Some geeky notes on my new PC

Not pictured: my PC

What happened today:

• I picked up my new PC.

  • It’s used so the chassis is literally missing a few screws.

  • Otherwise, all of the components are in there, even the GPU — which was something I was uber paranoid about.

    • If I were a bad person, I would totally buy a pre-built system, swap out the graphics card for a crappy one, and then return the computer with that janky card.

    • Good thing I’m not a bad person.

  • All I’ve done so far was play more Elden Ring (so typical of me). I’ll start doing some more benchmark testing later.

  • The system has 32 GB of RAM. 32 gigs! I know that modern software has required more ram over the years, but damn.

  • I’m sure this thing is going to load Lightroom and Photoshop super fast. With this amount of RAM, I wouldn’t be surprised if video editing would also run fairly smoothly.

  • The computer is a prebuild from Dell. The main components are high end, but I think they skimped on things like system cooling. There’s only one case fan that I see here. And the tower itself doesn’t have a top vent.

  • I may change out the CPU fan for a liquid cooling solution, just to keep the temps low.

    • Alternatively, I could add more intake fans at the front and buy a stronger exhaust fan for the back. So many options.