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Starforge Systems Releases CPU Upgrades to Explorer and Voyager PCs

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Starforge Systems, the leading pre-built PC manufacturer preferred by streamers, has released CPU upgrades to several of their top gaming PCs this week including the Explorer Pro, Explorer Elite, Voyager Pro and Voyager Elite. Through the latest upgrades, the Explorer Pro and Explorer Elite, the sleek wood-trimmed PC geared toward creatives and gamers, now features Intel Arrow Lake via Intel Core Ultra 7 265K on the Explorer Pro ($2,6949.99) and Intel Core Ultra 9 285K on the Explorer Elite ($4,699.99). With these upgrades, customers can expect added productivity performance, making these the perfect workstation PCs for those looking for a PC that can do it all.

Additionally, the Voyager Pro ($3,299.99) and Voyager Elite ($4,699.99) have been upgraded to include AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU, bringing added productivity and gaming performance to the powerhouse PCs. Starforge Systems' Voyager line can be customized with a variety of case print bundle designs including the recently released Dragonlight case.



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Referring to arrowlake as an upgrade is to say the least a bit disingenuous
 
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now features Intel Arrow Lake via Intel Core Ultra 7 265K on the Explorer Pro ($2,6949.99)
I hope it's not $26k with only a Core Ultra 7 265K CPU in it...
 

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I look at pre-builts like these and all I see is a big FU to PC enthusiasts that build their own systems: no need to learn how to build a PC or how to choose the right parts, you can just throw money at the problem instead.
Love the case design, though.
 
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I look at pre-builts like these and all I see is a big FU to PC enthusiasts that build their own systems: no need to learn how to build a PC or how to choose the right parts, you can just throw money at the problem instead.
Love the case design, though.

To be fair though, not everybody has the wherewithal to build their own PC. We on this forum are the minority. We eat, sleep and breathe PC hardware and DIY. Most people don't. We might think building a PC is easy, but a lot of people are very intimidated by the thought of having to pick their own parts and actually build the thing correctly. Others simply can't be bothered.
 

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To be fair though, not everybody has the wherewithal to build their own PC. We on this forum are the minority. We eat, sleep and breathe PC hardware and DIY. Most people don't. We might think building a PC is easy, but a lot of people are very intimidated by the thought of having to pick their own parts and actually build the thing correctly. Others simply can't be bothered.

I really appreciate this take, some people have more money than time, paying premium to not have to learn or worry is worth it to a lot of people.
 
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To be fair though, not everybody has the wherewithal to build their own PC. We on this forum are the minority. We eat, sleep and breathe PC hardware and DIY. Most people don't. We might think building a PC is easy, but a lot of people are very intimidated by the thought of having to pick their own parts and actually build the thing correctly. Others simply can't be bothered.

Used to be, this was an enthusiast forum...

I really appreciate this take, some people have more money than time, paying premium to not have to learn or worry is worth it to a lot of people.

Is that not what Reddit is for?
 
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Used to be, this was an enthusiast forum...



Is that not what Reddit is for?
There are some of us who also like to service our own cars, change the oil, filters, plugs etc but the majority of people take them to a garage, this is no different, yes they could learn but don't have an inclination to do so and just want a machine that is fast and does what they want without hassle
 
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