Sunday, March 26, 2017
Sunday, March 19, 2017
JANE'S ATTEMPT AT BUILDING A COMPUTER:
I have based my computer mainly on
one called the "Mini ITX Gaming Build" by someone calling him/herself
ChargersDen on PC Part Picker. There are some things he/she does not mention
which I have added or altered. The parts are in the order listed by
FunTrivia.com :
1) THE CASE
Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX Mini ITX
Tower
2) THE POWER SUPPLY
EVGA SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold
Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
3) THE MOTHERBOARD
ASRock Z270M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151
Motherboard
4) THE MAIN PROCESSOR
Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core
Processor
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/dQM323/intel-core-i5-7600k-38ghz-quad-core-processor-bx80677i57600k
5) THE CPU COOLER
CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler
6) THE FAN ASSEMBLY/COOLING SYSTEM:
NZXT RF-FN142-RB 50.0 CFM 140mm Fan
7) THE MAIN MEMORY
EVGA SuperSC 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000
Memory
8) THE VIDEO CARD
Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video
Card
9) HARD DRIVE/STORAGE
I ) Hynix SL308 250GB 2.5"
Solid State Drive
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MZJkcf/sk-hynix-sl308-250gb-25-solid-state-drive-hfs250g32tnd-n1a2a
II) Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5"
7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
PARTS
I HAVE ADDED, MOST OF WHICH PC PART PICKER SAYS ARE COMPATIBLE. SOME OF THE
IDEAS COME FROM A PERSON WHO CALLS HIM/HERSELF JADEGT:
1) The Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD
Drive
2) The Syba SD-PEX63034 24-bit 48
KHz Sound Card, partly because Darrell said something about audiophiles wanting
a sound card:
3) ChargersDen has chosen this
keyboard:
Cooler Master MasterKeys Pro S Wired
Standard Keyboard
4) And this mouse:
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VfYXsY/logitech-mouse-910004074
5) I opted for this keyboard and mouse combo as they are much cheaper and I know I can return them if I want to:
5) I opted for this keyboard and mouse combo as they are much cheaper and I know I can return them if I want to:
Insignia™ - USB Keyboard and Optical
Mouse
6) And this mousepad:
mp0034 Ouija Board Spirit Mystery
Mouse Pad
7) ChargersDen chose these speakers:
Logitech Z200 0W 2ch
I chose these instead:
Insignia™ - 2.0 Stereo Computer
Speaker System (2-Piece) - Black
I am told Linux is free.
9) For additional software I chose
Microsoft Office 365 Personal:
10) I want to add Adobe Photoshop for
students and teachers: http://www.adobe-students.com/creativecloud/buy/students.html?sdid=KKTHD&mv=search&s_kwcid=AL!3085!3!102778829062!e!!g!!adobephotoshop&ef_id=WJjFuAAAAFeAa_j5:20170319022619:s
11) I have read Windows Defender is ok but PC Magazine recommends Kaspersky or Bitdfender. Since I have had weird experiences with Kaspersky I chose Bitdefender Total Security 2017: https://store.bitdefender.com/order/checkout.php?redirect=0&CART=1&CARD=2&PRODS=4698114&QTY=1&OPTIONS4698114=tsmd-5u-1y&LANG=en&CURRENCY=USD&DCURRENCY=USD&CLEAN_CART=ALL&ORDERSTYLE=nLW4oJapmH4%3D&COUPON=SpringPromo2017&SHOPURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bitdefender.com%2Fmedia%2Fhtml%2F2017%2Fcl25off%2F%3Fpid%3D35off%26amp%3Bcid%3Dppc%257cc%257cGoogle%257c35off%26amp%3Bgclid%3DCPz6r4bD4dICFdGKswod-0cNyQ&__c=1
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