I got some good news today for a change. My computer is ready for assembly! Just a few more weeks un
I got some good news today for a change. My computer is ready for assembly! Just a few more weeks until I can unload all of my “is my computer going to die today?” anxiety.Right now in the world of microchips there is a major supply shortage of silicon wafers. And all of the most important parts of a PC use silicon. CPUs and GPUs are especially hard to come by. If I were building my own PC I’d either have to overpay scalpers for parts or hope I can get lucky finding them in stock and adding them to the cart in the 3 seconds before selling out again. It might’ve taken me several more months to get everything together on my own. Thankfully, system integrators have a more reliable supply chain so Puget was able to get all of the parts together in only a few weeks. The parts cost a bit over suggested retail, but way less than what the scalpers are asking. Some were asking what my new computer’s specs will be. And I am still apprehensive about disclosing that. I struggle with the guilt of getting a nice thing. I worry I’ll need that money for medical expenses or Otis or my family. Yes, a computer is the most important tool for my life. But I think when you don’t have money, it just makes you feel guilty buying anything this expensive no matter how good the justification for it is. Economic anxiety is ever present when you are disabled in the US. Beyond that, 8 years ago when I got my current system I had several people telling me I didn’t *need* a computer that powerful. They thought 32 gigs of RAM was ridiculous at the time. Yet today I max it out on a regular basis. My computer is my life and I use the heck out of it. I always have. But people judged despite not knowing what I use my computer for and not considering I was also trying to build something that would last as long as possible. If they only knew how much RAM I’m getting this time. I’m just so tired right now and I do not have the energy to justify my decisions. I know my tech and I know what I will utilize. And I know what will help my new computer last for another 8 years. If I do start feeling better, perhaps I’ll do a write up on all of my PC specs and talk about why I chose the parts I did. And why others may want to choose something different. But for now I’ll just say that it will be a beast. And I will use every bit of power it has to offer. -- source link