My old desktop finally could not keep up with what I was trying to do, so it was time to upgrade it. To be fair, my old desktop was 6 years old. I built it to last though, so when it was built, it was a $3000 build.

My new PC is no different. It is built to last a VERY long time. Total cost came in just short of $4000.

A few questions I always seem to get:
- Do you play video games?
= Yes, but this PC was also built to be a streaming setup, video editing setup, and used for work. I do a lot of virtualization for my job, hence the 10 core CPU and 128GB RAM.
- Why do you spend so much?
= When I sit and use the same piece of equipment for hours on end every day, you tend to put a lot of money into it. It's no different than if you were getting a car, you want to try to get something that will last a long time, be stable and reliable, and not need to be replaced next year.
- Isn't that a bit overkill?
= Very much so, if it was only for gaming. However, I also work from home full time, so this is also my home office PC. As mentioned previously, I do a lot of virtualization (multiple virtual machines on the same computer), so I needed something that could handle virtualization very well. On a daily basis, the CPU is at about 50% load, I'm using about 70GB of RAM, and because the PC has multiple "computers" inside of it, the SSDs fill up very fast.
- What is "virtualization"?
= Virtualization is the ability to have one PC run multiple operating systems at the same time. The "host OS" (the operating system on the PC directly) is Windows 10 Pro. I have several "virtual PCs" that run independantly (they virtual PCs don't know they are virtual, they believe they are physical). This includes Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, and various flavors of Linux. This PC typically has 6 "computers" running on it at once. So, instead of needing to buy 6 separate PCs that need to be decently powerful, I designed this PC to run all 6 PCs at the same time, using only one keyboard and mouse. The fact that it can also play video games is just a nice side affect.
- Why did you get *insert component here* instead of *insert other component here*?
= I did a LOT of research on this build before buying anything. Even so, there were a few components that got returned and different option purchased (CPU and Motherboard are two of the things that were "upgraded" during this build). With that said though, there are certain brands that I like to stick with where possible. I prefer Intel CPUs over AMD as Intel handles virtualization better, and that is something that this PC needed to do well. I have not had any issues with the NVidia line of cards, so why would I change from what I know and have worked with? I'm not going to jump from company to company just because the price is lower, but rather I look for quality and longevity of whatever I purchase. I don't want to be building a new PC every year, nor replace individual components even more often. I'd rather drop a lot of money at once, and have it last 4 years, then maybe need to think about upgrades (and even then, it would be upgrades, not a full rebuild).

Desktop Specs:
CPU - Intel I9-9900X (10 cores at 3.5GHz, turbo up to 4.4GHz)
Motherboard - Asus Prime X299 Deluxe II
RAM - Corsair 128GB RGB
GPU - EVGA GTX 1080 Classified
2nd GPU - EVGA GTX 1060 3GB
OS Hard Drive - Corsair Force MP510 1TB NVMe
Program Hard Drive - Corsair Force MP510 1TB NVMe
Document Hard Drive - Dual 1TB SSHD in RAID1 (redundancy)