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Side note: I did consider the new processors from AMD (Ryzen) however due to the above statement, and benchmarks from other users, I decided to go with Intel. (Benchmarks).
Possible Specs for New PC:
CPU | Intel i5 9600k ($300) / i5 9600kf ($250) The difference between these two processors is the i5 9600kf does not have integrated graphics and is about $50 cheaper. If we are willing to invest an extra $200 into the CPU, I can get us an i7 9700k which performs better than the i5 (see benchmarks from above). |
RAM | 16 GB 3000 MHz 32 GB would be ideal, but it is an extra $100. Also, more RAM can be installed in the future if needed. |
GPU | NVIDIA Quadro P620 (see comment under Custom Built) |
Storage | 512 GB SSD M.2 NVMe |
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