Computational Device Technological Discussion Thread

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A refurb doesn't give a good place to build on, a 1050TI will not play AAA games except on Low, and an old i5 (speed dependent) will not edit video very well.

Chan, your idea is great for most people but I don't know if it's enough for Taylor

I haven't done video editing in a LONG time, so I don't know what 4k takes, but anything less than that has usually been about memory and/or drive speeds. Any i5 can handle multiple 1080 streams so I'd be shocked if it takes anything special. It's not enough if he wants to make "Toy Story 4".
As far as games go, crysis 3 specs said a GTX 680 would run full detail. And the 5 year newer but much lower power 1050ti has almost an identical passmark score and twice the ram, so that's why I figured it'd be enough for playing most recent titles reasonably. And, it's 3x what I'm currently using.
I just think cutting edge computers have been a false economy for a long time. You get 3 years out of the $400 refurb approach, and then you can still upgrade the drive, memory, and video card and get a couple more years. Or, spend 3 times as much. I hope that machine lasts at least 9 years...?