The computer and electronics super geek thread

[David Hingtgen]

I've upgraded my current PC about as far as I can.  It's 11 years old, and despite almost nothing being original besides the case, I need "new everything" to really take advantage of any new tech.  I've never had a PC this long before. The case itself is an issue at this point, incompatible with USB 3.1/3.2/C.  PSU (#3!) doesn't have 6x2 12-pin for modern GPU's, and is borderline for 5070/5080 wattage requirements. So that pretty much dictates "new everything", to accomplish a GPU/CPU upgrade at this point   

I came very close to buying a 5060 ti on Black Friday, but was still REALLY waiting for the 5070 Super/Super ti to come out.   Well, that's not gonna happen now, and everything is skyrocketing.  It's either get something now, or be stuck with an old PC for a very long time or pay a LOT of money for something new a bit later.  

At the moment, I've swung back towards CostCo again.  I could buy it, see if it works/see if it's one of the ones with the better mobo, and return it in-store if not.  I dread the thought of ordering a pre-built, waiting for it, then something doesn't work.  Much harder to troubleshoot "mystery components" and even harder to ship back.  

[azrael]

If you are planning on waiting the RAMpocolypse out, buying in-store and upgrading as things improve might be the way to go. If you want everything there and not have to worry about upgrades for a while, buying direct from the SI would probably be the better route.