For a while now I’ve wondered how to build the most stable gaming/workstation possible. I’m sick of crashes, stutters, and general un-reliability. However, it’s a balancing act between price, performance, and reliability. (for example ECC memory is stable, but more expensive and slower)

Ideas I’ve had:

  • ECC memory
  • CSM sku motherboard
  • Hugely overkill power supply, or even dual redundant PSUs
  • RAID M.2 boot drives
  • All air cooled

What do you all think? If you were to spec out a (realistic) ultra-reliable PC what parts would you use and why?

P.S. I’m looking less for specific recommendations as I am for general ideas, which is why I didn’t specify the use case or budget. I’m more interested in the concept and if it’s feasible.

  • MrShankles@reddthat.com
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    1 year ago

    What’s a good/safe way to de-bloat windows 11, without re-installing? I’ve seen scripts and a “win-tool-something” whose name I can’t remember, but was looking for something easier/quicker to understand what it’s actually doing.

    I’m not tech-illiterate, but not necessarily a super-user (depending on what I’m doing). I just haven’t had time to really get into it and wanted to know what the worst bloat-offenders were, that can be taken out easily enough

    And to pre-emptively stave off the “install Linux” comments: I already have 2 machines running Linux, I’m well aware of that concept. I just want my windows laptop less boggy

    • lemming741@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Can’t help you there- my only interaction with windows is at work where machines on the plant floor have a Cortana process running along side industrial control software.