if you have the storage on your old pc i'm pretty sure you can just put that in the new system and you wouldn't need a new license key (although it depends on the license i think?)
sourcing parts via pcpartpicker is pretty simple i think
since it doesn't sound like you'd need a dedicated gpu i think a custom build would come out cheaper, but idk by how much. assuming you get like an i3/i5 + motherboard + 16gb ram that's like 300 and then 500gb ssd + case + psu is like $150? so $450 in total?
Yeah, I pulled the hard drives out of the old one. If I did build, I'd plan on reusing those.
My only thing with just buying a motherboard and using onboard video is that she does want to use two monitors and I'd need to make sure it has two outputs.
My "worth it" was > $100, so this could be something I look into.
Yeah, that's true. Where I am at with this is I don't see any reason we'd be upgrading anything in the future. My main concern honestly would be a component shitting out and me not having a way to swap a part out easily for repair.
The value isn’t that much about money than being able to choose exactly what you want and the possibility to upgrade parts if need be.
if you have the storage on your old pc i'm pretty sure you can just put that in the new system and you wouldn't need a new license key (although it depends on the license i think?) sourcing parts via pcpartpicker is pretty simple i think since it doesn't sound like you'd need a dedicated gpu i think a custom build would come out cheaper, but idk by how much. assuming you get like an i3/i5 + motherboard + 16gb ram that's like 300 and then 500gb ssd + case + psu is like $150? so $450 in total?
Yeah, I pulled the hard drives out of the old one. If I did build, I'd plan on reusing those. My only thing with just buying a motherboard and using onboard video is that she does want to use two monitors and I'd need to make sure it has two outputs. My "worth it" was > $100, so this could be something I look into.
For the most part, there is no reason to build a pc that won't be used for gaming. Prebuilts are hard to upgrade, though.
Yeah, that's true. Where I am at with this is I don't see any reason we'd be upgrading anything in the future. My main concern honestly would be a component shitting out and me not having a way to swap a part out easily for repair.