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Then again while its true that if you pay twice as much you get twice the computing power its also true that computing power doubles every 2 years so I'm not sure it would last much longer. Maybe going cheap is actually the way to go here
Hmmm...even the "cheap" version is 2000 dollars. My last computer was 1200 dollars
Are your VR programs CPU intensive or GPU intensive? Find out and go from there. My guess is neither, so you'd be over-buying. OTOH, if you also do gaming, look for the best graphics card.
Well the thing is that my 660 originally was 230 dollars but when I go online now to see what they are selling for today they are always even more than 230
Then again while its true that if you pay twice as much you get twice the computing power its also true that computing power doubles every 2 years so I'm not sure it would last much longer. Maybe going cheap is actually the way to go here
Hmmm...even the "cheap" version is 2000 dollars. My last computer was 1200 dollars
Cant argue with math. Better to just get what you are sure you can use.
Gtx 1060 should be fine and is easily replaced in a few years.
32 gb should be fine.
2 tb hybrid should be ok
not sure an i7 is worth it.
seems like i7's are just for enthusiasts with lots of money
i5 should ok
For gaming you're generally just as well off with the i5. I haven't looked at the current generation, but the last few generations the i5 has performed just as well as the i7 in most games.
You'll see the performance boost in the i7 when an app needs lots of processing power, and can take advantage of the extra 4 cores (most games don't / can't use them).
Well the thing is that my 660 originally was 230 dollars but when I go online now to see what they are selling for today they are always even more than 230
I see that but you can find the 760 on Newegg for $200+ and the 960's aren't much more. There is no 660's listed on Newegg. I would suggest that card is in an area where it might have value because it's recent enough someone might need it for specific machine and the quantity is limited. I looked up the 550 I bought about 4 or 5 years ago, they want $280... I paid $100 and some change on sale. LOL
I went looking for motherboard a few months back I bought about 4 or 5 years ago because I have OEM copy of Windows, I paid about $250 for it new. They were asking $250 used on Ebay and the only new ones I could find were about $1000 from overseas. Needless to say I didn't buy either.
Look at the prices of what it's replacing.
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