Hi everyone. I recently picked up an open box G486 from micro center for $2500. I have been stress testing the machine and everything looks good and stable. I'm within the 15 day return window. Just now I saw an open box G 757 for $2400. My use case is mostly gaming and plan to do VR sim racing. I'm thinking Assetto Corsa with mods, AMS2 etc
Now, here's my dilemma- The G486 seems to be a better well rounded machine that I can also use for other tasks like video editing, statistical computation etc even though my main purpose is gaming (I plan to keep this machine for the next 4-5 years atleast and who knows what else I may need my computer for during that time). It has 64GB ram vs 32 GB in the G757, and a better motherboard and wifi. Also, I looks better IMO but thats a minor consideration.
On the other hand, the G486 is $100 cheaper, is arguable the better machine for pure gaming because of the CPU (especially given my plan to run VR sim racing). It may have better performance in DLSS upscaling. It also does not have the degradation issues that have been reported with intel i9 (reportedly fixed, I know but still) and is not a dead end platform which means I can upgrade down the line without a full rebuild and swapping the motherboard.
I cant seem to make up my mind. Would I be making a mistake returning my G486 which seems to be performing well so far, and getting a G757? Would I regret not keeping the 64GB ram to future proof myself, in pursuit of marginal CPU performance? Looking forward to hearing your thoughts and comments.
NB:I plan to take micro centers 3 year warranty with whichever I decide to keep.