@havokg156802d9 @ti155302d7
I really appreciate both of you trying to help me find alternatives to get a Taichi.
I'll be transparent about it. My annual income is $11,869.20 USD. My entire build is about $3,500. I paid about another $800 for an adjustable standing desk. I think you can see how much debt I've taken on—roughly 36% of my total annual income. Some of it was upfront and so I'm in the negative for a couple of months, but I've learned to maximize the beginning of month credit card payoffs to carry a negative balance for a bit while avoiding interest. You can see now why this entire fiasco has me on an emotional roller coaster. The Godlike itself is 10% of my income.
I know that I probably shouldn't be spending this much on a build, but I budget my entire year ahead of time and I have no other financial responsibilities in my life besides basic utilities; not even a car. No other humans nor animals to support. I should have about $1,500 extra in my budget by December, and all of the financing paid off before interest hits.
The reason I bring this up is because buying from Newegg is my only real option. The Newegg store card is what I use to get no interest financing. The threshold to get 12 months is $500. I cannot afford to buy multiple items just under the $500 threshold and expect to pay them off in 6 months while maintaining basic monthly expenses. Since the Taichi is $450, I need to buy both that and the
Taichi QVL RAM at the same time to qualify for the 12 months. The RAM has only been on backorder once, so it's the Taichi I'm waiting on.
I turn 40 in April and have considerable health problems. I don't how how many years I have left so I wanted to treat myself. I only build once every 8-10 years and I don't know—none of us do—how many builds I will get to do again, if any. My previous board died on me during the recent holiday sales after 9.5 years of service. I also wanted to build a powerful computer because I've put a lot of effort in the past few years teaching myself coding, 3D modeling, and animation so that I can create the game I've always wanted to see exist.
I don't have much room to financially maneuver with all of this, but I try to overshoot my monthly expenses, so there's some if need be. I'd need to return the Godlike, the
Godlike QVL T-Force RAM, and the second
Gen 5 M.2. At least with the M.2 return and the Godlike/Taichi price difference, I'd save $1,000.
I'd rather have had my original dream build, but retaining the Godlike after this mess feels like a massive gamble on such a significant portion of my income. It also appears to come with a lot of stress baggage. No communication directly from MSI. No certainty of a stable future with the board. I can't justify the mental and financial strain of retaining the Godlike.
I don't know if sharing my personal experience is appropriate for the thread, but I figure that it's relevant insofar as we aren't just customers buying a product. I'm sure others have their reasons for buying such an expensive motherboard. Plus, I'm fully invested in this thread at this point lol. All 56 of my posts are within.