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Old 09-10-2017, 12:13 PM   #1
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New breed of AIO PCs

I kind of want one of these...

https://www.digitalstorm.com/aura.asp

A couple of companies are basically selling the same PC as above...what's interesting is that you can upgrade the major components (video card, HD, ram, etc)...they don't use proprietary components...even the motherboards are swappable on the above.

And because they use components such as the NVIDIA GeForce 1080, they seem to be pretty awesome gaming machines, unlike the anemic-all-in ones of recent years.

The only drawback seems to be the 34" curved screen...it doesn't get stellar reviews, and for the price of these systems and the size of that screen, I'd like something that is going to knock me out of my socks in terms of the display.

Maybe the next generation will give me what I'm looking for...

I used to build my own PCs, but I got tired of that...bought an Alienware years back and have been happy with it, but am itching to upgrade to a new system again.

And I always gear my rigs towards gaming systems, which is weird since I don't play PC games anywhere near where I used to...

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Old 09-11-2017, 12:03 AM   #2
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This does seem sharp PA! Thanks for the link

Any advice for a person who wants a great laptop, without a major sticker shock?
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Old 09-11-2017, 11:39 AM   #3
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I kind of want one of these...

https://www.digitalstorm.com/aura.asp

A couple of companies are basically selling the same PC as above...what's interesting is that you can upgrade the major components (video card, HD, ram, etc)...they don't use proprietary components...even the motherboards are swappable on the above.

And because they use components such as the NVIDIA GeForce 1080, they seem to be pretty awesome gaming machines, unlike the anemic-all-in ones of recent years.

The only drawback seems to be the 34" curved screen...it doesn't get stellar reviews, and for the price of these systems and the size of that screen, I'd like something that is going to knock me out of my socks in terms of the display.

Maybe the next generation will give me what I'm looking for...

I used to build my own PCs, but I got tired of that...bought an Alienware years back and have been happy with it, but am itching to upgrade to a new system again.

And I always gear my rigs towards gaming systems, which is weird since I don't play PC games anywhere near where I used to...
PA...If it isnt broke ........etc etc

I too build computers , if your not using CPU intense applications...then save your money....
The earlier AIO were all integrated and if something went...the whole thing got tossed...My bro had one and luckily his HD went and thats the only thing I could have fixed...saved him $800 bucks

for the money they want..I'd build my own , its just a ego thing

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Old 09-12-2017, 11:59 AM   #4
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And I always gear my rigs towards gaming systems, which is weird since I don't play PC games anywhere near where I used to...
I'm the same way. I built last year and had to go for the gold with components including the fairly new 1070GTX at the time. Then I buy a bunch of pretty games that sound interesting and the only thing I ever play is something glacially slow like Civilization because that's about my max speed. Funnier still, I loaded it with Linux which means a performance hit for most games that even run on it.
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Old 09-12-2017, 12:27 PM   #5
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Now I'm looking at a Corsair ONE...not an AIO...but still pretty damn expensive at $2,000+ for a good setup.

Add hundreds of dollars more for a 4k display on top of it...

Who the hell knows anymore...

But one thing is for sure. You really don't save much money trying to build your own system these days. It really is starting to make sense to buy something pre-built, but something you CAN mod yourself later.

Unfortunately, the Corsair ONE, while a very nice machine, doesn't lend itself, due to the small case, towards friendly, end-user upgrading.

Do I really need a GTX 1080 Ti?

Probably not...the question becomes, save money today and upgrade sooner down the line, or spend more money today and give yourself another year or two with the original configuration?

Who the hell knows?
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Old 09-12-2017, 12:28 PM   #6
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Oh, and PS...I know the thread title is wrong...these aren't really a new breed of AIO...they've been around for a good year or so...
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They get you with pre-builts because the motherboards , most likely, cant be updated to newer or faster processors...
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It really is starting to make sense to buy something pre-built, but something you CAN mod yourself later.
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Have you looked at some of the boutique computer builders? You can select your components from standard computer parts and they assemble and test. I've used Puget Custom Computers before, but there are others.
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For the record, I ended up getting one of these:

http://www.corsair.com/en-us/landing/one

And one of these:

https://www.acer.com/ac/en/NZ/conten...tor-x34-series
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Old 09-24-2017, 07:10 PM   #11
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For the record, I ended up getting one of these:

http://www.corsair.com/en-us/landing/one

And one of these:

https://www.acer.com/ac/en/NZ/conten...tor-x34-series
What games are you playing? .......nice choices👍
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FPS are some of my favorite...but I've been out of the gaming loop for a while...figured I'd try and jump back in...

I'm expecting this setup to last me about the same amount of time my last system did....seven+ years

That sounds like a lot, but the system I bought 7 years ago is STILL pretty fast...maybe not so much for AAA game titles of 2017, but for just about everything else, it's good...

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And BTW, my current monitor is a 22 inch old-ass Samsung, sporting 1680x1050 resolution, and my graphics card is a GeForce GTX 260....

So don't be too jealous of the new rig I just bought...it was a LONG time coming...7+ years...

When you aren't gaming, you just don't need the latest and the greatest...
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I build my own, once every 6-7 years and try not to spend more than 600.

Been working out very well. Only upgrade to old Betsy was a $100 graphics card a few years ago , that runs my 40" 4k screen + 2 others without a hiccup.

Latest and greatest is mostly hype , for 99.9% of the public.
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And BTW, my current monitor is a 22 inch old-ass Samsung, sporting 1680x1050 resolution, and my graphics card is a GeForce GTX 260....

So don't be too jealous of the new rig I just bought...it was a LONG time coming...7+ years...

When you aren't gaming, you just don't need the latest and the greatest...
I have a Sony PlayStation I rarely use. I don’t have the dexterity in my hands anymore. Even though I think the controllers are very nice. I just suck at the games. I do like Call of Duty, but I suck.
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