If you were going to get a new one anyway, the only difference is it is sooner than you like.
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The Random Thought Thread
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airconteka
MVP
Well nothing's worse than hearing Stringer Bell speak like a pommy [profanity deleted]
JO_75
Hall of Famer
True... just don't have the money for a new one. Looking to invest in a gaming PC, which would be my first ever one so I just want to make sure I research enough about gaming PCs before buying. I don't want to end up with one that looks good but really isn't.
UPennChem
Hall of Famer
Are you building it yourself or buying pre-built?
Nurps
Ravens Ring of Honor
But a Superbowl loan is still in the cards?!?
JO_75
Hall of Famer
That was more of a hypothetical lol.
JO_75
Hall of Famer
Pre-built... I've been looking at Best Buy and other places. Hoping that at the least I can catch some good Black Friday deals perhaps.
drjohnnyfever
Pro Bowler
You would do A LOT better buying parts and putting one together. It is not difficult. You can play with your budget by getting some parts on sale that enables you to put more into something else. And if you have time to do it, you can see the prices for a couple weeks and get things as they fluctuate down. And some things you don't need right away like a better monitor or keyboard/ mouse, etc. Black Friday and Amazon Warehouse have DEEP deals. I buy "used" from the warehouse and save huge. There are no questions with returns for any reason. If something doesn't work, you put it back in the box and send it back. Has to be sold by Amazon, tho. Private sellers have their own rules, but Amazon Warehouse accepts returns for any reason.
The one thing you want to be careful of at any of the box stores is not getting boxed out of potential improvements you can make down the road. They aren't always clear on what's in the unit. The newest stuff is going to be at a premium, while some of the older parts are almost as good, way cheaper, and still have upgrade paths. If you buy the newest cpu, for example, both Intel and AMD have new sockets, so older CPU's are not compatible with newer motherboards those new cpu's are in. The older hardware will be backward compatible with the newer CPU's and Motherboards, but new cpu's won't fit older MOBO's and old cpu's won't fit MOBO's made with the newer socket.
I built a really nice one for my son last February. We started out building it together, which was fun, but it wasn't done in the first day, so he lost interest. It is crazy fast and plays everything from Fortnite to Red Dead to GTA. When I stop in to watch him, it's literally like watching a movie as he plays. Way more advanced than my old Nintendo Entertainment System. lol
notably ravens D getting screwed on "judgement calls" and about middle of the road when you look at other types of penalties
allblackraven
Hall of Famer
I reckon today we cemented 32nd in pass defense.
Dom McRaven
Hall of Famer
On another note, prayers and condolences to Kirk Herbstreit whose dog, Ben passed away yesterday after losing the battle with cancer (FUCK CANCER).
Shout out to Kirk for even being able to still call the game.
Shout out to Kirk for even being able to still call the game.
QtR Nevermore
Pro Bowler
Random Thought
Someone has to tell Lamar how to pronounce blitz, he keeps talking about the blix in pressers
Someone has to tell Lamar how to pronounce blitz, he keeps talking about the blix in pressers
Corvus Purpura
Practice Squad
Everyone has a certain allotment of "z"s to use in a lifetime. Lamar simply chooses to use his on truzz.
Tank
Hall of Famer
Reminds me of an old coworker that washed his hands in the zink. lol
Nurps
Ravens Ring of Honor
As long as he identifies and beats it, he can call it "bussy" for all I care.
I used to build my own, I code software for a living so I have specific needs. However, I stopped a few years ago.
My reason was actually purely because I am in love with having Dell Support and I can’t go back. Prior to them when a part failed I sent it in and got it fixed and sent back 1-2 weeks later. A couple years ago the motherboard broke on my Dell (Alienware) laptop. They sent a tech the next morning to my house and replaced it all covered under warranty.
I will pay for that convenience because it is worth it for me to not have to be out a PC for more than a few hours.
QtR Nevermore
Pro Bowler
I suppose so. We can't have him going about talking about Big Truxx - he'd sound about 2 years old.
JoeyFlex5
Hall of Famer
Probably being a dumb bitch