Showcase College exam computer

Purchase / Last upgraded
Sep 21, 2024
Form factor
Custom PC
Estimated $
$400
Targeted use
  1. University
  2. 1080p
OS installed
Windows 11 Pro
Motherboard
Gigabyte B760M GAMING PLUS WIFI DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard
CPU
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 3.7 GHz Dual-Core Processor
GPU
Sparkle GENIE Arc A380 6 GB Video Card
RAM
G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory
Storage
Crucial T500 W/Heatsink 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Crucial MX500 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive
PSU
FSP Group Hydro PTM PRO,Gen5 1200 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Case
Lian Li A3-mATX MicroATX Mini Tower Case
Monitor
Generic Philips 1080p
Keyboard and Mouse
Microsoft basic keyboard and mouse
Accessories
Logitech C922 Pro Stream HD Webcam
My computer protection
Netgear Armor, NextDNS, Proton VPN

Cleo

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I made this out of bits and bobs from around the place. It's exclusively for taking exams with ProctorU, who are notorious for #####ing your settings.
LOL, the PSU. At least I can upgrade the rest later on and not worry about that.
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Smart move isolating an exam rig. I did something similar for ProctorU with a cheap Pentium + Arc build, biggest wins were wired internet, a clean Windows profile with only Chrome, and turning off overlays and VPN during sessions. The C922 is solid, I also set Active Hours to block updates and killed notifications to avoid flags. For trial runs I practiced under webcam and screen share using a dlab practice test on Practice Test Geeks, the questions felt realistic and the explanations showed weak spots. Their library is huge, and the search makes finding specific exams quick.
 
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