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Best $2500 I ever spent. I'm actually happy with my PC

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  • H honey the codewitch

    my problem with that is i've had everything that can happen to a laptop happen to my laptops at least once. one was even stolen out of my home while I was sleeping. I won't spend more than I feel okay with losing on one. That's why I buy desktops these days.

    Real programmers use butterflies

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    dandy72
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    If it's raw power I want, I'm all in on desktops. I've only ever bought *one* laptop, and to this day I regret it. I'm just not a laptop guy. I'm speaking in the general sense - most people I know who "still" want a computer, would much rather go with a laptop than a desktop...and they can't comprehend that anything over $500 might actually be worth it. They buy the cheap ones, then a year later they're complaining it's slow. That's why I'm saying I'm done recommending them, and if they're not willing to spend the money, at least I will have warned them.

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      I've been considering getting my chair replaced for a good while now, and I've been wondering if these so-called gaming chairs are actually any better than a "good" office chair.

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      Lost User
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      I got mine at Costco (on the floor) this year. This model (in blue) has been perfect for me. It may already be discontinued. [https://www.amazon.ca/DPS-Insight-Gaming-Chair-Red/dp/B0947SSRGN\](https://www.amazon.ca/DPS-Insight-Gaming-Chair-Red/dp/B0947SSRGN)

      "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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        theoldfool wrote:

        I like the idea of the TV, what resolution do you use?

        I have a 4K 40" LG TV I use as my primary monitor. Secondaries are 1920x1200 (24") and 1080p (27"). At its native resolution, text (using the same fonts/nothing resized/rescaled) on the 40" TV are smaller than the other ones. My eyes aren't what they used to be, so if I had to do it all over again, 55" sounds about right to me.

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        theoldfool
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        I hear ya. My eyeballs are somewhat better since I had cataract surgery a few years back. I have a 34" using 3440x1440 resolution. I liked multiple monitors but have made do by using multiple desktops. I will be looking into the 4K but would need a new video card and that is problematic these days. OTOH, she wore a glove.

        >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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          If it's raw power I want, I'm all in on desktops. I've only ever bought *one* laptop, and to this day I regret it. I'm just not a laptop guy. I'm speaking in the general sense - most people I know who "still" want a computer, would much rather go with a laptop than a desktop...and they can't comprehend that anything over $500 might actually be worth it. They buy the cheap ones, then a year later they're complaining it's slow. That's why I'm saying I'm done recommending them, and if they're not willing to spend the money, at least I will have warned them.

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          honey the codewitch
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          That makes sense to me. :)

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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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            Gary R Wheeler
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            Eddy Vluggen wrote:

            I got a lot of games and my 1TB drive isn't even halfway

            I only have two games (Classic Windows Solitaire and Mahjong Titans), and yet my 1TB has 700GB used. Of course I have to admit that 165GB of that is pictures, and 100GB music :-O.

            Software Zen: delete this;

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              Eddy Vluggen wrote:

              I got a lot of games and my 1TB drive isn't even halfway

              I only have two games (Classic Windows Solitaire and Mahjong Titans), and yet my 1TB has 700GB used. Of course I have to admit that 165GB of that is pictures, and 100GB music :-O.

              Software Zen: delete this;

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              Warcraft. D3. HotS.

              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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              • H honey the codewitch

                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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                Southmountain
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                what is the computer model from CUKUSA.com? I would like to take a look too.

                diligent hands rule....

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                  what is the computer model from CUKUSA.com? I would like to take a look too.

                  diligent hands rule....

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                  honey the codewitch
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                  I don't think they are still selling it. It was called a mantis. I think they've got newer AMD and intel architectures now. It wasn't this model (this is an intel one with less ram) but it was the same price and looks the same Mantis[^]

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                  • H honey the codewitch

                    I don't think they are still selling it. It was called a mantis. I think they've got newer AMD and intel architectures now. It wasn't this model (this is an intel one with less ram) but it was the same price and looks the same Mantis[^]

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                    Southmountain
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                    thank you! I see you like bigger NVMe hard drive...

                    diligent hands rule....

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                      thank you! I see you like bigger NVMe hard drive...

                      diligent hands rule....

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                      honey the codewitch
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                      I like my system drive to have plenty of room for software.

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                      • H honey the codewitch

                        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

                        Real programmers use butterflies

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                        Marc Clifton
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                        honey the codewitch wrote:

                        1000 watt power supply

                        Your electric company is happy with you too!

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                          If it's raw power I want, I'm all in on desktops. I've only ever bought *one* laptop, and to this day I regret it. I'm just not a laptop guy. I'm speaking in the general sense - most people I know who "still" want a computer, would much rather go with a laptop than a desktop...and they can't comprehend that anything over $500 might actually be worth it. They buy the cheap ones, then a year later they're complaining it's slow. That's why I'm saying I'm done recommending them, and if they're not willing to spend the money, at least I will have warned them.

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                          Andreas Mertens
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                          I totally agree, you get much bang for the buck when buying a desktop vs. laptop. However there are advantages too in having a mobile system. I work as a contractor/consultant. As a result if I want to go on vacation, I have to have a machine that I can easily take with me. It never fails that as soon as you have arrived somewhere, the client needs something changed. My last trip to Oahu (feels like that was forever), I was able to flip open the laptop, spend a few hours in the morning over coffee doing work, and then spent the rest of the day relaxing. Even if just to do some handholding for the client. That way everyone is happy, and the client is more relaxed knowing that me taking some time off doesn't put them at risk. And frankly, I love what I do, and vacation time often gives me the rest I need to step away from the minutiae and get creative again. My last laptop was a Dell XPS 17, and it was a perfect machine that way. Full keyboard with a proper numeric keypad, 17" screen, extended battery, and sufficient horsepower to run VS and whatever tools I required. But alas, after 10 years it just doesn't have that oomph anymore. But after 10 years it has more than paid for itself. On a side note - my main monitor is a 46" Sony HDTV. I have it set as low as possible on my desk and it works great as a monitor (plus running games from my Xbox). It is only 1920x1080, but is super crisp and ideal for multiple pages of text. Or lots of code windows within VS. I would probably get a higher res in the future, but I have no regrets with using this for the last 12 years.

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                            I have a desk I've been hauling around for "forever". It's about 1.5 inches lower than standard and anything else, throws me off. Most desks you can't adjust the height; and I need a desk, not a stand or "keyboard drawer". As a last resort, I would opt for a drafting table.

                            "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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                            Andreas Mertens
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                            I'm using a desk from Ikea, with telescoping legs. Makes it easy to adjust the height to whatever you need. And I like mine lower too. Not terribly large, but sufficient for the wall mounted monitor, KB + mouse, and a cup of coffee. Other gear on credenza on the side. Oh, and room for a cat that likes to lie right in front of the monitor...

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                              I totally agree, you get much bang for the buck when buying a desktop vs. laptop. However there are advantages too in having a mobile system. I work as a contractor/consultant. As a result if I want to go on vacation, I have to have a machine that I can easily take with me. It never fails that as soon as you have arrived somewhere, the client needs something changed. My last trip to Oahu (feels like that was forever), I was able to flip open the laptop, spend a few hours in the morning over coffee doing work, and then spent the rest of the day relaxing. Even if just to do some handholding for the client. That way everyone is happy, and the client is more relaxed knowing that me taking some time off doesn't put them at risk. And frankly, I love what I do, and vacation time often gives me the rest I need to step away from the minutiae and get creative again. My last laptop was a Dell XPS 17, and it was a perfect machine that way. Full keyboard with a proper numeric keypad, 17" screen, extended battery, and sufficient horsepower to run VS and whatever tools I required. But alas, after 10 years it just doesn't have that oomph anymore. But after 10 years it has more than paid for itself. On a side note - my main monitor is a 46" Sony HDTV. I have it set as low as possible on my desk and it works great as a monitor (plus running games from my Xbox). It is only 1920x1080, but is super crisp and ideal for multiple pages of text. Or lots of code windows within VS. I would probably get a higher res in the future, but I have no regrets with using this for the last 12 years.

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                              IMNSHO: Nowadays if you're on vacation and need to quickly put some fix together...you remote into your daily driver, where your dev environment is already set up. And if an internet connection isn't readily available - then nobody can reach you anyway to tell you to fix something. Which is the point of being on vacation. :-)

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                              • H honey the codewitch

                                Looking at my 2006 Toyota, which will be sold while still running so I don't have to pay to get rid of it.

                                Real programmers use butterflies

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                                Looking at my 2022 Bolt EUV which will be returned in October 2024 when the lease ends; I typically buy but figured that a) technology for EVs is changing rapidly right now and b) there was too much I didn't know about EVs to make a long term decision on one. Now I have a better grasp on what I want in my next EV, which is likely to be the last vehicle I'll ever buy. The Bolt replaced a 20 year old F250, that wasn't being used as a truck much anyway, and an 11 year old Smart ForTwo, which needed too much work at Mercedes dealer rates to be worth keeping.

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