Recent content by caden

Hi Allan, he meant look at the questions there, but post your answers for them here in this thread.

For her usage, I'd definitely be looking at one of those Intel NUC/Gigabyte Brix/ZBOX Sphere, etc. setups. A couple sticks of RAM and a SSD and you're done. If she really needs a dvd drive, get a portable USB one that she can keep in a drawer and plug in when needed. I don't see the point...

While maybe the terminology is a bit iffy, it's unclear what you're disputing? I may be missing something, but I think the point made is that the onboard audio circuitry on a motherboard may not provide enough "power" to drive headphones, and a sound card or "headphone amp" can provide that...

Over time, the system requirements increase due to a number of factors of the world not standing still. Unless you're going to stick with the exact same workflow, and operate your computer in a vacuum where you stay on the same version of all your software and OS, system requirements will...

Hi Photodino, My advice would be to stop trying to get 6-10 years out of a computer by spending a lot of money to front-load performance. For the first couple years or so, you have the fastest computer money can buy, followed by a couple years of average performance, followed by several years...