A reviewer at The Verge says a two-device distraction-free substitute for old word processors is worth nearly $900

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27. I really held out

I've been using a potato from Amazon I got a few years ago for, like, $500 when my last gaming PC quit, so this is the first true "gaming" rig I've bought in 13 or so years. I won't get into the nitty gritty of the specs. But its foundation:

Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 265K 8P + 12E 3.9GHz [Turbo 5.5GHz] 30MB Cache LGA1851
GeForce RTX™ 5070 12GB GDDR7 Video Card (DLSS 4.0)
2 TB HD, 32GB Ram

Then all this other crap like liquid cooling, etc. I could've brought the price down a little bit. It comes with a gaming keyboard and mouse I don't need - didn't notice that when I was customizing. And it came with a 24" free gaming monitor for cyber Monday. Which I also kind of don't need. But still neat.

I intend for it to last 8-10 years. I'm a very frugal person ordinarily, but I want to play games like Borderlands 4 with friends. Diablo IV and Baldur's Gate currently run laggily (BG is almost unplayable). But I got a 4.0 this semester, and I kind of talked myself into, "I deserve a treat!"

There was a slight debate about this or a Switch 2. But I think I've aged out of consoles. Maybe as a graduation present or something when there's a new Zelda game. I just can't sit on the couch for hours like the old days. I get restless. Need a PC to multitask while playing. Reddit doesn't read itself!