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System Name Bragging Rights
Processor Atom Z3735F 1.33GHz
Motherboard It has no markings but it's green
Cooling No, it's a 2.2W processor
Memory 2GB DDR3L-1333
Video Card(s) Gen7 Intel HD (4EU @ 311MHz)
Storage 32GB eMMC and 128GB Sandisk Extreme U3
Display(s) 10" IPS 1280x800 60Hz
Case Veddha T2
Audio Device(s) Apparently, yes
Power Supply Samsung 18W 5V fast-charger
Mouse MX Anywhere 2
Keyboard Logitech MX Keys (not Cherry MX at all)
VR HMD Samsung Oddyssey, not that I'd plug it into this though....
Software W10 21H1, barely
Benchmark Scores I once clocked a Celeron-300A to 564MHz on an Abit BE6 and it scored over 9000.
GIGABYTE A620M H AM5 DDR5 mATX €96.65
AM5 is the "future investment option" rather than the disposable temporary option, so that trash board with 65W-only VRMs isn't valid. It's still disposable but costs 35% more. There's no logic or value in that option IMO.

OP's original B650 choices were good for AM5 options. No-nonsense and affordable, but also decent VRM cooling that will handle an 9800X3D or whatever comes after that - and bonus QoL features that the barebones, lowest-quality A620 boards completely lack.
 
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System Name ASUS TUF F15
Processor Intel Core i7-11800H
Motherboard ASUS FX506HC
Cooling Laptop built-in cooling lol
Memory 24 GB @ 3200
Video Card(s) Intel UHD & Nvidia RTX 3050 Mobile
Storage Adata XPG SX8200 Pro 512 GB
Display(s) Laptop built-in 144 Hz FHD screen
Audio Device(s) LOGITECH 2.1-channel
Power Supply ASUS 180W PSU
Mouse Logitech G604
Keyboard SteelSeries Apex 7 TKL
Software Windows 10 Enterprise 21H2 LTSC
AM5 is the "future investment option" rather than the disposable temporary option, so that trash board with 65W-only VRMs isn't valid. It's still disposable but costs 35% more. There's no logic or value in that option IMO.

OP's original B650 choices were good for AM5 options. No-nonsense and affordable, but also decent VRM cooling that will handle an 9800X3D or whatever comes after that - and bonus QoL features that the barebones, lowest-quality A620 boards completely lack.
well, then there are ASUS PRIME B650M-R or ASRock B650M-H/M.2+ for EUR ~115 which have basic VRM HS, and GIGABYTE B650M DS3H for EUR ~140 if you need beefier VRM, both zones covered with HS. I don't get spending more than that if you don't need tons of M2 slots or PCI-E slots.:rolleyes:
 
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