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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 Laptop ASUS TUF F15 | Desktop 1 | Desktop 2
Processor Intel Core i7-11800H | Intel Core i5-14600K@135W | Intel Core i3-10100
Motherboard ASUS FX506HC | Gigabyte B660M DS3H DDR4 | MSI MAG B560M Bazooka
Cooling Laptop built-in cooling lol | Thermalright Assassin Spirit w/ BeQuiet Shadow Wings fan| Stock Copper
Memory 24 GB @ 3200 | 32 GB @ 3733 | 16 GB @ 3200
Video Card(s) Nvidia RTX 3050 Mobile 4GB | Nvidia GTX 1650 | Nvidia GTX 960 2 GB
Storage Adata XPG SX8200 Pro 512 GB | Samsung M2 SSD 256 GB & 1 TB 2.5" HDD @ 7200| SSD 250 GB & SSD 240 GB
Display(s) Laptop built-in 144 Hz FHD screen | Dell 27" WQHD @ 75 Hz & 49" TV FHD | Samsung 32" TV FHD
Case It's a laptop, it doesn't need case lmfao | Deepcool Mattrexx 55 MESH | Aerocool Cylon PRO
Audio Device(s) laptop built in audio | Logitech stereo speakers | Logitech 2.1 speakers
Power Supply ASUS 180W PSU | SeaSonic Focus GX-550 | MSI MAG A550BN
Mouse Logitech G604 | Corsair Harpoon wired mouse| Logitech G305
Keyboard Laptop built-in keyboard |Razer Blackwidow | Steelseries APEX 7 TKL
VR HMD Quest 2 sold out and don't need VR anymore lol
Software Windows 10 Enterprise 20H2 | Windows 11 24H2 LTSC | Windows 11 24H2 LTSC
Benchmark Scores good enough
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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