Control Structure #127: Hold The Light Still

Andrew buys parts for a new PC, and builds it, while Steven hangs around.

Andrew buys parts for a new PC, and builds it, while Steven hangs around.


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Parts (these are affiliate links, so we make some money if you buy them)

AMD RYZEN 7 1800X 8-Core 3.6 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 95W YD180XBCAEWOF Desktop Processor
Thermaltake Contac Silent 12 Universal CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heatpipes and 120 mm PWM Fan
ASUS Prime X370-Pro AM4 AMD X370 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 HDMI ATX Motherboards – AMD – Retail
G.SKILL TridentZ Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C14D-32GTZ
SAMSUNG 960 EVO M.2 2280 1TB PCI-Express 3.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V6E1T0BW
Seagate Desktop HDD ST4000DM000 4TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Thermaltake TR2 Bronze 700W SLI / CrossFire Ready Continuous Power ATX12V v2.31 / EPS v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE CertifiedActive PFC Power Supply Haswell Ready TR-700
Fractal Design Define R4 Black Pearl w/ USB 3.0 ATX Mid Tower Silent PC Computer Case
CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPS 1500VA / 900W PFC compatible Pure sine wave

Benchmarks

Futuremark – Legacy Benchmarks
Manual:Speed(1) – OpenSSLWiki
3DMark cross-platform benchmark for Windows, Android and iOS
7-Zip LZMA Benchmark
Cura 3D Printing Slicing Software
UNIGINE Benchmarks
Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, The on GOG.com
Fallout 4 on Steam

Don’t forget

International Backup Awareness Day

Music

Bump Foot – Releases – foot132
THE OTHER SIDE | LukHash

XML file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
<settings pass="oobeSystem">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<FolderLocations>
<ProfilesDirectory>D:\Users</ProfilesDirectory>
</FolderLocations>
</component>
</settings>
<!-- net stop wmpnetworksvc -->
<!-- %windir%\system32\sysprep\sysprep.exe /oobe /reboot /unattend:d:\relocate.xml -->
</unattend>

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