๐ป Show Me Your Machine โ Iโll Rate It Out of 10
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Okay, you asked for the machine.
The problem isโฆ Iโm not sure where the machine ends anymore. ๐
My daily driver is:
๐ป MacBook Pro 16โ
๐ง CPU: Apple M4 Pro โ 14 cores (10P + 4E)
๐ฎ GPU: 20-core M4 Pro GPU
๐งฎ RAM: 24 GB unified memory
๐พ Storage: 512 GB SSD
๐ฅ๏ธ Display: 16โ Liquid Retina XDR + external 1080p
๐ง OS: macOS 26.6
๐ Battery: 92% health, 264 cycles
๐ฏ Main use: Coding, system architecture, infrastructure/security work, and managing everything below
โญ My rating: 9/10 โ minus one point because I should have bought more than 24 GB RAM. ๐
But honestly, the MacBook is basically a very expensive SSH terminal.
Behind it:
โ๏ธ VPS fleet
VPS1 โ 4 vCPU Intel / 7 GB RAM / 72 GB
Ubuntu 26.04 โ monitoring & operations tools
VPS2 โ 6 vCPU Intel / 11 GB RAM / 96 GB
Ubuntu 26.04 โ multi-domain mail server
VPS3 โ 18 vCPU AMD EPYC / 94 GB RAM / 678 GB
Ubuntu 24.04 โ main application box: remote-management platform, blogs, ERP applications, etc.
VPS4 โ 4 vCPU Intel / 7 GB RAM / 442 GB
Ubuntu 24.04 โ centralized log collection/archive
Disk usage: 86% ๐ฌ
VPS5 โ 6 vCPU Intel / 11 GB RAM / 96 GB
Ubuntu 26.04 โ customer group hosting
VPS6 โ 2 vCPU Intel / 3 GB RAM / 38 GB
Ubuntu 26.04 โ customer web/e-commerce
VPS7 โ 2 vCPU Intel / 3 GB RAM / 38 GB
Ubuntu 26.04 โ customer panel/web
And then thereโs the on-prem side. ๐
๐ข Hyper-V / Datacenter
HV1 โ Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V3
2ร Xeon Gold 5418Y โ 48C/96T total
512 GB RAM
HV2 โ Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V3
2ร Xeon Gold 5418Y โ 48C/96T total
512 GB RAM
Together:
โ๏ธ 2-node Hyper-V failover cluster
๐ง 96 physical cores
๐งฎ 1 TB RAM
๐ฅ๏ธ ~20 VMs
Running ERP, SQL Server, file services, mail, RDS, PBX and other workloads.
Storage:
๐พ Lenovo ThinkSystem DE4000F
All-flash SAN, Fibre Channel multipath
2ร8 TB CSV + witness
๐ฆ Synology DS1821+
Ryzen V1500B, 10GbE, NVMe cache
Backup / DR target
And because putting everything inside the cluster would be boring:
DC2 โ HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10
Xeon Silver 4208 / 32 GB RAM
Standalone domain controller โ deliberately outside the cluster.
๐ ๏ธ Development infrastructure
gitsrv
48 vCPU / 128 GB RAM / 1.5 TB
Self-hosted CI with 24 isolated runner slots.
Paid CI minutes: 0. ๐
Helpdesk
6-core Xeon Gold / 11 GB RAM
Ticketing and support infrastructure.
And finally:
๐ค DGX Spark
NVIDIA GB10 Grace Blackwell
128 GB unified memory
Used for local LLM workloads and the internal knowledge base.
So technically my answer to:
โWhat machine do you use every day?โ
is still the MacBook Pro.
But most days Iโm sitting in front of 24 GB of RAM while remotely managing well over a terabyte of it. ๐
I deliberately prefer self-hosting where it makes technical sense. Partly because I want control, but mostly because I enjoy understanding the entire stack โ application, database, network, virtualization, storage, CI, monitoring and recovery.
After doing this long enough, I stopped thinking of the laptop itself as the workstation.
The laptop is just the cockpit. The infrastructure behind it is the machine.
Now go ahead.
Rate it out of 10. ๐
Now it started humble... M4 Mac... Then half a datacenter follows... So when's the DGX getting a partner? They do have that nice little expansion cable, so you can daisy chain them?
Hahaha, this is exactly the problem. ๐
Iโm afraid if I buy a second one, Iโll say:
โWell, the expansion cable already exists. It would be wasteful not to use it.โ
Then six months later Iโll somehow be explaining why the house needs three-phase power and dedicated cooling. โ ๏ธ๐
So for now the DGX stays single.
For now. ๐
bro you reply to my reply which I gave you I am waiting for it
by the way ATLOCK V5 100% BUILT
from .py to .exe converted too.
tested too.
I would love if you will be the top 5 first user of ATLOCK v5 when it will be publicly launched( I will launch it when I will cross 1000downloads, currently at 905)
by the way congrats, till now no one has beaten your machines( especially because of SERVERS โ ๏ธ)
Hahaha okay bro, you got me โ I owe you that reply. ๐
And congrats on getting ATLOCK V5 fully built, converted to an EXE and tested. Going from building something to actually shipping and testing it is the part that matters. ๐ค
905 downloads is already pretty damn close to 1000, so I donโt think youโll be waiting too long. ๐
When V5 launches, send it my way. Iโd be happy to be one of the first five users and give it a proper test.
Just one warning though: if you give something called ATLOCK to a security guy with a small accidental datacenter, youโre basically asking for trouble. โ ๏ธ๐
And thank you about the machines.
Apparently the servers have now become the final boss of DEV. ๐
I'd rather insulted, annoyed by my BRO than to a stranger.
and that " MY BRO" is mustafa ERBAY.
so I've no trouble in fact I will be happy to be annoyed from you.
I built mine 2 years ago. Everyone say hi to fuzzles:
๐ป Device: Custom desktop build (ASUS board)
๐ง CPU: Intel Core i9-12900K โ 16 cores / 24 threads, 3.2 GHz base
๐ฎ GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (12 GB)
๐งฎ RAM: 128 GB DDR5 โ 4 ร 32
๐พ Storage: 2 TB NVMe SSD + 1 TB SATA HDD
๐ฅ๏ธ Display: LG UltraGear โ 3440ร1440 ultrawide @ 240 Hz (2024)
๐ง OS: Windows 11 Home + WSL (Ubuntu)
๐ Battery: -
๐ฐ Approx. price: After tax under $1800 at the time (late 2024) with only 64GB ram (installed more later)
๐ฏ Main use: AI, Coding, Video and Photo editing
โญ Your own rating: 9.5 - I want to update graphics card and CPU. protest XD
๐๏ธ๐ค
no words for this.
my mouth has no words left.
brooooo, your specifications are BEAST, are true meaning of what power looks like.
only 64Ram(installed more later) bro only 64? brooo world is suffering from RAM crisis and you? you're just casually saying ONLY 64 lol.
and later 128gb ram?
bro what aree even doing with that? now I Want a answer bro really a answer I'm shocked why you need 128gb ram,
overall rating: 9.7/10(-0.3% because why home version? not pro? and CPU can be better as per your rest specs ( Lol your CPU is already beast but your rest specs make it look normal CPU)
Because I copied the hard drive from my old pc and didn't want to pay. There is a whole story behind it hahahaha. And I bought the extra ram before the prices spiked. I got super lucky on timing. I dont even use the overlooking on my ram. Im saving it for when I actually need it. Future proofing, if you will.
oh I got it.
you are carrying 128gb ram
Le Me: convincing my dad to upgrade my laptop's ram from 16 to 24gb ram
I've some money in my savings through pocket money but I don't want it to be used for buying RAM it is for a new laptop for future.
you're really cool dude and the pic you provided of your PC it is looking like a wow, salute bro.
when I will be adult, I will make my own PC cabinet exactly look like yours.
You are doing absolutely amazing for someone so young. I got a late start and am much older. No reason to worry, you have plenty of time to build an amazing machine. By the time your my age, you will be hovering around in your personal drone-bot chair. Haha. Seriously, your doing great. Learning how to communicate and share early is a super important skill. You are ahead of the game. โจ๏ธ
Gave you a follow!
This is the main machine I use on a daily basis. I have a laptop but it comes out maybe once every 2 weeks to do stuff when I'm not home. I've always enjoyed the desktop more. This is my 6th Desktop build I've done!
Hardware
64GB RAM & 4TB SSD
๐ซกpeople are facing ram price hike problem.
you're just chilling out with these great specs.. really great
9/10(-1 because Cpu can be better like I know what is power of ryzen 7 but seeing your RAM, your cpu can be better but still great set up really powerful ๐ฅ
Rating my machine: POCO C55, , 4GB RAM, 0 VC funding.
Runs on pure willpower, Cloudflare edge proxies, and Supabase RLS.
10/10 for ROI and deployment speed. 2/10 for battery life when compiling on mobile. ๐
Great post, CTO. Letโs see what the rest of the HYNAWEB dojo is running. ๐ฏ
bro have you seen @xulingfeng 's machines?
my laptop and mobile and your POCO c55 is crying after reading the specs of him.
The POCO C55 might be crying reading those specs, but the code is flying. ๐ฏ
Hardware is just a constraint. Creativity, willpower, and a solid architecture (shoutout to the CTO for keeping the edge-proxy locked) are the real specs. 100/10 output, always.
yeah mine HP 240 G9 is also delivering 100/10 output
we both lacks in numbers not in output
๐๐ฅ
HP 240 G9 + POCO C55 = The most dangerous low-spec, high-output duo in the game. ๐๐ฅ
"Lacking in numbers, not in output" is going straight into the official HYNAWEB company motto. The hardware might be crying, but the architecture is singing.
Let's keep the code flying, CTO. On to Day 2. ๐ฏ
yeah, really great motto
(words are mine, used by you lol)
Here are my three dailyโuse laptops, each with a clear role for modern AI and development workflows.
Machine 1 โ COLORFIRE MEOW R16 24H (Personal Performance Workhorse)
๐ป Device: COLORFIRE MEOW R16 24H (Colorful)
๐ง CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX, 12โCore 24โThread
๐ฎ GPU: RTX 4070 Laptop 8GB (140W) + AMD Radeon 610M
๐งฎ RAM: 32GB DDR5 dualโchannel (5200MHz + 5600MHz mixed)
๐พ Storage: ZHITAI Ti600 1TB NVMe + WD PC SN540 1TB NVMe
๐ฅ๏ธ Screen: 2560ร1600 @ 240Hz
๐ง OS: Windows 11 Pro
๐ฏ Main use: Local LLM inference, AI agent simulation & testing, heavy development experiments, multitasking, AAA gaming, and runs my custom Hermes agent "Daoma"
โญ Self rating: 9/10
Machine 2 โ MECHREVO Wujie 14X Pro (AI Ultrabook)
๐ป Device: MECHREVO Wujie 14X Pro (Titan Grey)
๐ง CPU: AMD Ryzen AI 9 H 365 (50 TOPS NPU)
๐ฎ GPU: AMD Radeon 880M
๐งฎ RAM: 32GB LPDDR5X 8000MHz
๐พ Storage: 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD
๐ฅ๏ธ Screen: 2.8K (2880ร1800) 120Hz
๐ Battery: 99Wh large battery
๐ง OS: Windows 11 Home
๐ฏ Main use: Mobile AI coding, remote office, outdoor work, lightweight local model running
โญ Self rating: 8.5/10
Machine 3 โ MacBook Air 13โinch M5 (CompanyโIssued Work Device)
๐ป Device: MacBook Air 13โinch M5
๐งฎ Chip: Apple M5
๐งฎ RAM: 16GB Unified Memory
๐พ Storage: 512GB SSD
๐ฅ๏ธ Screen: Liquid Retina Display
๐ง OS: macOS
๐ฐ Approx. price: Company property
๐ฏ Main use: Official AI Agent OS development, QA testing, technical writing & team collaboration
โญ Self rating: 8.5/10
Why I use three different machines
I donโt collect devices for fun. I split my AI development workload strictly by device strengths:
Different hardware for different layers of building real AI agent systems.
CHINA for a reason ๐๐๐ฅโ ๏ธ๐
bro your setup is equal to one of the greatest Indian gamer channels.
bro my laptop's whole cost can be covered from your one monitor in machine 1
bro ๐ซก๐ซก๐ซก
Haha thanks.Itโs just accumulated stepโbyโstep over time. Each machine takes its own job, not for showing off. Curious what score you will give to this threeโlaptop setup ๐
Machine 1: 9.9/10 (-0.1 because you're using 5200 and 5600Mhz ram means the 5600Mhz will automatically set to 5200Mhz limit by the way not a issue but I am just finding excuses to cut marks LOL)
Machine 2: 9.5/10 (-0.5 because you are using single 32gb, you should 2*16 it doubles memory bandwidth) still this one is also a excuse LOL ๐
Machine 3: 7/10 (now you might think why 7? where 3 marks gone, bro in front of your machine 1 and machine 2 macbook M5 one of greatest laptop is looking just a regular laptop ๐ซก๐)
overall setup rating @xulingfeng
: 9.3/10
bro in China is RAM prices stable?
like in compare to world?
Haha thanks for this detailed rating ๐ Fair catch on the mixedโfrequency RAM. For machine 2, soldered LPDDR5X canโt be split into two sticks sadly. The MacBook is companyโissued, so itโs there for work collaboration only, not for raw performance. 9.3/10 overall makes me happy ๐ซก
Machine 1 โ Buildbox (Linux & AI Hosting Node)
๐ป Device: Bitfenix Colossus 500
๐ง CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5500, 6โCore 12โThread
๐ฎ GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1070 8GB
๐งฎ RAM: 32GB DDR4 2400MT/s
๐พ Storage: 500GB Gen 3 NVMe SSD
๐ฅ๏ธ Screen: 27โณ 1080p @ 75Hz Curved
๐ง OS: Ubuntu 24.04 Server
๐ฏ Main use: Linux compilation and local AI hosting
Machine 2 โ AI Workhorse (Agentic Workstation)
๐ป Device: Cooler Master MasterBox 5
๐ง CPU: Intel Core i5โ14400F
๐ฎ GPU: AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
๐งฎ RAM: 40GB DDR5 5600MT/s
๐พ Storage: 500GB Gen 3 NVMe SSD
๐ฅ๏ธ๏ธ Screen: 24โณ 1440p @ 165Hz
๐ง OS: Windows 11
๐ฏ Main use: Running agentic IDE agents
Machine 3 โ Asus TUF F16 (Bed Station)
๐ป Device: ASUS TUF F16
๐ง CPU: Intel Core 5 210H
๐ฎ GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop
๐งฎ RAM: 16GB LPDDR4 3200MT/s
๐พ Storage: 500GB Gen 4 NVMe SSD
๐ฅ๏ธ Screen: 16โณ 1080p @ 144Hz
๐ง OS: Windows 11
๐ฏ Main use: Bed-station for remote working from bed
Machine 4 โ Dell Vostro 7559 (Experimental AI Node)
๐ป Device: Dell Vostro 7559
๐ง CPU: Intel Core i7โ10510U
๐ฎ GPU: NVIDIA GeForce MX250 2GB
๐งฎ RAM: 16GB DDR4 2666MT/s
๐พ Storage: 256GB Gen 3 NVMe SSD + 1TB SSHD
๐ฅ๏ธ Screen: 15โณ 1080p @ 60Hz
๐ง OS: Windows 11
๐ฏ Main use: Former bed-station, now runs AI agents for experimental work
bro bro wait wait, you can open a shop lol
4 machines, 4 beast, but I noticed you've great specs, showing your high budget still limited ram speed?
8.5/10(-1.5 because of RAM SPEED mainly rest is absolute beast)
4 machines you've got you're literally cooking harder your works.
All 4 run 24/7, that's how I manage 12 separate projects at once. Ram is just too expensive at the moment
oh, I See.
yeah currently RAM prices are same like gold.(rising and rising)
I would recommend you to upgrade RAM when RAM prices will drop down.
by the way just curious to know while online image editing tool do you use primarily?
Dont really use any online image tools, generally speaking, I either let Gemini generate an image, or I use other tools in python for manipulations.
Yeah, plan is to at some point upgrade and expand. Replace the 5500 with a 5900x, then add 2 more systems, with 9900x and 48gb of ram each. Then upgrade the Asus to 32gb and then I should be solid for a while, given I'm switching my workflows over to my own IDE, which I'm adding multi-node support to, so those extra PCs dont need to be manually monitored, I can use 1 interface to control all the systems and distribute work across them all.
Sorry I do not care too much for common hardwer details. My personal favourite is a MacBoom Pro M1 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD one of the last model with touch bar. Touch bar is fare versatile compared functions key line. Mac other element is perfect for any kind of work: small size, do not need mouse : touch pad is super fine. MacOS is technically close to linux so easy handle by terminal like all other linux machines. Mainly use browsing, development : like a mordorjs, I also won a copilot vibe code competition here. So my score of this laptop is 10/10
The company laptop is way different. I am forced to work on a 6 year old DELL laptop with Windows 11 ( hate), same amount RAM and SSD, many keyboard labels is worn, overall condition is battle hardened. The only code which save my ass is: wsl install ubuntu. Plus learn to use windows multi desktop, one full screen size app on each one, give near same three finger gestures which is qorking so well at Mac. Battery time: 15min.
Score: 3/10
Phone: Samsung Galaxy A50 ... enogh for everything. I can play a same game as on my Mac: Raid Shadow Legend
This is my Huawei Mate 70 Pro ๐ฑ running HarmonyOS 7.0.
12GB RAM + 512GB storage ๐พ
Screen resolution: 2832 ร 1316 ๐ฅ๏ธ
I really like its multi-device super connection feature โจ. It works great as my daily driver for browsing, reading and community discussions.
@xulingfeng @akhourianmolkumar
Seeing you both react to the chaos is the best fuel.
Now, letโs go ship v24. The fallback chain is armed. The web search is live. The firm is open. ๐ฏโก
flagship mobile
but at least in mobile I've beaten you LoL
not personally like I've C21 & GALAXY A31 which is nothing in front of yours.
but my mom operate a GALAXY S26 ULTRA
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Small happiness LOL after reading your specs and finally looking at one thing I beat you is genuinely small achievement.
do not upgrade your mobile till my mom upgrades
at least let me be ahead in one thing just kidding ๐๐
The Huawei Mate 90 Pro is going to launch soon, but my Mate70 Pro still works perfectly. Iโll wait a few years before upgrading๐
ok ok I will convince mom to buy S27 ULTRA then you can upgrade to Huawei Mate 90. ๐คฃ
never thought I will achieve this in dev.to
Macbook Pro, M4. 14 Inch, 16gb, 512gb storage.
Usage:
Macbook Pro, M2, 16gb, 512gb storage, for work.
I also own an Iphone X which i usually forget to charge it because the only time i use it is to call my family or my girlfriend.
Minimal King.
no RTX, No Ghz, no monitor specs just a Macbook Pro M4
pure silent beast
8/10.
Hereโs mine ๐ธ
๐ป Device: Custom-built desktop PC
๐ง CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900 (12 cores / 24 threads)
๐ฎ GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (16 GB)
๐งฎ RAM: 64 GB DDR5-5600
๐พ Storage: Crucial T710 2 TB NVMe SSD
๐ฅ๏ธ Display: GD-27Q260, 2560 ร 1440 @ 60 Hz
๐ง OS: Windows 11 Home
๐ฐ Approx. price: โฌ3,000
๐ฏ Main use: Frontend development, OSS, AI tools, and general work
โญ My own rating: 9.5/10
Itโs a custom-built PC with parts I selected around the kind of work I actually do.
64 GB of RAM is definitely more than normal frontend development needs, but with browsers, IDEs, WSL, Docker, AI tools, and a lot of things open at the same time, I donโt regret it at all ๐น
The Ryzen 9 7900 and RTX 5070 Ti are also more than enough for pretty much everything I throw at it.
9.5/10 for me. The only dangerous part is that it makes upgrading very hard to justify ๐น
no words for this bro ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐
you've got more than enough, your custom PC is really great
it reflects your specifications choosing skill.
rating: 9.4/10(-0.6% because you use windows home, why not pro?, and 64gb dual channel or single i am considering for now single that's why -0.6%)
honestly, you've great specs bro really great. Akhouri Systems supporter for a reason ๐
๐ป Device: Acer Predator Helios 18 (PH18-72-924C / N23Q2)
๐ง CPU: Intel Core i9-14900HX (24 cores / 32 threads, up to 5.8 GHz)
๐ฎ GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (16 GB GDDR6, up to 175W)
๐งฎ RAM: 32 GB DDR5
๐พ Storage: 5 TB total NVMe SSD storage (4 TB + 1 TB)
๐ฅ๏ธ Display: 18" WQXGA Mini LED IPS, 2560ร1600, 250 Hz, 100% DCI-P3, G-SYNC
๐ง OS: CachyOS (Arch Linux)
๐ Battery: 90 Wh Li-ion
๐ฐ Approx. price: $3,000 USD originally, plus SSD upgrade cost
๐ฏ Main use: Software development, local AI/LLM work, creative projects, and gaming
โญ Your own rating: 9/10
Device โ ๏ธ OS ๐ฅ
by the way 32gb single channel or dual? if single then I would suggest you to make it dual for maximum bandwith speed. rest this is way more dangerous
i9-14900HX(๐ฅ๐๐โ ๏ธ)
final rating: 9/10(-1% if you've only single channel ram also -0.2% for no windows like you can dual boot it but finally your machine is way more dangerous literally best machine you've got)
Two machines, one new and one that refuses to die. ๐
๐ฅ๏ธ Desktop (daily driver)
๐ง CPU: Intel Core i5-14600KF (14 cores / 20 threads)
โ๏ธ Cooling: EKWB EK-Nucleus AIO CR360
๐ Board: ASRock Z790 Taichi Carrara
๐ฎ GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
๐งฎ RAM: 96 GB DDR5-6000 (2x48 GB Kingston Fury Renegade)
๐พ Storage: Samsung 990 PRO 1TB NVMe for the system, 3 TB of SATA SSDs and about 18 TB of hard drives
โก PSU: Corsair RM1000x Shift
๐ฆ Case: be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 Rev. 2
๐ฅ๏ธ Display: four 24" 1080p monitors
๐ช OS: Windows 11 Pro (until Valve make Proton compatible with the anti-cheat systems. Then I'm switching to Linux fully ๐ง)
๐ฐ Approx. price: about โฌ3,500, not counting the extra drives. So I did forget the $3,000 MacBook, I just spent the money on something else. ๐
๐ฏ Main use: a lot of gaming ๐ฎ, observability work with Splunk and Dynatrace, and lately a lot of LLM testing ๐ค
The 14600KF was a deliberate choice. For the last few generations Intel has mostly been getting more performance by pushing more voltage, and everything above this chip hits thermal throttling under a stress test, even on water cooling. ๐ฅ So I stopped where the CPU is actually usable under stress.
The 96 GB is for VMware Workstation Pro. Sometimes I need more than one VM running at once, and I still want to work normally on the host while they do.
The 5070 Ti had the best price for performance when I bought it. That was the whole decision.
๐ง Home server
๐ Board: ASRock H97 Performance
๐ง CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K (4 cores / 8 threads, from 2014)
๐งฎ RAM: 32 GB DDR3
๐พ Storage: 256 GB SSD for the system and a 1 TB hard drive
๐ฎ GPU: integrated Intel graphics
๐ง OS: Debian
๐ฏ Main use: runs 24/7. Nginx with PHP and MariaDB, Samba shares, Audiobookshelf and a Minecraft server. โ๏ธ
The 4790K used to be my main machine. When I upgraded, it became the server, and it keeps getting new jobs. Two weeks ago I added another spinning disk to it, as storage for yet another server.
Four screens sounds like overkill until you try going back to less. ๐
bro I asked for machine, you answered beast.
LOL
rating for this beast 9.7/10
what you do with your machine like your work? I'm curious to know
Ha, thanks. I'm guessing the missing 0.3 is for the Windows :)
My day job is observability, mostly Splunk and lately Dynatrace. That's what the 96 GB is really for. I often need a few VMs up at once to rebuild an environment or try a config before it goes anywhere near production.
Lately a lot of my evenings go into LLMs. One of my last projects was about LLM translations. My wife wanted to read books that don't exist in Bulgarian, so I tested which models can actually translate fiction into Bulgarian. I wrote it up here if you're curious: dev.to/bozhidar_valchev/in-search-...
The rest is gaming, no excuses there. What are you building at Akhouri Systems?
I will. Thanks!
Hereโs my PC config๐
๐ป Device: Custom-built desktop PC
๐ง CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D (16cores / 32 threads)
๐ฎ GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (16 GB)
๐งฎ RAM: 64 GB DDR5-5600 (Kingston Fury Beast Black 2x32gb)
๐พ Storage: 2 TB - Samsung 990 Pro NVMeTM M.2 SSD
๐ฅ๏ธ Display: Samsung 43" Curved Business Monitor CJ890
๐ง OS: Windows 11 Home
๐ฐ Approx. price: โฌ3,500
๐ฏ Main use: Full Stack development, AI tools, general work
โญ My own rating: 9.5/10
Built this in last may, it would probably cost more then 1 year ago ๐คฃ
Love this setup๐ฏ
absolute Cinema ๐๏ธ๐ค
RYZEN 9+ RTX 5070 Ti+ 64gb DDR5 ram(dual-channel) really one of the most perfect configuration I've seen till now.
rating: 9.7(-0.3% because you're using windows home, why not to use windows pro any specific reason? I would like to know but genuinely speaking great specs)
Thanks for the kind words๐
No specific reason for windows home version, probably just laziness and too much work to do ๐
As long as it doesnโt cause any major headaches, Iโve got a long list of other things that doโฆ
laziness on peak ๐ฅ
Okay, this comment section turned into a full-on hardware battle ๐
People aren't showing their machines anymore, they're basically submitting their builds for peer review.
Now I'm curious who actually has the most ridiculous setup here. CPU, GPU, RAM, storage... drop the specs and let the chaos continue. ๐
okay what are you building with it?
A bit of everything: Web apps, automation, data/analytics, AI stuff, and some random experiments that start with โletโs see if this worksโ and somehow become actual projects.
Lol, let's see if this works
a true energy spirit you've
๐ป Device: HP EliteBook 845 G7
๐ง CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U with Radeon Graphics
๐ฎ GPU: N/A
๐งฎ RAM: 16GB
๐พ Storage: 512 GB
๐ฅ๏ธ Display: 1920px
๐ง OS: Windows 11 pro
๐ฐ Approx. price: It was a thrift buy at #500,000 approx. $366
๐ฏ Main use: I use it for web development, then game dev on Godot. I also do 3d art on blender and games.
โญ Your own rating: I give it a 7 because I wanted a ThinkPad and I should have expanded the storage to 1TB
really budget friendly but beast performance laptop.
price to performance ratio is great.
8/10(-2% because of storage and RAM) ram can be 24gb or 32gb dual channel, and storage 1tb that's it you can increase rating by just upgrading ram and storage.
really you've used your mind and bought a perfect price to performance laptop.
in same budget better alternatives available too. but it is one of the beast in the segment(also you face problem in graphic heavy tasks? because integrated graphics you've and I want to know what that feels for AMD I've also integrated graphics but for intel not AMD just curious to know nothing else)
I've not noticed anything really, but I'd say my game feels a lot smoother compared to when I was using my old intel laptop. There was a lot of things that could have affected my experience with that laptop though, like it was using an HDD, so I don't have anything to compare with
I also connect it to a Lenovo ThinkVison Display Monitor for a larger screen
๐ป Device: Home PC, Asus Rampage III Extreme
๐ง CPU: Xeon 5690
๐ฎ GPU: Gygabite 1080 ti
๐งฎ RAM: 24 GB DDR3
๐พ Storage: 500gb m2 pci-e 256GB samsung 830
๐ฅ๏ธ Display: no idea 22 inch
๐ง OS: Windows 11
๐ฐ Approx. price: today almost zero
๐ฏ Main use: Orchestrator, real work on vps
โญ Your own rating: when new 12/10 today 4/10
no problem at all, 24gb DDR3 is okay in 2026. 1080ti is enough for medium level GPU based tasks, windows 11 pro or home?
overall rating: 6/10(-4 because DDR3, storage capacity)
Bro, I think you have already write my specs.
HP 14s Intel Core i3 11th Gen 1115G4 - (8 GB/256 GB SSD/Windows 11 Home) 14s - dy2507TU Thin and Light Laptop (14 Inch, Natural Silver, 1.41 Kg, With MS Office)
I am using this from last 4 years.
Currently Pursuing B.Tech CSE
20% Battery Life
Bro you should upgrade your laptop especially when you are Pursuing a degree. I would recommend you to at least buy a i3-13th gen cpu 16gb ram and 1tb storage laptop in Amazon during sale. It will help you a lot for now your current setup rating will be 4/10
Suree
๐ป MacBook
๐ป Device: MacBook Pro 14" (2021, MacBookPro18,3), custom build
๐ง CPU: Apple M1 Pro, 10 cores (8 performance + 2 efficiency)
๐ฎ GPU: Apple M1 Pro integrated, 14 cores
๐งฎ RAM: 16 GB unified memory
๐พ Storage: 512 GB SSD (~136 GB free)
๐ฅ๏ธ Display: 14.2" Liquid Retina XDR (3024ร1964, 120Hz ProMotion) + 2ร external 1080p monitors
๐ง OS: macOS 27.0
๐ Battery: 83% of original capacity, 316 cycles, condition "Normal"
๐ฐ Approx. price: ~โฌ2,480 / ~$2,199 new in 2021 (roughly โฌ900โ1,100 used today)
๐ฏ Main use: Web development (React/TypeScript monorepo, Vite, pnpm) with AI coding tools
โญ Your own rating: 8/10 โ five years in and it still handles a full frontend toolchain without breaking a sweat. It loses points for 16 GB, which gets tight with lots of dev servers open, and a battery that's getting tired.
๐ฑ OnePlus 12R
๐ฑ Phone: OnePlus 12R (2024)
๐ง SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4nm), Adreno 740 GPU
๐งฎ RAM: 16 GB LPDDR5X
๐พ Storage: 256 GB UFS 4.0
๐ฑ Display: 6.78" LTPO AMOLED, 2780ร1264, 1โ120Hz, up to 4,500 nits peak
๐ Battery: 5,500 mAh, 80W SUPERVOOC wired charging (full charge in ~30 min)
๐ธ Camera: 50MP main (Sony IMX890, OIS) + 8MP ultrawide + 2MP macro, 16MP selfie
๐ฐ Approx. price: โฌ799 at launch in Europe
๐ฏ Main use: Daily driver: messaging, browsing, media, some gaming
โญ Your own rating: 9/10 โ flagship-level speed, a superb screen and battery life that easily lasts two days, for a mid-range price. Bonus points for OxygenOS: it takes its own path from stock Android and has solid privacy tools (Private Safe, hidden apps, fine-grained permission controls). The cameras are the weak spot: the ultrawide is mediocre, the macro lens is filler, and there's no telephoto.
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Flagship mobile & macbook m1 โ๐ต
premium, 2 machines, more than enough really great.
7/10(-3 because oneplus 12R is now a little bit old or not little bit I would say it is now old flagship, and same thing applies to m1 still old doesn't mean bad, old is gold especially in your case because they might be old but flagship of their time)
My main working machine is a self-built Intel Windows system from 2014/2015. Still runs perfectly fine (64GB RAM, several SSD at together around 3TB, I only "upgraded" it to a 4070ti for my CUDA work. Why no Linux? Because, I need to get stuff done, I don't have time to "fix it yourself, it's open source, you moron"-Linux :-P
My "kink" is more into input devices. No 3d work without a 3D mouse. No 2d work without a slate. No video work without a fast dial. Mouse and keyboard need replacement every now and then and MUST WORK PERIOD. I use two mouse inputs (left/right hand have to be able to do everything at roughly the same reliability), one is a touchpad, the other an old MX Master model.
I do have a few development systems with more RAM, 5090 GPU etc., even Linux. But I rarely use them for day-to-day work. The "ancient" thing is still doing everything I need at blazing performance, even compared to my best equipped Win11-work-horse.
Laptops and Tablets ... if I use those for real work, I usually log into my main system via remote desktop.
Could I change? Any day. It just has to work.
bro greatest of all time.
rating 8/10
and bro I would like to know your tablets and mobile too.
๐ป Device: Custom-built desktop PC
๐ง CPU: Intel Core i5-12600KF (10 cores / 16 threads)
๐ฎ GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB
๐งฎ RAM: 16GB DDR4
๐พ Storage: NVMe SSD + ~465GB secondary storage
๐ฅ๏ธ Display: 240Hz monitor
๐ง OS: Fedora Linux (Wayland)
๐ Battery: N/A โ Desktop
๐ฐ Approx. price: ~$900โ$1,100 USD equivalent today
๐ฏ Main use: Software development, gaming, 3D/web development, technical writing, content creation
โญ Your own rating: 8.5/10
You can comment this โ detailed enough for their challenge but still natural:
Apple ecosystem...
You've collected a great flagship ecosystem but as of 2026 that is kindaa old isn't? So rating will be 6/10, recommend you to upgrade to M4 later or iphone 17 can be a option if you are looking to upgrade your mobile
Iโm using a fairly modest setup too, so I like the idea of rating hardware based on the actual workload rather than just the specs. For development, web projects, AI tools, and automation, Iโd rather have a reliable machine that handles my daily workflow well than spend a lot on hardware I rarely push to its limits.
specs?
I am curious to know specs and rate it.
Show me yours, I show you mine.
read the post there you will see my machine specs
macbook air m1
Ryzen 9 5900x
16GB ram
4TB storage - 2TB SSD 2TB HDD
3060 12GB OC
2 monitors 165HZ and 180HZ
win 11 pro
Great!
rating: 8/10(-2% if you've single channel ram, also your ram is too low in front of your specs it should minimum 24gb and recommended 32gb)
it is ddr5 right
Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14IRH8: 32 GB RAM, RTX 4050 6 GB, Linux Mint. Daily driver for backend dev and running the whole stack in Docker. No gaming on it, so the GPU is mostly along for the ride. Rate it! ๐
woah, your system โ ๏ธ your OS ๐จ
bro you should dual boot your system, Linux + Windows but yeah it's your choice I am just giving you suggestion.
also 32gb ram is dual channel or single channel? if single then make it 16+16.
and rest thing's are already sorted.
great no nonsense, nothing fancy you've actually got a the exact beast you need.
rating: 7.5/10(it can be 8 if you've dual channel ram, dual boot OS and storage you've not mentioned but if 1tb)
Your setup 10 out of 10.
mine?
Yes
what did you like the most in it?
Consumerism in all its glory ๐
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For my my machines are not just my machines, they are my BROS.
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one of the my first viral post it became.
I have for the info is
hp_eny x360 touchscreen
Intel core ultra 7
Intel graphic
storage with 500 GB
Os: window 11
copoilt+pc
and that what I have
mordern.
processor is great. screentouch great, with only 500gb?
Ryzen 5 5600, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, RTX 3060, one 24" 144Hz monitor, Win 11. Nothing fancy but it handles everything I throw at it. What score do I get?
great dual channel ram? and yeah nothing fancy just output.
really nice.
rating: 7/10
Amazing essay thank you for sharing!
Welcome.
acer pentium 2gb ram 214gb storage
Hello everyone
I am new in community
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