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    Question Need Assistance: Upgrade or New desktop

    Thanks all for the advice. Working towards putting together a parts list.
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    Question Need Assistance: Upgrade or New desktop

    Did you mean a RTX 3060, the RTX 4060 doesn't appear to have come out yet. My old case and cooler are not worth reuse? Makes sense I guess.
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    Question Need Assistance: Upgrade or New desktop

    Thanks for the detailed response. For applications I suspect the most demanding might be ADOBE Photoshop or Illustrator and AutoCAD REVIT. Gaming is typically older games like Grim Dawn, DIII, Path of Exile, Portal ..., but would like to be prepared if something comes out in the future...
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    Question Need Assistance: Upgrade or New desktop

    Thanks for your prompt response. If only a replacement GPU, I can't really justify more than around $400 to put a card in such an old machine. Initially I was looking at the RTX-3060 Ti series for good bang for the buck. If a complete new build I'd say $2K wouldn't be out of line. I don't...
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    Question Need Assistance: Upgrade or New desktop

    I'm looking to shortcut some research by asking the experts. For years I built my own PC desktops from purchased parts, but around 8 1/2 years ago I didn't have time and purchased a pre-built machine. In the last year the GPU appears to have become unreliable (particularly when running two...