Model - 2023 Custom-spec PCSpecialist Intel Z790 DDR5
Case - Corsair 3000D Airflow
Motherboard - ASUS TUF GAMING B760M-PLUS WIFI
CPU - Intel i7-14700k
GPU - Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070Ti
RAM - 2x16GB, DDR5-5200
Storage 1- Corsair MP600 CORE XT 4TB M.2 NVME SSD
Storage 2 - WD Blue SN570 500GB M.2 NVME SSD
Storage 3 - Seagate 4000DM004-2U9104 4TB SATA HDD
Power Supply - Corsair 750W RMe Modular 80 Plus Gold
Windows - Windows 11 25H2 (Build 26200.8875)
Linux - Mint 22.3, Cinnamon 6.6.9, Kernel 7.0.0-28
Changes since purchase - 500GB M.2 NVME SSD added, 4TB SATA HDD added
Mouse - Logitech G502 Hero
Mouse 2 (steering wheel setup) - HP SM-2022
Mousepad - Cloth logitech (possibly G240)
Keyboard - Logitech G213
Keyboard 2 (steering wheel setup) - HP PH0U 803181-031
Steering Wheel - Logitech G923 + Shifter + Pedals
Headphones - Logitech Astro A10
Microphone - Maono PD200X with BA20 boom arm
Monitor - Dell Alienware AW2521HFA (1080p 240Hz)
Monitor 2 - iiyama ProLite XB2481HS (1080p 75Hz)
Monitor 3 (steering wheel setup) - iiyama ProLite XB2292HS (1080p 60Hz)
USB Stick - San Disk 128GB
USB Stick 2 - Kingston 64GB
USB Stick 3 - Samsung USB-C 512GB
USB Drive - Toshiba 2TB
3x Xbox One S controllers with Venom rechargeable battery packs
Desk - Built by my dad using scrap wood and parts from an old IKEA desk
ISP - Virgin Media
Rated download speed - 1000 Mbps
Rated upload speed - 100 Mbps
Highest download speed i've seen it at - ~1150 Mbps
Highest upload speed i've seen it at - ~120 Mbps
Gaming laptop
Model - 2020 HP Omen 15-ek0003na
CPU - Intel i7-10750H
GPU - Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
RAM - 2x16GB DDR4-2933 (came with 2x8gb ddr4-3200)
Storage - 512GB M.2 NVME SSD
Windows - Windows 11 25H2 (Build 26200.8875)
Changes since purchase - RAM swapped, 500GB M.2 NVME SSD added and then removed (now storage 1 in my pc), thermal paste redone, de-dusted about 3 times
Server laptop
Model - 2013 HP Folio 9470m
CPU - i5-3427U
RAM - 1x8gb & 1x4gb DDR3-1600
Storage - 256GB SATA SSD
Linux - Mint 22.3, Xfce 4.18.4, Kernel 7.0.0-28
Changes since purchase - RAM added (either the 4gb or 8gb stick, not sure which), thermal paste redone, de-dusted twice
Smartphone - Samsung Galaxy A53 5G (OneUI 8 / Android 16)
Smartphone 2 - Samsung Galaxy A40 (OneUI 3.1 / Android 11)
Smartwatch - Amazfit Bip 5 Unity
Bluetooth Headphones - Soundcore Q20i
XBOX One S (with 500GB SSD swapped in)
2DS
XBOX 360 E 250GB
DS i XL
Wii
DS Lite
PS2
SNES
Game Boy
I used: hardwaretester.com/gamepad
controller 1 = from 2019 (reports as xbox 360 controller)
controller 2 = from 2017 (reports as xbox 360 controller)
controller 3 = from 2017 but not used since 2019 (reports as HID-compliant game controller, vendor: 045e, product: 0b20)
Controller 1
Left joystick = 8-9% off centre & 13.6% error
Right joystick = 10-11% off centre & 13.2% error
Controller 2
Left joystick = when moved down drifts 0.4 -> -0.5 almost every time, when moved up stays around -0.5 almost every time, 15.2% error & sometimes fails to register up/down inputs
Right joystick = 7-8% off centre & 11.4% error
Controller 3
Left joystick = when moved down drifts 0.2 -> -0.5 (sometimes), when moved up drifts -0.5 -> 0 almost every time & 11.9% error
Right joystick = 4-5% off centre & 8.4% error
Ratings (Best to Worst)
Left joystick: 1, 3, 2
Right joystick: 3, 2, 1
Page last updated: 29/07/26 20:39 UK time