Recent content by J35Bowman

In that case, the ideal situation is a dual-drive system. You use the SSD for booting and program installs (relatively little write activity), and a HDD for storage (lots of writing, and the speed doesn't matter as much).

The point is you will be building a computer on a dead-end platform. AM4 and DDR4 are at end of life. If you're building for the future, AM5 and DDR5 give you an upgrade path. You may save building for Zen 3 right now, but you'll have nowhere to go 4-5 years in the future.

Sorry I didn't hit this sooner. I'm not here on a regular basis. I think I said in my first comment what I would consider a mid-range board. I bought a MSI Pro B650M-A Wifi with no legacy I/O for what ASUS wants for this abomination that's packed full of legacy connections. I would like to have...

This is why generally you should be building your own desktop computer. You may not save any money, but you can spec every component, plus it gives you a sense of satisfaction. The latest computer I built is doing TV duty. It has a case meant to fit in an entertainment center while having lots...

This ASUS A620 is NOT a midrange board. No OC support, tons of legacy I/O, and limited VRM make it a low-end board. Yes, it has WiFi, but they're charging the same as MSI is for my decent mid-range B650 board (which also has WiFi).

I'm with you on that one. I just built a computer with a 7600 and a MSI Pro B650M-A Wifi. The mobo was $200, it is now on sale at Newegg for $180, and there are no PS/2, VGA, or USB2 ports to be found. It would be nice to have a USB-C on the back, because my case doesn't have one, but I got...