My PC 10 years old this month and I really need an upgrade, I have a newer GPU so only need the rest of the fucking owl.
The biggest issue of course is the RAM PRICE, Do I just take the plunge and spend €1800 on 128GB of 6000MT CL40 RAM? Or do I pay more/gb for 64GB of faster RAM?
I’m buying to last me another 10 years preferably. I’ll probably go for the latest top of the line AMD CPU and the best mobo/psu I can get.
I don’t really have a fixed budget but I’m trying not to spend the next 6+mo worth of money on an upgrade.
Any advice?
Edit:
I use it for work, I work in tech, I run a lot of memory heavy stuff, I use it for CAD, dev, gaming, etc. I’m constantly running at 90% ram utilisation on my 32gb ram. I’ll copy what I said below:
I’m sitting at around 90% utilisation constantly on 32 and FF keeps crashing because I’m out of memory.
I work in the tech field, so it’s sometimes docker, lots of CAD, games (often with said cad program and browser in the background)
Current specs: i7 7700k, 32GB DDR4, 2080TI
If I buy something I want to buy the best I can afford to last me for the next 10 years at least. I don’t often spend money on my PC.
Currently it’s an i7 7700k, 32gb ddr4, 2080ti.
Im looking for a proper workstation, I spend 70% of my time on my PC.
Edit: just realised I typoed, it’s 10 years, not 20, sorry.
10 vs 20 makes quite a difference, but spending that much and planning for it to last over a decade might not be a good idea - it is likely to be cheaper to buy lower spec a bit more often. Especially if you look at second hand parts.
It’s tided me over pretty well for the last 40 years, I’ve had 3 PC’s for the last ~23 years.
I usually buy the best I can within budget, with upgradability in mind, I upgraded my CPU, GPU and RAM on my current PC.