But that old top of the line will still be very solid and perform well.Ģ) Drives, RAM and video cards are easily changed out. So the 'Top of the line' won't be the top forever. I wanted a system that had room for upgrades, but mostly would be built to last for 8+ years without absolutely needing an upgrade.ġ) Computers don't become obsolete fast. Instead of recommending a model, or even a brand, I will share the thought process I used last month in upgrading my desktop. We don't give recommendations, because hardware is very fluid. We get asked a lot about what hardware we recommend. HM3 should see improved performance over HM2 out of the box.ġ) HM3 is not built on Postgresql, which did cause some issues and had recommended tuning.Ģ) The structure of the database and HM3 should perform better than HM2.