hooklinebooks Chapter 70 A Boy's Dream
Chapter 70 A Boy's Dream
When a man has spare money, he wants to tinker with things. The 100,000 yuan provided by the school was still a bit of money left over according to Chen Che's spending plan, so naturally he had to build a computer to play games... no, I mean, to build a productivity tool.
Which boy wouldn't want a top-of-the-line PC to play AAA games at max settings? Although The Witcher 3 hasn't been released yet, playing Skyrim with the Labs mod would still be very demanding on your computer.
As Chen Che explained how to build a computer to Chen Sui, a vast amount of knowledge flowed smoothly through Chen Sui's brain like water.
"How can such a small laptop have as many components as a desktop computer?" Chen Sui asked, looking confused.
"Yes, all of them are there. However, because the internal space of a laptop is more compact, and factors such as weight and heat dissipation need to be considered, even for the same model, the laptop's power supply is a down-voltage version, and its performance is much weaker than that of a desktop computer with the same configuration."
"Oh." Chen Sui nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite. "You said the computer won't turn on without a graphics card, but I remember my laptop doesn't have one."
"Since your CPU has an integrated graphics card, you don't need a dedicated graphics card," Chen Che explained.
"If you already have integrated graphics cards, why do you need a dedicated graphics card? Isn't that a waste of money?"
"Dedicated graphics cards offer better performance, and if one fails, the other can still be used."
"Then why not integrate the CPU onto the graphics card, and instead integrate the graphics card onto the CPU?"
"Uh... good question. Maybe when you become the second generation of Dr. Su Zifeng, you can consider pushing this proposal forward."
Who is Lisa Su?
"The president of AMD, well, I guess not yet..."
"What is AMD...?"
"Alright!" Chen Che waved his hand. If he kept answering her questions, when would it ever end?
"You should remember most of what I just said, right?"
"Hehe, it seems I've almost forgotten." Chen Sui scratched her nose sheepishly.
"Yes, that's good." Chen Che nodded in relief.
"Huh? I've almost forgotten everything, and it's actually good?"
"Have you seen the movie version of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber? When Zhang Sanfeng was teaching Zhang Wuji Tai Chi, and Zhang Wuji said he had forgotten everything, that was the time to go for it," Chen Che explained matter-of-factly.
"Uh... is this the same thing?" Chen Sui looked confused.
"Okay, it's actually very simple. Just find the corresponding product model based on our budget and fill in the price that's right. You can go to the forum to find other PC building plans for reference."
"What forum?" Chen Sui asked.
"Hmm... Baidu Tieba, Card Bar, and Picture Bar." Chen Che thoughtfully mentioned the forum names: "I'm going out for a stroll. Work hard, class monitor, don't slack off."
Without Chen Sui bothering him this time, Chen Che had a good look at the average looks of the senior girls on the playground. Although there were some pretty girls, Chen Sui was still the most pleasing to the eye. When looking for a partner, you still have to find someone good-looking. That way, when you want to argue, just one look at her will make you feel much less angry.
When Chen Che returned to the incubator, he saw Chen Sui staring intently at the screen, engrossed in watching "Big Ear TuTu".
"Hey, didn't the class monitor tell you not to slack off? Why are you watching cartoons? Big-Eared TuTu is so childish. You should at least watch Ultraman Tiga." Chen Che moved behind her and watched for a while with great interest.
Chen Sui turned to look at him, feeling no shame whatsoever, and slowly said, "I didn't slack off. I just searched for images on the internet, and Big Ear TuTu Bar popped up."
"Can that animation forum teach you how to install a computer?" Chen Che asked with a sullen smile.
"At first, I thought I had entered the wrong forum. Then I saw a lot of posts asking if there was a senior student who could teach me how to assemble a computer, so I felt that this forum should be the right one."
Then I clicked a link and was redirected here, and that's where I am now.
Then Chen Che explained to her that Tuba is Tualatin Bar, not Big Ear Tutu Bar, and that she had come to the wrong place.
"What about the card?" Chen Che asked.
"Look~" Chen Sui pointed to a post she had made in the graphics card forum. There had been no reply for a long time. This time she hadn't entered the wrong forum; it was indeed the graphics card forum.
Chen Che immediately grasped the crux of the problem: "You posted it the wrong way."
"Where did I go wrong?" Chen Sui was taken aback: "Isn't this how it is?" Then she looked at the post she had made: Hello everyone, I am a newbie who is preparing to build a computer. My budget is 6000. Is there any expert who can teach me what configuration I can build?
Chen Sui looked left and right, but didn't see anything wrong with it.
Chen Che snorted coldly: "Watch closely, I'll show you what real skills and the real way to ask questions are."
So I deleted Chen Sui's post and edited it again: I'll put my words here, you bunch of card enthusiasts, if you can fit a mainstream configuration on the market with a budget of 6000, and post the configuration list, I'll go live and shout "die".
Not content with just posting on the Card Bar, he also posted on the Picture Bar: You bunch of junk collectors have never had a good life. Even if I gave you 6000 yuan, you'd still just keep messing with the junk you have, right? You're not even as good as the big shots on the Card Bar next door.
I understand the principle that listening to both sides leads to clarity, while listening to only one side leads to obscurity. Only by comparing and contrasting the two sides can we arrive at the optimal solution.
Chen Sui was stunned. Could it be like this?
Not long after, the post library was refreshed.
First floor: 6000 yuan is enough? Add more money to get the flagship model, if not enough, save up and wait until next year's flagship model to go down the mountain.
Second floor: Cut back on the RAM and hard drive, put the CPU in its mouth, connect the graphics card externally to the brain, 6000 yuan is more than enough.
Third floor: The configuration list has been sent. Should the original poster post it in this thread or start a new thread?
Hmm... Chen Che nodded in satisfaction, took a screenshot, and saved the configuration list to his desktop.
Then click on the image.
Fifth floor: 6000? That's enough to open an internet cafe. The configuration upstairs, do you even need to pay for cooling? I could just pull a radish from my garden.
Sixth floor: Surely no one would actually spend hundreds of dollars on a computer case, right? Surely no one? Surely no one? Shoebox
7th floor: The configuration list has been sent. I can't help but laugh when I think about how I got it for 50 yuan, but the experts on the card forum have to spend 500 yuan.
Similarly, take a screenshot of the configuration sheet to verify the information.
"Can you tell the difference?" Chen Che asked, giving instructions as he looked.
"Hmm...it's expensive here, and cheaper here," Chen Sui said.
"Yes, but expensive doesn't necessarily mean good, and cheap doesn't necessarily mean bad. The most important thing is that it suits you."
The enthusiasts on the Kaba forum excel at maxing out high-end configurations, while the enthusiasts on the Tuba forum excel at achieving the ultimate cost-effectiveness.
For example, this motherboard itself doesn't provide performance, and we don't need that many interfaces, so we can just use this basic one from Tuba.
This memory stick... when it's lit up, it looks like a running light. This RGB light strip will only make me an extra 200 yuan. What's the point? It just wastes my electricity.
This fan... what home computer case can be filled with Noctua fans? We don't need them.
However, the power supply they've used is far too basic; it's a no-name brand I've never even heard of. I'm worried that if it explodes someday, it will be difficult to claim after-sales compensation.
......
Chen Sui listened attentively, comparing and selecting, modifying the host configuration piece by piece, and finally settled on it. With the same budget, she managed to upgrade the CPU by a whole level.