re: New Desktop Build Recs

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know I said I planned on reusing my old hard drives, which I have a mix of a sata SSD and regular sata HDD. What would I gain by switching to an m.2 NVMe drive?

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About 12 times the speed. Fastest sata SSD 550 MB/s. Gen 4 nvme's are 7000 MB/s.

Always run dual channel. No need to run 4 unless you are doing some serious multitasking.

If a digital windows license, no worries. If not, then you may need to call with some info to get reactivated. However, there are key sites out there that you can get Win11 pro for 30 bucks, activated with no problems.

If you want some great recommendations, come on over to the gaming board. You will get some questions about what you want, how you want to use, and your budget. Someone will hook you up with a good build.