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I just ordered a new desktop, one that comes with a 512GB PCIe x4 SSD + 1TB 7200RPM HDD. It's an overdue upgrade for someone like me who has had systems with just HDDs for 20 years. With HDDs, I defragged them and ran CCleaner on a near daily basis. I've read not to defrag SSDs, but should I...

I ended up taking the advice of those here and stuck with the UHD 630 integrated graphics. It seems like the system will let me add a dedicated graphics card later on if I really want/need to. With the savings on the dedicated graphics card, I was able to bump my storage from 256 GB SSD + 1 TB...

Will Intel's integrated video going to be enough, though? The UHD 630 integrated graphics is seemingly only marginally better than the 4600HD from way back in 2013. For coming out four years later, I'd expect more of an improvement than that.

The 1050TI is what the system comes with. The only cheaper option, by $50, is an AMD Radeon RX 560 with 2GB GDDR5 Graphics Memory. But unless I'm seeing things wrong, the 560 PSU requirement is 450W, a little too close for comfort when the system ships with a 460W PSU. The 1050ti only...

I'm starting to consider a new desktop, probably a Dell since I've had good luck with their systems over the years. For $1,079 plus tax, I could get an XPS 8930 configured like this. Is it a decent price? 8th Generation Intel Core i7-8700 6-Core Processor (12M Cache, up to 4.6 GHz) Windows 10...