My new computer
written by: admin
Date Written: 9/27/14 Last Updated: 3/25/21
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
New computer (Completed December 2014) (age: 6 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 | $199.00 | 2014 | GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 760 (from newegg) (4,968 benchmark) |
| GPU 2 | $209.99 | 2/2/17 | GeForce GTX 1060 3GB (8,505) replaced previous GPU |
| Ram | NA | 2014 | 8GB DDR3 |
| HDD | $121.47 | 2014 | WD Green 1TB 6GB/s. 7200 RPM. |
| 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 | $43.99 | 2014 | Razer DeathAdder Chroma |
| Mouse 2 | $9.99 | 11/6/19 | PICTEK Gaming Mouse Wired |
| Mouse 3 | $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 |
New computer (Planned for 2021 [might happen])
Monitor Acer - XR382CQK bmijqphuzx 37.5" 3840x1600 75Hz
CPU i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core
GPU RTX 2060 super
Ram 16 GB DDR 4
HDD 500 GB SSD
Case HAF with clear side
OS Windows 7 SP1
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.
- Tendency to zip to one side of the screen or another.
- 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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Ultrawide Monitor research links:
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