{"id":2701,"date":"2023-06-13T17:21:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T21:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/?p=2701"},"modified":"2025-08-12T10:26:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T14:26:11","slug":"builds-upgrades-part-5-final-before-after","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/13\/builds-upgrades-part-5-final-before-after\/","title":{"rendered":"Builds &#038; Upgrades \u2014 Part 5 (FINAL \u2013 Before &#038; After)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2704 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/before-n-after.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"883\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/before-n-after.jpg 883w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/before-n-after-500x263.jpg 500w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/before-n-after-768x404.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 883px) 100vw, 883px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Finished up new Build yesterday \u2018n have it setup in my primary desktop spot \u2013 posting this from it right now. \ud83d\udc4c\ud83d\udc4d\ud83d\ude4c\ud83d\ude01<\/p>\n<p>Here are: <a href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/29\/computer-builds-upgrades-part-1\/\"><i><b>Part 1<\/b><\/i><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/01\/builds-upgrades-part-2-rose-has-plastic-surgery\/\"><i><b>Part 2<\/b><\/i><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/03\/builds-upgrades-part-3-costs-incurred-to-date\/\"><i><b>Part 3<\/b><\/i><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/07\/builds-upgrades-part-4-delivered-today-not\/\"><i><b>Part 4<\/b><\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018<i>Before<\/i>\u2019 as in the intact MoBo I moved out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxnewbiesince1996.wordpress.com\/2019\/12\/25\/apevia-x-qpack3-nw-bk-is-innovation-in-a-cube\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><b>Apevia X-Qpack3<\/b><\/i><\/a> case, and \u2018<i>After<\/i>\u2019 as in this new Build inside it now. I name most of my computers after the cases I use to build them, and I\u2019ll update the new components in \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/linuxnewbiesince1996.wordpress.com\/buy-low-or-byoc-build-your-own-computer-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><b>Apevia<\/b><\/i><\/a>\u2019 soon.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a closer look at the new benchmark results \u2013 from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.userbenchmark.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>UserBenchmark<\/b><\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/13\/builds-upgrades-part-5-final-before-after\/#Before\" >Before<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/13\/builds-upgrades-part-5-final-before-after\/#After\" >After<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/13\/builds-upgrades-part-5-final-before-after\/#Here_is_the_overall_brief\" >Here is the overall brief:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/13\/builds-upgrades-part-5-final-before-after\/#Here_are_the_results_for_CPU_GPU\" >Here are the results for CPU &amp; GPU:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/13\/builds-upgrades-part-5-final-before-after\/#The_two_Samsung_970_Evo_NVMe_PCIe_M2_drives\" >The two Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 drives:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/13\/builds-upgrades-part-5-final-before-after\/#Here_are_the_new_64GB_Memory_kit_results\" >Here are the new 64GB Memory kit results:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/13\/builds-upgrades-part-5-final-before-after\/#Here_are_the_symbol_meanings_from_UserBenchmark\" >Here are the symbol meanings from UserBenchmark:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/13\/builds-upgrades-part-5-final-before-after\/#Here_are_the_final_costs\" >Here are the final costs:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/13\/builds-upgrades-part-5-final-before-after\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Before\"><\/span>Before<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2706 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/before-500x141.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/before-500x141.jpg 500w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/before-768x216.jpg 768w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/before.jpg 880w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"After\"><\/span>After<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2708 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Benchmark-2-XMP-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"887\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Benchmark-2-XMP-.jpg 887w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Benchmark-2-XMP--500x128.jpg 500w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Benchmark-2-XMP--768x197.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 887px) 100vw, 887px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First time I have achieved UFO results in all three categories\u2014Gaming, Desktop and Workstation. No Overclocking was done. I enabled XMP in the BIOS for the RAM, which was a <b>*<\/b><u><b>HUGE<\/b><\/u><b>*<\/b> improvement for all benchmark tests.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Here_is_the_overall_brief\"><\/span>Here is the overall brief:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2713 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/94th-percentile.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"919\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/94th-percentile.jpg 919w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/94th-percentile-500x251.jpg 500w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/94th-percentile-768x386.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 919px) 100vw, 919px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Here_are_the_results_for_CPU_GPU\"><\/span>Here are the results for CPU &amp; GPU:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2710 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Perform-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"943\" height=\"644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Perform-1.jpg 943w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Perform-1-500x341.jpg 500w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Perform-1-768x524.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 943px) 100vw, 943px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_two_Samsung_970_Evo_NVMe_PCIe_M2_drives\"><\/span>The two Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 drives:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2712 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Perform-2-Drives.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"931\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Perform-2-Drives.jpg 931w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Perform-2-Drives-500x357.jpg 500w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Perform-2-Drives-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 931px) 100vw, 931px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>250 GB is OS drive &amp; 500 GB is DATA drive.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Here_are_the_new_64GB_Memory_kit_results\"><\/span>Here are the new 64GB Memory kit results:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2716 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Perform-3-RAM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"923\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Perform-3-RAM.jpg 923w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Perform-3-RAM-500x160.jpg 500w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Perform-3-RAM-768x246.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Intel<a href=\"https:\/\/www.intel.com\/content\/www\/us\/en\/products\/sku\/230496\/intel-core-i913900k-processor-36m-cache-up-to-5-80-ghz\/specifications.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>\u00ae Core\u2122 i9-13900K<\/b><\/a> CPU&#8221; is an incredible processor, and paired w\/ that Noctua NH-U9S plus one more fan (<i>second fan is extra \u2018n I had it already<\/i>) it runs cool. All 24 Cores are running below 34\u00b0C now. Stress tests stayed below 100<span lang=\"en-US\">\u00b0C. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Here_are_the_symbol_meanings_from_UserBenchmark\"><\/span>Here are the symbol meanings from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.userbenchmark.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>UserBenchmark<\/b><\/a>:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2718 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bench-ratings.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bench-ratings.jpg 615w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bench-ratings-500x487.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Here_are_the_final_costs\"><\/span>Here are the final costs:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\">ASUS <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asus.com\/us\/motherboards-components\/motherboards\/prime\/prime-z790m-plus-d4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"><b>Prime Z790M-PLUS D4<\/b><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"> LGA 1700 mATX MoBo \u2013 normally $190.99++<\/span><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"> drop<\/span><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"> to $171.89<\/span> <span style=\"color: #bf0041;\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"><i>$183.92 w\/ Tax<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\">ASUS Dual NVIDIA <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newegg.com\/asus-geforce-rtx-3060-ti-dual-rtx3060ti-o8gd6x\/p\/N82E16814126612?Item=N82E16814126612\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"><b>GeForce RTX 3060 Ti<\/b><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"> OC Edition for $364.00 from Newegg<\/span><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"> (<\/span><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"><i>$390.54 w\/ Tax<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00TBHYYFK\/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"><b>Noctua NH-U9S<\/b><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"> $59.95 (<\/span><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"><i>$64.15 w\/ Tax<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0997XYF3R\/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"><b>EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G6<\/b><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"> $189.99 (<\/span><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"><i>$13.30 Tax = $203.29<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07T5QQZG4\/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"><b>EZDIY-FAB 5.25in<\/b><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"> 10Gbps USB 3.1 Gen2 Hub and Type-C Port, Front Panel USB Hub with QC 3.0 Quick Charging <\/span><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\">from Amazon for $41.00 (<\/span><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"><i>plus $2.94 Tax = 44.93<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\">MS <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vip-urcdkey.com\/key\/microsoft-windows-11-pro-oem-cd-key-global.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"><b>Windows 11 Pro OEM CD-KEY<\/b><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"> GLOBAL<\/span><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"> from VIP-URcdkey for (<\/span><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"><i>$19.89 w\/ discount &#8216;n Code<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\">). Windows 10 Pro was less that $10 w\/ discount &#8216;n code, but I didn&#8217;t fell like doing another Upgrade w\/ this build.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\">I<\/span><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\">ntel<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intel.com\/content\/www\/us\/en\/products\/sku\/230496\/intel-core-i913900k-processor-36m-cache-up-to-5-80-ghz\/specifications.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"><b>\u00ae Core\u2122 i9-13900K<\/b><\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #bf0041;\">CPU<\/span><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"> for <\/span><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\">$559.99 w\/ $39.20 Tax = $599.99<\/span><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corsair.com\/us\/en\/p\/memory\/cmk64gx4m2d3600c18\/vengeancea-lpx-64gb-2-x-32gb-ddr4-dram-3600mhz-c18-memory-kit-black-cmk64gx4m2d3600c18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"><b>CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 64GB (2\u00d732GB) DDR4 3600<\/b><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"> (PC4 28800) Model<\/span> <span style=\"color: #bf0041;\">CMK64GX4M2D3600C18<\/span><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"> for $126.99 w\/ $8.89 Tax = $135.88.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/computing\/memory-storage\/solid-state-drives\/ssd-970-evo-plus-nvme-m-2-250gb-mz-v7s250b-am\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"><b>970 EVO Plus NVMe\u00ae M.2<\/b><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"> SSD 250GB<\/span><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"> for $29.99 w\/ $2.10 Tax = $32.09.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"><b>Total = $1674.68<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>OK \u2013 <i>another update on the costs<\/i>. Windows 11 Pro would not let me do the install without internet, and it also insisted on a Pin number to login with. I purchased a MS Windows 10 Pro OEM CD-KEY for $10.81 total.<\/p>\n<p>Before activating either of those keys I tested both a lot, and decided to activate the $10.81 Windows 10 Pro OEM key. Everything went well until I followed their advice to \u2018<i>check<\/i>\u2019 something out, which ended up w\/ me having to create a password to login with!?! I reset the entire installation, and returned to not having to use a password or Pin number to login with.<\/p>\n<p><i>Then I pondered some more<\/i>\u2014deciding that Microsoft was moving to installations that would require either a password or a Pin number to login with\u2014basically like Chromebooks. The Pin number wasn\u2019t too bad, and I could see that the change was already here, so I decided to install the $19.89 Windows 11 Pro OEM CD-KEY.<\/p>\n<p>OK \u2013 everything looked good, so I went to activate the $19.89 Windows 11 Pro OEM CD key\u2014<b>WHAT!?!? <\/b>It was already activated?!?<\/p>\n<p><i><u>No upgrade process at all<\/u><\/i>, but the $10.81 Windows 10 Pro OEM key was already activated, and so the Windows 11 Pro installation automatically activated. <i><u><b>No upgrade<\/b><\/u><\/i>\u2014system only sees a new Win11 Pro installation, and as a result \u2018<i>Stuff<\/i>\u2019 like MS Paint 3D were not included, and needed to be added from the MS Store.<\/p>\n<p>The Windows 10 upgrades to Windows 11 include the \u2018<i>Stuff<\/i>\u2019 like MS Paint 3D, which is why I know I\u2019ve got the full Win11 Pro installed now. \u2018<i>Thusly<\/i>, my costs are now lowered a tad\u2014plus I now have a spare Windows 11 Pro OEM CD-KEY to use in the future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\">$1674.68 minus $19.89 = $1654.79<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"><b>Windows 10 Pro OEM CD-KEY<\/b> for $10.81<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"><b>Total = $1665.60<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Conclusion<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>6\/24\/2023 <strong>UPDATE<\/strong>: The link to my various computers has changed \u2013 new link is a page now shown at top of Front page &amp; Posts: <a href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/my-computers\/\"><strong>My Computers<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Try buying a prebuilt w\/ those components for $1665.60 \u2013 it will probably be close to double that price. <b>PLUS<\/b>\u2014the \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/linuxnewbiesince1996.wordpress.com\/buy-low-or-byoc-build-your-own-computer-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><b>Rose<\/b><\/i><\/a>\u2019 Upgrade basically didn\u2019t cost me anything this time. \ud83d\udc4d\ud83d\udc4c\ud83d\ude42\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A better Gaming machine w\/ main focus on playing PC games \u2013 i.e., better GPU &amp; less CPU would still run a lot of money for a prebuilt, and possibly even more depending on how much is spent on GPU.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This machine is mainly for &#8216;<em>Desktop Duty<\/em>&#8216; w\/ excellent graphics &amp; work capabilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Part 5 is shorter, but I plan on doing some short posts on the ASUS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asus.com\/us\/motherboards-components\/motherboards\/prime\/prime-z790m-plus-d4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Prime Z790M-PLUS D4<\/b><\/a> LGA 1700 mATX MoBo, the ASUS Dual NVIDIA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newegg.com\/asus-geforce-rtx-3060-ti-dual-rtx3060ti-o8gd6x\/p\/N82E16814126612?Item=N82E16814126612\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>GeForce RTX 3060 Ti<\/b><\/a> OC Edition, and probably another component or so. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Most fun Build &amp; Upgrade for me \u2013 <b>EVAH!<\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finished up new Build yesterday \u2018n have it setup in my primary desktop spot \u2013 posting this from it right now. \ud83d\udc4c\ud83d\udc4d\ud83d\ude4c\ud83d\ude01 Here are: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. \u2018Before\u2019 as in the intact MoBo I moved out of the Apevia X-Qpack3 case, and \u2018After\u2019 as in this new Build inside &#8230; <a title=\"Builds &#038; Upgrades \u2014 Part 5 (FINAL \u2013 Before &#038; After)\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/13\/builds-upgrades-part-5-final-before-after\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Builds &#038; Upgrades \u2014 Part 5 (FINAL \u2013 Before &#038; After)\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":7,"footnotes":""},"categories":[140,131,11,103,126,144,133,27,136,36],"tags":[141,28],"class_list":["post-2701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-builds-upgrades","category-hardware","category-linux","category-microsoft","category-nvidia","category-pcpartpicker","category-samsung","category-testing","category-windows-10","category-windows-11","tag-pc-builds-upgrades","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2701"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2737,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2701\/revisions\/2737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}