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On 2/26/25 12:09 AM, Butch Maddow wrote:
> Once upon a time, on or about Tue, 25 Feb 2025 20:32:30 -0600, chrisv
> allegedly stated the following, and is solely responsible for its
> content:
> 
> 
> MAGA!
> MAGA!Some of you may recall that I built a new Alder Lake machine in the
> MAGA!Summer of 2023, to replace my Ivy Bridge (Intel 3rd gen) quad-core i5.
> MAGA!I've now replaced my other PC, a Skylake (Intel 6th gen) quad-core
> MAGA!Xeon.  Below I compare the new components to the 2023 build, and the
> MAGA!reasons for my choices.
> MAGA!
> MAGA!CPU:  Intel Raptor Lake i5-14600k (Alder Lake i5-12400)  In 2023 a
> MAGA!Raptor Lake i5 was a $300 chip, which I felt was too much for my
> MAGA!needs.  Now it's a $200 chip, so I decided to step up, even though I
> MAGA!remain skeptical of the need for so many (6P + 8E) CPU cores.  The
> MAGA!larger L2 cache of Raptor Lake, combined with higher clock speeds,
> MAGA!gives the 14600k around 25% better performance than the 12400, and
> MAGA!that's in benchmarks that do _not_ benefit from having a zillion
> MAGA!cores.  It costs twice as much the 12400, but increases the total
> MAGA!system cost by only 10%.  And, who knows, maybe some day I will do
> MAGA!something that will utilize all the cores.
> MAGA!
> MAGA!Motherboard:  Asus TUF Gaming B760M-Plus WiFi II (MSI B760M Mag Mortar
> MAGA!WiFi)  Both are good-quality B760-based microATX boards.  The MSI
> MAGA!board has been working fine, but I thought I'd the Asus a try.  I
> MAGA!perceive it as being a bit of an upgrade over the MSI.  I have no need
> MAGA!for the extras that a Z790 board offers.
> MAGA!
> MAGA!RAM:  G Skill 48GB DDR5-6400 (G Skill 32GB DDR5-5600) I think that 32G
> MAGA!is way plenty, and will be for a long time.  But in the spirit of this
> MAGA!PC being a performance upgrade and more future-proof, I decided to
> MAGA!endow it with more RAM.  I thought about 64G, but that just seemed
> MAGA!ridiculous, for what I do.  The 48G compromise seemed kind of fun and
> MAGA!different.  The speed boost to 6400 MHz was done in the same spirit of
> MAGA!custom-built fun, and because Raptor Lake does officially support
> MAGA!faster RAM.
> MAGA!
> MAGA!SSD:  Kingston KC3000 2TB PCIe 4 M.2 (same)  Plenty good.  I see no
> MAGA!need for PCIe 5, here.
> MAGA!
> MAGA!PSU:  Seasonic Vertex 750W 80+ gold (Seasonic Focus 650W 80+ Gold)
> MAGA!Small steps up in quality and performance, for the new PC.
> MAGA!
> MAGA!CPU cooler:  Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO (Deepcool AK620)
> MAGA!Both are large dual-tower, dual fan coolers.  I might have bought the
> MAGA!Deepcool again, but they got into some kind of legal trouble and are
> MAGA!no longer available.  The reviews that I read of the Thermalright said
> MAGA!that it was one of the best air coolers available, and it's reasonably
> MAGA!priced
> MAGA!
> MAGA!Case:  Asus Prime AP201 microATX mini-tower (same)  Has the jacks that
> MAGA!I want, where I want them, and no silly glass panel.
> MAGA!
> MAGA!GPU:  Nvidia GTX 1080Ti (GTX 1070)  Both are far from state of the
> MAGA!art, but suffice for the occasional screwing-around with older games,
> MAGA!that I do.
> 
> What's the lift and duration on your cams?  I assume you're using
> roller rockers...


   Ok ... that was just weird .........

   And why was there a 'guns' group in the headers ?
   Planning an armed take-over of something ?