I think I got a good deal…if I didn’t, go ahead and laugh at my “expense” (ha! pun intended!).
So, I really wanted to wait to get a new computer. I’m a cheapskate, but I promised myself I was going to upgrade a year ago, I actually saved up money, so why not? I love my 7 year old beast, but, that’s about 49 years old in dog/computer years.
My first choice was going to be “the cheap model” — all I wanted was an i7-8700k, for max frames in Star Citizen. Since the GPU isn’t as important, I spotted a cheap model on Amazon with a 1070ti for $1479, only to have that sniped away from me. So, I was about to get the model with the plain 1070, for $1429, when I thought why spend all that money, when I could just spend a “little” more and get something that was a little nicer.
I spotted this https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883102448 at NewEgg, on sale for $1799, and after some thought (and a tally up on PCPartPicker https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nhPNpG) figured I wasn’t going to do any better on my own.
I can let people know how it is when I get it. Normally, I would wait for another generation/year to upgrade, but, I’m ready now.
So, I really wanted to wait to get a new computer. I’m a cheapskate, but I promised myself I was going to upgrade a year ago, I actually saved up money, so why not? I love my 7 year old beast, but, that’s about 49 years old in dog/computer years.
My first choice was going to be “the cheap model” — all I wanted was an i7-8700k, for max frames in Star Citizen. Since the GPU isn’t as important, I spotted a cheap model on Amazon with a 1070ti for $1479, only to have that sniped away from me. So, I was about to get the model with the plain 1070, for $1429, when I thought why spend all that money, when I could just spend a “little” more and get something that was a little nicer.
I spotted this https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883102448 at NewEgg, on sale for $1799, and after some thought (and a tally up on PCPartPicker https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nhPNpG) figured I wasn’t going to do any better on my own.
I can let people know how it is when I get it. Normally, I would wait for another generation/year to upgrade, but, I’m ready now.
