Subj : New Toy
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : MRO
Date : Fri Feb 19 2021 20:37:39

  Re: New Toy
  By: poindexter FORTRAN to All on Tue Feb 16 2021 09:30 pm

 > I went to my local thrift shop and found a Dell Inspiron for $150 - it's got
 > a DVD-RW, 16 GB of RAM, a 3TB drive and an I7-4790 CPU. It'll make a nice
 > upgrade from my old Core 2 Quad box.
 >
 > I'm surprised at how sparse it is on the inside - my Precision Workstation
 > circa 2011 has fans everywhere and a ton of drive bays, the Inspiron has a
 > case with covered ports and those 2000-era smooth covers over the DVD
 > drives. Not as garish as my old Compaq Presario, by any means.


people dont need a lot of drive bays anymore, or even a dvd drive.
also, fans don't really do a good job of cooling, nor are many fans needed anymore.

i had a core 2 duo that was always hot as hell and had lots of fans i added. eventually i had to put a box fan on it.

this i7 computer just needs little fans and stays cool, even when gaming at max settings.
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