Reasons to buy a new PC

Rockin Robbins · 10-31-09, 06:35 AM

I'll be the contrary guy again. I've bought my last computer. After building my own for SH4 I see that there is never a reason to replace the case, power supply, keyboard, optical drives, mouse, graphics tablet, monitor, I could go on for a long time you know. A simple motherboard, CPU, memory and maybe a video card update will give you all you need forever unless new peripherals call your name.

AND when you build and evolve your own machine you know exactly what's in it because you chose each and every component. NO COMPROMISE! Don't you deserve the computer you want, instead of whatever a company decides to build?

Are you going to save a fortune that way? No. But you'll have the satisfaction that the money you spent went into what makes your computer perform, not into an unnecessary new box, keyboard, optical drives, mouse...........

JScones · 10-31-09, 09:56 AM

Maybe in six months, after Windows 7 has settled a bit. SH5 release will certainly not be a trigger point though.

Not sure if by "making up reasons" you mean convincing the Minister of War and Finance, but if so, that's not a problem here. My wife will be happy knowing that she gets a faster PC and my eldest daughter will be happy knowing that she finally gets her own PC (no more sharing Mum's). Everyone wins!

Rockin Robbins · 10-31-09, 11:14 AM

OH! I will make one exception, and that would be to get a laptop. Those guys are still pretty proprietary and wow! are they good lately. It'll be hard as heck to break my predisposition to knowing every piece of the guts of my computer, but I CAN see that happening. The HP tablet I bought my daughter is just an amazing computer, every bit equal to my desktop and not much more expensive.

10-31-09, 06:35 AM	#1
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	I'll be the contrary guy again. I've bought my last computer. After building my own for SH4 I see that there is never a reason to replace the case, power supply, keyboard, optical drives, mouse, graphics tablet, monitor, I could go on for a long time you know. A simple motherboard, CPU, memory and maybe a video card update will give you all you need forever unless new peripherals call your name. AND when you build and evolve your own machine you know exactly what's in it because you chose each and every component. NO COMPROMISE! Don't you deserve the computer you want, instead of whatever a company decides to build? Are you going to save a fortune that way? No. But you'll have the satisfaction that the money you spent went into what makes your computer perform, not into an unnecessary new box, keyboard, optical drives, mouse........... __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

10-31-09, 11:14 AM	#3
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	OH! I will make one exception, and that would be to get a laptop. Those guys are still pretty proprietary and wow! are they good lately. It'll be hard as heck to break my predisposition to knowing every piece of the guts of my computer, but I CAN see that happening. The HP tablet I bought my daughter is just an amazing computer, every bit equal to my desktop and not much more expensive. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

10-31-09, 09:56 AM	#2
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Maybe in six months, after Windows 7 has settled a bit. SH5 release will certainly not be a trigger point though. Not sure if by "making up reasons" you mean convincing the Minister of War and Finance, but if so, that's not a problem here. My wife will be happy knowing that she gets a faster PC and my eldest daughter will be happy knowing that she finally gets her own PC (no more sharing Mum's). Everyone wins!