Hello there Tom's Hardware community. I believe you are one of the most qualified communities to help a user with his purchases on Computer parts.
My current computer is 3 years old, a bit upgraded, but still old. The current parts will be listed bellow. I was wondering if i should keep upgrading my current one, or go ahead and buy a new one. Please consider that the computer will be used not only for Gaming but also for Program Development (Java, PHP, C#, VB e.t.c), Video Editing and probably Game Development. I am 16 years old, and unfortunatly our schools do not yet "promote" or "teach" Programing, Video Editing and/or Game Development so i have to do all of these at home, and without anyones guidance.
I would enjoy if you could share some knowledge to me about what parts should i upgrade to, and if the ones i have selected are good enough or which ones could make it even better on the same buget.
Old Computer:
If upgrade, these are the parts that i would probably get
If i should buy a new one, these are the parts that i would go for.
Yes, i am aware of that the price difference and performance would be huge between the upgrade and purchasing a new one.
Here is my issue though. Technology sells fasts, and is being upgraded even faster every day. Those parts will be cheaper month by month, year by year. Purchasing such an expensive Computer is an overkill for a kid, i know. It is mostly a huge Gamble since i am not aware how soon the prices will drop, since it is random. Although, i hope that the new computer would stick with me for atleast 4 Years or even more. And help me improve my skills on Program Development which i already self-tought me some, and even expand those skills to video-editing, image editing,3d Object creations and Game Development.
What are you ideas uppon these? Also this computer in my Country Costs around 3.500 Euros (Greece) although i could find the same parts on other stores like TigerDirect and Ebay for quite cheaper (Currently 2.500€ is the lowest i could find, which is quite a difference).
Happy new year everyone.
I hope your wishes and dreams come true.
Kind regards,
vasil7112
My current computer is 3 years old, a bit upgraded, but still old. The current parts will be listed bellow. I was wondering if i should keep upgrading my current one, or go ahead and buy a new one. Please consider that the computer will be used not only for Gaming but also for Program Development (Java, PHP, C#, VB e.t.c), Video Editing and probably Game Development. I am 16 years old, and unfortunatly our schools do not yet "promote" or "teach" Programing, Video Editing and/or Game Development so i have to do all of these at home, and without anyones guidance.
I would enjoy if you could share some knowledge to me about what parts should i upgrade to, and if the ones i have selected are good enough or which ones could make it even better on the same buget.
Old Computer:
CPU Intel Core i7 2600 @3.4GHz
MB Gigabyte H67MA-USB3-B3
RAM 8GB DDR3 (4x2GB 667Hz)
Graphics NVIDIA GTX 770
If upgrade, these are the parts that i would probably get
MB Gigabyte H97-HD3
CPU Intel Core i7 4790
Remove 1 of the Dual DDR3 of the "Old Computer" and add DDR3 Corsair 4GB Dimm 1333MHz XMS3
And finally add an SSD 120GB Sata III for speed (Old computer has 1TB HDD)
If i should buy a new one, these are the parts that i would go for.
CASE Obsidian Series 900D
MB Gigabyte X99-UD4 or X99s Gaming 7 (64GB Ram max->128GB Ram max for the future).
CPU Intel Core i7-5930K
SSD Samsung 1TB Sata III 850 Pro
HDD WD PURPLE SATA III 4TB 64MB
RAM DDR4 16GB Kit (2x8GB) 2400MHz Elite (x2) [Which leaves me with 4 open ram spaces for future upgrades]
PSU Corsair ATX 1200W 80+ Platinum Modula
CPU Cooler Corsair Hydro H100i
Yes, i am aware of that the price difference and performance would be huge between the upgrade and purchasing a new one.
Here is my issue though. Technology sells fasts, and is being upgraded even faster every day. Those parts will be cheaper month by month, year by year. Purchasing such an expensive Computer is an overkill for a kid, i know. It is mostly a huge Gamble since i am not aware how soon the prices will drop, since it is random. Although, i hope that the new computer would stick with me for atleast 4 Years or even more. And help me improve my skills on Program Development which i already self-tought me some, and even expand those skills to video-editing, image editing,3d Object creations and Game Development.
What are you ideas uppon these? Also this computer in my Country Costs around 3.500 Euros (Greece) although i could find the same parts on other stores like TigerDirect and Ebay for quite cheaper (Currently 2.500€ is the lowest i could find, which is quite a difference).
Happy new year everyone.
I hope your wishes and dreams come true.
Kind regards,
vasil7112
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