Difference between revisions of "Hardware Recommendations"
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This page aims to make buying recommendations for problematic hardware. | This page aims to make buying recommendations for problematic hardware. | ||
'''PLEASE NOTE:''' Old or unavailable hardware is to be removed, and the list should be short. Best case would be one device that is good, cheap, and available in all countries. If this doesn't exist, there may be different recommendations for different countries and/or different price categories. Every price is to be provided with a date in the form YYYY-MM-DD. Mentioned devices should have great out-of-the-box experience. If there are no devices with great out-of-the-box experience available, there might also be devices mentioned that require as little tweaking as possible. Tweaking steps are to be mentioned in these cases. | '''PLEASE NOTE:''' Old or unavailable hardware is to be removed, and the list should be short. Best case would be one device that is good, cheap, and available in all countries. If this doesn't exist, there may be different recommendations for different countries and/or different price categories. Every price is to be provided with a date in the form YYYY-MM-DD. Mentioned devices should have great out-of-the-box experience. If there are no devices with great out-of-the-box experience available, there might also be devices mentioned that require as little tweaking as possible. Tweaking steps are to be mentioned in these cases. RGB support (with OpenRGB) is not necessary. | ||
You may find a more extensive list of hardware that is known to work [[Working Hardware|here]]. | You may find a more extensive list of hardware that is known to work [[Working Hardware|here]]. | ||
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== Printer/Scanner == | == Printer/Scanner == | ||
== Hardware with RGB support == | |||
Keyboard: | |||
Mouse: | |||
Mainboard: | |||
* AMD | |||
** AM3: | |||
** AM4: | |||
* Intel | |||
RAM: | |||
* DDR4: | |||
Fan: | |||
== Not Problematic == | == Not Problematic == | ||
Revision as of 10:32, 10 March 2022
This page aims to make buying recommendations for problematic hardware.
PLEASE NOTE: Old or unavailable hardware is to be removed, and the list should be short. Best case would be one device that is good, cheap, and available in all countries. If this doesn't exist, there may be different recommendations for different countries and/or different price categories. Every price is to be provided with a date in the form YYYY-MM-DD. Mentioned devices should have great out-of-the-box experience. If there are no devices with great out-of-the-box experience available, there might also be devices mentioned that require as little tweaking as possible. Tweaking steps are to be mentioned in these cases. RGB support (with OpenRGB) is not necessary.
You may find a more extensive list of hardware that is known to work here.
GPUs
Just buy AMD, and you will be fine. If you buy old GPUs, look for Vulkan support.
WiFi Sticks
2.4Ghz
5Ghz
Bluetooth Sticks
Bluetooth Headphones
Noise Cancelling Over Ear
- Premium: Sony WH-1000XM4 | EU | 250€ | 2022-03-10
- Good value:
- Cheap:
Noise Cancelling In-Ear
Over-Ear
In-Ear
Headsets
- Premium:
- Good value: Logitech G933 | US | 29$ | 2022-03-10
- Cheap:
Mainboard
Mainboards usually just work for most features. Sometimes, features like fan control, Bluetooth, or WiFi are not supported out of the box. All devices in this category should have full support.
AMD
AM3
AM4
Intel
Sandy Bridge
Printer/Scanner
Hardware with RGB support
Keyboard:
Mouse:
Mainboard:
- AMD
- AM3:
- AM4:
- Intel
RAM:
- DDR4:
Fan:
Not Problematic
Just buy whatever you want in the following categories:
- CPU
- RAM
- Keyboard
- Mouse (just configure the DPI once on Windows, for example in a VM)