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Hey all,

 

So my father just inherited 400,000 Air Miles from a family member that expire at the end of 2016.  We're trying to spend as many as we can, and we already planned a trip to Hawaii and Italy and that still didn't cover even a third of the points.  

 

Anyways, I was looking at the electronics section of the store they have and they have this pc available.  I wanted to know if I should get it, and if I should switch any parts from my current PC (specs in signature) over from the new one.  

 

Here's the new PC specs:

 

  • Operating System: Windows 10 Home
  • Processor: 6th generation Intel® Core™ i7-6700 processor  Quad-Core 3.40GHz 8MB Cache
  • Memory: 8GB PC3-12800 DDR3L-1600 SDRAM memory 1x8GB(expandable to 16GB unbuffered with 8GB DIMMs)
  • Hard Drive: 1TB 7200RPM Serial ATA hard drive
  • Optical Drive(s): Ultra Slim Tray SuperMulti DVD Burner
  • Video Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 745 graphics card with 4GB DDR3 dedicated memory Up to 4178MB Total Available Graphics Memory as allocated by Windows 10
  • Network Interface: 10/100/1000 Base-T Network
  • Wireless Connectivity: Integrated Bluetooth® 4.0 and Wireless LAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac featuring Dual-band (2.4GHz and 5GHz) 1x1 technology
  • Sound: High Definition Audio with up to 5.1 surround sound capabilities; Bang & Olufsen
  • Memory Card Reader: HP 7-in-1 Media Card Reader
  • External Ports: Headphone/Microphone Combo, Top I/O: 2 USB 3.0, 2 USB 2.0, Rear: 2 USB 2.0, 2 USB 3.0, 2 HDMI Out
  • Multi-Display Capable: DVI, VGA via dongle (not included), DP and HDMI capabilities

 

Should I switch some things?    :)

// Floatplane Pilot //

Main Rig:  Motherboard: ASUS H270 - PLUS - CSM | RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR4 16GB (2x8GB) | Case: Corsair Carbide Series SPEC - 02 | SSD: ADATA SU800 128GB HDD: WD 1TB Hard Drive | PSU: Corsair CX 550M | CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO | GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 1070 | Keyboard: Logitech G710+ Mechanical | Mouse: Razer Naga 2014 | Sound: Corsair VOID RGB / USB Headset | OS: Windows 10

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Does air miles (free plane tickets?) = Money?

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Does air miles (free plane tickets?) = Money?

 

go overkill with that much money lol 980ti tri sli 

 

No, it's reward points that you can either buy off the store online or buy plane tickets with the points you earned.  

 

Here's the link to the PC:

https://www.airmiles.ca/arrow/RewardsProductDetails?productId=prod2464547

// Floatplane Pilot //

Main Rig:  Motherboard: ASUS H270 - PLUS - CSM | RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR4 16GB (2x8GB) | Case: Corsair Carbide Series SPEC - 02 | SSD: ADATA SU800 128GB HDD: WD 1TB Hard Drive | PSU: Corsair CX 550M | CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO | GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 1070 | Keyboard: Logitech G710+ Mechanical | Mouse: Razer Naga 2014 | Sound: Corsair VOID RGB / USB Headset | OS: Windows 10

Laptop:   Razer Blade Stealth 2016

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it would be good if they didn't let it down so much in the GPU department.

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No, it's reward points that you can either buy off the store online or buy plane tickets with the points you earned.  

 

Here's the link to the PC:

https://www.airmiles.ca/arrow/RewardsProductDetails?productId=prod2464547

sell your current PC for a 980 ti or something

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No, it's reward points that you can either buy off the store online or buy plane tickets with the points you earned.  

 

Here's the link to the PC:

https://www.airmiles.ca/arrow/RewardsProductDetails?productId=prod2464547

so that's 10,000 and you theoretically have 400,000 to spend?

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it would be good if they didn't let it down so much in the GPU department.

Granted, however is it better than my GTX 660?

// Floatplane Pilot //

Main Rig:  Motherboard: ASUS H270 - PLUS - CSM | RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR4 16GB (2x8GB) | Case: Corsair Carbide Series SPEC - 02 | SSD: ADATA SU800 128GB HDD: WD 1TB Hard Drive | PSU: Corsair CX 550M | CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO | GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 1070 | Keyboard: Logitech G710+ Mechanical | Mouse: Razer Naga 2014 | Sound: Corsair VOID RGB / USB Headset | OS: Windows 10

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so that's 10,000 and you theoretically have 400,000 to spend?

Correct

// Floatplane Pilot //

Main Rig:  Motherboard: ASUS H270 - PLUS - CSM | RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR4 16GB (2x8GB) | Case: Corsair Carbide Series SPEC - 02 | SSD: ADATA SU800 128GB HDD: WD 1TB Hard Drive | PSU: Corsair CX 550M | CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO | GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 1070 | Keyboard: Logitech G710+ Mechanical | Mouse: Razer Naga 2014 | Sound: Corsair VOID RGB / USB Headset | OS: Windows 10

Laptop:   Razer Blade Stealth 2016

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// Floatplane Pilot //

Main Rig:  Motherboard: ASUS H270 - PLUS - CSM | RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR4 16GB (2x8GB) | Case: Corsair Carbide Series SPEC - 02 | SSD: ADATA SU800 128GB HDD: WD 1TB Hard Drive | PSU: Corsair CX 550M | CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO | GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 1070 | Keyboard: Logitech G710+ Mechanical | Mouse: Razer Naga 2014 | Sound: Corsair VOID RGB / USB Headset | OS: Windows 10

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