Time to flash my epeen and show off how much expendable income I have to everyone who didn't ask.
Today I bought the Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC edition, my first major upgrade since I bought the Asus ROG Strix 1070 OC edition 3 years ago.
What spurred this upgrade? No, I'm not rich. And honestly, I probably shouldn't have spent the money. But there were multiple factors contributing to my spontaneous money-stack sacrifice; I'm finally going to be reunited with my desktop pc after 9.5 months. Only, it is in need of a graphics card to run.
Now for some ambiguous and unsatisfactory backstory. I have had some major life changes earlier this year and as a result had to travel across the country. Unfortunately, I could not take much with me so my precious electron baby had to stay behind.
For a myriad of reasons I won't get into, and after a series of tough events, my computer had been lost-then-found and ready to ship to me, from coast to coast. Alas, misfortune had struck, for the poor thing got separated from its graphics card. Despite the whereabouts of the card being known and within meters of grasp, they were not accessible. Many promises later by others wishing to ship it and I had lost hope.
Goodbye, my sweet 1070. You were a bit of a hot-head but you never failed to deliver on your duties. To say you served me well over the years would be an understatement.
I am not in the most comfortable financial position to be spending large amounts of the green paper on such luxuries as electronics, but who can help spoiling their baby now and again. Besides, I haven't been there for it since, well, I became employed. I'm sorry baby, Daddy won't neglect you for work anymore. Even if the time and money is tight.
Now, with my sleeping desktop arriving in a couple days and with no graphics card to paint its vivid electric sheep, I had to make a choice: go cheap now and upgrade overtime, or go more expensive and save money in the long-run? Huzzah! Fortune smiles upon the destitute.
I stumbled upon a great deal: $50 off + $30 mail-in rebate on a new Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC edition. Oh, but only in-store, with the nearest location 57 miles away in another state. What's this? The store is only minutes away from the very location my roommate happened to plan a drive to that very same day?! Thank you, RNGesus. May your seeds be well salted.
So I have chosen. And I believe I have chosen...well, perhaps not well, but to see my baby's bright glow again I can live with it.
Today I bought the Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC edition, my first major upgrade since I bought the Asus ROG Strix 1070 OC edition 3 years ago.
What spurred this upgrade? No, I'm not rich. And honestly, I probably shouldn't have spent the money. But there were multiple factors contributing to my spontaneous money-stack sacrifice; I'm finally going to be reunited with my desktop pc after 9.5 months. Only, it is in need of a graphics card to run.
Now for some ambiguous and unsatisfactory backstory. I have had some major life changes earlier this year and as a result had to travel across the country. Unfortunately, I could not take much with me so my precious electron baby had to stay behind.
For a myriad of reasons I won't get into, and after a series of tough events, my computer had been lost-then-found and ready to ship to me, from coast to coast. Alas, misfortune had struck, for the poor thing got separated from its graphics card. Despite the whereabouts of the card being known and within meters of grasp, they were not accessible. Many promises later by others wishing to ship it and I had lost hope.
Goodbye, my sweet 1070. You were a bit of a hot-head but you never failed to deliver on your duties. To say you served me well over the years would be an understatement.
I am not in the most comfortable financial position to be spending large amounts of the green paper on such luxuries as electronics, but who can help spoiling their baby now and again. Besides, I haven't been there for it since, well, I became employed. I'm sorry baby, Daddy won't neglect you for work anymore. Even if the time and money is tight.
Now, with my sleeping desktop arriving in a couple days and with no graphics card to paint its vivid electric sheep, I had to make a choice: go cheap now and upgrade overtime, or go more expensive and save money in the long-run? Huzzah! Fortune smiles upon the destitute.
I stumbled upon a great deal: $50 off + $30 mail-in rebate on a new Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC edition. Oh, but only in-store, with the nearest location 57 miles away in another state. What's this? The store is only minutes away from the very location my roommate happened to plan a drive to that very same day?! Thank you, RNGesus. May your seeds be well salted.
So I have chosen. And I believe I have chosen...well, perhaps not well, but to see my baby's bright glow again I can live with it.
