How do I explain it? I don't, because that would lend far more weight to the user reviews than they are worth.
In any case even if we pay the unnecessary brand fees we still end up with a high end PC that includes a complete package from the ground up for around $1500 and one with upgrade options that will allow it to serve as a solid platform for at least 3 years with minor expenses along the way. And when the PC is in need of upgrades it would cost maybe another $600 to replace the required parts with modern equivalents. You don't need to replace the Monitor, speakers, sound card, hard drive (but possibly add another one depending on situation), mouse, keyboard, Optical Drive, case, or PSU (even if power connector standards change an adapter can be purchased easily).
This leaves the Ram, Motherboard, Processor, and GPU to be upgraded which acounts for only $590 of our original cost. And yes, gamers recycle parts! Maybe not average PC users but gamers do, and they should too especially when it cuts $900 out of upgrading their PC.
And thus my point that 1-2k every 2 years is way overboard. Which I actually think you probably agree with, which makes this debate all the more pointless if so. Honestly I am not really sure why you chose to nitpick my selections with your personal preferences, but that thats pretty much what this boils down to..difference of preference and neither of us is going to change.
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