Context:

  • I’m planning on moving to an apartment next month
  • I was planning to buy my first ever PC on January
  • So far in my life, I’ve only lived on laptops, 2 normal ones and 1 gaming one
  • My current gaming laptop is the Asus ROG GL503VD (i7 7700HQ + GTX 1050 Mobile) which is about 5 years old now
  • My current use case is a combination of coding, video editing and gaming
  • I don’t mind whatever brand parts I buy as long as price to performance is decent
  • I’ve heard that the new intel CPU that is rumored to be announced a month and a half from now is going to be a new architecture, possibly industry changing – iirc, I heard it mentioned on the WAN show
  • Living in SEA, it usually takes about a little above a month for new products to come into my country
  • In my country, prices fluctuates too but it rises fast but then to not drop as fast (or barely at all) - even old hardware are still sold (or trying to be sold) at launch price. Education is lacking so people often buy to those traps.
  • I know there’s only so much we can do to future proof but since I don’t come from a rich household I’d prefer something that last a decently long time

Question:

  • Should I buy a PC on January with whatever is available or should I wait for the new reveal?
  • How do ya’ll handle the fear of “what if I buy now then a new, nicer and better price to performance hardware is released soon after”?

Any suggestions or stories would be appreciated. I’m still learning / adulting

  • solftly@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Intel releases new chips every single year. The general advice is buy what’s available, since this will always be a problem.

    I’ve also heard the rumors about the new chips, but based on 40 years of computing history, Intel didn’t reinvent the CPU in one year. The new chips will definitely be faster than the old chips, but, duh. They’re not gonna release new chips that are slower.

    At the end of the day it’s personal preference. How’s your laptop doing? Is it meeting all your needs at least pretty adequately, or is it a headache to use? If your laptop works just fine and meets all your needs, and there’s no rush to upgrade, wait for the new chips.