Introduction
For part 2, we are going to break down the high-level stats that I went over in part 1 and see what actual products were I built with…
Case
Any surprises? Look at all of the different Thermaltake models. I was a bit surprised by that.
CPU
No real surprises here. Intel was still king during the years I was building PC’s. The Core i9-9900k was really strong despite the price of $550. I am pretty sure I have posted a blog on a build including the 9900k, but if I didn’t, I will. Ryzen came on pretty strong during my last year or so. Ryzen just has a better price-to-performance ratio and unless somebody has a loyalty to Intel, they sometimes did go AMD. I am sure they don’t regret it.
Motherboard
So many motherboards. I really think companies need to considerate their motherboard offerings. Too much choice cause consumer confusion. Many of these have very little differences.
GPU
The same with GPUs. Very few GPUs did I have multiples of the same GPU, but variations of each other.
RAM
RAM has quite a few models, but not as bad as motherboards or GPUs. Obviously, RAM doesn’t change much and there doesn’t have to be as many models. If I was able to breakdown further by RAM speed, this chart be be much bigger and more confusing. Corsair Vengeance LPX (low profile) RAM is the most popular. In fact, that’s what I use….
Conclusion
Well, there you go. Interesting look back at my former years of PC building. I will post a few of my more interesting builds over the coming weeks. A little nostalgia going into 2021….