I put together my current pc way back in 2011. At that time, it kinda rocked. It has 6 cores in a fast processor and plenty of RAM. The motherboard was fairly high-end, but not so high-end that I choked on the price. All in all, I put together a decent pc in my existing case at a fraction of the cost of a new machine from a company like Dell. This was the third or fourth (and the last) time I’d done this. Back then I sorta knew what I was doing.

But the years have gone by and my old pc is feeling it with slow boot times, some freezing up and the occasional Blue Screen of Death. Add to that, I can’t run the current version of Photoshop on it.

All this got me grumbling (in a curmudgeonly way that I think I’ll adopt as I get older) that I needed a new computer. I really wasn’t looking forward to all that was involved in rebuilding a pc. The research started to overwhelm me (I don’t really keep up with the latest computer gear), and I really, really, really didn’t want to take the several days it always took me to assemble, troubleshoot (because nothing seems to work the first time) and load the operating system and programs. Then transfer needed data. Admittedly this would have giving me ample time to practice my curmudgeoning, but I’m opting for a different path.

This time I’m going with a local company that has a stellar reputation for quality systems tailored to the need of the user, and outstanding customer service. I went with Puget Systems in Auburn, WA. I’m sure some of you have heard of them and some of you may even have bought from them.
I’ll still need to install programs and transfer data, but I’ve time to get that all in line.

I’ll tell you, it wasn’t cheap. But as my wise and understanding wife told me, I’ve probably saved nearly as much on building my own systems over the last many years. Plus it should be able to handle whatever I throw at it for many years to come.

I’m pretty excited about this purchase. I usually don’t have the latest and greatest. The last time I bought something that was close to top-of-line was when I bought my Nikon D810 soon after it came out. For a little while. anyway, I had one of the best I could buy. That didn’t last long!

Build, burn-in and delivery takes about 6 or 7 weeks (as of this writing, 4-5 weeks from now!), but I’ve waited this long to upgrade, a few more weeks won’t hurt, other than me banging my head on the desk when my current pc freezes up in the middle of something important.