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Wife wants an iMac :(

Syphno
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2 minutes ago, Syphno said:

I need a good sales pitch maybe I can talk her out of this

Tell her you married her for more than her good looks and that choosing a computer is the same way. Make sure you have a gift if it back fires.

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Just now, Syphno said:

Its about the amount of space in our living room, and she likes them for some reason?? I could pitch to her all day but she would never understand

Dude you just need to go straight to a store, buy pc parts and leave.

The geek himself.

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9 minutes ago, Daniel644 said:

WORST REASON EVER to buy electronics.

my case looked cool so i bought it, airflow is shit but it looks cool

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6 minutes ago, Syphno said:

Desktop she really is fixed on an all in one

maybe one of the hp envy AIO?

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1 minute ago, Krillingt75961 said:

Tell her you married her for more than her good looks and that choosing a computer is the same way. Make sure you have a gift if it back fires.

 

 

shooting yourself on the foot does less damage. OP make a Hackintosh.   

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1 minute ago, matrix07012 said:

Build her a cheap hackintosh.  

i3 6100
Gigabyte GA-H170N-WIFI (you need to change the wifi card though)

8GB RAM

Some SSD

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1 minute ago, Syphno said:

Its about the amount of space in our living room, and she likes them for some reason?? I could pitch to her all day but she would never understand

Yea for most people getting an all-in-one is all about aesthetics. The problem with them I see is that not only are they usually under-powered, they are also difficult to upgrade components.  So it's almost like you're getting the difficulty to upgrade aspect of a laptop WITHOUT the portability feature of a laptop.  It's a lose/lose

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12 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

That's so bad

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($88.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.33 @ OutletPC)
Case: Silverstone RVZ02B HTPC Case  ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Certified SFX Power Supply  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 22.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($99.88 @ Jet)
Total: $790.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-27 16:09 EST-0500

 

white h440 or a s340 would give you more clean look 

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Get her the iMac lest it be held against you until the day you die.

 

Seriously it's not your PC, I assume you will very rarely use it. And if she goes with your recommendation and that goes wrong, then you are in the shit. Explain the reasoning behind your recommendation, and let her make her own mind up.

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Just now, nerdslayer1 said:

white h440 or a s340 would give you more clean look 

It suppose to be a mini ITX build

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17 minutes ago, Syphno said:

$999 USD I'm obviously building my own PC but my wife said she wants this prebuilt from Amazon... anybody out there with one can tell me how they hold up, I think the price is fair btw

1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5

  • Turbo Boost up to 2.7GHz
  • 8GB Onboard Memory (Configurable to 16GB)
  • 1TB (5400-rpm) Hard Drive
  • Intel HD Graphics 6000
  • 21.5" LED-backlit IPS Display
  • 1920 x 1080 Resolution
 

 

 

 

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3 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

 

shooting yourself on the foot does less damage. OP make a Hackintosh.   

 

I've heard that Hackintoshes are not good for casual computer users.

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Just now, nerdslayer1 said:

white h440 or a s340 would give you more clean look 

Yeah, show here some of the nice tempered glass cases and things like that, she might not think the Imac is such hot shit then.

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Just now, mmaatt747 said:

 

I've heard that Hackintoshes are not good for casual computer users.

 

for editing and photoshop, it should do fine.

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Guy's there are reason's why people buy AIO's. They are much more portable then a normal desktop PC. And they don't take up so much room as a normal desktop PC. I have to say AIO here.

The geek himself.

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Just now, Daniel644 said:

Yeah, show here some of the nice tempered glass cases and things like that, she might not think the Imac is such hot shit then.

macs are gold standards of design especially laptops, design on a MacBook pro looks modern and sleek without trying ugly "games look". The case will give more clean and modern look.

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1 minute ago, mmaatt747 said:

 

I've heard that Hackintoshes are not good for casual computer users.

Nah, it's fine. You just can't update it until you know it won't break something.

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The Roaring Beast | CPU: Intel Core i5 4690 (BCLK @ 104MHz = 4,05GHz) Cooler: Akasa X3 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H RAM: Kingston 16GB DDR3 (2x8GB) Graphics card: Gigabyte GTX 970 4GB (Core: +130MHz, Mem: +230MHz) SSHD: Seagate 1TB SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 500GB HHD: WD Red 4TB PSU: Fractal Design Essence 500W Case: Zalman Z11 Plus

 

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For those who legit tried to help thank you ill read the suggestions later with her.

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Just now, Syphno said:

For those who legit tried to help thank you ill read the suggestions later with her.

 

Especially mine!!!

 

Good luck bud.

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1 minute ago, Syphno said:

For those who legit tried to help thank you ill read the suggestions later with her.

discuss and make a plan that makes both of you happy good luck. 

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You should just get her the iMac, it sounds like you're not going to be using it, and while I don't own an iMac, I'd choose my Macbook Air over my PC laptop any day. And while I personally wouldn't choose an iMac over my current PC, if I was forced to use an all in one I would choose the iMac.

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This case comes in like ten different colors and is small:

 

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I picked a silver one and paired it with a silver monitor.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($196.33 @ OutletPC)<<Save by going with the $60 Pentium G4560, it is like the i5 in the iMAC
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($39.90 @ Amazon)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: RAIJINTEK STYX MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($84.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($31.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: AOC i2367Fh 23.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($141.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $633.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-27 16:47 EST-0500

 

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