and HDMI from ATi Card |
Power Supply | PC Power & Cooling 750W / 610W |
Software | Ubuntu / Windows 8.1 Pro / OS X / PHPStorm / Gaming |
It's not a big deal for most people switching over from Windows to Linux.
I have several elderly family members...