My computer is ageing. Well, the core components of my computer are ageing. The motherboard, RAM, CPU and m.2 SSD are Intel 4th Gen parts, which I've been using since August, 2015.  Hidden within: - Intel Core i7 4790k - 32GB of DDR3 - 500GB OEM Samsung m.2 nvme drive That makes my computer four years and four months old. In computing terms, that makes it a fossil. Yes, it has had some tiny upgrades like some extra drives, but the core components are becoming very close to being out of warranty, and the motherboard platform, RAM, and chip set are no longer actively supported by the manufacturers I purchased them from. In short, if something dies, I'll have to replace everything, and do it in pretty quick order. All the other components - fans, graphics card, hard-disks, power supply, and the rat's warren of cables can be re-used. They're commodity. I look at my budget spreadsheet, and I look back to a cart that I put together at a local PC parts merchant.  It is a justifiable upgrade, within the confines of my annual budget for any computing related upgrades. That, and it would also be a tax deduction... come tax time next year, as I've been using my PC increasingly for income generating activities through my photography. The problem is, in productivity, for $2000, I get can do things anywhere from two to four times as fast with this upgrade - which sounds amazing. Imagine cutting your work commute in half, or a quarter - that's a massive improvement - but when it comes to relaxing - and playing some games, there's only a 10-15% performance increase in exchange for the same amount of coin. It's a tough choice. The impulsive consumer in me says... do it - spoil yourself, it is "the silly season", but the pragmatic person in me says the money stays better in my mortgage offset account, ensuring I pay approximately $10 less per month in interest to the bank instead. What would you do, if you were in my shoes?
| author | holoz0r |
|---|---|
| permlink | to-upgrade-or-not-to-upgrade |
| category | steem |
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| created | 2019-12-12 10:12:54 |
| last_update | 2019-12-12 10:12:54 |
| depth | 0 |
| children | 24 |
| last_payout | 2019-12-19 10:12:54 |
| cashout_time | 1969-12-31 23:59:59 |
| total_payout_value | 3.789 HBD |
| curator_payout_value | 2.735 HBD |
| pending_payout_value | 0.000 HBD |
| promoted | 0.000 HBD |
| body_length | 2,122 |
| author_reputation | 547,022,100,099,045 |
| root_title | "To upgrade or not to upgrade?" |
| beneficiaries | [] |
| max_accepted_payout | 1,000,000.000 HBD |
| percent_hbd | 10,000 |
| post_id | 93,342,280 |
| net_rshares | 26,053,964,784,959 |
| author_curate_reward | "" |
| voter | weight | wgt% | rshares | pct | time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gregory-f | 0 | 3,671,943,997 | 0.21% | ||
| kaylinart | 0 | 211,489,993,475 | 40% | ||
| ausbitbank | 0 | 548,406,651,696 | 20% | ||
| krystle | 0 | 12,786,615,705 | 16% | ||
| moon32walker | 0 | 655,998,145,725 | 100% | ||
| bridgetbunchy | 0 | 95,952,662,186 | 25% | ||
| djennyfloro | 0 | 1,277,948,352 | 10% | ||
| intothewild | 0 | 75,750,449,817 | 100% | ||
| cryptomancer | 0 | 26,440,383,534 | 30% | ||
| shadowspub | 0 | 4,121,117,232 | 4.5% | ||
| mattclarke | 0 | 393,343,149,945 | 50% | ||
| holoz0r | 0 | 380,392,105,003 | 100% | ||
| abh12345 | 0 | 56,162,294,016 | 5% | ||
| networkallstar | 0 | 6,544,045,988 | 100% | ||
| mangos | 0 | 627,194,691,423 | 16% | ||
| apsu | 0 | 113,183,455,848 | 100% | ||
| ryivhnn | 0 | 30,262,595,977 | 81% | ||
| erikaflynn | 0 | 4,297,801,196 | 12% | ||
| alexis555 | 0 | 1,098,780,908,694 | 14% | ||
| c0ff33a | 0 | 440,003,888,752 | 62% | ||
| choogirl | 0 | 2,562,743,164 | 5% | ||
| dlr | 0 | 591,001,751 | 100% | ||
| gamersclassified | 0 | 3,732,800,060 | 6% | ||
| mikepedro | 0 | 1,416,322,722 | 20% | ||
| eliel | 0 | 9,504,053,315 | 5% | ||
| gohba.handcrafts | 0 | 3,030,222,385 | 5% | ||
| uplus | 0 | 522,793,930 | 15% | ||
| urs | 0 | 24,978,815,256 | 40% | ||
| improv | 0 | 3,277,233,987 | 0.75% | ||
| shikika | 0 | 4,769,772,119 | 1% | ||
| wishmaiden | 0 | 1,228,039,053 | 10% | ||
| anacristinasilva | 0 | 3,823,585,946 | 5% | ||
| bearone | 0 | 34,553,823,052 | 30% | ||
| galenkp | 0 | 75,124,465,340 | 11% | ||
| kjaeger | 0 | 96,308,920 | 50% | ||
| teamaustralia | 0 | 3,014,737,287 | 25% | ||
| centerlink | 0 | 273,499,155,007 | 40% | ||
| kiokizz | 0 | 2,858,979,711 | 10% | ||
| nerdfury | 0 | 0 | 100% | ||
| appreciator | 0 | 3,087,536,878,817 | 4% | ||
| themarkymark | 0 | 2,805,029,734,030 | 15% | ||
| pixelfan | 0 | 17,017,950,663 | 2.9% | ||
| onethousandwords | 0 | 684,248,541 | 20% | ||
| stinawog | 0 | 607,175,661 | 5% | ||
| minismallholding | 0 | 36,064,645,617 | 20% | ||
| chrisdavidphoto | 0 | 1,555,645,667 | 3% | ||
| monash | 0 | 268,097,858 | 55% | ||
| webcoop | 0 | 2,596,167,090 | 20% | ||
| buildawhale | 0 | 6,947,745,712,989 | 15% | ||
| fersher | 0 | -143,202,645 | -100% | ||
| justinparke | 0 | 5,933,410,733 | 21% | ||
| masterwu | 0 | 1,378,270,969 | 12% | ||
| estream.studios | 0 | 1,136,976,961 | 5% | ||
| osm0sis | 0 | 3,829,056,516 | 5% | ||
| espoem | 0 | 11,293,992,297 | 5% | ||
| thegoliath | 0 | 48,795,005,387 | 100% | ||
| qurator | 0 | 46,156,777,337 | 0.35% | ||
| che-shyr | 0 | 1,029,514,391 | 50% | ||
| imisstheoldkanye | 0 | 3,145,416,928 | 1% | ||
| thevillan | 0 | 2,744,083,739 | 2% | ||
| potplucker | 0 | 4,128,378,873 | 20% | ||
| cryptwo | 0 | 4,647,343,305 | 36% | ||
| qustodian | 0 | 1,183,138,052 | 0.35% | ||
| andyblack | 0 | 22,372,778,075 | 45% | ||
| steembasicincome | 0 | 5,005,961,205,740 | 100% | ||
| upmyvote | 0 | 16,567,154,400 | 15% | ||
| freemon | 0 | 9,722,513 | 8% | ||
| blue.panda | 0 | 3,705,545,822 | 62% | ||
| datascience | 0 | 4,878,235,544 | 100% | ||
| just2random | 0 | 2,368,365,432 | 50% | ||
| mattiarinaldoni | 0 | 191,432,261 | 5% | ||
| bengy | 0 | 1,132,508,427 | 1.2% | ||
| curx | 0 | 10,616,874,201 | 5% | ||
| bec-on-the-block | 0 | 1,155,592,286 | 20% | ||
| terrylovejoy | 0 | 13,170,706,660 | 16% | ||
| vaansteam | 0 | 158,167,438,149 | 30% | ||
| eyemon1 | 0 | 37,098,080 | 26% | ||
| nobyeni | 0 | 2,480,152,907 | 5% | ||
| realtreebivvy | 0 | 1,488,490,953 | 20% | ||
| anikys3reasure | 0 | 2,020,109,029 | 50% | ||
| thomasrobertgent | 0 | 13,577,922,198 | 100% | ||
| backinblackdevil | 0 | 265,410,642,171 | 12% | ||
| positiveninja | 0 | 6,221,551,832 | 20% | ||
| evlachsblog | 0 | 3,027,536,191 | 20% | ||
| ematse | 0 | 4,454,736,569 | 100% | ||
| sapphic | 0 | 3,872,658,262 | 20% | ||
| supersoju | 0 | 13,305,457,781 | 6% | ||
| shoemanchu | 0 | 8,930,789,486 | 50% | ||
| stmdev | 0 | 146,468,169 | 1% | ||
| sbi2 | 0 | 294,694,128,420 | 8.42% | ||
| bobaphet | 0 | 1,791,801,008 | 2% | ||
| melbourneswest | 0 | 1,952,049,336 | 20% | ||
| philippekiene | 0 | 12,258,098,873 | 50% | ||
| mumma-monza | 0 | 4,358,810,396 | 20% | ||
| cryptoslicex | 0 | 552,279,191 | 20% | ||
| rcr.bis | 0 | 545,136,411 | 100% | ||
| wirednkod | 0 | 65,041,365 | 25% | ||
| lifeofryan | 0 | 3,275,892,112 | 20% | ||
| arcanebinder | 0 | 65,999,189 | 100% | ||
| marcoteixeira | 0 | 3,399,025,309 | 100% | ||
| vincy | 0 | 2,523,862,747 | 8% | ||
| niouton | 0 | 4,289,081,146 | 16% | ||
| apshamilton | 0 | 232,737,145,888 | 100% | ||
| frugal-fun | 0 | 1,073,057,111 | 50% | ||
| kafupraise | 0 | 96,820,341 | 35% | ||
| steemulant | 0 | 155,393,146 | 10.01% | ||
| donald.porter | 0 | 37,348,660,056 | 53% | ||
| hamismsf | 0 | 135,415,911,275 | 25% | ||
| deividluchi | 0 | 807,270,879 | 20% | ||
| gpcx86 | 0 | 76,914,248 | 3% | ||
| anttn | 0 | 35,038,446,956 | 15% | ||
| jk6276 | 0 | 5,157,232,527 | 10% | ||
| vegemitekid | 0 | 4,108,897,509 | 4% | ||
| skylinebuds | 0 | 1,313,899,955 | 2% | ||
| bigsweetbun | 0 | 53,936,591 | 100% | ||
| stever82 | 0 | 153,968,050,270 | 100% | ||
| drkcyd | 0 | 18,421,929 | 77% | ||
| metametheus | 0 | 10,050,453,034 | 20% | ||
| pedrocanella | 0 | 43,895,823,530 | 50% | ||
| trisquelwhare | 0 | 4,442,419,015 | 100% | ||
| viral-violet | 0 | 958,239,856 | 50% | ||
| laissez-faire | 0 | 81,599,614 | 100% | ||
| aicurator | 0 | 7,702,328,550 | 5% | ||
| sweetcuriosity | 0 | 54,065,445 | 100% | ||
| pocketjs | 0 | 192,090,619 | 10.01% | ||
| allinbox | 0 | 46,777,397 | 100% | ||
| mmunited | 0 | 43,991,044,875 | 50% | ||
| jay.ell | 0 | 3,654,424,598 | 100% | ||
| astroboycambodia | 0 | 600,444,592 | 50% | ||
| marianaemilia | 0 | 46,076,037,157 | 50% | ||
| theodosiskatq | 0 | 59,296,893 | 50% | ||
| berdand | 0 | 541,259,206 | 100% | ||
| alphaccino.art | 0 | 2,078,220,955 | 10% | ||
| lil-layla | 0 | 615,818,654 | 50% | ||
| roime | 0 | 534,426,190 | 100% | ||
| contestkings | 0 | 849,310,761,990 | 100% | ||
| jpbliberty | 0 | 133,402,419,081 | 25% | ||
| atempt | 0 | -4,319,436,639 | -100% | ||
| reedhhw | 0 | 50,077,772 | 50% | ||
| drazeus | 0 | 2,338,678,288 | 50% | ||
| monsterguru | 0 | 3,060,495,061 | 50% | ||
| tyruspaladium | 0 | 860,346,656 | 100% | ||
| whiterosecoffee | 0 | 9,274,537,730 | 31% | ||
| alricstormbring | 0 | 866,093,653 | 100% | ||
| crowdwitness | 0 | 6,069,004,510 | 4% | ||
| okaythisisepic | 0 | 789,930,551 | 100% | ||
| thesplinterlands | 0 | 744,577,509 | 95% | ||
| robinsonr810 | 0 | 4,099,022,354 | 50% | ||
| steemtelly | 0 | 2,373,073,366 | 10.01% | ||
| thewhalehunter | 0 | 52,363,932 | 50% | ||
| kharma.scribbles | 0 | 15,251,752 | 2.25% | ||
| the.curator | 0 | 1,705,640,519 | 5% | ||
| atomicannie | 0 | 90,533,701 | 25% | ||
| kryptogames | 0 | 24,536,242,348 | 4% | ||
| mohaaking | 0 | 24,095,357 | 50% | ||
| brendanweinhold | 0 | 217,299,742 | 100% | ||
| g-shot | 0 | 10,803,400,108 | 100% | ||
| yeplepage | 0 | 1,747,513,622 | 100% | ||
| actifit-devil | 0 | 2,864,234,343 | 100% | ||
| moritzjaeger | 0 | 1,025,954,751 | 50% | ||
| coredump | 0 | 5,967,758 | 3% | ||
| bluesteemie | 0 | 1,329,526,859 | 50% | ||
| imaloser | 0 | 45,709,650 | 50% | ||
| onearmy1 | 0 | 556,634,698 | 100% | ||
| sukrat2 | 0 | 772,050,265 | 100% | ||
| naitamaria | 0 | 833,378,414 | 50% | ||
| axeminni | 0 | 35,991,953 | 5% | ||
| peanutbot | 0 | 61,441,419 | 25% | ||
| jackfitzgerald | 0 | 270,884,590 | 50% | ||
| we-are-palcoin | 0 | 58,238,485 | 9.16% | ||
| abh12345.pal | 0 | 40,995,757 | 10% | ||
| wizardofaus | 0 | 110,340,022 | 4% | ||
| onealfa.pal | 0 | 0 | 15% | ||
| abh12345.neox | 0 | 23,026,702 | 8.02% | ||
| the.lazy.panda | 0 | 5,114,749,078 | 62% | ||
| sbi-tokens | 0 | 73,288,048 | 1.79% | ||
| anouk.nox.ccc | 0 | 960,757,281 | 100% | ||
| organduo.pal | 0 | 0 | 0.35% | ||
| laputis.pal | 0 | 0 | 0.35% | ||
| adelepazani.ccc | 0 | 0 | 50% | ||
| andesitegravel | 0 | 156,003,117 | 1% | ||
| johannpiber.pal | 0 | 89,446,307 | 20% | ||
| thebilpcointrain | 0 | 64,518,539 | 1% | ||
| bilpcoin.pay | 0 | 203,513,563 | 1% | ||
| mandraki | 0 | -6,183,961 | -10% | ||
| teamstraya | 0 | 34,239,372,025 | 50% | ||
| mygov | 0 | 19,925,693,489 | 75% |
Those prices are crazy expensive! The big Aussie rip off! 1TB NVMes are around US$110 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07L6GF81L/ Similarly 32G of RAM is US$112 https://www.amazon.com/Patriot-Viper-3200MHz-Performance-Memory/dp/B07N3TXFFX/ You'd have to be nuts to purchase at your local store. Even with shipping and taxes.
| author | apshamilton |
|---|---|
| permlink | re-holoz0r-q2ejhp |
| category | steem |
| json_metadata | {"tags":["steem"],"app":"steempeak/2.2.6"} |
| created | 2019-12-12 13:44:24 |
| last_update | 2019-12-12 13:47:03 |
| depth | 1 |
| children | 1 |
| last_payout | 2019-12-19 13:44:24 |
| cashout_time | 1969-12-31 23:59:59 |
| total_payout_value | 0.062 HBD |
| curator_payout_value | 0.061 HBD |
| pending_payout_value | 0.000 HBD |
| promoted | 0.000 HBD |
| body_length | 329 |
| author_reputation | 212,460,980,305,363 |
| root_title | "To upgrade or not to upgrade?" |
| beneficiaries | [] |
| max_accepted_payout | 1,000,000.000 HBD |
| percent_hbd | 10,000 |
| post_id | 93,347,063 |
| net_rshares | 697,688,725,598 |
| author_curate_reward | "" |
| voter | weight | wgt% | rshares | pct | time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hamismsf | 0 | 431,827,366,557 | 80% | ||
| jpbliberty | 0 | 265,861,359,041 | 50% |
Yep, local prices are indeed crazy. I'll note the RAM I selected is a higher speed, low latency one, in this spec at least.
| author | holoz0r |
|---|---|
| permlink | re-apshamilton-q2g2rt |
| category | steem |
| json_metadata | {"tags":["steem"],"app":"steempeak/2.2.6"} |
| created | 2019-12-13 09:38:24 |
| last_update | 2019-12-13 09:38:24 |
| depth | 2 |
| children | 0 |
| last_payout | 2019-12-20 09:38:24 |
| cashout_time | 1969-12-31 23:59:59 |
| total_payout_value | 0.000 HBD |
| curator_payout_value | 0.000 HBD |
| pending_payout_value | 0.000 HBD |
| promoted | 0.000 HBD |
| body_length | 126 |
| author_reputation | 547,022,100,099,045 |
| root_title | "To upgrade or not to upgrade?" |
| beneficiaries | [] |
| max_accepted_payout | 1,000,000.000 HBD |
| percent_hbd | 10,000 |
| post_id | 93,370,642 |
| net_rshares | 0 |
It is the silly season, and connecting all those twiddly bits together would be so tedious. A maxed out Apple Mac Pro would be much easier, and such great value too!      Cheap as chips, and adding the wheels on the tower for a bargain £360 is ideal for when you are travelling with your Mac Pro - you can just sit on it and scoot around the airport! Think different. #apple 
| author | c0ff33a |
|---|---|
| permlink | q2ez78 |
| category | steem |
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| created | 2019-12-12 19:23:33 |
| last_update | 2019-12-12 19:23:33 |
| depth | 1 |
| children | 4 |
| last_payout | 2019-12-19 19:23:33 |
| cashout_time | 1969-12-31 23:59:59 |
| total_payout_value | 0.000 HBD |
| curator_payout_value | 0.000 HBD |
| pending_payout_value | 0.000 HBD |
| promoted | 0.000 HBD |
| body_length | 1,361 |
| author_reputation | 472,874,864,646,656 |
| root_title | "To upgrade or not to upgrade?" |
| beneficiaries | [] |
| max_accepted_payout | 1,000,000.000 HBD |
| percent_hbd | 10,000 |
| post_id | 93,355,955 |
| net_rshares | 0 |
lol. I think I'll skip. Where abouts in the UK are ya? I'll be visiting next year (have a few weeks in London) - we should arrange a steem meet!
| author | holoz0r |
|---|---|
| permlink | re-c0ff33a-q2g2tt |
| category | steem |
| json_metadata | {"tags":["steem"],"app":"steempeak/2.2.6"} |
| created | 2019-12-13 09:39:30 |
| last_update | 2019-12-13 09:39:30 |
| depth | 2 |
| children | 3 |
| last_payout | 2019-12-20 09:39:30 |
| cashout_time | 1969-12-31 23:59:59 |
| total_payout_value | 0.000 HBD |
| curator_payout_value | 0.000 HBD |
| pending_payout_value | 0.000 HBD |
| promoted | 0.000 HBD |
| body_length | 145 |
| author_reputation | 547,022,100,099,045 |
| root_title | "To upgrade or not to upgrade?" |
| beneficiaries | [] |
| max_accepted_payout | 1,000,000.000 HBD |
| percent_hbd | 10,000 |
| post_id | 93,370,664 |
| net_rshares | 89,790,251,242 |
| author_curate_reward | "" |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c0ff33a | 0 | 89,790,251,242 | 14% |
I’m in the North between Leeds and Manchester- but there a big group of Steemians around London that meet up regularly - so there could be potential to make a big meet up out of it. @steevc always has his finger on the pulse of what is happening. Posted using [Partiko iOS](https://partiko.app/referral/c0ff33a)
| author | c0ff33a |
|---|---|
| permlink | c0ff33a-re-holoz0r-re-c0ff33a-q2g2tt-20191214t134314042z |
| category | steem |
| json_metadata | {"app":"partiko","client":"ios"} |
| created | 2019-12-14 13:43:15 |
| last_update | 2019-12-14 13:43:15 |
| depth | 3 |
| children | 2 |
| last_payout | 2019-12-21 13:43:15 |
| cashout_time | 1969-12-31 23:59:59 |
| total_payout_value | 0.000 HBD |
| curator_payout_value | 0.000 HBD |
| pending_payout_value | 0.000 HBD |
| promoted | 0.000 HBD |
| body_length | 312 |
| author_reputation | 472,874,864,646,656 |
| root_title | "To upgrade or not to upgrade?" |
| beneficiaries | [] |
| max_accepted_payout | 1,000,000.000 HBD |
| percent_hbd | 10,000 |
| post_id | 93,403,951 |
| net_rshares | 0 |
I was going to suggest the Mac Pro but it looks like someone beat me to it. Seriously though my 6 year old MacBook Pro still does the job I bought it for and I can sell it for $1000 second hand.
| author | ctrpch | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| permlink | re-holoz0r-20191213t16212064z | ||||||
| category | steem | ||||||
| json_metadata | {"tags":["steem","gaming","computer","hardware","asksteem","palnet","neoxian","dontknowwhattodo"],"app":"esteem/2.2.2-mobile","format":"markdown+html","community":"esteem.app"} | ||||||
| created | 2019-12-13 05:51:21 | ||||||
| last_update | 2019-12-13 05:51:21 | ||||||
| depth | 1 | ||||||
| children | 0 | ||||||
| last_payout | 2019-12-20 05:51:21 | ||||||
| cashout_time | 1969-12-31 23:59:59 | ||||||
| total_payout_value | 0.000 HBD | ||||||
| curator_payout_value | 0.000 HBD | ||||||
| pending_payout_value | 0.000 HBD | ||||||
| promoted | 0.000 HBD | ||||||
| body_length | 197 | ||||||
| author_reputation | 114,053,202,505,798 | ||||||
| root_title | "To upgrade or not to upgrade?" | ||||||
| beneficiaries |
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| max_accepted_payout | 1,000,000.000 HBD | ||||||
| percent_hbd | 10,000 | ||||||
| post_id | 93,366,235 | ||||||
| net_rshares | 2,470,908,121 | ||||||
| author_curate_reward | "" |
| voter | weight | wgt% | rshares | pct | time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| penghuren | 0 | 2,470,908,121 | 100% |
I still haven't got a new laptop...Remember I was looking to do so? Mine is getting worse too. I think it won't be too long now...Maybe 3-4 months. Good luck with yours. Pass around my regards at the BBQ, I'll be in Tasmania this weekend.
| author | galenkp |
|---|---|
| permlink | q2ec92 |
| category | steem |
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| created | 2019-12-12 11:07:54 |
| last_update | 2019-12-12 11:07:54 |
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Have fun! Are you driving down via Melbourne, or flying?
| author | holoz0r |
|---|---|
| permlink | re-galenkp-q2ecci |
| category | steem |
| json_metadata | {"tags":["steem"],"app":"steempeak/2.2.6"} |
| created | 2019-12-12 11:09:54 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| stimialiti | 0 | 8,406,057,892 | 100% |
Flapping the wings. Adelaide-Melbourne-Launceston. My brother is graduating as a nautical engineer. Am back Sunday night.
| author | galenkp |
|---|---|
| permlink | q2ecej |
| category | steem |
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| created | 2019-12-12 11:11:09 |
| last_update | 2019-12-12 11:11:09 |
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| root_title | "To upgrade or not to upgrade?" |
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Kind of off topic but, My friend shared the other day, but have you looked up the services where (assuming you have good internet), you basically just rent a computer and stream it through the internet? Kind of like stadia, but for PC gaming? If you're interested I'll ask him what link he sent me specifically.
| author | gniksivart |
|---|---|
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| category | steem |
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| created | 2019-12-12 20:13:27 |
| last_update | 2019-12-12 20:13:27 |
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I have good Internet, but the cost of hiring virtualised hardware to do with as I wish is probably a bit prohibitive. Latency also becomes an issue - and you still need a "thin client" at the end of the day to access such services. Remoting into an absurdly powerful machine would be fun, but the bills, and not owning the hardware at the end of it, would not be :P
| author | holoz0r |
|---|---|
| permlink | re-gniksivart-q2g2vv |
| category | steem |
| json_metadata | {"tags":["steem"],"app":"steempeak/2.2.6"} |
| created | 2019-12-13 09:40:45 |
| last_update | 2019-12-13 09:40:45 |
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| root_title | "To upgrade or not to upgrade?" |
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I would play Path of Exile race now, buy new components later :)
| author | moon32walker |
|---|---|
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| category | steem |
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| created | 2019-12-12 10:44:12 |
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| root_title | "To upgrade or not to upgrade?" |
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I've got such a busy weekend ahead, I can't. :( Got a photo shoot Saturday morning and a well sabotaged, timed bbq with @mattclarke himself... (not to mention my day job)
| author | holoz0r |
|---|---|
| permlink | re-moon32walker-q2ebpt |
| category | steem |
| json_metadata | {"tags":["steem"],"app":"steempeak/2.2.6"} |
| created | 2019-12-12 10:56:18 |
| last_update | 2019-12-12 10:56:18 |
| depth | 2 |
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| cashout_time | 1969-12-31 23:59:59 |
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| root_title | "To upgrade or not to upgrade?" |
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You can save some money and buy the windows key on ebay . You can get it around 20-25 bucks. Only buy from seller with 99% oder 100% . Maybee you can save some money and buy the ryzen 7 3800 and but the saved money from windows and cpu in a gpu Posted using [Partiko Android](https://partiko.app/referral/nerdtopiade)
| author | nerdtopiade |
|---|---|
| permlink | nerdtopiade-re-holoz0r-to-upgrade-or-not-to-upgrade-20191212t105459009z |
| category | steem |
| json_metadata | {"app":"partiko","client":"android"} |
| created | 2019-12-12 10:55:00 |
| last_update | 2019-12-12 10:55:00 |
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| children | 1 |
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| cashout_time | 1969-12-31 23:59:59 |
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| root_title | "To upgrade or not to upgrade?" |
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I can reuse my existing GPU (1080ti) if I go ahead with this. I'm very weary of windows key sellers on ebay, as they tend to sell access to their volume licence keys, which can often be revoked at anytime
| author | holoz0r |
|---|---|
| permlink | re-nerdtopiade-q2ebvp |
| category | steem |
| json_metadata | {"tags":["steem"],"app":"steempeak/2.2.6"} |
| created | 2019-12-12 10:59:48 |
| last_update | 2019-12-12 10:59:48 |
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| root_title | "To upgrade or not to upgrade?" |
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| net_rshares | 110,936,684,140 |
| author_curate_reward | "" |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| apsu | 0 | 110,936,684,140 | 100% |
32 GB RAM.. That's quite a lot👍💪
| author | networkallstar |
|---|---|
| permlink | q2izv6 |
| category | steem |
| json_metadata | {"app":"steemit/0.1"} |
| created | 2019-12-14 23:28:21 |
| last_update | 2019-12-14 23:28:21 |
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| root_title | "To upgrade or not to upgrade?" |
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I would get the upgrade but 3d artist that doesn't really game XD Guess at this stage it depends on how badly you feel you need the upgrade. If it's doing okay for work and you don't feel the gaming increase is worth the money then leave it in your mortgage offset til you think the computer might die and then replace everything in one go. <div class="pull-right">https://technonaturalist.net/sites/default/files/styles/sensible_display/public/art/2019/09/heartfyn_0.png?itok=QHDoN0HE</div>
| author | ryivhnn |
|---|---|
| permlink | re-holoz0r-q2fzsm |
| category | steem |
| json_metadata | {"tags":["steem"],"app":"steempeak/2.2.6"} |
| created | 2019-12-13 08:34:06 |
| last_update | 2019-12-13 08:34:06 |
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| root_title | "To upgrade or not to upgrade?" |
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| post_id | 93,369,343 |
| net_rshares | 0 |
| author | holoz0r |
|---|---|
| permlink | re-ryivhnn-q2g2wi |
| category | steem |
| json_metadata | {"tags":["steem"],"app":"steempeak/2.2.6"} |
| created | 2019-12-13 09:41:06 |
| last_update | 2019-12-13 09:41:06 |
| depth | 2 |
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| cashout_time | 1969-12-31 23:59:59 |
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| author_reputation | 547,022,100,099,045 |
| root_title | "To upgrade or not to upgrade?" |
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| percent_hbd | 10,000 |
| post_id | 93,370,696 |
| net_rshares | 836,819,491,322 |
| author_curate_reward | "" |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| frogcake | 0 | 836,954,350,151 | 100% |
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| author | steemitboard |
|---|---|
| permlink | steemitboard-notify-holoz0r-20191213t112923000z |
| category | steem |
| json_metadata | {"image":["https://steemitboard.com/img/notify.png"]} |
| created | 2019-12-13 11:29:21 |
| last_update | 2019-12-13 11:29:21 |
| depth | 1 |
| children | 0 |
| last_payout | 2019-12-20 11:29:21 |
| cashout_time | 1969-12-31 23:59:59 |
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| author_reputation | 38,975,615,169,260 |
| root_title | "To upgrade or not to upgrade?" |
| beneficiaries | [] |
| max_accepted_payout | 1,000,000.000 HBD |
| percent_hbd | 10,000 |
| post_id | 93,372,793 |
| net_rshares | 0 |
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| author | tts |
|---|---|
| permlink | re-to-upgrade-or-not-to-upgrade-20191212t102112 |
| category | steem |
| json_metadata | "" |
| created | 2019-12-12 10:21:12 |
| last_update | 2019-12-12 10:21:12 |
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| author_reputation | -4,535,154,553,995 |
| root_title | "To upgrade or not to upgrade?" |
| beneficiaries | [] |
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| percent_hbd | 10,000 |
| post_id | 93,342,464 |
| net_rshares | -21,739,191 |
| author_curate_reward | "" |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| steemcleaner | 0 | -21,739,191 | -0.08% |
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