Extremely mild and benign computer porn

[canetoad]

I prefer desktop computers simply because I can't be trusted not to drop an iphone into the sea.

Gaming machines give me best bang for buck for graphics, editing, the odd foray into HL2 in God Mode and a totally-inappropriate for my age set of gaudy case lights.

Several weeks ago I farewelled my old deskto. https://www.democraticunderground.com/109530970

Recently the replacement arrived. Crabby (I have a small network and name machines about the ocean) is a comparatively 'small' gaming machine, but in price, similar to Limpet was 12 years ago.

But WOW - has technology changed in the intervening years? Mid-tower cases replaced by micro-towers. Not THAT much smaller, just a few cms pared off all dimensions. But seriously, a much more aesthetic shape and size. Crabby has a magnetic, hinged glass door. I don't even have to undo screws to get inside.

The SSD hard drive screws directly onto the mobo. Get that? I'm gobsmacked. Room for three other hdds if I open the back side of the case. It's not a big SSD - only 240g. Storage is an old HDD but I'm so totally blown away by the speed of ssds in desktops that I'll prolly replace with a 1tb ssd.

More USB3 ports than you can shake a stick at.

CPU is an AMD Ryzen 5 (6 core 12 thread). Gfx is Nvidia GTX 1650. Always been a fan of AMD and Nvidia - IMO gives you more bang for your buck. Anyhow, main thing is I'll be 70 in coupla years and I'm still like a kid with a new gaming machine!

[ItsjustMe]

2. Check out slick deals to find some good deals on SSD drives.

https://slickdeals.net/

[canetoad]

3. Thanks buddy

But I'm in Au. so better to buy here.

[ItsjustMe]

4. My Bad

I should have looked at your profile Information

[keithbvadu2]

5. It's looking at you/me, like a cat ready to pounce.

[3Hotdogs]

6. You should see the gaming rig my 12 year old grandson built for himself.....

I don't understand any of it but it's got all kinds of lights in the box and around 10 fans because it gets hot inside. He build his first on at age 11. It is in our house so's he has it when he stays over night here.