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I’m looking for some solid recommendations for a shop that can build me a custom PC without taking a literal eternity, actually guaranteeing the thing won't die on me, and—this is the big one—not completely fleecing me in the process.
I’m putting this rig together specifically for photo editing, maybe a little video work thrown in there too. The absolute dealbreaker for me is stability; I need this machine to be rock solid so it doesn't just crash when I'm mid-workflow. Look, these kinds of builds definitely exist—machines that people just leave running for months on end without a single hiccup—and we aren't exactly talking about NASA-level space tech here, just a reliable workstation.
To give you an idea of how much of a headache this can be, I recently had a total nightmare of a communication experience with Micro Center—I explain to them that I'm making the jump from my Mac to a PC strictly because of the budget, and what do they do? They send over a configuration priced at $2,500. For context, a Mac Pro goes for around $7,000, so if I'm going to drop that kind of cash, a PC isn't even a logical option for me anymore.
Feel free to hit me up in the DMs with your suggestions...
I’m putting this rig together specifically for photo editing, maybe a little video work thrown in there too. The absolute dealbreaker for me is stability; I need this machine to be rock solid so it doesn't just crash when I'm mid-workflow. Look, these kinds of builds definitely exist—machines that people just leave running for months on end without a single hiccup—and we aren't exactly talking about NASA-level space tech here, just a reliable workstation.
To give you an idea of how much of a headache this can be, I recently had a total nightmare of a communication experience with Micro Center—I explain to them that I'm making the jump from my Mac to a PC strictly because of the budget, and what do they do? They send over a configuration priced at $2,500. For context, a Mac Pro goes for around $7,000, so if I'm going to drop that kind of cash, a PC isn't even a logical option for me anymore.
Feel free to hit me up in the DMs with your suggestions...