Luxia Le

The Computer Daemon

What’s in My PC? (2024)

A side view of a self-built PC with RGB case fans, an RGB heatsink, and RGBs on the motherboard.

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My computer is in dire need of an upgrade. Luckily, I play mostly toasterware and games from the early 2000s instead of the cutting-edge AAA titles. So, it hasn’t had a severe negative effect on my gaming experience. However, that doesn’t mean I don’t feel the effects of my computer’s weaknesses, especially when doing things for my blog and social media, like video editing. Let’s look at the parts I have installed in my computer in 2024. I’ll cover all the major components I chose for my computer and talk about my upgrade plans.

Central Processing Unit: i7-8700K

An image of the inside of a custom built PC with rainbow LEDs with the CPU visually highlighted.
The CPU handles all the logic processing for the computer.

It’s been around ten years since I last truly updated my computer. I did do one graphics card update about five years ago, but anyone in the know would know right away from this information that my computer is a bit older.

The i7-8700K is the Q4 2017 i7 flagship model. Since it’s the K model, it can be overclocked independently by the user. However, I typically don’t do this as I’ve never had a need to. Still, until I can gather up the cash to upgrade the computer, it might be time to give it a boost.

Random Access Memory: G.SKill TridentZ RGB 16 GB

An image of the inside of a custom built PC with rainbow LEDs with the RAM visually highlighted.
The RAM is the computer’s short-term memory.

16 GB of RAM isn’t actually that bad, even in 2024. However, I’d like to boost that to a hefty 64 GB or higher when I complete all the upgrades on my PC. Having more RAM would make video editing more efficient and that’s important to me.

The G.Skill TridentZ RGB sticks were chosen primarily because, at the time, they were the most widely available RGB RAM sticks. I’m a sucker for pretty lights.

Graphics Processing Unit: EVGA RTX 2080 Ti

A custom built PC with rainbow LEDs with the discrete graphics cards visually highlighted.
A discrete graphics card takes the pressure of processing graphics off of the CPU and improves overall performance.

This build originally used a GTX 1080 Ti, but that graphics card ended up malfunctioning a few years into the computer’s lifespan. Unfortunately, the malfunction came well after the RMA acceptable period. So, I upgraded to an RTX 2080 Ti.

When I upgrade again, I’d like to go for a 4090 or, if the 50-series is out, whatever the highest consumer part for the 50 series is. Perhaps, I will look into switching out for a Quadro-series card. Who knows!

Power Supply: Corsair RM 750x

An image of the inside of a custom built PC with rainbow LEDs with the PSU visually highlighted.
The PSU allows the computer to draw power from a wall socket.

One thing I’ve learned from building computers is not to be cheap with my power supply. A $12 power supply must have a catch! So, I picked a reliable name in the game, Corsair. The RM 750x is perfect for my needs at this time. However, when I upgrade, it’ll probably be to a more upgrade proof power supply to ensure that I can upgrade my computer competently without worrying about changing the power supply every time.

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