shadowrider Posted April 1 Report Posted April 1 Good morning/evening y'all. My laptop has some serious mileage on it and has so many programs that suck up resources its ridiculous. I am thinking about buying a new system and using the laptop just for programming my machines. It used to be that you would get more computer power by buying a desktop over a laptop for the same money. I'm assuming thats still the case. I'm considering just buying a tower with a wireless keyboard and mouse and using my tv for a monitor. If I spend the same money either way I should get more for the money without a monitor, or I would assume. The new system will be mostly for forum stuff, watching tv/youtube, and general research stuff so I don't need a premium gamer/programmer setup. I haven't set a budget since I'm open to spending more if I can get what I need and maybe a few bells and whistles. I'd appreciate any ideas or thoughts y'all might want to throw out on configuration options. Desktop/laptop/tower with no monitor ? Thanks in advance for any ideas or input.
Dangertoworld Posted April 12 Report Posted April 12 (edited) Having a TV as a monitor is just fine (as long as it isn't to big) since you won't be gaming on it. As for recommendations since our world economy is not to good you'll be looking at increases in all tech. As for cost you can shop pretty cheaply for a rower system and should get by for a couple years and easily upgrade if you feel the need. For GPUs I would look at a GT1030. It's weaker then most gpus but it'll run what you need just fine. Don't expect to game on it though. Always go with an SSD. They are cheep and save lives. As for RAM sticks 16 GB of DDR4 should keep you going for awhile. Towers are nice as you can do more with it, just can't transport as easy. I prefer towers tbh as if you need to modify the system it's a lot easier then a laptop. Links for some items I suggest https://www.newegg.com/gigabyte-gv-n1030d4-2gl-nvidia-geforce-gt-1030-2gb-ddr4/p/N82E16814932060 https://www.newegg.com/team-16gb-ddr4-3200/p/N82E16820331354 https://www.newegg.com/samsung-1tb-990-evo-plus-nvme-2-0/p/N82E16820147899 Edited April 12 by Dangertoworld 1
shadowrider Posted April 12 Author Report Posted April 12 5 hours ago, Dangertoworld said: Having a TV as a monitor is just fine (as long as it isn't to big) since you won't be gaming on it. As for recommendations since our world economy is not to good you'll be looking at increases in all tech. As for cost you can shop pretty cheaply for a rower system and should get by for a couple years and easily upgrade if you feel the need. Thanks for your time and effort in responding. I checked out the links, by the time I designed what I would consider a basic pc I was at $995 plus tax. I could do it cheaper using bottom line stuff but that sounds like a bad idea that would be obsolete before I got it warmed up. I'd like to build my own to save money and get better components but I honestly don't have the time or energy right now. I checked the specs on the laptop I'm on and it has 4GB ram, 1TB SSD, AMD Ryzen 3 2200U, 243MB graphics card. So pretty much anything I buy will be turbocharged compared to this poor thing. Looked at wallyworld and they have an HP 17.3" with AMD Ryzen 5 7430U, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Pro (32GB RAM | 1TB SSD) for $563. Kinda hard to argue with that price, at least for now. And since my microwave has decided to start shedding paint or whatever the interior coating is (can't be healthy) I need to replace it now. Thanks again for your time and if you have any input on the HP I'm always open to suggestions.
Dangertoworld Posted April 12 Report Posted April 12 56 minutes ago, shadowrider said: Thanks for your time and effort in responding. I checked out the links, by the time I designed what I would consider a basic pc I was at $995 plus tax. I could do it cheaper using bottom line stuff but that sounds like a bad idea that would be obsolete before I got it warmed up. I'd like to build my own to save money and get better components but I honestly don't have the time or energy right now. I checked the specs on the laptop I'm on and it has 4GB ram, 1TB SSD, AMD Ryzen 3 2200U, 243MB graphics card. So pretty much anything I buy will be turbocharged compared to this poor thing. Looked at wallyworld and they have an HP 17.3" with AMD Ryzen 5 7430U, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Pro (32GB RAM | 1TB SSD) for $563. Kinda hard to argue with that price, at least for now. And since my microwave has decided to start shedding paint or whatever the interior coating is (can't be healthy) I need to replace it now. Thanks again for your time and if you have any input on the HP I'm always open to suggestions. Yeah there lies the problem with towers you need a lot to get them going. Laptop wise it doesn't seem bad, definitely good for what you're looking at doing. Can't beat a wallyworld price. It should (as long as you take care of it) be good for at least 7-10 years. Depending on technology advancements and such. 1
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