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Too late. I've already purchased everything. Thankfully Amazon did nothing with a recent parts order for 24 hours, so I was able to cancel and order for cheaper on Newegg. Windows 10 Pro Total price: $1,993.64 . A couple of things I wanted to have: 1. I wanted a case that blended in and could be mistaken for a piece of furniture, not something that screams "STEAL ME!" 2. I want a PC that can handle some tasks extremely well, and most tasks competently. So 3D work, video rendering, Creative Suite, sound work, and oddly enough not for gaming. Well, okay, a little gaming. But not much. 3. I want options. I want wireless if I have to, I want the ability to play old games off a CD, I want expansion, I will eventually want 32GB of RAM and maybe more if the damn prices would drop. 4. But most of all I wanted to follow Albino Boo's advice (hello?) and start with a decent motherboard and quality power supply. He / she mentioned that once, and I thought it was a great tip. 5. Did I mention expansion? Got it. 6. I want a PC that will last as long as my current mass-produced HP has lasted (I'm using it now). Nine years strong and counting. All I did was add more RAM, and used RAM at that. If I can keep my new PC cool enough and have it last for at least as long with no further costs (aside from maybe more RAM and a liquid cooler), I'll be super happy. So what do you think? Am I overpaying by trying to keep one foot set in the past while leaning into the future? | |
Personally, if you're intending to use this for 3D rendering etc... multicore heavy instructions, then I would have plumped for a Ryzen personally. For the same price as that 8700 you could have had far more cores, at similar speeds, which would definitely assist with the rendering etc. It's a shame you need to upgrade now, you're buying at the wrong time. :( | |
Thanks for the input! Yeah, I felt compelled to buy now because I'm not confident about pushing my luck with this machine any longer. | |
YOU GOT ONE?! | |