I found a motherboard that's far better than my current one but, that feels like such a silly thing to upgrade. lol. It's right around the most I'm willing to spend, and about a decade old.

Using the Combo Deal thing on Newegg, I could drop more than double or triple on a newer machine that is far from what I really want and be left with an old mobo, CPU, RAM. That seems even sillier.

This desktop was actually a gift from a distant relative. I've done a bunch of upgrades already. It's still going strong other than the one dying 3.5" HDD.

I do plan on upgrading the GPU + PSU, among other additions.

#TrustYourTechnolust #computerHardware #UbuntuStudio

I keep putting together wishlist #computerHardware builds

• Top tier 128GB DDR4, gen 3 #Ryzen

Decent. 3-5k USD for 1 gen newer. An improvement but, it's a waste. **I'd rather wait then spend 2x as much on a current gen #Threadripper #workstation**

• Mini-ITX which has always intrigued me,
• E-ATX Ryzen 9950X3D2

All the i/o is m.2. They're buried under mobo heatsinks. I need PCI-E cards for #audioProduction, #ai acceleration. I'm fine w/RAID SATA III + USB storage

Ideal:
Fat #GPDPocket 5 w/replacable RAM & battery, MCIO, multi USB 4 & 3, BT6.2, WiFi 7, latest Ryzen ai 400-500, 512GB UFS5 for #Bazzite, [ #RetroGame OS], #UbuntuStudio, 100% sRGB, mech kb