Desk Top Computer
Fractal Design Define R5 Computer Case, Upgraded 140mm PWM Fans - White (W x H x D) 232 x 450 x 520 mm
EVGA 650 W G2 Gold 80+ Modular PC Power Supply Unit P/N 03G-P4-6367-KR
ASUS LGA 1200 Prime Z590-A Intel ATX Mother Board with PCIe 4.0, 3 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s, 4 x DIMM, Max 128GB, DDR4, UEFI AMI Bios
     Support for Intel Socket 1200 10th/11th Generation Core i7/Core, i5/Core, i3
     (Max Processor support - Intel Core i9-11900K 3.5GHz)
     M.2_1 socket supports PCIe 4.0 x 4 with Intel 11^th Gen and SATA modes M key design and type 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 PCIe and SATA Storage Devices.
     M.2_2 socket supports PCIe 3.0 x 4 and SATA modes M key design and type 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 PCIe and SATA Storage Devices.
     M.2_3 socket supports PCIe 3.0 x 4 and SATA modes M key design and type 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 PCIe and SATA Storage Devices.
Intel Core i5-11600K 6 x 3.9GHz Hexa Core Processor 12MB Cache, LGA1200 - CPU Mark  19,736
Noctua NH-D15S Premium Dual-Tower CPU Cooler (Black) PWM 140mm Fan
Samsung 980 Pro PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB
Samsung 970 Evo Plus PCIe 3.0 M.2 SSD 1TB

Kingston HyperX FURY 32 GB DDR4-2666 MHz CL15 SDRAM 288-pin DIMM PC4-21300C15 1.2v Memory Kit (4x8 GB) - Black - HX426C15FBK2/16
Samsung 860 Evo 2.5" Internal SSD 500 GB SATA III 6 GB/s interface (76E500)
Samsung 870 Evo 2.5" Internal SSD 1 TB SATA III 6 GB/s interface (77E1T0)

EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GDDR5 Graphics Card, PCI Express 3.0, 3 x DisplayPort 1.4, 1 x HDMI 2.0b, 1 x Dual-Link DVI-D,  Suports DirectX 12 Nvidia Support, G3D Mark 9,728
Dell Wireless Keyboard and Mouse KM636 - White
Two Asus VX239H-W 23" Widescreen Full HD AH-IPS LED White Monitors 16:9 Ratio, 1920x1080 native resolution, 2 x HDMI + VGA
Logitech C20 Pro HD Webcam
External USB 3.0 reading CD, VCD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R/DVD-RW and burning CD-RW,CD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD+RW
PS4 DualShock Controller
Samsung 850 Evo 2.5" Internal SSD 500 GB SATA III 6 GB/s interface (75E500) - External USB Drive Caddy
UGreen SD External Card Reader USB 3.0 to SD/TF Card Adapter


Broadband, Network, Printer and Storage
TalkTalk Unlimited Fibre 65
    Modem Router Wireless Hub - TalkTalk Wi-Fi Hub Black.

• 4 x RJ45 gigabit Ethernet LAN ports
• 1 x RJ45 gigabit WAN port
• UPnP (with port forwarding and mapping)
• WPS Enabled
• Integrated Firewall
• WPA2/WPA/WEP
• ADSL2+ & VDSL2 (fibre read) modem
• 2.4GHz Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n) and MU-MIMO 5GHz Wi-Fi (802.11 a/n/ac)
• 4x4 5GHz and 3x3 2.4GHz

Google Mesh Wi-Fi x 5 - Support

NAS Box - Synology DS218 2 Bay Desktop NAS Enclosure, 2 x 2TB Western Digital SATA Hard Drives.
Drive 0 - WD20EFRX-68AX9N0 - 2TB
Drive 1 - WD40EFZX-68AWUN0 - 4TB

Synology Community Support

HP Envy Photo 7134 All-in-One Colour Ink-Jet Printer Support
Ink - Standard  HP 303, High Yield HP 303XL

Laptops

• Asus ZenBook UX330UA-FB100T 13.3 inch QHD+, Intel Core i7-7500U Processor, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Intel Graphics 620, Wireless 802.11ac, Mico HDMI, SD Card Reader, USB 3.1/3.0, Windows 10 Home Premium 64 Bit
• Asus ZenBook 13 UX325EA-KG826WS 13.3 inch OLED, Intel Core i7-1165G7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen Type-A, 2x Thunderbolt, 1 HDMI 2.1, Windows 11 Home
• Asus VivoBook M513UA 15.6" Full HD, AMD Ryzen 5-5500U Processor 2.1GHz, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, AMD Radeon Graphics, WiFi 6, USB 2.0/3.2 Type-A and C, Micro SD Card Reader, Windows 10 Home
• Acer Chromebook 14, CB3-314-1H, Intel Celeron N4020 Processor, Dual-core, 1.10GHz, 4GB Memory, Flash 128 GB eMMC, 14" Screen, HD, 1920 x 1080, LED, UHD Graphics 600, IEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0, 325 x 232 x 19.70mm
   
• The Chromium Project - Chrome OS systems Supporting Android Apps.
• Google Auto Update Expiration (AUE) date.
   

Raspberry Pi

• Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Version 1.2
• Logitech K400r Bluetooth Keyboard
• GPIO Development Board with 3 x Push Buttons and 2 x LEDs
• SanDisk Ultra 32 GB HC1 micro SD Cards x 2
• SanDisk Ultra 16 GB HC1 micro SD Cards x 2

Software Support

• Family Tree Maker - Genealogy Software.
• Windows 10 - Support
• Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 - Support

Suppliers in the UK

(Being on this list does not imply any endorsement of the following suppliers, but I have used the ones marker * with no problems).

• Aria - Usually a good price for mail order, some branded and unbranded parts.*
• Currys / PCWorld - Currys / PC World. *
• Scan Scan International
• Ebuyer - Good Price PC Bits.*
• Novatech - PC Components, Desktop PC and Laptop. *
• YOYOTech - Custom Build and parts supplier.

Nintendo New 3DS & Switch

• Nintendo Official UK Site
• Game - Games and Consoles for NDS

Game Guides and Reviews

• GameFAQs - More walkthroughs

PC Games sites

• Top 10 Websites to Download Games
• Steam - Website for downloading games developed by Valve Corporations.
• GoG - GoG Galaxy, tends to be older games.
• G2A - 3rd party site platform listing Games and other products. Some new, some second hand.
• Origin - Electronic Arts Store Front
• Humble Bundle Store - Collection of Games sold together as a bundle.
• Epic Games - Store front of PC games with free offers.

HiFi and Video

• TV - Sony KDL-49XE8396 (2017) 49" Smart 4K Ultra HD HDR LED TV, Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Digital Terrestrial - DVB-T/T2, Digital Sat - DVB-S/S2, Firmware v6.7165 - Android 9 Pie, VESA Mount 200 x 200mm
• TV - Sony HT-SF200 Sound Bar
• TV - Samsung UE24N4300AKXXU 24" LED Smart TV, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Digital Terrestrial - DVB-T2/C, Resolution -1366 x 768
• Amp - Rotel RA05
• Tuner - Rotel RT06
• CD - Rotel RCD06
• Speakers - Q Acoustics 3020i and Q3000i Speaker Stands
• iPod - Official Apple Site
• iPod Touch 5th Gen 8 GB
• Chromecast - HiFi and Audio
• Roku Streaming Stick+
• Roku Support Community
• Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K

Smart Home

Amazon - 1 x Echo 3rd Gen, 1 x Echo 2nd Gen, 3 x Echo Dot 3rd Gen, 1 x Echo Spot
Google - 1 x Google Home
Philips Hue Hub - 5 x Hue Color lamp - LCA001, 1 x Hue Color lamp - LCT015,  4 x Hue White Lamp - LWA001, 2 x Hue Ambiance lamp - LWT001, 1 x Hue Lightstrip Plus 2nd Gen - LST002
Wiser Heating - 1 x 2 channel Heat Hub, 1 x Room Thermostat, 5 x Radiator Thermostats with adaptors (B1,B3,O,L,K).

• Amazon - Echo Page
• Amazon Echo UK - Using the Echo
• Amazon-Echo UK - Information on using the Echo, particularly for UK users.
• Philips Hue Lights
• Wiser Heating - Drayton Smart Heating Controller and valves.
• Wiser Heating Live Status Report
• TCP - Smart Mains Switches
• Google Home - Support

• Get Digital Radio
• Radio and Telly - DAB Page
• UK Digital Radio
• Now Digital - Operates Local DAB Radio Mux's

Digital TV and Streaming

• UK Satellite TV Listing - From Sky
• SKY Q 32B206 1 TB UHD Box
• SKY DRX890-WL SKY+ HD Wi-Fi Box
• Sky Digital - Sky Satellite Broadcasting.
• Netflix - Digital Streaming
• Amazon Prime Video - Included with Amazon Prime
• Digital Spy - Covers Cable, Satellite, Digital Terrestrial TV and Broadband.

EBooks

• Amazon Kindle - 7th Generation Kindle PaperWhite 3 (2015) WiFi in White (s/n G090 KB03) - Jeff
• Amazon Kindle - 10th Generation Kindle PaperWhite 4 (2018) WiFi 8 GB in Black (s/n G000 PP) - Helen
• Amazon Kindle - 11th Generation Kindle Paper White 5 (2021) WiFi, USB-C, 16 GB in Black (s/n G002 DK02) - Jeff
• Table of Kindle Versions - Wikipedia Site
• Calibre - The best eBook Management Tool.

Samsung Galaxy Tab A

• Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 10.4 (2020), SM-T500NZAAEUA - 10.4" Screen 2000 x 1200 pixels, 3GB Ram 32GB Storage, WiFi, USB C
• Samsung Support
• GSM Arena Site Review
• Wiki Review

Phones

• Samsung Galaxy Range
• Samsung Galaxy S10 SM-G973F/DS
• Samsung Galaxy S21
• GSMArena - Phone Reviews and Specifications
• Android Support - Official Android Site
• Three - home Page
• Vodafone - Home Page
• Broadband and Mobile Coverage Checker - Ofcom

Last updated 12/07/2023 @ 17:12