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Previously on "New PC - what to look for around the £2,000 mark?"
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Nah I've ordered a customized PC from CyberPower... they're just very slow at fulfilling orders so I'm still waiting {yawn}.
My lovely 34" ultra-wide monitor is sitting here looking pretty waiting.
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If you decide a laptop is the answer, how about a laptop with 64GB of RAM, 18.4 inch HD display and RAID SSD?
9S7-181412-075, MSI GT80 6QF(Titan SLI)-075UK, 94562461 - Save on Laptops
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Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostI don't use PC's for Games (have an Xbox one for that).
I do like four monitors when working, so I tend to go for professional multi-monitor graphics cards like this:
NVIDIA NVS 510 Quad DisplayPort UHD 4K Graphics Card
Ultra HD across four monitors is quite nice when working.
One for notepad, one for solitaire, one for CUK and one for Daily Fail.
Philips BDM4065UC/00 UHD 40-Inch Monitor 5000:1 Contrast Ratio (16:9, 3840 x 2160):Amazon.co.uk:Computers & Accessories
Its the equivalent of 4 ultra hd monitors.
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I've got the mount for all those monitors but only two connected. I actually have had them as long as I can recall... nothing too fancy but I think they were a 'treat' when I first started as a contractor, when buying two monitors to replace a perfectly serviceable one seemed like a real luxury!
I do fancy a nice one, maybe mine will break soon
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I don't use PC's for Games (have an Xbox one for that).
I do like four monitors when working, so I tend to go for professional multi-monitor graphics cards like this:
NVIDIA NVS 510 Quad DisplayPort UHD 4K Graphics Card
Ultra HD across four monitors is quite nice when working.
One for notepad, one for solitaire, one for CUK and one for Daily Fail.
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CPU is rarely cost-effective to upgrade, I would've said RAM and GPU are the cheapest and easiest to upgrade but a fair point from DP if it's only a fraction of the overall cost. Disks continue to get bigger, faster and cheaper so that's one area you could scrimp... ANY SSD is so unbelievably fast compared to a spinny disk. A budget (ish) GPU that you upgrade is the other obvious cost-saver. It's easy to forget just how ridiculously stupidly fast even a top-end 5-year old GPU is.
Or get one of something you can SLI later?
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Originally posted by ChimpMaster View PostGuys, I appreciate both sides of the coin here but I do want a computer that will last me many years without the need to upgrade components and I want it to be able to run some high end games.
My last PC cost me £1000 and last me 7 years, though needed additional RAM and a new hard disk along the way. Now I do want something better - SSDs, a big monitor (which arrived today, it looks awesome) and components that will still be OK in another 7 years time. Therefore, £2k spent today is only £300 over each of the next 7 years.
Having said that, £1860 is a lot for the computer so I will be cutting some fat off that. At least I got the monitor at £560 rather than £800!
Sometimes you upgrade RAM, graphics cards etc and make the PC unstable.
So from experience, get it future proofed up front.
Look at RAM prices!
HyperX FURY Series (2 x 8 GB) DDR3 1866 MHz CL10 DIMM Memory Module Kit - Red: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories
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Originally posted by woohoo View PostIt's a tool of business.
If you need a really beefy PC then it makes sense - as others have mentioned running several VMs is a classic example.
If you just want a top-notch PC "because" then that's fine too, but be honest
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Guys, I appreciate both sides of the coin here but I do want a computer that will last me many years without the need to upgrade components and I want it to be able to run some high end games.
My last PC cost me £1000 and last me 7 years, though needed additional RAM and a new hard disk along the way. Now I do want something better - SSDs, a big monitor (which arrived today, it looks awesome) and components that will still be OK in another 7 years time. Therefore, £2k spent today is only £300 over each of the next 7 years.
Having said that, £1860 is a lot for the computer so I will be cutting some fat off that. At least I got the monitor at £560 rather than £800!
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Originally posted by d000hg View Post3 years? My quad-core AMD is 6 years old and only cost £300 or so. I only bought it because my previous one died and I had no time to shop around so just bought the first half-decent inexpensive PC I could see in Currys since it was costing me my hourly rate not having a PC.
I'm amazed how much of a hindrance this slow old thing isn't. Putting an SSD in was a revelation.
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