For questions about computers consisting of a non-portable tower where all components are housed inside a case.
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Motherboard for photo processing
I'm looking for a desktop configuration. Primary use would be processing photographs in Lightroom and Photoshop (very basic). As far as I read in such use cases graphic card is far less important than fast memory, a fast CPU and a fast disk.
I was…
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New Desktop PC for Extreme Gamer and Web Developer
I'm looking to get a new desktop PC within the next month or so, but I'm no computer expert and I'm not sure what sort of hardware to look for that would suit my needs and be within my budget of 500 USD. Those needs are:
Can handle games such as…
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What is PSU that I need?
I have these parts, but I am lost because I'm not sure what kind of PSU I need. For the voltage, I can be safe and get a high one, but for the cables included, I don't know what I need.
ASRock motherboard Motherboards Z370 PRO4
DEEPCOOL GAMMAXX 400…
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Long lasting tower for 70+ couple
A friend of mine desperately needs a new computer. His current device has lasted for over 10 years and I'm aiming for the new one to match this.
He and his wife have reached a respectable age. The device doesn't have to be top-of-the-line and should…
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Refurbished Acer AMD A10-7800 Desktop
Acer Aspire ATC-220-EB52 Desktop (Refurbished)
- AMD A10-7800 3.5GHz
- 8GB DDR3
- 1TB HDD
- AMD Radeon R7 Graphic
- Windows 10 Home 64-bit
- CAD$ 409 + 13% tax
I am considering this for a general purpose desktop + Adobe Lightroom use. Will add an…
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Will a mesh front with three 120mm fans fitted in the O11 Dynamic Evo restrict access to the rads/distro plate?
I've been scouring the internet but can't find an answer to my question.
Planning on building my second water-cooled PC soon and I'm stuck between choosing the Corsair 5000T and O11 Dynamic Evo cases. Slightly leaning towards the 5000T but what…
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Desktop computer for research purposes
The next year I will get a budget of circa 2000$ to buy a desktop computer to start my PhD program in control systems engineering.
In particular, I know that I will use such computer to:
solve general optimization problems not in real time, for…
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Need help to buy a computer for VM, i7 vs E5-2660 V1
I want to buy a computer where i can run more than 3 Hyper-V at a time. One choice I have is to buy some new core i7 it will cost me around US$800/1000
Usage of Hyper-V
Windows Server 2012 with ADFS services
Windows Server 2012 Sharepoint 2013/16…
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What are the methods to reserve one SSD for only an operating system?
Out of all the computers, I've built I've always used a separate hard disk drive or solid state drive to separate the contents of the operating system and the user files. However, eventually somehow someway user folders even not knowingly will have…
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Would a new case be best
I have the centurion 541 cooler master case and I'm going to buy new parts to replace the old parts should I get a new case a friend told me that I should because it has bad airflow or I think it because it doesn't have enough holes for the air so I…
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Computer that would last 100 years
Design a desktop computer system that would reasonably be expected to last for 100 years. Assume it will be used for 3 hours every day in this period (100,000 hours)
If some parts of the computer simply won't last that long, try and estimate how…
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Recommend a PSU
I am planning to assemble a desktop and was looking to purchase a PSU for my system.
My Config
i7 6700k
Asus Z170-P - LGA1151 -http://goo.gl/5QMajz
Cooler Master 212x -http://goo.gl/kAPM3D
GTX 1070
1 tb HDD 7200 rpm
5 120mm LED fans
16 GB DDR4 RAM…
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