Workstation vs Gaming PC - Which Should I Choose? [Simple Guide]
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July 20, 2018
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✅ Read full article ➡️ https://www.gamingscan.com/workstation-vs-gaming-pc/ ⭐️ Subscribe ➡️ https://www.gamingscan.com/subscribe When should you choose a workstation and when should you choose a gaming PC? It all depends on what you're going to use your PC for, obviously, but there is more to it than that. Keep watching to find out. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:33 What Is a Workstation? 1:29 What Is a Workstation: The CPU 2:33 What Is a Workstation: The GPU 3:48 What Is a Workstation: The RAM 4:34 What Is a Workstation: The Storage 4:56 What Is a Workstation: The Motherboard 5:26 Workstations for Gaming 6:24 Outro
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