90K+ Looking to purchase a new work station. Need help and suggestions!

kingkaribean

kingkaribean

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Hey guys! The title says it all, but I'll elaborate so I can get the help that's needed.

I'm currently saving up to purchase a new workstation. My work requires me to open multiple tabs and browsers.

Most of the time, I have around 20 to 40 tabs open on Google Chrome. I have apps like WhatsApp, Slack, Skype, and Discord open.

I also have to go through a lot of emails, and in the background, music plays through apps like Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube.

At the moment, I'm thinking about purchasing the M4 Mac Mini—probably the M4 Mac with 24GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD, which will cost me around 95k after discounts.

Here's what my work requires me to do:
  1. Go through websites.
  2. Test websites.
  3. Research using apps like Google Analytics, Keywords, and Trends.
  4. Open Sheets and Docs (mostly through Microsoft Office and Google Docs).
  5. Create ad copies.
  6. Create banners or flyers through Canva and Adobe Express.
Before you suggest PCs, I already have a gaming PC with the following specs:
  • Intel i7 13700K
  • MSI Z790 Pro-A motherboard
  • 32GB (16GB x2) DDR5 CL32 6000MHz RAM (G.Skill)
  • 1TB S70 Adata NVMe Gen 4 SSD
  • MSI MPG A850G PCIe5 850W Power Supply
  • Asus RTX 3080 with Noctua cooling (It's the ASUS x Noctua 3080)
  • Corsair H150 RGB AIO
  • LianLi Lancool 216 White case
I barely use it because of electrical issues in our city, hence the new purchase. I'll be keeping this PC and giving it to my sister so she can use it for school and learn designing and web development.

Can you guys make suggestions? Will 24GB be enough for the work that I'll be doing? Should I look into the M4 pro? That would cost me around 140k after discounts.
 
Your existing pc seems capable enough, invest in a good ups and use the existing pc, this should handle the load..
If space is an issue (which I don't think should be) the. May look for other stuff.
 
JMak said:
Your existing pc seems capable enough, invest in a good ups and use the existing pc, this should handle the load..
If space is an issue (which I don't think should be) the. May look for other stuff.
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Hi J!

Thank you for responding. I appreciate your feedback.

However, electricity outages in our city typically last between 2 to 4 hours when power cuts occur. During storms, these outages can extend from 8 to 24 hours.

I plan to upgrade my battery backup (inverter unit) soon, but this will only allow my family to use electricity during outages. If I run my PC on a UPS, it will provide power for around 30 minutes at most. Using the inverter extends this to 2 to 3 hours, but doing so would deplete the backup, leaving my family without electricity sooner.

This is why I'm exploring other options, such as switching to a Mac Mini, which consumes very little power. I believe its maximum usage is around 145 watts.

PS: I already have a Macbook Air M2, however it only has 8GB of ram.
 
I'm still doing everything you require on a 3rd gen intel desktop lol (and video editing on top of it, albeit it struggles with that at times). Your workload is not heavy or intensive one bit for the PC. As @JMak said keep the PC that you have and Imo your sister would be better off with a new macbook or mac mini instead.

I feel like this is just a troll thread to boost your message count honestly lol
 
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Rezep said:
I'm still doing everything you require on a 3rd gen intel desktop lol (and video editing on top of it, albeit it struggles with that at times). Your workload is not heavy or intensive one bit for the PC. As @kingkaribean said keep the PC that you have and Imo your sister would be better off with a new macbook or macbook mini instead.

I feel like this is just a troll thread to boost your message count honestly lol
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How is this considered a troll thread when I'm genuinely trying to purchase a new workstation with low power consumption to maintain my workflow during power outages?
 
kingkaribean said:
How is this considered a troll thread when I'm genuinely trying to purchase a new workstation with low power consumption to maintain my workflow during power outages?
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Apologies if it came off as a bit rude. It's just seems a bit ridiculous that you're considering dropping well over a lakh to do what is very very lightwork in my opinion. But hey who am I to judge.
If power outages are a huge issue then it would better for you to get a macbook. Connect it with a few external monitors and you have a decent workstation
 
kingkaribean said:
Hey guys! The title says it all, but I'll elaborate so I can get the help that's needed.

I'm currently saving up to purchase a new workstation. My work requires me to open multiple tabs and browsers.

Most of the time, I have around 20 to 40 tabs open on Google Chrome. I have apps like WhatsApp, Slack, Skype, and Discord open.

I also have to go through a lot of emails, and in the background, music plays through apps like Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube.

At the moment, I'm thinking about purchasing the M4 Mac Mini—probably the M4 Mac with 24GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD, which will cost me around 95k after discounts.

Here's what my work requires me to do:
  1. Go through websites.
  2. Test websites.
  3. Research using apps like Google Analytics, Keywords, and Trends.
  4. Open Sheets and Docs (mostly through Microsoft Office and Google Docs).
  5. Create ad copies.
  6. Create banners or flyers through Canva and Adobe Express.
Before you suggest PCs, I already have a gaming PC with the following specs:
  • Intel i7 13700K
  • MSI Z790 Pro-A motherboard
  • 32GB (16GB x2) DDR5 CL32 6000MHz RAM (G.Skill)
  • 1TB S70 Adata NVMe Gen 4 SSD
  • MSI MPG A850G PCIe5 850W Power Supply
  • Asus RTX 3080 with Noctua cooling (It's the ASUS x Noctua 3080)
  • Corsair H150 RGB AIO
  • LianLi Lancool 216 White case
I barely use it because of electrical issues in our city, hence the new purchase. I'll be keeping this PC and giving it to my sister so she can use it for school and learn designing and web development.

Can you guys make suggestions? Will 24GB be enough for the work that I'll be doing? Should I look into the M4 pro? That would cost me around 140k after discounts.
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You existing setup is already an overkill for the usage you mentioned.
Get gold of a good i5/ryzen 5 laptop and you are setup.
 
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