| System Name | Incomplete thing 1.0 |
|---|---|
| Processor | Ryzen 2600 |
| Motherboard | B450 Aorus Elite |
| Cooling | Gelid Phantom Black |
| Memory | HyperX Fury RGB 3200 CL16 16GB |
| Video Card(s) | Gigabyte 2060 Gaming OC PRO |
| Storage | Dual 1TB 970evo |
| Display(s) | AOC G2U 1440p 144hz, HP e232 |
| Case | CM mb511 RGB |
| Audio Device(s) | Reloop ADM-4 |
| Power Supply | Sharkoon WPM-600 |
| Mouse | G502 Hero |
| Keyboard | Sharkoon SGK3 Blue |
| Software | W10 Pro |
| Benchmark Scores | 2-5% over stock scores |
| Processor | Ryzen 5700x |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Gigabyte X570S Aero G R1.1 BiosF5g |
| Cooling | Noctua NH-C12P SE14 w/ NF-A15 HS-PWM Fan 1500rpm |
| Memory | Micron DDR4-3200 2x32GB D.S. D.R. (CT2K32G4DFD832A) |
| Video Card(s) | AMD RX 6800 - Asus Tuf |
| Storage | Kingston KC3000 1TB & 2TB & 4TB Corsair LPX |
| Display(s) | LG 27UL550-W (27" 4k) |
| Case | Be Quiet Pure Base 600 (no window) |
| Audio Device(s) | Realtek ALC1220-VB |
| Power Supply | SuperFlower Leadex V Gold Pro 850W ATX Ver2.52 |
| Mouse | Mionix Naos Pro |
| Keyboard | Corsair Strafe with browns |
| Software | W10 22H2 Pro x64 |
Indeed. Now it wouldn't be so bad if they offered at least a 5-yr warranty and 10 years of bios/drivers support.
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 5900X |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | MSI MAG X570 Tomahawk |
| Cooling | Dual custom loops |
| Memory | 4x8GB G.SKILL Trident Z Neo 3200C14 B-Die |
| Video Card(s) | AMD Radeon RX 6800XT Reference |
| Storage | ADATA SX8200 480GB, Inland Premium 2TB, various HDDs |
| Display(s) | MSI MAG341CQ |
| Case | Meshify 2 XL |
| Audio Device(s) | Schiit Fulla 3 |
| Power Supply | Super Flower Leadex Titanium SE 1000W |
| Mouse | Glorious Model D |
| Keyboard | Drop CTRL, lubed and filmed Halo Trues |
I think that might be more like "mainstream instead of HEDT" not "mainstream instead of high end."
| System Name | Rainbow Puke Machine :D |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core i5-11400 (MCE enabled, PL removed) |
| Motherboard | ASUS STRIX B560-G GAMING WIFI mATX |
| Cooling | Corsair H60i RGB PRO XT AIO + HD120 RGB (x3) + SP120 RGB PRO (x3) + Commander PRO |
| Memory | Corsair Vengeance RGB RT 2 x 8GB 3200MHz DDR4 C16 |
| Video Card(s) | Zotac RTX2060 Twin Fan 6GB GDDR6 (Stock) |
| Storage | Corsair MP600 PRO 1TB M.2 PCIe Gen4 x4 SSD |
| Display(s) | LG 29WK600-W Ultrawide 1080p IPS Monitor (primary display) |
| Case | Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Airflow (White) w/Lighting Node CORE + Lighting Node PRO RGB LED Strips (x4). |
| Audio Device(s) | ASUS ROG Supreme FX S1220A w/ Savitech SV3H712 AMP + Sonic Studio 3 suite |
| Power Supply | Corsair RM750x 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular |
| Mouse | Corsair M65 RGB FPS Gaming (White) |
| Keyboard | Corsair K60 PRO RGB Mechanical w/ Cherry VIOLA Switches |
| Software | Windows 11 Professional x64 (Update 23H2) |
| System Name | (2008) Dell XPS 730x H2C |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Extreme QX9770 @ 3.8GHz (No OC) |
| Motherboard | Dell LGA 775 (Dell Propiatary) |
| Cooling | Dell AIO Ceramic Water Cooling (Dell Propiatary) |
| Memory | Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (4 x 4) DDR3 |
| Video Card(s) | EVGA GTX 980ti 6GB (2016 ebay-used) |
| Storage | (2) WD 1TB Velociraptor & (1) WD 2TB Black |
| Display(s) | Alienware 34" AW3420DW (Amazon Warehouse) |
| Case | Stock Dell 730x with "X" Side Panel (65 pounds fully decked out) |
| Audio Device(s) | Creative X-FI Titanium & Corsair SP2500 Speakers |
| Power Supply | PSU: 1000 Watt (Dell Propiatary) |
| Mouse | Alienware AW610M (Amazon Warehouse) |
| Keyboard | Corsair K95 XT (Amazon Warehouse) |
| Software | Windows 7 Ultimate & Alienware FX Lighting |
| Benchmark Scores | No Benchmarking & Overclocking |
Indeed you are 100% correct and especially with the new pricing being proffered. But nevertheless I have been pondering to upgrade my 12-year old and cobbled together set-up. Over the years it has been 3-times now that I had to replace my power supply, AIO, motherboard, memory and GPU. Most of which came of course with dictated compliments of Dell's propiatary hardware. With that my PC almost smells new. I never had nor eyed a MSI mobo. And wonder how much better in general MSI compares to ASUS. In this instance the Z590 Hero VIII possibly being in the same mobo-league and pricing. Prices of course are running amok and like all upgraders we are being held hostage with the unavailability of a decent GPU. No rest for the weary.
| Processor | FX 8320 @4.2 | i7 2600 @3.8 | Xeon W3670 @ 3.6 |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Asus Sabertooth R2.0 | Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe | Gigabyte X58-UD7 |
| Cooling | Zalman Performa 10+ | Zalman Performa 11+ | Zalman Performa 10+ |
| Memory | Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 32GB @ 1866 | Corsair Vengeance 32GB @1866 | Samsung 24GB @ 1600 |
| Video Card(s) | XFX Radeon 390x | Zotac GTX 1070 AMP Extreme | Zotac GTX 980 AMP Extreme |
| Storage | Intel SSD / SAS 15k Fujitsu | Intel SSD / Velociraptors / Hitachi 2TB | Intel SSD / Samsung 1TB |
| Display(s) | Samsung 245T | HP ZR30w | IBM 20" 4x3 |
| Case | Chieftec | Corsair Graphite 600T | Thermaltake Xaser IV |
| Audio Device(s) | SB Titanium HD | SB Titanium HD | SB X-fi Elite Pro |
| Power Supply | Thermaltake 875W | Corsair 850W | Thermaltake 1500W |
| Mouse | Logitech | Logitech | Logitech |
| Keyboard | Mitsumi Classic | Microsoft |Microsoft |
| Software | W7 x64 | W7 x64 |W7 x64 / XP x32 |
