My CPU is an AMD Ryzen 4600g. When it comes to CPU and GPU power, I really don’t need much, so a 6 core 12 thread CPU is definitely enough for me. The most I do with it is compiling large programs and video editing. You can even overclock the CPU if you want a little extra performance.
I don’t use a discrete GPU, I just use the built in graphics that come with my AMD 4600g. This GPU/APU uses Radeon at 1.9 GHz which is pretty OK, but you can always overclock it if you want extra graphical performance. I don’t overclock my graphics because I don’t really play any video games, especially on my computer.
My motherboard is an ASRock B450M Steel Legend. I bought this motherboard because it was on sale and it had some pretty useful features. Although I’m not a big fan of RGB lights in general, I really don’t mind the lights on the motherboard. It also has useful ports like USB-C, optical audio, and even Display Port for those who need it.
I use OLOy DDR4 2x8GB RAM sticks. I clock my ram at around 2.933 GHz because it’s the fastest supported speed for my CPU/APU. For me personally, any amount of RAM over 16GB is overkill, at least for what I normally do day to day.
My PSU is EVGA 600W Bronze power supply, which is somewhat overkill considering that my CPU and GPU combined only draw around 65 watts max. I really don’t care what PSU I use as long as it’s safe (doesn’t catch on fire) and delivers the right amount of power.
I have 2 drives in my desktop, one HDD and one SSD. The SSD I use is a Western Digital Black 256GB SN730. It is an NVMe drive so it’s pretty dang fast, I don’t think I have ever had to physically wait when it came to moving files on this drive. I use this drive to store my bootloader/OS as well as small a frequently used files like documents, programs, and etc. My HDD is Seagate BarraCuda 2TB 7200 RPM. I mostly use this drive to store large files like movies, games, pictures, and etc. It’s a little slow, but I’m very patient.
My case is a “be quiet!” ATX case. I got it because it was on a very nice sale. I am unsure what model my case is, but the title is true, it’s very quiet.
My main laptop is a Lenovo Thinkpad X220. First things first, Thinkpads are built like tanks. I could drop this laptop from a rooftop and it will probably still work afterwords. Although this laptop isn’t that fast, since it’s almost 10 years old, I don’t really need a fast computer for my work. All of my computing can easily be done on a 10 year old computer. I also replaced the stock BIOS on this laptop with Coreboot.
I have various other junk laptops laying around that family or friends have given me. I use these every once in a while for various small tasks, but I don’t take them with me if I go anywhere.
I use a Unicomp Classic. When it comes to keyboards, you can’t beat the IBM Model M, and the Unicomp Classic is as close to a Model M as you can get. This keyboard is the best keyboard I have ever used, period. Although this keyboard isn’t a Model M it is as close as you can get to an IBM Model M. Believe it or not, Unicomp actually bought the tooling and molds that were used to make the Model M directly from IBM. Pretty rad.
My mouse is Logitech three button mouse. Why? Because it’s the best mouse that I currently have and I barely use my mouse as it is, so I don’t really mind. I don’t prefer wireless mice because I think that replacing the batteries on them is annoying.
My main monitor is an HP 24mh. When it comes to desktop monitors, all I really need is something that can do 1080p. Although color accuracy is somewhat important to me, I really don’t care if a monitor’s color accuracy is good or not.
I’ve never been a big fan of cell phones. Despite that, I still use a cell phone because in this day and age people just require you to have a cell phone. I do not and will not download random apps on my phone. I only have a handful of stock applications on my phone, and that is all I will ever need. I personally have a Google Pixel 3a that I flashed Graphene OS onto.