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Did some builds need your input please for new desktop

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If you have the chance to review the builds. I am at the learning stage, and need help
Your choices and what is or is not needed
 
If you have the chance to review the builds. I am at the learning stage, and need help
Your choices and what is or is not needed
First, I would never buy a pre-built computer. I would research parts and prices and build it myself. The problem with a Dell build (or, from a lot of other places) is you don't know what brands you are getting. You could be getting generic parts at inflated prices.

Second, what is needed and what is not is too subjective. It depends upon what you want to do with your computer. If you are going to surf the web, play videos and simple time-wasting games, you don't need ANY of those builds. If you want to do high level video editing or CAD, then you need a good processor and lots of RAM. If you want to play the latest and greatest games at max graphics, you'll need the latest...or second latest graphics card (depending on your monitor resolution).

Having said that, the Corsair build does give the brand names and models and they are all very good components. But 192GB RAM is overkill unless you are going to do high level stuff. I like liquid cooling for the CPU. It's quieter. Instead of getting two different SSD's, you might compare the cost of just one 4TB SSD.

Out of the five builds you show, I'd go with the Corsair.
 
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First, I would never buy a pre-built computer. I would research parts and prices and build it myself. The problem with a Dell build (or, from a lot of other places) is you don't know what brands you are getting. You could be getting generic parts at inflated prices.

Second, what is needed and what is not is too subjective. It depends upon what you want to do with your computer. If you are going to surf the web, play videos and simple time-wasting games, you don't need ANY of those builds. If you want to do high level video editing or CAD, then you need a good processor and lots of RAM. If you want to play the latest and greatest games at max graphics, you'll need the latest...or second latest graphics card (depending on your monitor resolution).

Having said that, the Corsair build does give the brand names and models and they are all very good components. But 192GB RAM is overkill unless you are going to do high level stuff. I like liquid cooling for the CPU. It's quieter. Instead of getting two different SSD's, you might compare the cost of just one 4TB SSD.

Out of the five builds you show, I'd go with the Corsair.
Thank you and I am grateful for your help
In The Corsair build, I did research on each part, but not knowing how they interact, what was good or not and as you note, what is overkill
Thank you for being so helpful
 
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