It's finally time to upgrade (10yr PC) (opens in new tab)

Quick context: I built this PC back in 2016 for the purpose of being able to make music with minimal lag. I had a teen budget at the time and went into debt to get this $1000 PC together. It was a beautiful starter custom that has stood the test of time for going on a decade now (I swear I blinked and it's already been a decade!). Anyways, I've gotten into content creation since then and as it turns out, what I built back in 2016 doesn't hold up to today's standards anymore. I spoke with a fr...