My new computer

My new computer
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Date Written: 9/27/14 Last Updated: 8/29/21

Specs of my 2006 vs. 2014 computer.

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)

Component	Price	Date installed / purchased	Details
Monitor	$212.36	2014	Acer 27" 1920 x 1080 (1.78:1 aspect ration).
Monitor 2	NA	2/2/17	Samsung 27" 1920 x 1080 (1.78:1 aspect ratio). Added 2 more to the first monitor for a triple monitor setup.
CPU	$229.99	2014	i5 – 4690K Benchmarked at 5,580 ref
Motherboard	NA	2014	MSI Z97 g55 sli motherboard
GPU	$209.99	2/2/17	GeForce GTX 1060 3GB (8,505) replaced previous GPU
Ram	NA	2014	8GB DDR3
SSD	$128.39	2021	1TB SAMSUNG 870 EVO Series 2.5"
SSD	$84.99	5/13/17	250 GB WD Blue
SSD	$119.99	11/24/18	1TB SAMSUNG 860 EVO Series 2.5"
Power Supply	$79.99	2014	750 Watt Corsair CX Series
Case	NA	2014	Cooler Master HAF 912
CPU Cooler	NA	2014	generic Microsoft
OS	$95.44	2014	Windows 7 SP1 Home Premium
Keyboard	$49.88	2014	CORSAIR K55 RGB Gaming Keyboard (PDF of instructions)
Mouse	$21.99	7/13/20	PICTEK Gaming Mouse Wired
Speaker	$28.47	2014	Logitech Z313 Speaker System
Headset	$30.99	NA	Sades SA902*
Mouse Pad	$15.99	8/2/20	Kensington Duo Gel Mouse Pad with Wrist Rest - Blue (K62401AM)
USB Network Adapter	$24.99	9/22/20	TP-Link AC1300 - USB 3.0 Mini WiFi Adapter \| 2.4G/5G Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter
ISP	NA	9/22/20	Metronet

Computer 3
5/25/21 - Current

Monitor Acer - XR382CQK bmijqphuzx 37.5" 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.
Wifi ASUS PRIME Z490-P (WIFI)
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

Mouse

Razer DeathAdder Chroma I'm writing off the Deathadder and Razer brand for now.

Cons:
- Tendency to zip to one side of the screen or another.
- The huge amount of bloatware.
- Expensive.
- Tendency to double click after a single click.
- Difficult to clean.
- This is reported by others and with multiple Razer mice I had.
PICTEK Gaming Mouse Wired This is the mouse I am really enjoying. It feels comfortable and the click sensitivity is just right which is extremely important to me. The DPI sensitivity level is 1000-3200.

I do have one small negative for this mouse. The dpi sensitivity can be a little too easy to click as it is close to the mouse wheel.
PICTEK Gaming Mouse Wired (newer version) This updated version has two sensitivity buttons instead of 1 and has 5 sensitivity levels instead of 4. The look is still the same, but the click sensitivity seems to be just a little higher, but still good. The DPI sensitivity level is 1200-7200 DPI.

2006	2014	proposed 2021
		Mid-Tower, Monitor

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