Since I've quit gaming, my overall view of home desktop computing has completely changed.
I'm curious what some of your thoughts are on what makes for a good, top of the line, home system for general computing.
Not for gaming.
Not for video editing.
Not for file storage.
Just a concept on what is the best computing experience for study, web browsing, video streaming. Also integrating the best overall cloud experience for having access to your personal information securely, everywhere.
Obviously, at some point, your return on investment takes a deep downturn as most components lean hard toward one specific task or another, i.e. gaming, video editing, etc. Questions like, does that $500 mainboard really provide that much better of an experience than say a $200 one? Where is the sweet spot on video cards when you don't care about gaming? Should you always feel tied to the latest and greatest to have the best overall experience? Where is the proverbial line in the sand on price to performance? Can you only get a good, overall experience settling for top of the line gaming components?
I am primarily considering desktop options as I don't find mobile computing to provide the same overall experience as a good desktop computer. There always seems to be too much of a compromise balancing power usage on a mobile device that really hamstrings them.
I'm not a Mac guy, but, I won't completely dismiss the option if anyone is that adamant that Apple provides that much better of an experience than Windows or Linux.
Let me know your thoughts. If you think I'm on the right trail, completely outer-spaced, or somewhere in-between.
I'm curious what some of your thoughts are on what makes for a good, top of the line, home system for general computing.
Not for gaming.
Not for video editing.
Not for file storage.
Just a concept on what is the best computing experience for study, web browsing, video streaming. Also integrating the best overall cloud experience for having access to your personal information securely, everywhere.
Obviously, at some point, your return on investment takes a deep downturn as most components lean hard toward one specific task or another, i.e. gaming, video editing, etc. Questions like, does that $500 mainboard really provide that much better of an experience than say a $200 one? Where is the sweet spot on video cards when you don't care about gaming? Should you always feel tied to the latest and greatest to have the best overall experience? Where is the proverbial line in the sand on price to performance? Can you only get a good, overall experience settling for top of the line gaming components?
I am primarily considering desktop options as I don't find mobile computing to provide the same overall experience as a good desktop computer. There always seems to be too much of a compromise balancing power usage on a mobile device that really hamstrings them.
I'm not a Mac guy, but, I won't completely dismiss the option if anyone is that adamant that Apple provides that much better of an experience than Windows or Linux.
Let me know your thoughts. If you think I'm on the right trail, completely outer-spaced, or somewhere in-between.