Computing » Computer specs
Referring people to here is easier than typing everything out manually. I also have a list of retired computers and their specs.
Main workstation
I decided to upgrade after eight years with a Dell XPS 8700, and the internals only cost me $1100 altogether. Never in my life did I think I’d go AMD.
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-core @ 4.20GHz, 35MB LSB |
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| Memory | 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX PC4-28800 DDR4-SDRAM @ 3600MHz |
| Motherboard & chipset |
MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX AMD X470 |
| Graphics | XFX Speedester SWFT 309 RX 6700 2304-core @ 2174MHz w/ 10GB 2000MHz GDDR6-SDRAM Acer SB230 23″ IPS FHD display (1920×1080)Logitech C920 HD Webcam (2017 model) |
| Storage | Samsung 980 1TB M.2 NVMe solid-state drive @ 3500MB/s Western Digital Red Plus 3TB SATA III hard-disk drive @ 5400RPM Seagate Barracuda 2TB SATA III hard-disk drive @ 7200RPM Western Digital Blue 1TB SATA III hard-disk drive @ 7200RPM |
| Media | Dell SATA III Multi Burner Drive @ 24× |
| Audio | Realtek ALC892/897 7+1HP SPDIF with additional dual-jack |
| Logitech Z323 2.1 speaker system Sony MDR-V6 headphones TONOR TC30 USB condenser microphone |
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| Networking | Realtek 8111H Gigabit 10/100/1000 Ethernet Adapter |
| Expansion slots/ports |
2 full-height PCIe 3.0 x16 1 full-height PCIe 3.0 x16 3 full-height PCIe 2.0 x1 |
| 2 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type A 4 USB 3.2 Gen1 Type A 2 USB 3.0 Type A 4 USB 2.0 Type A DE-9 serial port DB-25 parallel port |
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| Input | IBM Enhanced Keyboard (Model M), 1991 (1391401) Elecom DEFT PRO finger-operated wireless trackball |
| Other devices & components |
Fractal Design Define R5 mid-tower case EVGA 100-GD-0600-V1 600-watt power supply Scythe Fuma 2 dual sink w/ 2× 120mm Kaze Flex fans 3× Fractal Design Dynamic X2 GP-14 140mm fans |
| Operating sys. | Gentoo Linux AMD64 Windows 11 Pro x86-64 (via QEMU/KVM) |
Fun fact about that Radeon RX 580 mentioned at the top of this section: I got it for a then-cheap $200 used during the chip shortage in ‘21, but I managed to brick the card in ‘23 by flashing the wrong vBIOS image.
Dell XPS 8700
My wife’s PC; formerly mine from 2013–21. She basically only uses it to play The Sims 4 and Minecraft, so it still works for her purposes.
| Processor | Intel Core i7 4770 Quad Core @ 3.40GHz, 8MB LSB |
|---|---|
| Memory | 12GB Crucial PC3-12800 DDR3-SDRAM @ 1600MHz |
| Motherboard & chipset |
Proprietary Intel Z87 |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 1162-core @ 1033MHz w/ 2048MB 6100MHz GDDR5-SDRAM |
| Storage | Kingston 120GB SATA III solid-state drive @ 550MB/s Western Digital 250GB SATA II hard-disk drive @ 7200RPM |
| Media | Realtek 2C44C Card Reader |
| Audio | Realtek ALC899-GR 7+1HP with additional dual-jack |
| Networking | Intel 82573L Gigabit 10/100/1000 Ethernet Adapter OEM Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Expansion slots/ports |
1 full-height PCIe 2.0 x16 1 full-height PCIe 2.0 x4 2 full-height PCIe 2.0 x1 |
| 6 USB 3.0 Type A 4 USB 2.0 Type A |
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| Operating sys. | Windows 10 Pro x86-64 |
Acer Aspire A315-51-380T
Basically what my wife and I use when we don’t want to (or can’t) be sitting at our desktops.
| Processor | Intel Core i3-7100U Dual Core @ 2.40GHz, 3MB LSB |
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| Memory | 4GB OEM PC4-17000 DDR4-SDRAM @ 2133MHz 8GB PNY PC4-19200 DDR4-SDRAM @ 2133MHz (underclocked) |
| Motherboard & chipset |
Proprietary (chipset unknown) |
| Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 620 15.6″ LCD WXGA display (1366×768) Integrated webcam (unknown model) |
| Storage | Timetec 256GB SATA III M.2 solid-state drive Seagate 1TB SATA III hard-disk drive @ 5400RPM, 300MB/s |
| Media | OEM five-in-one card reader |
| Audio | Realtek ALC3234CG 2-channel with microphone input |
| Networking | OEM 10/100 Ethernet adapter OEM 802.11ac wireless adapter OEM Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Expansion slots/ports |
1 USB 3.0 Type A 2 USB 2.0 Type A |
| Input | OEM touchpad OEM keyboard |
| Operating sys. | Windows 11 Pro x86-64 |
Dell Optiplex 760
The computer which serves as a… server. My website, a testbed Minecraft server and some other services are hosted here, at my house. Electricity is cheaper than hosting around here.
| Processor | Intel Core i3 2120 Dual Core @ 3.30GHz, 3MB LSB |
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| Memory | 8GB Hynix PC3-10600 DDR3-SDRAM @ 1333MHz |
| Motherboard & chipset |
Proprietary Intel Q65 Express |
| Storage | Seagate 250GB SATA II hard-disk drive @ 5400RPM, 300MB/s |
| Media | Dell SATA III Multi Burner Drive @ 24× |
| Networking | Intel 82579LM Gigabit 10/100/1000 Ethernet Adapter US Robotics 5686E V.92 External Modem |
| Expansion slots/ports |
1 full-height PCIe x16 1 full-height PCIe x1 2 full-height PCI |
| 10 USB 2.0 Type A DE-9 serial port |
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| Operating sys. | FreeBSD 13-STABLE x86-64 |
Archive-O-Matic 3000
An old prebuilt originally used for bookkeeping at a gas station in Ohio (for which it was severely over-specced), now serving as a floppy disk archival machine in lieu of not having enough drive bays on my workstation.
| Processor | AMD A8-3850 quad-core @ 2.90 GHz, 4MB LSB |
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| Memory | 8GB Nanya PC3-10600 DDR3-SDRAM @ 1333MHz |
| Motherboard & chipset |
MSI A75MA-G55 AMD A75 |
| Storage | Western Digital Caviar 200GB SATA hard-disk drive @ 7200RPM, 300MB/s |
| Media | SATA II multi burner drive @ 16× (unknown model) Chinon FR-506 RevB 5¼″ floppy disk drive NEC FD1231H 3½″ diskette drive Panasonic JU-256A216P 3½″ diskette drive |
| Networking | Realtek RTL8111E 10/100/1000 Ethernet Adapter |
| Expansion slots/ports |
2 full-height PCIe x16 1 full-height PCIe x1 1 full-height PCI |
| 2 USB 3.0 Type A 6 USB 2.0 Type A DE-9 serial port DB-25 parallel port |
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| Other devices & components |
Thermaltake V3 mid-tower case Thermaltake TR2-430 430-watt power supply |
| Operating sys. | Gentoo Linux AMD64 |