PC Building NOW is Unaffordable.


Finishing up a build for friend. I feel just horrible for what he had to pay. 64GB of memory was just under a thousand bucks. Same Samsung drives that i bought 3 years ago was also just under a thousand dollars. Proc motherboard case and psu around 900.
All in for 2954.64. I probably won't even charge him for assembly, and time.
It is as the OP states: It's just no longer affordable. So let us all salute the AI moguls who finally managed to kill free enterprise and the true spirit of capitalism in the name of corporate monopolies, our beloved Consortium Group. A brilliant strategy indeed. I hope they all choke on their greed and go bankrupt. Because, folks . . . It never really was about security.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

WIN 11, WIN 10, WIN 8.1, WIN 7 U, WIN 7 PRO, ...Intel i7 6900K and i9-7960X / AMD 3800X (8 core)128 GB CORSAIR DOMINATOR PLATINUM (B DIE)NVIDIA 1070 and RTX 3070
OS
WIN 11, WIN 10, WIN 8.1, WIN 7 U, WIN 7 PRO, WIN 7 HOME (32 Bit), LINUX MINT
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
DIY, ASUS, and DELL
CPU
Intel i7 6900K and i9-7960X / AMD 3800X (8 core)
Motherboard
ASUS X99E-WS USB 3.1 and ASUS X299 SAGE
Memory
128 GB CORSAIR DOMINATOR PLATINUM (B DIE)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA 1070 and RTX 3070
Sound Card
Crystal Sound (onboard)
Monitor(s) Displays
single Samsung 30" 4K and 8" aux monitor
Screen Resolution
4K and something equally attrocious. I'll be working on this.
Hard Drives
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W

Ports X, Y, and Z are reserved for USB access and removable drives.

Drive types consist of the following: Various mechanical hard drives bearing the brand names, Seagate, Toshiba, and Western Digital. Various NVMe drives bearing the brand names Kingston, Intel, Silicon Power, Crucial, Western Digital, and Team Group. Various SATA SSDs bearing various different brand names.

RAID arrays included:

LSI RAID 10 (WD Velociraptors) 1115.72 GB
LSI RAID 10 (WD SSDS) 463.80 GB

INTEL RAID 0 (KINGSTON HYPER X) System 447.14 GB
INTEL RAID 1 TOSHIBA ENTERPRIZE class Data 2794.52 GB
INTEL RAID 1 SEAGATE HYBRID 931.51 GB
PSU
SEVERAL. I prefer my Corsair Platinum HX1000i but I also like EVGA power supplies
Case
ThermalTake Level 10 GT (among others)
Cooling
Noctua is my favorite and I use it in my main. I also own various other coolers.
Keyboard
all kinds.
Mouse
all kinds
Internet Speed
360 mbps - 1 gbps (depending)
Browser
FIREFOX
Antivirus
KASPERSKY (no apologies)
Other Info
Gave Dell touch screen with Windows 11 to daughter and got me an OTVOC. Being a PC builder I own many desktop PCs as well. I am a father of five providing PCs, laptops, and tablets for all my family, most of which I have modified, rebuilt, or simply built from scratch. I do not own a cell phone, never have, never will.
I've been building systems for years and was fortunate enough to have overstock of the AM4 Platform parts,(All ASUS,HYPERX,Western Digital and ATI/AMD,Water Cooled) just built 4 systems. Feel free to send a message if anything is needed, I may have some stock left. I wont upgrade my own stuff for awhile due to the cost of things right now.... 👍👊
 

My Computers My Computers

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Enterprise x64 26300.9550AMD Ryzen 9 5950xHyper X Renegade 3600MHz 64GBXFX Quik 319 7700XT
    OS
    Windows 11 Enterprise x64 26300.9550
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Me
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 5950x
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII FORMULA 5601 bios
    Memory
    Hyper X Renegade 3600MHz 64GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX Quik 319 7700XT
    Sound Card
    Sound BlasterX AE-5
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS ProArt 32'
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    WD 2tb SN850x WD 4tb SN850x
    PSU
    ASUS Thor 1200w Platinum II
    Case
    Thermaltake F31
    Cooling
    ASUS ROG RYUYJIN III 360 ARGB Extreme
    Keyboard
    Logitech K750
    Mouse
    Logitech Trackball
  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Enterprise x64 26300.9550AMD Ryzen 9 5950xHyper X Predator 3600MHz 64GBXFX Quik 319 7700XT
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Enterprise x64 26300.9550
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Me
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 5950x
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII FORMULA 5601 bios
    Memory
    Hyper X Predator 3600MHz 64GB
    Graphics card(s)
    XFX Quik 319 7700XT
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS ProArt 32'
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    WD 2tb SN850x WD 4tb SN850x
    PSU
    ASUS Thor 1200w Platinum

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