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Do you buy lower end computers or do you buy higher end computers?

Any of you into high end tech or high end consumer PCs in the $2,000+ realm?

I spent over $3,000 (don't care to much saying this, but not fun to admit I guess to) on my PC this last time round. It's basically the best you can get for 1 Graphics card (since you can't stack much of the stuff anyways when it comes to multiple cards plus I'm not rich either).

I own a $100 phone though and I don't spend money on TV or cable for that matter. So $50 a month over 3 years alone is $1,800 that I can put into a computer anyways or it pays for over half my computer alone. Plus the fact that a TV can be $500 to $1,000 or so. So that's basically $2,300 to $2,800 alone. I use all this money to put into a nicer higher end PC though, so I'm definitely not rich I just manage my tech / technology in a really strange way.

Add this to as well. If I get a new computer every 4 years (roughly).

Cable Subscription - $50 a month ($2,400 over 4 years) TV - $500-$1,000 No Netflix / Hulu on the side. $10 a month or so ($480 over 4 years) Cheap cell phone plan $35 a month instead of $55-$65 a month - ($960 over 4 years)

$2,400 + $480 + $960 = $3,840

$3,840 - over 4 years alone

This alone to make it easy. I spent $3,100 (around here) on a computer, but I didn't spend $3,840 on the other stuff though. Not saying it's better financially and/or anything like that just showing that I put more weight into my PC and don't have cable or a TV myself right now or hulu / netflix and I have a cheaper cell phone plan. People like to think or assume I'm rich at that point.

I spend $1500 to $2,000 for a PC when I buy myself though to as well so I just took about a third of that $3,840 ($1350) or so or did $1750 (pc originally) then added $1450 from the $3,840 at that point which came out to be about $3,100 for a new PC.

Do you buy lower end computers or do you buy higher end computers? Any of you into high end tech or high end consumer PCs in the $2,000+ realm? ----- I spent over $3,000 (don't care to much saying this, but not fun to admit I guess to) on my PC this last time round. It's basically the best you can get for 1 Graphics card (since you can't stack much of the stuff anyways when it comes to multiple cards plus I'm not rich either). I own a $100 phone though and I don't spend money on TV or cable for that matter. So $50 a month over 3 years alone is $1,800 that I can put into a computer anyways or it pays for over half my computer alone. Plus the fact that a TV can be $500 to $1,000 or so. So that's basically $2,300 to $2,800 alone. I use all this money to put into a nicer higher end PC though, so I'm definitely not rich I just manage my tech / technology in a really strange way. ----- Add this to as well. If I get a new computer every 4 years (roughly). Cable Subscription - $50 a month ($2,400 over 4 years) TV - $500-$1,000 No Netflix / Hulu on the side. $10 a month or so ($480 over 4 years) Cheap cell phone plan $35 a month instead of $55-$65 a month - ($960 over 4 years) $2,400 + $480 + $960 = $3,840 $3,840 - over 4 years alone This alone to make it easy. I spent $3,100 (around here) on a computer, but I didn't spend $3,840 on the other stuff though. Not saying it's better financially and/or anything like that just showing that I put more weight into my PC and don't have cable or a TV myself right now or hulu / netflix and I have a cheaper cell phone plan. People like to think or assume I'm rich at that point. I spend $1500 to $2,000 for a PC when I buy myself though to as well so I just took about a third of that $3,840 ($1350) or so or did $1750 (pc originally) then added $1450 from the $3,840 at that point which came out to be about $3,100 for a new PC.

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[–] [deleted] • 1 pt (edited )

i used nzxt kraken 64, make sure your case can fit it... i use pcpartpiker

i fucking hate hearing fans, like i said runs solid

[–] [deleted] • 0 pt (edited )

PCPartPicker - I use pcpartpicker myself (not always). Got the h100i - not h110i (posted the h110i by mistake).

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($309.99 @ B&H)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($124.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard ($321.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($90.99 @ Best Buy)

Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($79.98 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Blue 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB AORUS XTREME Video Card ($1697.43 @ Amazon)

Case: Corsair Crystal 570X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($159.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.97 @ Amazon)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($106.99 @ Other World Computing)

Monitor: BenQ EW3270U 31.5" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor ($399.99 @ Adorama)

Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Wired Optical Mouse ($49.49 @ Amazon)

Total: $3576.78

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

its easy to rack up what ya want.... what you using it for?

i will say get a solid power supply and a second cooler as a backup

yeah i got that ssd i paid way much more tho, good for you

yeah its pretty easy to build your own now. like i said i rarely game, my shit is good, its more on your monitors... refresh and shit like that

[–] [deleted] • 0 pt (edited )

Definitely

Get a 4k 120 - 144 Hz monitor - 32 inch

Get an extreme overclocking fan for a 3700X if not just get the 3900X at that point then get the extreme overclocking fan and such.

and/or etc

I've been building my own for years now. Last 5+ years alone and it was never that difficult to begin with. There's only so many ways you can really mess up since many of the slots are designed one way for one item.

I felt like this when I bought the 2080 TI (Extreme) - shephard's betrayal (video below), but I had to do what I had to do to be into the 4k gaming realm with some room to spare if not just enough room for now at least. Maybe too far, but I do somewhat regret it, but I wanted something very 4k capable at 60 Hz for now at least. I kind of feel like I betrayed myself (just this one time though to enter the 4k gaming realm).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7GA1iXHifI

Plus I only paid $1,300 (roughly) for my GPU (not $1,700). That one company is price gouging to me personally or whatever since no one else is selling or they are "out of stock" or whatever. The prices went up a bit I think after I bought mine as more and more people wanted the Ryzen 3000 series and such so I got in before all the prices went much much higher. Plus that price ($3,567) doesn't include tax and such so it's kind of tricky / difficult to see the original prices or many of them at least before they went up (that is just supply and demand the other stuff though. The $400 more for a card since no one else has them is price gouging to me personally.).