Xah Gaming Machine, 2021

Biggest spending in 16 years

I need to upgrade my machine. I need to upgrade my 2014 mac mini 〔see Mac Mini Late 2014〕 . Which should i buy?

my basic needs:

• Under 1k usd.
• 16M RAM.
• Need Solid State drive. 256G is big enough for me.
• No need spin disk drive.
• Graphics needs to support WQHD (2560 x 1440).

Final choice:

also bought:

The keyboard is Kinesis Advantage2 Keyboard. Getting red switch instead of the brown i have.

The Display is ASUS Pro Art Display PA278QV

• Xah's Monitor, 2021

Thanks to my discord friends for helping on buying a computer.

MSI Codex Z Gaming Desktop

This machine is not on amazon, but several others by Cyberpower and iBuyPower are equally good. I asked around during my search. gaming desktop

The included keyboard is

• MSI Vigor GK30 keyboard

Codex Z ASI-018US Gaming Desktop Spec

• Manufacturer Part #: CodexZASI018US
• OS: Windows 10 Home
• CPU: AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600 Processor 6C/12T 3.6-4.2 GHz 32MB Cache
• Chipset: A320
• Motherboard: MSI MicroATX MB
• CPU Cooler: Air RGB Cooler
• GPU: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti 6G GDDR6
• Memory (GB): 16GB DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
• LAN: 1 x RJ45 (1GbE) Realtek RTL8111H
• Wireless Communication: Intel® WiFi 5 (433 Mbps) Wireless-AC 3168 Dual Band 802.11ac 1x1
• Audio: 7.1 HD Audio (Realtek ALC892)
• Video Port: 1 x HDMI-out (2.0b), 1 x DP-out (1.4), 1 x DVI-D-out (DL)
• Storage: 240GB SATA SSD + 1TB HDD
• Peripherals: MSI Gaming Mouse, MSI Gaming Keyboard
• Power Supply: 550W
• Power Efficiency Level: 80 Plus Bronze
• Dimensions: 8.5″ x 17.09″ x 19.65″
• Weight: 26.45 lbs
• Warranty: 1 Year

I/O Ports, Front:

• 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type A
• 1 x Mic in / 1 x Headphone out

I/O Ports, Rear:

• 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
• 2 x USB 2.0
• 1 x HDMI-out
• 1 x DVI-DL out
• 1 x mic port
• 1 x audio line in
• 1 x front speaker audio out

Disk Speed Comparison

this is the internal ssd drive:

this is the internal hard drive:

Speed Comparison, Mac Mini 2014 vs PC 2019

• Speed Comparison, Mac Mini 2014 vs PC 2019