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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.

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[-] HidingCat@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago

I'm trying to think which will go longer (part of the least failure bit), hence my emphasis on reduced life expectancy from heat.

Speaking of case, that's another important point; I can't bear the idea of going caseless, dust build up is going to cause problems as well.

[-] Telorand@reddthat.com 1 points 11 months ago

You'd certainly have to keep up on your dusting regimen, but it would probably give better cooling performance overall, provided you do.

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