Any suggestions for a new computer?

Lord of Planar said:

Yes, I am completely aware of this. we have Win 11 at work. I hate it worse than win10. They need to bring an OS back more like XP.

I have 0.5T M2 that I bought years ago. Bought an adapter card. It worked, but was slow, because it is designed to use four lanes, and my buss only allowed in one lane.

I already have the 2070. The Dell came with a 720. Bought a 950, and later the 2070. I am fine with upgrading over time. Picked up a 750 watt modular PS when I needed the longer power connector for the 2070. I am set with good parts to reuse, including my DVD and Bluray Rewriters.

I will go to at least 64 GB. I have a good budget to work with. I want to try to keep my costs under $2,500, but if the right ideas come together, I might go more. I sometimes have several dozen windows open at the same time.

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get a refurbished Dell workstation or whatever. they have sales all the time if you watch

this stuff is the high end office stuff, and what i have been running....



usually sales especially on holidays. there are other places, but i buy at a Fraction of retail cause i don't need Bleeding Edge stuff.

thank me later.


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Revelation said:

get a refurbished Dell workstation or whatever. they have sales all the time if you watch

this stuff is the high end office stuff, and what i have been running....

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usually sales especially on holidays. there are other places, but i buy at a Fraction of retail cause i don't need Bleeding Edge stuff.

thank me later.


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Currently no towers available.

Lord of Planar said:

Currently no towers available.

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i got 3 computers from them, 2 laptops and 1 desktop. on the Sale days they are a fraction of new price, and i don't need bleeeding edge.

if you need High Performance then this is NOT your place to shop.

i just watch everything they sell, sometimes they are at dumpster pricing, so i grab. spending 1000 or 2000 on a machine isn't my thing, generally it is between 100 and 200. the laptop batteries are guaranteed for 80% life if mem serves, if you get a flaky one just email them and they send you another one.

the Optiplex towers are good, but the Work Stations are better, more room and better built. regardless, so far Zero trouble. office machines are built tougher than the Consumer junk cheaply sold.

let us know how things work out for you. their are mountains of these things out there if you know where to look and what to buy. i used to build my own, but i buy the whole machine cheaper than buying the Windows OS. i just don't buy the Gray market Windows OS.

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Revelation said:

i got 3 computers from them, 2 laptops and 1 desktop. on the Sale days they are a fraction of new price, and i don't need bleeeding edge.

if you need High Performance then this is NOT your place to shop.

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When I buy, it will be nearly top of the line or top of the line.
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Lord of Planar said:

I have a rather old computer. Still treats me well. Bought it with XP installed and upgraded it a few times. At a minimum, I want to but a new motherboard, M2 drive, DDR5 RAM and a good processor. I might just buy a whole new tower. Here is what i have:

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With a new motherboard, I save the cost of the case, power supply, and graphics card. However, it is an old case so maybe a new case is in order too. the RTX 2070 will still do me solid for some time.

Any thoughts? I have not kept up with the computer scene. I'm thinking of a Z790 or Z890 motherboard. Intel i7 or i9. thinking of a high end MSI Dragon series.

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I like ASUS. They're solid, reliable, and built to last. Many models are also upgrade-friendly and let you easily switch out parts or install another OS. Some, like the TUF series, are even tested to military-grade durability standards. Great if you want something that can take a bit of a beating and last for years.

I go with Acers nowadays though i kinda dont like having to split my total memory into two hard drives.