New Gaming Computer Build
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@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
Since this is a gaming machine, I'm a bit surprised you went with the i5 and not an i7.
i7s price per performance really isn't there yet for gaming. Or at least as far as I can tell. However for an extra 100$ I could get a 4790K which would be awesome. Still considering...
For gaming, an i3 is barely fully utilized with most games. A few, like Metro: Last Light Redux, and Star Citizen will push well beyond that, and even some i5's, but the new Devil's Canyon processors should be more than good enough for the next 3 years, even the 4690K. All the physics simulation and such is done on the GPU (so long as you buy Nvidia), so as long as your processor doesn't cap PCI-E 3.0 8x, and it can do basic tasks, it's usually fine. RAM and GPU are what the games need large amounts of performance from usually.
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The amount of power in modern CPUs and the general inability to leverage it is rarely understood.
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I decided against purchasing a new gaming computer (against my fiance's will). I figured I had more important things, like a house, car, wedding, honeymoon, etc... Thanks everyone for the advice.
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@coliver Yeah, sounds like what I realized with an engagement ring and my new NAS...oh well...
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@thanksaj said:
@coliver Yeah, sounds like what I realized with an engagement ring and my new NAS...oh well...
wut?
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@coliver said:
I decided against purchasing a new gaming computer (against my fiance's will). I figured I had more important things, like a house, car, wedding, honeymoon, etc... Thanks everyone for the advice.
You need to work on your priorities!
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@thanksaj said:
@coliver Yeah, sounds like what I realized with an engagement ring and my new NAS...oh well...
What did we miss?
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@scottalanmiller said:
@coliver said:
I decided against purchasing a new gaming computer (against my fiance's will). I figured I had more important things, like a house, car, wedding, honeymoon, etc... Thanks everyone for the advice.
You need to work on your priorities!
Odd, that's what my fiance said... she isn't even a gamer.
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@thanksaj said:
@coliver Yeah, sounds like what I realized with an engagement ring and my new NAS...oh well...
Good luck... just ensure that you make it as special as you can.
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I still need to get the ring, and it's gonna be a few months before I can pop the question, but I need to start saving for an engagement ring.
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@thanksaj said:
I still need to get the ring, and it's gonna be a few months before I can pop the question, but I need to start saving for an engagement ring.
Famous rule was to spend one month's gross salary on a ring. We were taught that when I was a kid. It's getting less common now. All engagement rings are just the De Beer's marketing engine. So it will only get so much less common.
I think I spent about seven months gross salary, though. LOL "Thankfully" I wasn't earning a lot at the time.
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@thanksaj said:
I still need to get the ring, and it's gonna be a few months before I can pop the question, but I need to start saving for an engagement ring.
Word of advice, work with a local jeweler, you can generally get exactly what you want for significantly less then what you would pay at a Kay's or a Zales. They are also much better at working within a budget.
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@coliver said:
@thanksaj said:
I still need to get the ring, and it's gonna be a few months before I can pop the question, but I need to start saving for an engagement ring.
Word of advice, work with a local jeweler, you can generally get exactly what you want for significantly less then what you would pay at a Kay's or a Zales. They are also much better at working within a budget.
Oh yeah, you should never, ever go to one of those places. If they advertise on TV, it's not a place to be buying jewelry, especially not an engagement ring.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Famous rule was to spend one month's gross salary on a ring. We were taught that when I was a kid.
What's odd was I recall being taught to spend 4 months..
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@Dashrender said:
What's odd was I recall being taught to spend 4 months..
Yeah, there was a time when that was said. In the 1980s they got it up to two months. -
@scottalanmiller said:
@thanksaj said:
I still need to get the ring, and it's gonna be a few months before I can pop the question, but I need to start saving for an engagement ring.
Famous rule was to spend one month's gross salary on a ring. We were taught that when I was a kid. It's getting less common now. All engagement rings are just the De Beer's marketing engine. So it will only get so much less common.
I think I spent about seven months gross salary, though. LOL "Thankfully" I wasn't earning a lot at the time.
I spent two weeks pay on my fiance's. That was more then I wanted to spend... but I was made an offer I couldn't refuse.
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I'm lucky, my wife doesn't desire (at least not to me - even when prodded) high end jewelery. The nicer stuff she has is just because I wanted to get it for her..
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@coliver said:
I spent two weeks pay on my fiance's. That was more then I wanted to spend... but I was made an offer I couldn't refuse.
Well when you make six figures like Scott - two weeks is a huge rock!
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My wife doesn't like jewelry and actively dislikes Kays, Zales, Jared's, etc.
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@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
Famous rule was to spend one month's gross salary on a ring. We were taught that when I was a kid.
What's odd was I recall being taught to spend 4 months..
I've heard 3-6 months. I've even heard 1 year!
