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Assignment: Week 6 - PC Purchase

  1. Briefly describe the activities you perform frequently on your computer that is important for having a fast and functional system. The description should be relevant to respond below.

I often use my computer to play video games, some of which are very intensive on the computer. Also, I sometimes use my computer for various coding projects.

  1. Complete the table below with your quote.
Computer Component Quantity Price (10/13/2020) Rationale for Component
MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI 1 $199.99 @ Amazon This motherboard supports all the components listed below. It has integrated wi-fi, so I won't need a separate card for that. It has a 2.5 Gbps LAN connector, which will be faster than necessary until far into the future. It has USB 3.2 Gen 1 and 2 ports for connecting things. Most importantly, though, it has RGB LEDs. This motherboard supports overclocking the CPU for better performance. It also supports XMP to use the full speed of the memory.
OLOy 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-4000 CL19 Memory 1 pack (2 sticks) $164.99 @ Newegg 32 GB is enough to run games and other processes simultaneously. DDR-4000 RAM is very fast. OLOy has significantly cheaper RAM than any competitors, and seems to be a reputable company despite not being "brand-name".
Intel Core i7-10700K 1 $377.77 @ B&H This CPU has 8 cores, which is useful for some programs. If I got a CPU with any more cores, they would probably not improve gaming performance, as the number of cores generally provides diminishing returns for games. It runs at 3.8 GHz with a turbo of 5.1 GHz, but also supports overclocking for even higher speeds. It has an integrated GPU, but this wouldn't be used as the PC would have a dedicated video card.
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1 TB 1 $168.66 @ Amazon This is one of the fastest SSDs available, allowing quick boot up and load times for games and other programs. The faster ones are only slightly faster and much more expensive. 1 TB is a lot of storage, but some games are over 100 GB, and I tend not to delete things. For documents and pictures, I can just upload them to the cloud.
Total N/A $911.41 N/A