Latest revision as of 01:12, 5 February 2023

My workstation 'tact' was one of my computers in my lab. You can read about its disk configuration.

This used to be my primary development workstation. It has been replaced by 'charm'. The 'tact' hardware was reincarnated as 'trick'.

Parts

Supplier	Manufacturer	Component	Warranty	Price	Qty	Type	Total	Notes	Ordered	Arrived
AusPCMarket	Intel	Intel Core i7-7700K KabyLake 4-core 8-thread 4.20 to 4.50GHz		$546.68	1	CPU	$546.68		2017-04-18	yes
AusPCMarket	Corsair	Corsair H80iv2 Liquid Cooler Multi Socket CPU 2x Fans		$153.55	1	CPU Cooler	$153.55		2017-04-18	yes
AusPCMarket	ASUS	ASUS ROG STRIX Z270F GAMING Intel Z270 ATX Board		$291.85	1	Motherboard	$291.85		2017-04-18	yes
AusPCMarket	G.Skill	32GB G.Skill DDR4-3200 Quad Channel (Trident Z) F4-3200C16Q-32GTZSW		$373.53	1	RAM 32GB	$373.53	4x8GB	2017-04-18	yes
Warehouse1	Samsung	1TB 960 EVO M.2 (2280), PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.1, 3,200MB/s/1900MB/s		$572.95	1	NVVMe 1TB	$572.95	Warehouse1 since went out of business	2017-04-18	yes
AusPCMarket	Samsung	512GB Samsung 850 PRO, 3D V-NAND, SATA III 6Gb/s, R/W(Max) 540MB/s		$359.37	2	SSD 512GB	$718.74		2017-04-18	yes
AusPCMarket	Seagate	6TB Seagate IronWolf NAS HDD, 3.5", SATA 6Gb/s, 3Yr	3 year	$360.46	2	HDD 6TB	$720.92	specs	2017-04-18	yes
AusPCMarket	Inno3d	Inno3 GTX1050 Compact, 2GB, GDDR5, DVI, DP, HDMI card		$199.29	1	Video Card	$199.29	max res 7680x4320	2018-01-05	yes
AusPCMarket	Cooler Master	Cooler Master CM690 III Window Ver BK/GRN no PSU		$153.55	1	Case	$153.55	w/ green trim	2017-04-18	yes
AusPCMarket	Corsair	650W Corsair CS650M ATX Power Supply, 80+ Gold Certified		$161.17	1	Power Supply	$161.17		2017-04-18	yes
AusPCMarket	LG	LG 24X+-DL DVDR/RW OEM Burner Black SATA Drive, Cyberlink		$52.27	1	Optical Drive	$52.27		2017-04-18	yes
AusPCMarket	Samsung	Samsung UJ590 32in 4K UHD LED VA FreeSync Monitor		$556.27	1	Monitor	$556.27	price inc shipping	2020-01-05	yes
AusPCMarket	Samsung	Samsung UJ590 32in 4K UHD LED VA FreeSync Monitor		$595.48	1	Monitor	$595.48	price inc shipping	2020-07-12	2020-07-14
AusPCMarket	Simplecom	Simplecom SC314 Internal 5.25" Bay Mobile Rack 3.5" SATA HDD Backplane		$33.22	1	Mobile Rack	$33.22		2017-04-18	yes
eBay	PowerShield	PowerShield Defender 1200VA UPS		$229.00	1	UPS 1200VA	$229.00		2019-09-12	yes
AusPCMarket	TP-LINK	TP-LINK TG-3468		$33.22	1	NIC	$33.22		2017-05-09	yes
WASD Keyboards	WASD Keyboards	CODE V3 104-Key Mechanical Keyboard - Cherry MX Green		$251.51	1	Keyboard	$251.51	Black case, no sound dampeners, US$175.00	2019-03-21	yes
WASD Keyboards	WASD Keyboards	VIM by Skeletor 104-Key V3 Custom Mechanical Keyboard w/ Speed Silver switches		$251.51	1	Keyboard	$251.51	US$190.00	yes	yes
WASD Keyboards	WASD Keyboards	17" Soft Foam Wrist Pad		$20.12	1	Wrist pad	$20.12	US$14.00	2019-03-21	yes
eBay		USB Type C cable to Type A 10cm		$4.25	1	Cable	$4.25		2020-08-01
AusPCMarket	ASUS	ASUS ROG Gladius II Pro RGB Gaming Mouse, 12000 DPI, 250 ips		$144.84	1	Mouse	$144.84	also got one of these for condor	2018-03-07	yes
eBay	Laser	Laser HDMI Audio Soundbar with Optical and Bluetooth (REPACK)		$25.91	1	Speakers	$25.91	price inc shipping	2019-07-24	yes
Total:							$

ASUS ROG STRIX Z270F GAMING Intel Z270 ATX Board

Keyboard

I have a WASD CODE V3 mechanical keyboard which I have programmed as follows.

Layer 1

Press Fn + m to activate Layer 1.

Key combo	Macro
Fn + t	top -c

Wish list

Some potential upgrades for this workstation. Compare my next workstation.

VIM by Skeletor 104-Key V3 Custom Mechanical Keyboard

I want to get one of these VIM by Skeletor 104-Key V3 Custom Mechanical Keyboards with Cherry MX Silver switches. You can see Cherry MX Switch Comparison for more info.

Dual Ethernet NIC

I want to get one of these Intel Dual Port Gigabit Server Adapter (or similar) so I can put my VMs on a lower security network.

64 GB RAM

One of these:

Memory	Date	Price	Status
G.Skill Trident Z RGB 64GB	2020-04-06	$869	In Stock
G.Skill Ripjaws V 64GB	2020-04-06	$699	Preorder
G.Skill Trident Z RGB 64GB	2020-04-20	$1,369	Preorder
G.Skill Ripjaws V 64GB	2020-04-20	$699	Preorder
G.Skill Trident Z RGB 64GB	2020-07-07	$749	In Stock
G.Skill Ripjaws V 64GB	2020-07-07	$499	In Stock
G.Skill Trident Z RGB 64GB	2020-08-01	$689	In Stock
G.Skill Ripjaws V 64GB	2020-08-01	$489	In Stock

Ethernet switch

NETIS ST-3123 8-Port Giga Ethernet Switch

NAS

Upgrades

UHD monitor

Specs

CPU

Intel Core i7-7700K KabyLake 4-core 8 Threads 4.20 to 4.50GHz @ $546.68
- Intel doco
Corsair H80iv2 Liquid Cooler Multi Socket CPU 2x Fans @ $153.55
Arctic Silver Arctic Alumina thermal paste @ $16.34

Motherboard

ASUS ROG STRIX Z270F GAMING Intel Z270 ATX Board @ $291.85
- ASUS doco

RAM

32GB G.Skill DDR4-3200 Quad Channel (Trident Z) F4-3200C16Q-32GTZSW @ $373.53

Disk

1TB 960 EVO M.2 (2280), PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.1, 3,200MB/s/1900MB/s @ $572.95 (purchased from Warehouse1)
2x 512GB Samsung 850 PRO , 3D V-NAND, SATA III 6Gb/s, R/W(Max) 540MB/s @ $359.37ea $718.74
2x 6TB Seagate IronWolf NAS HDD, 3.5", SATA 6Gb/s, 3Yr @ $360.46ea $720.92
Simplecom SC314 Internal 5.25" Bay Mobile Rack 3.5" SATA HDD Backplane @ $33.22
2x 4TB WD Red Pro NAS 128MB Cache 3.5' 7200RPM SATA3 6Gb/s @ $369.17ea $738.34 (airgap)

Video card

Inno3 GTX1050 Compact, 2GB, GDDR5, DVI, DP, HDMI card (max res 7680x4320) @ $199.29

Replaced:

Gigabyte GT730 2GB DDR3,PCIe,HDMII/DVI/VGA GV-N730-2GI (max res 2560x1600) @ $118.70

Monitors

1x Samsung UJ590 32in 4K UHD LED VA FreeSync Monitor @ $556.27
1x ASUS VA32AQ Eye Care Monitor - 31.5 inch, 2K, IPS WQHD (2560x1440) @ $530.34

Replaced:

2x AOC 27' 2ms Full HD Narrow Bezel Monitor – HDMI/DVI/VGA,Tilt,VESA100 @ $245.03ea $490.05

Considered:

Also of interest was the Dell UltraSharp 3008WFP which can do 2560x1600... might put one or two of those on my wishlist.

Case

CoolerMaster CM690 III Window Ver BK/GRN no PSU @ $153.55

PSU

650W "Corsair" CS650M ATX Power Supply, 80+ Gold Certified @ $161.17

Optical drive

LG 24X+-DL DVDR/RW OEM Burner Black SATA Drive, Cyberlink @ $52.27

Mouse

ASUS ROG Gladius II Pro RGB Gaming Mouse, 12000 DPI, 250 ips @ $144.84

Chair

ThunderX3 TGC22 Series Gaming Chair - Black @ $373.53

Cables

CAT6 PATCH CORD 10M ORANGE Network Cable 34381 @ $25.05
1.8m HDMI 1.4 Audio Visual Cable (T014B) @ $19.60
2M Displayport V1.2 Cable supports 4K2K at 60hz @ $31.58
2M DVI Digital Dual Link Cable @ $31.58
1.5m Ugreen Mini DisplayPort Male To HDMI Cable -Black (10450) @ $25.05

NIC

TP-LINK TG-3468 @ $19.99

Keyboard

CODE V3 104-Key Mechanical Keyboard - Cherry MX Green
- black
- no sound dampeners

PC Part Picker

Research

CPU

Kaby Lake Overview - G4560 / i3-7350K / i5-7600K / i7-7700K - B250 / Z270

Thermal paste

RAID

Chipset

Intel Z270 Chipset
- Datasheet, Vol. 1: Intel® 200 Series Chipset Family PCH
- Datasheet, Vol. 2: Intel® 200 Series Chipset Family PCH

Sound issue

jj5@tact:~$ cat /proc/asound/cards
0 [PCH            ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel PCH
                     HDA Intel PCH at 0xdf240000 irq 134

jj5@tact:~$ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: Generic Analog [Generic Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 1: Generic Digital [Generic Digital]
  Subdevices: 0/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

jj5@tact:~$ pacmd list-sinks
1 sink(s) available.                                                                                                    
 * index: 0                                                                                                            
       name: <alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.iec958-stereo>                                                              
       driver: <module-alsa-card.c>                                                                                    
       flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY FLAT_VOLUME DYNAMIC_LATENCY                                 
       state: RUNNING                                                                                                  
       suspend cause:                                                                                                  
       priority: 9958                                                                                                  
       volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB,   front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB                               
               balance 0.00                                                                                            
       base volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB                                                                             
       volume steps: 65537                                                                                             
       muted: no                                                                                                       
       current latency: 39.98 ms                                                                                       
       max request: 6 KiB                                                                                              
       max rewind: 344 KiB                                                                                             
       monitor source: 0                                                                                               
       sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz                                                                                  
       channel map: front-left,front-right                                                                             
                    Stereo                                                                                             
       used by: 1                                                                                                      
       linked by: 1
       configured latency: 40.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 2000.00 ms
       card: 0 <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3>
       module: 6
       properties:
               alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
               device.api = "alsa"
               device.class = "sound"
               alsa.class = "generic"
               alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
               alsa.name = "Generic Digital"
               alsa.id = "Generic Digital"
               alsa.subdevice = "0"
               alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
               alsa.device = "1"
               alsa.card = "0"
               alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
               alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xdf240000 irq 134"
               alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
               device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1f.3"
               sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0"
               device.bus = "pci"
               device.vendor.id = "8086"
               device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
               device.product.id = "a2f0"
               device.form_factor = "internal"
               device.string = "iec958:0"
               device.buffering.buffer_size = "352800"
               device.buffering.fragment_size = "176400"
               device.access_mode = "mmap+timer"
               device.profile.name = "iec958-stereo"
               device.profile.description = "Digital Stereo (IEC958)"
               device.description = "Built-in Audio Digital Stereo (IEC958)"
               alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek Generic"
               alsa.components = "HDA:10ec1168,10438723,00100003 HDA:8086280b,80860101,00100000"
               module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
               device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
       ports:
               iec958-stereo-output: Digital Output (S/PDIF) (priority 0, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
                       properties:

       active port: <iec958-stereo-output>

Tact: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 01:12, 5 February 2023

Contents

Parts

ASUS ROG STRIX Z270F GAMING Intel Z270 ATX Board

Keyboard

Layer 1

Wish list

VIM by Skeletor 104-Key V3 Custom Mechanical Keyboard

Dual Ethernet NIC

64 GB RAM

Ethernet switch

NAS

Upgrades

UHD monitor

Specs

CPU

Motherboard

RAM

Disk

Video card

Monitors

Case

PSU

Optical drive

Mouse

Chair

Cables

NIC

Keyboard

PC Part Picker

Research

CPU

Thermal paste

RAID

Chipset

Sound issue

Navigation menu

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-My workstation '[[tact]]' is one of my [[computers]] in my [[office]]. You can read about its [https://www.jj5.net/disk/tact.php disk configuration]. Next is '[[orac]]'.
+My workstation '[[tact]]' was one of my [[computers]] in my [[lab]]. You can read about its [https://www.jj5.net/disk/tact.php disk configuration].
-This is my primary development workstation. It will be replaced by '[[charm]]'.
+This used to be my primary development workstation. It has been replaced by '[[charm]]'. The '[[tact]]' hardware was reincarnated as '[[trick]]'.
 = Parts =
-{|class="wikitable sortable"
+{|class="wikitable sortable" id="parts"
 ! Supplier
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-! Links
 ! Notes
 ! Ordered
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 | CPU
 |class=right| $546.68
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 | CPU Cooler
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 | 2017-04-18
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 | Motherboard
 |class=right| $291.85
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 | 2017-04-18
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 | RAM 32GB
 |class=right| $373.53
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+| 4x8GB
-|
 | 2017-04-18
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 | NVVMe 1TB
 |class=right| $572.95
-|
 | Warehouse1 since went out of business
 | 2017-04-18
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 | SSD 512GB
 |class=right| $718.74
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 | 2017-04-18
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 | [https://www.seagate.com/www-content/product-content/ironwolf/en-us/docs/ironwolf-hdd-ds-1904-8-1703us.pdf specs]
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 | 2017-04-18
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 | Video Card
 |class=right| $199.29
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 | 2018-01-05
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 | Case
 |class=right| $153.55
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 | w/ green trim
 | 2017-04-18
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 | Power Supply
 |class=right| $161.17
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 | 2017-04-18
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 | Optical Drive
 |class=right| $52.27
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 | 2017-04-18
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 | Monitor
 |class=right| $556.27
-|
 | price inc shipping
 | 2020-01-05
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 | Monitor
 |class=right| $595.48
-|
 | price inc shipping
 | 2020-07-12
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 | Mobile Rack
 |class=right| $33.22
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 | 2017-04-18
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 | UPS 1200VA
 |class=right| $229.00
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 | NIC
 |class=right| $33.22
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 | 2017-05-09
 | yes
 |-
-| [https://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/code-keyboard/code-104-key-mechanical-keyboard-mx-green.html WASD Keyboards]
+| [https://www.wasdkeyboards.com/code-v3-104-key-mechanical-keyboard-cherry-mx-green.html WASD Keyboards]
-| [https://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/code-keyboard/code-104-key-mechanical-keyboard-mx-green.html WASD Keyboards]
+| [https://www.wasdkeyboards.com/code-v3-104-key-mechanical-keyboard-cherry-mx-green.html WASD Keyboards]
 | CODE V3 104-Key Mechanical Keyboard - Cherry MX Green
 |
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 | Keyboard
 |class=right| $251.51
-|
 | Black case, no sound dampeners, US$175.00
 | 2019-03-21
+| yes
+|-
+| [https://www.wasdkeyboards.com/m-power-by-skeletor-104-key-v3-custom-mechanical-keyboard-1.html WASD Keyboards]
+| [https://www.wasdkeyboards.com/m-power-by-skeletor-104-key-v3-custom-mechanical-keyboard-1.html WASD Keyboards]
+|  VIM by Skeletor 104-Key V3 Custom Mechanical Keyboard w/ Speed Silver switches
+|
+|class=right| $251.51
+|class=right| 1
+| Keyboard
+|class=right| $251.51
+| US$190.00
+| yes
 | yes
 |-
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 | Wrist pad
 |class=right| $20.12
-|
 | US$14.00
 | 2019-03-21
 | yes
+|-
+| [https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/282597232966 eBay]
+|
+| USB Type C cable to Type A 10cm
+|
+|class=right| $4.25
+|class=right| 1
+| Cable
+|class=right| $4.25
+|
+| 2020-08-01
+|
 |-
 | [https://www.auspcmarket.com.au/asus-asus-rog-gladius-ii-pro-rgb-gaming-mouse-12000-dpi-250-ips/ AusPCMarket]
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 | Mouse
 |class=right| $144.84
-|
 | also got one of these for [[condor]]
 | 2018-03-07
+| yes
+|-
+| eBay
+| [https://www.laserco.com.au/soundbars/SPK-SB166-hdmi-audio-soundbar-with-optical-and-bluetooth Laser]
+| Laser HDMI Audio Soundbar with Optical and Bluetooth (REPACK)
+|
+|class=right| $25.91
+|class=right| 1
+| Speakers
+|class=right| $25.91
+| price inc shipping
+| 2019-07-24
 | yes
 |-
 |class=right colspan=7| Total:
-|class=right| $6,720.63
+|class=right| $<span id="parts_sum"></span>
-|colspan=4|
+|colspan=3|
+|}
+<html><script>(document.jj5_totals = document.jj5_totals || []).push({id:'parts',col:7});</script></html>
+= ASUS ROG STRIX Z270F GAMING Intel Z270 ATX Board =
+[[File:ASUS ROG STRIX Z270F Motherboard back panel.png]]
+= Keyboard =
+I have a WASD CODE V3 mechanical keyboard which I have programmed as follows.
+== Layer 1 ==
+Press <code>Fn + m</code> to activate Layer 1.
+{|class="wikitable sortable"
+! Key combo !! Macro
+|-
+| Fn + t    || top -c
 |}
 = Wish list =
-Some potential upgrades or features of my next workstation.
+Some potential upgrades for this workstation. Compare [[charm|my next workstation]].
-== Speakers ==
+== VIM by Skeletor 104-Key V3 Custom Mechanical Keyboard ==
-* [https://www.auspcmarket.com.au/logitech-z607-5-1-surround-sound-speaker-system-with-bluetooth/ Logitech Z607 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker System with Bluetooth] $249
+I want to get one of these [https://www.wasdkeyboards.com/m-power-by-skeletor-104-key-v3-custom-mechanical-keyboard-1.html VIM by Skeletor 104-Key V3 Custom Mechanical Keyboard]s with Cherry MX Silver switches. You can see [https://keybumps.com/cherry-mx-switch-comparison Cherry MX Switch Comparison] for more info.
-* [https://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=Logitech+Z607+5.1&_sacat=0&LH_ItemCondition=3&_sop=15 eBay] $194.25
+== Dual Ethernet NIC ==
+I want to get one of these [https://www.auspcmarket.com.au/intel-dual-port-gigabit-server-adapter/ Intel Dual Port Gigabit Server Adapter] (or similar) so I can put my VMs on a lower security network.
 == 64 GB RAM ==
@@ Line 301: / Line 340: @@
 |-
 | G.Skill Ripjaws V 64GB      || 2020-07-07 || $499   || In Stock
+|-
+| G.Skill Trident Z RGB 64GB  || 2020-08-01 || $689   || In Stock
+|-
+| G.Skill Ripjaws V 64GB      || 2020-08-01 || $489   || In Stock
 |}

Tact: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 01:12, 5 February 2023

Parts

ASUS ROG STRIX Z270F GAMING Intel Z270 ATX Board

Keyboard

Layer 1

Wish list

VIM by Skeletor 104-Key V3 Custom Mechanical Keyboard

Dual Ethernet NIC

64 GB RAM

Ethernet switch

NAS

Upgrades

UHD monitor

Specs

CPU

Motherboard

RAM

Disk

Video card

Monitors

Case

PSU

Optical drive

Mouse

Chair

Cables

NIC

Keyboard

PC Part Picker

Research

CPU

Thermal paste

RAID

Chipset

Sound issue

Navigation menu

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