Laptop suggestions
Can you suggest me a new laptop for both gaming and work?
My budget is around 1200 euros.
Workwise I dont need it to be super powerful but gaming wise I do like to play some more demanding open world games.
I know very little about computers so please also tell me what I should definetely avoid.
Thank you :)
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Can you suggest me a new laptop for both gaming and work?
My budget is around 1200 euros.
Workwise I dont need it to be super powerful but gaming wise I do like to play some more demanding open world games.
I know very little about computers so please also tell me what I should definetely avoid.
Thank you :)
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GEEKOM A7 Max review
The A7 Max is a complete powerhouse in a small package.
First, let’s talk unboxing. The box itself is a little bit nondescript, white with a picture of the top of the device on the lid and the words “GEEKOM A series” on the front and back, and a sticker that says “Max” on the front. On the bottom, standard legal information and the internal specs (CPU, RAM amount, etc). Inside the box you get the power adapter (standard wall plug to barrel jack with transformer between them), an HDMI cable, information cards, the A7 Max itself, and a VESA mount, which is great. The A7 Max is designed to be able to mount to the back of VESA-compatible monitors, which is very cool.
Coming around to the A7 Max itself, along the front you get 4 USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports. The leftmost port supports S5 sleep state power, so it’s always on. Meaning you can receive power from that port even when the system is off. To make it easier to identify, an icon of a battery surrounding the icon for USB SuperSpeed. Next to the USB ports, there is a 3.5 mm (1/8th inch) headphone/microphone combo jack. On the right of the device’s front, there is a power button that is very nice to press. I enjoy clicking it, it provides a nice sound. When the device is on, the power button glows white, and when it’s in standby (sleep) mode, it blinks white. One odd thing, while blinking, the light is on more than it is off, so it’s harder to tell whether it’s on or in sleep mode at a glance. Very minor detail, though.
Along the device’s left side, you have a UHS-II SD card slot, with a max theoretical speed of 312 MB/s and a real world speed of \~200 MB/s. Of course, speeds all depend on the card itself, but it’s nice to know that the slot isn’t a bottleneck. You also have lots of ventilation.
On the right side, there’s a standard Kensington lock and more ventilation.
Along the back, you have 2 HDMI 2.0 ports, 1 USB 4.0 Type-C that supports Power Delivery out and PD in. PD in is used to power the device through the USB C port (yes, really!). You need a pretty beefy adapter, though, capable of delivering up to (and, for best results, over) 120 watts. Using a standard 65 watt laptop charger will not work due to the CPU alone being able to pull 65 watts during bursts. The other USB 4.0 Type-C port also supports PD out, but not PD in. Of course, the barrel jack. And a really special part of this system, the dual 2.5 Gbe ports! There are lots of uses for these ports. Connecting to a NAS on one port, and then connecting to the rest of the LAN on the other port, so heavy network transfers don’t bog everyone else’s connection to the LAN (and internet). It could be used as a firewall, or a router. Many uses indeed.
The system supports up to 4x 4K @ 60 Hz displays, or one 8K display, which is impressive.
The cooling here is very nice. I ran benchmark collection 10 of the Phoronix Test Suite benchmarking software, which focuses on the CPU. The CPU topped out at 90.5°C. You can view the results here https://openbenchmarking.org/result/2602262-NE-BENCHMARK23. IceBlast 2.0 is very impressive. I cannot wait for IceBlast 3.0!
The CPU inside is a Ryzen 9 7940HS with 8 cores and 16 threads and a base clock of 4 GHz with a boost of 5.2. It has comparable performance to the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H in the Geekbook X14. The Radeon 780M inside is sufficient for most tasks. I edited a video at 1792x1080 (odd resolution, I know) @ 60 FPS and it was good. It took about 10 minutes to render inside of Kdenlive, so approximately a render to realtime ratio of 1:1. The 16 GB of RAM wasn’t much of a bottleneck for some tasks, but for very heavy applications like compiling Android, it was just barely enough. For fan noise, it was tolerable. The pitch wasn’t rumbly and low, but it wasn’t like a fly buzzing in your ear. It had a similar pitch to [this\](https://youtu.be/FVFF0ECGWrM?t=19) video.
Wireless technologies include Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2. The Wi-Fi performs well, being
The A7 Max is a complete powerhouse in a small package.
First, let’s talk unboxing. The box itself is a little bit nondescript, white with a picture of the top of the device on the lid and the words “GEEKOM A series” on the front and back, and a sticker that says “Max” on the front. On the bottom, standard legal information and the internal specs (CPU, RAM amount, etc). Inside the box you get the power adapter (standard wall plug to barrel jack with transformer between them), an HDMI cable, information cards, the A7 Max itself, and a VESA mount, which is great. The A7 Max is designed to be able to mount to the back of VESA-compatible monitors, which is very cool.
Coming around to the A7 Max itself, along the front you get 4 USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports. The leftmost port supports S5 sleep state power, so it’s always on. Meaning you can receive power from that port even when the system is off. To make it easier to identify, an icon of a battery surrounding the icon for USB SuperSpeed. Next to the USB ports, there is a 3.5 mm (1/8th inch) headphone/microphone combo jack. On the right of the device’s front, there is a power button that is very nice to press. I enjoy clicking it, it provides a nice sound. When the device is on, the power button glows white, and when it’s in standby (sleep) mode, it blinks white. One odd thing, while blinking, the light is on more than it is off, so it’s harder to tell whether it’s on or in sleep mode at a glance. Very minor detail, though.
Along the device’s left side, you have a UHS-II SD card slot, with a max theoretical speed of 312 MB/s and a real world speed of \~200 MB/s. Of course, speeds all depend on the card itself, but it’s nice to know that the slot isn’t a bottleneck. You also have lots of ventilation.
On the right side, there’s a standard Kensington lock and more ventilation.
Along the back, you have 2 HDMI 2.0 ports, 1 USB 4.0 Type-C that supports Power Delivery out and PD in. PD in is used to power the device through the USB C port (yes, really!). You need a pretty beefy adapter, though, capable of delivering up to (and, for best results, over) 120 watts. Using a standard 65 watt laptop charger will not work due to the CPU alone being able to pull 65 watts during bursts. The other USB 4.0 Type-C port also supports PD out, but not PD in. Of course, the barrel jack. And a really special part of this system, the dual 2.5 Gbe ports! There are lots of uses for these ports. Connecting to a NAS on one port, and then connecting to the rest of the LAN on the other port, so heavy network transfers don’t bog everyone else’s connection to the LAN (and internet). It could be used as a firewall, or a router. Many uses indeed.
The system supports up to 4x 4K @ 60 Hz displays, or one 8K display, which is impressive.
The cooling here is very nice. I ran benchmark collection 10 of the Phoronix Test Suite benchmarking software, which focuses on the CPU. The CPU topped out at 90.5°C. You can view the results here https://openbenchmarking.org/result/2602262-NE-BENCHMARK23. IceBlast 2.0 is very impressive. I cannot wait for IceBlast 3.0!
The CPU inside is a Ryzen 9 7940HS with 8 cores and 16 threads and a base clock of 4 GHz with a boost of 5.2. It has comparable performance to the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H in the Geekbook X14. The Radeon 780M inside is sufficient for most tasks. I edited a video at 1792x1080 (odd resolution, I know) @ 60 FPS and it was good. It took about 10 minutes to render inside of Kdenlive, so approximately a render to realtime ratio of 1:1. The 16 GB of RAM wasn’t much of a bottleneck for some tasks, but for very heavy applications like compiling Android, it was just barely enough. For fan noise, it was tolerable. The pitch wasn’t rumbly and low, but it wasn’t like a fly buzzing in your ear. It had a similar pitch to [this\](https://youtu.be/FVFF0ECGWrM?t=19) video.
Wireless technologies include Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2. The Wi-Fi performs well, being
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able to saturate my 600 Mbps download speed whilst passing through about 5 drywall walls (tested with Speedtest.net).
RAM. The A7 Max comes with 16 GB of DDR5 running at 5600 MT/s. It’s SODIMM, and not soldered! It can be upgraded to 64 GB, but good luck doing that during the RAM shortage.
The SSD is a Wodposit WPBSN4M8-1TGP. It scores behind the Kingston Renegade Fury 1 TB and WD BLACK SN850X 1TB on harddrivebenchmarks.net https://www.harddrivebenchmark.net/hdd.php?hdd=WPBSN4M8-1TGP&id=45398. It can also be upgraded, up to 2 terabytes. It’s PCIe 4.0, and 2280 as a form factor.
The OS is Windows 11 Pro, with very little bloatware. It only has the standard Windows stuff, and the Geekom PC Manager. One great thing that Geekom did is, they removed the requirement for a Microsoft account upon setup! I was very grateful for that, even though I did install Debian almost right away.
If you’re in the market for a new mini PC and laptop, take a look at the Geekom A7 Max and Geekom Geekbook X14 Pro, which you can read my review of [here\](https://www.reddit.com/r/computers/comments/1re5816/a\_review\_of\_geekoms\_geekbook\_x14\_pro/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web3x&utm\_name=web3xcss&utm\_term=1&utm\_content=share\_button)
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RAM. The A7 Max comes with 16 GB of DDR5 running at 5600 MT/s. It’s SODIMM, and not soldered! It can be upgraded to 64 GB, but good luck doing that during the RAM shortage.
The SSD is a Wodposit WPBSN4M8-1TGP. It scores behind the Kingston Renegade Fury 1 TB and WD BLACK SN850X 1TB on harddrivebenchmarks.net https://www.harddrivebenchmark.net/hdd.php?hdd=WPBSN4M8-1TGP&id=45398. It can also be upgraded, up to 2 terabytes. It’s PCIe 4.0, and 2280 as a form factor.
The OS is Windows 11 Pro, with very little bloatware. It only has the standard Windows stuff, and the Geekom PC Manager. One great thing that Geekom did is, they removed the requirement for a Microsoft account upon setup! I was very grateful for that, even though I did install Debian almost right away.
If you’re in the market for a new mini PC and laptop, take a look at the Geekom A7 Max and Geekom Geekbook X14 Pro, which you can read my review of [here\](https://www.reddit.com/r/computers/comments/1re5816/a\_review\_of\_geekoms\_geekbook\_x14\_pro/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web3x&utm\_name=web3xcss&utm\_term=1&utm\_content=share\_button)
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Is it possible for a computer to last more than a decade without changing components should I clean and maintain them? (asking this should it remain nearly unaffordable to buy parts)
Right now, I have a pretty satisfying setup: I have a MAG Z790 Tomahawk wifi (MS-7D91) motherboard, a Intel Core i7-14700kf CPU, a AMD RADEON 9070XT (Taichi) GPU, a MAG 1250W GOLD PSU, and a Thermalright CPU cooler. I also don't think I'll care much about upgrading as I don't have high hopes for future game developments (due to various controversies and practices by Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft), so I think I'll be content with what I have on Steam.
However, I'm worried about the possibility of one or more parts wearing out and dying. It has happened once before, with a power supply and motherboard (likely due to a surge. Had it remedied with not only those aforementioned upgrades, but also a high joule surge protector). I also strive to occasionally clean out my PC from dust (I think I can simply use a air canister and fiber cloth. I also have a PC store specialist who can diagnose and fix issues(even helped me with the aforementioned dead parts)).
Regardless, I've been wondering if it's possible for a computer setup to remain good for use in decades to come if maintained and cared for. I have heard that some old computers still work to this day, but I haven't looked into it. I at least hope to maintain parts that are now painfully expensive, like RAM.
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Right now, I have a pretty satisfying setup: I have a MAG Z790 Tomahawk wifi (MS-7D91) motherboard, a Intel Core i7-14700kf CPU, a AMD RADEON 9070XT (Taichi) GPU, a MAG 1250W GOLD PSU, and a Thermalright CPU cooler. I also don't think I'll care much about upgrading as I don't have high hopes for future game developments (due to various controversies and practices by Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft), so I think I'll be content with what I have on Steam.
However, I'm worried about the possibility of one or more parts wearing out and dying. It has happened once before, with a power supply and motherboard (likely due to a surge. Had it remedied with not only those aforementioned upgrades, but also a high joule surge protector). I also strive to occasionally clean out my PC from dust (I think I can simply use a air canister and fiber cloth. I also have a PC store specialist who can diagnose and fix issues(even helped me with the aforementioned dead parts)).
Regardless, I've been wondering if it's possible for a computer setup to remain good for use in decades to come if maintained and cared for. I have heard that some old computers still work to this day, but I haven't looked into it. I at least hope to maintain parts that are now painfully expensive, like RAM.
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Need advice on what computer to purchase
I’m rlly sorry if this isn’t the right place to post this but lmk where I should if it isn’t
I want a laptop that can run sims 4 and Minecraft with no lag and at the same time can do my homework on and bring to class with me
If u have any recommendations thank you so much
Again im sorry if this not the right place to post this I have never been good at Reddit
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I’m rlly sorry if this isn’t the right place to post this but lmk where I should if it isn’t
I want a laptop that can run sims 4 and Minecraft with no lag and at the same time can do my homework on and bring to class with me
If u have any recommendations thank you so much
Again im sorry if this not the right place to post this I have never been good at Reddit
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Hey guys. I just got this absolute beast. For free from work. It's a Latitude D810. what should I do with it.
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I bought this a little while ago and believe it belongs here. Atari Portfolio
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I Need Advice on a Purchase for a Birthday - I am lost
Hello,
My relatives and I want to purchase a (good) tower / gaming PC for my brother's upcoming birthday.
We'd all been saving up some money on the sly last year (up to 2000EUR ish cause the good ones are expensive) for this August. (yay timing)
Now, my brother is 24, he is a good man, and his only hobby is video games.
I, as a certified and professional backseat gamer, knows jack-all about PC's.
I play on his old consoles, that he graciously gave me, filthy casual peasant that I am, (which I am very happy with btw.)
I am the main driving force behind the Pc-Tower-Gamer-Purchase.
My brother has an old-ass chimera (screen he got on discount/tower from a friend/MY MOUSE HE STOLE CAUSE HE BROKE HIS) whatever the hell he runs in his den that hangs on to life by sheer spite and is probably a safety hazard.
I am lost. Please help me. Grandma might pull-out and buy him a jumper or something.
I am thinking about a good tower and he'll get himself the rest (mouse/screen/whatever the hell)
But I don't know. What should I buy?
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Hello,
My relatives and I want to purchase a (good) tower / gaming PC for my brother's upcoming birthday.
We'd all been saving up some money on the sly last year (up to 2000EUR ish cause the good ones are expensive) for this August. (yay timing)
Now, my brother is 24, he is a good man, and his only hobby is video games.
I, as a certified and professional backseat gamer, knows jack-all about PC's.
I play on his old consoles, that he graciously gave me, filthy casual peasant that I am, (which I am very happy with btw.)
I am the main driving force behind the Pc-Tower-Gamer-Purchase.
My brother has an old-ass chimera (screen he got on discount/tower from a friend/MY MOUSE HE STOLE CAUSE HE BROKE HIS) whatever the hell he runs in his den that hangs on to life by sheer spite and is probably a safety hazard.
I am lost. Please help me. Grandma might pull-out and buy him a jumper or something.
I am thinking about a good tower and he'll get himself the rest (mouse/screen/whatever the hell)
But I don't know. What should I buy?
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How true is the notion that RAM prices will drop by new year 2027 because AI is not profitable?
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Media is too big
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My Pc is opening unlimited tabs on its own. Do anybody know how to fix?
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Open Box Laptop
I know the minute I post this I am going to feel like a psycho paranoid non-computer user. So what.
I bought a Dell laptop as open-box from Best Buy. It has the "inspected by sticker" on it, and I completely trust Best Buy. 5 years ago I wouldn't have batted an eye..., but now I am wondering what if the person that returned this installed some spyware or some nefarious program on it to steal information! I booted it up this morning, and it is starting from scratch, so I am pretty sure the factory reset was done.
What can I do to give myself peace of mind that there aren't any scamming/skimming/spying programs on this? Am I crazy? Probably. Thanks community!
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I know the minute I post this I am going to feel like a psycho paranoid non-computer user. So what.
I bought a Dell laptop as open-box from Best Buy. It has the "inspected by sticker" on it, and I completely trust Best Buy. 5 years ago I wouldn't have batted an eye..., but now I am wondering what if the person that returned this installed some spyware or some nefarious program on it to steal information! I booted it up this morning, and it is starting from scratch, so I am pretty sure the factory reset was done.
What can I do to give myself peace of mind that there aren't any scamming/skimming/spying programs on this? Am I crazy? Probably. Thanks community!
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Guys, I need assistance with troubleshooting if my PC is stuttering due to CPU or GPU...
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