My Macbook Pro will turn five this July 3rd. It has been a beast since. It has become old now. It is showing signs of weariness. Yet, it is one hell of a fighter. Rather than killing it with heavy loads, it is a time to let it relax now. To ensure this, I needed to find a partner for it.
I was sure that my next computer would be an iMac, but things don’t go as we think. I had decided that I’d upgrade to the top model when I needed to; but I found that, here in India, they don’t provide the top model. Instead, they provide a substandard model. Their top model doesn’t even have an NVMe drive. NVMe drive is the epitome of speed. It is 100 times faster than an SSD and 1000 times faster than an HDD. It is essential. This is stupid, Apple providing substandard model as a top model in India. I dropped my plan of purchasing an iMac. It does not make sense to compromise on hardware and speed.
I decided to build my own monster computer. I have a full control over the parts to use in my own build. By building my own computer, I am loosing the Apple ecosystem; but using substandard hardware is not worth it. To give a perspective, the CPU cooler in my PC is the best of the world; a german made behemoth. When I looked at the CPU cooler the first time, it gave me goosebumps with its size (I’ll show you its photograph after the build). It alone costed four times more than a normal CPU cooler. The CPU fans are world’s best, german made. NVMe drives, I have added two, 250gb & 1tb. They are the fastest NVMe drives in the market – even faster than iMac’s. The processor is tad faster than iMac’s. I’ve twice the RAM of an iMac and I have thrice faster Graphic Processing Unit. Everything costed significantly less too.
I was ready to buy an iMac at a moment’s notice, but I have no option. I have shifted because of speed and robustness. Lack of NVMe drive(s), lack of RAM, a less powerful Graphic Processing Unit make a difference of steel and gold. Robustness of the system is more important to me than the fluidity of Apple’s ecosystem. Also, I have my trustworthy Macbook Pro for the Apple Ecosystem work. It still can go for next 3 years. I’ll see the option for another Apple computer when the time comes. For now, it is the necessity of the time to have a powerful computer on hand.
I am awaiting for the parts to arrive. I’ll build that system at home. I’ll post a photograph of it after the build. Courier services in these pandemic situation are thick and thin, it may take some time for the parts to arrive though.
One more thing, I live by spreadsheets. I love making spreadsheets so much that I make spreadsheets of anything and everything. Here is a spreadsheet of my build. 1Note – if it asks for a name, write anything, doesn’t matter. You may have to change the orientation of your mobile device to landscape mode