Y-Phil posted at 9:25AM Fri, 13 August 2021 - #4425199

hornet3d posted at 7:43AM Fri, 13 August 2021 - #4425194

I was lucky with my drive as the system had been built for me and I purchased an extended warranty which they honored and replaced the drive. I had not wanted to be without the my computer for the time it took to replace so I ordered a new one. When the replacement drive arrived I cloned it with the new, and now working, C drive. I theory at least I have that option if this new drive fails. I was surprised though as the drive that failed was a Samsung 970EvoPlus and it barely made it to two years.

The system I'm using is the only one I've ever bought, (in March, 3 years ago). And, IMO, as a pre-made computer, the components are often of a standard-level of quality, which means that their lifetime is expected on a mean value. That can explain why it barely made it to two years (mine was also a samsung, and I still trust them). But from what I've understood: often, the pro series are expected to be more resistant, and as such more expensive.

Which is why I put more money this time, but in two years plus a few months, it will be replaced ?

I have built almost all my systems over the years but they were pretty standard systems with the exception I always built them to be quiet. As I got deeper and deeper into Poser I decided I needed something with a bigger punch but that also meant higher costs. When I started looking at Threadipper CPU which cost about the same price as some of the complete systems I had built I chickened out and looked to have someone else take on the risk. An unexpected lumpsum pension payout gave me the money to be able to do just that. I picked a custom builder here in the UK where you can start with basic system and then change the configuration to suit your needs. They did a good job and I was happy both with the build, less so with the broken promises on timings. If I was to order again I would still use them but I would have do without the extended on site warranty which just turned out to be a very expensive insurance. When the PSU failed, another high cost component that failed, this time after only 14 months. it took over a week to even respond to my claim. In the end I purchased the PSU and fitted it myself and then got a replacement from the manufactures. Of course when Covid hit they refused to visit site any way, that I understand but there was no mention of a refund on the warranty.

 

 

I use Poser 13 on Windows 11 - For Scene set up I use a Geekcom A5 -  Ryzen 9 5900HX, with 64 gig ram and 3 TB  storage, mini PC with final rendering done on normal sized desktop using an AMD Ryzen Threadipper 1950X CPU, Corsair Hydro H100i CPU cooler, 3XS EVGA GTX 1080i SC with 11g Ram, 4 X 16gig Corsair DDR4 Ram and a Corsair RM 100 PSU .   The desktop is in a remote location with rendering done via Queue Manager which gives me a clearer desktop and quieter computer room.