surface laptop 2.. for 2199$ or macbook air for 2000$
“looking for a change.. i have been using lenovo from 2015 may for personal use..i was at local best buy and saw burgundy color surface laptop 2 and fell in love with itwith configured i7 512gb and 16gb it comes to 2199 seems bit too overpriced consi...
neither of them. much higher specs than you actually need. core i3 with 8 gb ddr ram and an ssd hd all for less than $500 should be more than enough for your uses.
how about antec ne550m?


for many pcs, yes. for one in which you invested in a modern ryzen platform and a 2060? no.

you're cutting corners in the wrong place. for these specs, tier b on our housed psu tier list is the minimum i'd be comfortable with. it's really weird to pay extra to go from a 3600 to a 3600x -- or as steve burke noted in his review, you're paying $50 for a letter -- and then use an old, group-regulated psu.

https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/psu-tier-list-psucultists.3624094/ just normal use may be a bit of light to mid gaming and small projects with photoshop i also want to try and work with adobe video editors i'm a student after all

honestly, all of these laptops are really just designed for web browsing and office. none of them are going to be able to play current aaa games. some indie games, but not current high end games. 

i would go with this one:

hp i5-7200u 8gb ddr4 1tb amd radeon r7 m440 4gb ddr3 760.52 usd

mainly, they are all about the same and it is cheaper. but this one has enough ram and dedicated gpu to do some light gaming. the 7500u model just has a higher clock cpu, it is not worth an extra $120. it is a dual core cpu, so video editing will be a challenge.

the 8250u is a 4 core/8 thread cpu. but with integrated graphics and 4gb of ram, those will be your bottlnecks in most cases. the extra threads will help with video editing, over the other cpus, but you may have issues due to limited ram. you might get a couple hundred if you part it out...ram / dvd drive / cpu / heatsink assembly / hdd / motherboard....failing that, maybe $100 for spares/repair on ebay....

the windows license wold be worth a few bucks too....(although technically, you can't resell these)

the laptop market has really dropped lately, and new laptops are dirt cheap, cmopared to what they were...unfortunately that has a knock on effect for us when we try to resell...

best idea is to part it out, or check out ebays wanted posts, see if anyone is looking for one for spares/repair.

if you feel really apprehensive aboutt aking the loss, you could always claim it off your insurance, as it was accidentally damaged, after all.... no, the top one is not worth it.

the core i7 990x is a very expensive cpu that's ideal for hardcore number crunching, 3d design/rendering and media encoding. but it's not future-proof by any stretch of imagination, that socket is already obsolete.

for everyday use and gaming, the core i5 2500k is the best bang/buck processor on the market. 

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/the-sandy-bridge-review-intel-core-i7-2600k-i5-2500k-core-i3-2100-tested/20

if you're building a rig for movie editing or working in maya/3d studio max/blender, you're probably still better off with the core i7 2600k than the 990x because of the huge price disparity. the $700 difference in price corresponds to a small difference in overall performance. for that money you could have a professional workstation graphics card, triple the ram etc.

for gaming, the most important component in your build is the graphics card, and i don't see one listed? roughly 70% of gaming performance is determined by your graphics card. for gaming, even a core i5 2400 with a radeon hd 6970 or gtx 570 is far superior to the more expensive 990x with some $110 graphics card like a radeon hd 5750 or geforce gts 450.

http://www.techspot.com/review/359-nvidia-geforce-gtx-560ti/page7.html

anyway, it's not possible to buy any computer hardware that will still be considered "great" 5+ years later. you want something great by today's standards, on a socket which provides good upgrade options a couple of years down the road. you may not need to upgrade so quickly, but you'd be able to- that's how you get a system to last 5+ years.

ivy bridge will be released in the next few months, and that will outperform sandy bridge. both brands are very reputable, but i would recommend checking the ltt forum psu tier list to compare them from a scientific perspective.

although, if all else is equal, i would recommend the 650 one (much better upgrade lifespan). stick with the 2500k but still use your lower end mid-range 5770. the gaming performance is not any better when one looks at them side by side http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/288?vs=287 . when only 100mhz separates the two overclocking the 2500k makes up the negligible difference and can then be pushed up 1ghz more just on air. continue saving for a better card. the 6870 is still settling for mid range located smack dab in the center of mediocreville. wait for a 670 or 680 keplar series gpu's from nvidia or invest in the 7970. any of those cards with 3gb of vram is going to add a huge future proof cushion. buy a z68 http://www.techpowerup.com/161073/msi-s-entire-z68-(g3)-h61-(g3)-series-motherboard-supports-intel-s-22-nm-processors.html or http://www.gigabyte.com/press-center/news-page.aspx?nid=1048 which will support their newer pci 3.0 system requirements.after you have your next generation keplar or southern islands video cards like the 7970 it's time to save up for the ivy bridge upgrade along with the necessary bios revision. you are going to be saving $100 off the top by going for a 2500k instead of the 2600k that you can immediately apply to your stash for your better gfx card in the future. i would skip right over the 6970's, 580's and 90's and well anything except the newest cards. while your saving it also gives the newly released cards or processors time to show any bugs like sandy had. if you are thinking about overclocking like a science lab it is simply

enter bios via delete, f1 or whatever your default key is to enter "setup"/bios, click huge button that says overclocking, change the multiplier from 33 to 44 and then f10 to save and exit. if you need osx get a mac. getting osx on a pc is very hard and/or illegal. it will also not run as well as it will on a real mac. so my vote is for the macbook pro. 3700x is way better for streaming and gaming at the same time. the hit on game performance and also dropped frames when doing both on the same pc is much less with the 3700x so u got some wrong advice from that person.

also as sli sucks why dont u sell your two 1080 tis now u still can get a good price for them and buy a 2080 ti?? or sell at least on of them and buy the 3950x when it comes out. There are ample of options when it comes to buying a new smartphone, some of the best in range of 12000-16000 are listed below:  
  
1. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro (Rs. 12,999)  
  
Xiaomi has always played well when it comes in offering good quality features in low price range, it has been on the top list of low budget smartphones. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro is an overall pack of good features and specifications some of which includes:* Octa Core (2.3GHz) processor
* 4 GB RAM which will enhance the multitasking
* 6.67 inches (16.94 cm) display which provides a wide view for your work
* 5020 mAh battery supporting fast charging

Considering your needs, this smartphone by Xiaomi is your best fit as it will give you a widescreen view for your writing and with a long-lasting battery supported with fast charging you can use it for your work for a long time.  
  
2. Samsung Galaxy M21 (Rs. 13,499)  
  
If you have any trust issue with Xiaomi, who other than Samsung can fulfil your needs? The brand new Samsung Galaxy M21 also fits best for your needs including some excellent features in a low budget some of which are:* Octa-Core (2.3 GHz) processor
* 4 GB RAM
* 6.4 inches (16.21 cm display)
* 6000 mAh battery life supported with fast charging facility

Excelling in terms of battery life Samsung beats the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro and its all on your choice to opt for.  
  
Some more options of smartphones in the range of 12000-16000 are:  
  
3. Realme 6 (Rs. 13,900)  
4. Realme XT (Rs. 14,990)  
5. Xiaomi Poco F1 (Rs. 14,899) Could be one great choice. left over pc running freenas.firmware and settings are on a usb stick, not the drive.lots of features/options you don't need, but does what you want simply and cheaply.    slightly more $$ in terms of electricity cost unless the leftover pc is a laptop, but zero $ outlay, and your data is portable and accessible.