Best $2500 I ever spent. I'm actually happy with my PC
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I've now invested $2500 into my PC and it's about to be a MONSTER. It's a year old. By Thursday here are the specs (actually by later today except for the keyboard) Ryzen 7 8 core 32GB of RAM RTX 2080ti video 55" 4k screen/smart TV 7TB of storage, 2TB of which is NVMe Mechanical "smart" keyboard 1000 watt power supply I am so happy with it. Thank you CUKUSA.com too for making great barebones systems at really good prices. This is the first time in as long as I can remember that I am not wanting to upgrade something. It's all more than I need right now. :-D
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I've now invested $2500 into my PC and it's about to be a MONSTER. It's a year old. By Thursday here are the specs (actually by later today except for the keyboard) Ryzen 7 8 core 32GB of RAM RTX 2080ti video 55" 4k screen/smart TV 7TB of storage, 2TB of which is NVMe Mechanical "smart" keyboard 1000 watt power supply I am so happy with it. Thank you CUKUSA.com too for making great barebones systems at really good prices. This is the first time in as long as I can remember that I am not wanting to upgrade something. It's all more than I need right now. :-D
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Explains very well why you dislike spending money on cars :D
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
I just don't see the point in going into debt over a rolling liability when the typical American keeps their car for for an average of 5 years
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I've now invested $2500 into my PC and it's about to be a MONSTER. It's a year old. By Thursday here are the specs (actually by later today except for the keyboard) Ryzen 7 8 core 32GB of RAM RTX 2080ti video 55" 4k screen/smart TV 7TB of storage, 2TB of which is NVMe Mechanical "smart" keyboard 1000 watt power supply I am so happy with it. Thank you CUKUSA.com too for making great barebones systems at really good prices. This is the first time in as long as I can remember that I am not wanting to upgrade something. It's all more than I need right now. :-D
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If you are happy we are all happy with you :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
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I just don't see the point in going into debt over a rolling liability when the typical American keeps their car for for an average of 5 years
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That's weird; I'm next to the window and suddenly realize that a lot of the cars coming by are "not completely paid". I always imagined looking at wealth, but most often it is debt? Also, 7 TB. I'm afraid to ask what you're planning to do with that. I got a lot of games and my 1TB drive isn't even halfway. My current machine is a year or two; more a gaming-machine then dev-pc. The GPU has 2 Gb of memory for itself. Doesn't help a bit in VS, but graphics and performance for games went up, a lot.
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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That's weird; I'm next to the window and suddenly realize that a lot of the cars coming by are "not completely paid". I always imagined looking at wealth, but most often it is debt? Also, 7 TB. I'm afraid to ask what you're planning to do with that. I got a lot of games and my 1TB drive isn't even halfway. My current machine is a year or two; more a gaming-machine then dev-pc. The GPU has 2 Gb of memory for itself. Doesn't help a bit in VS, but graphics and performance for games went up, a lot.
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
My old card has 3GB. My new one has 11GB I think? But then I've spent $700 now on video cards since I bought the thing, some of which I'll recoup by selling by GTX 1060 on E-bay. I can probably flip it for more than I bought it for in today's market. As far as the 7TB it was more of an accident. I replaced the 0.5TB NVMe drive that the machine shipped with a 2TB NVMe. That bumped my total storage up to 5GB, because the machine came with a 3TB HDD (even though they advertised 2TB :) ). Then I have a 2TB drive from an old machine that has important stuff on it, and rather than transfer it over and pray I didn't forget anything, I just installed the whole drive into my tower. It's linux but I have a tool to pull files from it in windows.
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I've now invested $2500 into my PC and it's about to be a MONSTER. It's a year old. By Thursday here are the specs (actually by later today except for the keyboard) Ryzen 7 8 core 32GB of RAM RTX 2080ti video 55" 4k screen/smart TV 7TB of storage, 2TB of which is NVMe Mechanical "smart" keyboard 1000 watt power supply I am so happy with it. Thank you CUKUSA.com too for making great barebones systems at really good prices. This is the first time in as long as I can remember that I am not wanting to upgrade something. It's all more than I need right now. :-D
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$2500 is the right price for a computer. Every 3~5 years I buy a new custom build one at this price and my system has been pretty good for the last 10 years! :) (I plan to buy the next one when I am finally over the mega loss of money that was my flat in Darwin :( ) My only regret, not that it is much of a problem, I only have 16GB DDR4 ram.. :/ Though I count the screen as additional expenses, I like dual monitor, 27", 2K resolution, 100Hz+
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$2500 is the right price for a computer. Every 3~5 years I buy a new custom build one at this price and my system has been pretty good for the last 10 years! :) (I plan to buy the next one when I am finally over the mega loss of money that was my flat in Darwin :( ) My only regret, not that it is much of a problem, I only have 16GB DDR4 ram.. :/ Though I count the screen as additional expenses, I like dual monitor, 27", 2K resolution, 100Hz+
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I counted the $900 screen in as part of my cost, so my actual PC is pretty inexpensive. I expect it to last me 7 to 10 years, if history is any judge. I always get a bit of a beast at first, so it's still relevant later. Adding, I can't stand dual monitors. I'll never go back after I started using a 4k large TV. Instead of switching monitors, I just use the windows key + arrow keys to dock my windows. No silly problems with switching screens either. (For example using AnyDesk with a remote PC with multiple monitors is a pain)
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I've now invested $2500 into my PC and it's about to be a MONSTER. It's a year old. By Thursday here are the specs (actually by later today except for the keyboard) Ryzen 7 8 core 32GB of RAM RTX 2080ti video 55" 4k screen/smart TV 7TB of storage, 2TB of which is NVMe Mechanical "smart" keyboard 1000 watt power supply I am so happy with it. Thank you CUKUSA.com too for making great barebones systems at really good prices. This is the first time in as long as I can remember that I am not wanting to upgrade something. It's all more than I need right now. :-D
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Great, should serve you well. Put TrueNAS on the old one and use if for NAS. Old saying: You can find a nice system for $500 but the one you really want is still $3000. DYI reduces that some. I like the idea of the TV, what resolution do you use?
>64 If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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I just don't see the point in going into debt over a rolling liability when the typical American keeps their car for for an average of 5 years
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Looking at my 2007 Sequoia (which will never be traded) and my 2005 Honda CRV (which will never be traded). :)
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
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That's weird; I'm next to the window and suddenly realize that a lot of the cars coming by are "not completely paid". I always imagined looking at wealth, but most often it is debt? Also, 7 TB. I'm afraid to ask what you're planning to do with that. I got a lot of games and my 1TB drive isn't even halfway. My current machine is a year or two; more a gaming-machine then dev-pc. The GPU has 2 Gb of memory for itself. Doesn't help a bit in VS, but graphics and performance for games went up, a lot.
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
The car payments are usually factored into the monthly bills forever. Some people prefer to lease and then just turn it in. I like paid for cars. My Sequoia is such a solid vehicle, I'd have no problem spending 2-3K in rebuilding the transmission should it EVER go. I priced new Sequoias - 80k and up. Not even reasonable.
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
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Looking at my 2007 Sequoia (which will never be traded) and my 2005 Honda CRV (which will never be traded). :)
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
Looking at my 2006 Toyota, which will be sold while still running so I don't have to pay to get rid of it.
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Great, should serve you well. Put TrueNAS on the old one and use if for NAS. Old saying: You can find a nice system for $500 but the one you really want is still $3000. DYI reduces that some. I like the idea of the TV, what resolution do you use?
>64 If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
it's like almost 4000 pixels across. I'm running at 4k. I'd have to open the settings and dig around to get you the exact res
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Great, should serve you well. Put TrueNAS on the old one and use if for NAS. Old saying: You can find a nice system for $500 but the one you really want is still $3000. DYI reduces that some. I like the idea of the TV, what resolution do you use?
>64 If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
theoldfool wrote:
I like the idea of the TV, what resolution do you use?
I'm wondering about this too. I'm getting old, my eyesight isn't what it was. Sometimes I have trouble making out text, so I'm thinking of moving to a larger screen. My current monitor is an HP Envy 34c which has a vertical display height of about 13". I was thinking of going to a 40-42" 4k TV - but wasn't sure about how much I might have to look up on a bigger screen. 55" seems Monstrous. So, I was wondering what honey's experience was with that screen - keeping in mind MMMV.
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I counted the $900 screen in as part of my cost, so my actual PC is pretty inexpensive. I expect it to last me 7 to 10 years, if history is any judge. I always get a bit of a beast at first, so it's still relevant later. Adding, I can't stand dual monitors. I'll never go back after I started using a 4k large TV. Instead of switching monitors, I just use the windows key + arrow keys to dock my windows. No silly problems with switching screens either. (For example using AnyDesk with a remote PC with multiple monitors is a pain)
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haha.. just you wait for WIndows 11, they made multiple desktop very prominent! :p Though I have yet t use them... :-O :rolleyes:
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I've now invested $2500 into my PC and it's about to be a MONSTER. It's a year old. By Thursday here are the specs (actually by later today except for the keyboard) Ryzen 7 8 core 32GB of RAM RTX 2080ti video 55" 4k screen/smart TV 7TB of storage, 2TB of which is NVMe Mechanical "smart" keyboard 1000 watt power supply I am so happy with it. Thank you CUKUSA.com too for making great barebones systems at really good prices. This is the first time in as long as I can remember that I am not wanting to upgrade something. It's all more than I need right now. :-D
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Enjoy!
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
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The car payments are usually factored into the monthly bills forever. Some people prefer to lease and then just turn it in. I like paid for cars. My Sequoia is such a solid vehicle, I'd have no problem spending 2-3K in rebuilding the transmission should it EVER go. I priced new Sequoias - 80k and up. Not even reasonable.
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
I never had a car; not allowed to drive :) First thing I found after quick search was trees, of course. Looks like a nice one. I'd imagine you'd be rather safe in there if a European car hits you :D
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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I've now invested $2500 into my PC and it's about to be a MONSTER. It's a year old. By Thursday here are the specs (actually by later today except for the keyboard) Ryzen 7 8 core 32GB of RAM RTX 2080ti video 55" 4k screen/smart TV 7TB of storage, 2TB of which is NVMe Mechanical "smart" keyboard 1000 watt power supply I am so happy with it. Thank you CUKUSA.com too for making great barebones systems at really good prices. This is the first time in as long as I can remember that I am not wanting to upgrade something. It's all more than I need right now. :-D
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Unless you have a good chair, it's not "perfect". Got a (cheaper) "gaming chair" that's been better than any "office" chair I've had previously.
"Before entering on an understanding, I have meditated for a long time, and have foreseen what might happen. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly, secretly, what I have to say or to do in a circumstance unexpected by other people; it is reflection, it is meditation." - Napoleon I
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Unless you have a good chair, it's not "perfect". Got a (cheaper) "gaming chair" that's been better than any "office" chair I've had previously.
"Before entering on an understanding, I have meditated for a long time, and have foreseen what might happen. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly, secretly, what I have to say or to do in a circumstance unexpected by other people; it is reflection, it is meditation." - Napoleon I
Desk and chair are my next two upgrades =)
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Enjoy!
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
Indeed I will! :)
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