Lab #5: PC Purchase
Briefly describe the activities you perform frequently on your computer that is important for having a fast and functional system.
The activities I perform on my computer include video editing, audio production, gaming, software development, virtual machines, and machine learning.
| Part | Quantity | Price | Rationality |
|---|---|---|---|
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | 1 | $699.00 | Processes such as video production, virtual machines, and machine learning needs a high amount of cores. |
Corsair iCUE H170i Elite | 1 | $309.99 | WIth such a high performance cpu, it needs a high quality water cooler to make sure operating tempatures don't exceed a dangerous level. |
Asus ROG Crosshair X670E | 1 | $699.99 | The biggest factor in deciding my motherboard was compadability and the available memory slots and i/o ports. |
Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2x16gb) DDR5 RAM | 1 | $159.99 | With music production, video production, and software development you often need multiple applications open at once. Also with multiple virtual machines more ram is needed for each vm. |
Nvidia Titan V | 1 | $2999.00 | Why such a powerful graphics card? A high performance card is needed for graphical intensive activities such as gaming, video production, and audio production. Machine learning processes also utilize graphic cards in their applications. |
Lian Li LANCOOL III RGB ATX Case | 1 | $159.99 | I choose this case because it needed to enclose all the components I have. It also has rgb lights and plenty of space for ports. |
Corsair RM850x 850 W ATX Power Supply | 1 | $134.99 | With all these high performance components a high wattage battery is needed to power the pc properly. |
Creative Labs Sound Blaster 32 bit 384 khz sound card | 1 | $332.49 | Since this pc will be used for audio production. It will need speakers and a sub to play music out of. As well as other i/o devices like mics and headphones. All of those i/o devices need a sound card to work. |
TP-Link TG-3468 Gigabite Ethernet PCIe Network Adapter | 1 | $14.99 | This PC will access the internet directly through ethernet. A connection through ethernet is typically faster and more secure than a wireless connection. |
Samsung Odyssey G9 Neo 49" 5120x1440 240 hz monitor | 2 | $3,723.98 | For video production, software development, and multipe virtual machines. It may require running multipe applictations at once. Two of these ultrawide monitors give plenty of screen space for all the applications that will be running at the same time. |
Razer Huntsman Mini RGB wired mini keyboard | 1 | $99.99 | This mechanical keyboard has very aesthethic design and keyboard sound. This makes it easier to use and it also has RGB lights. |
Logitech G Pro X superlight wirleless optical mouse | 1 | $144.99 | Every PC needs a keyboard and mouse. I went with a usb mouse because I like the portability and it reduces the amount of cables cluttering your setup. The lag isn't enough to really effect any video game gameplay. |
Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO Headphones | 1 | $169.00 | For audio production a good set of headphones is crucial. |
Audioengine A5 Black 100 W 2.0 Channel speakers | 1 | $399.00 | Finally for this PC, speakers are needed for good quality audio while producing music. |
Total | $10147.38 |
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