How often do you buy/build a new pc?

Discussion in 'General Hardware' started by k44k, Mar 15, 2011.

  1. k44k

    k44k Newbie

    I do incremental upgrades. Built mine in 2007 and so far upgraded my video card & RMA faulty mobo only. Will upgrade hard drive soon to 1/2TB. Use only for surfing, photo editing, office work & occasional gaming.
     
  2. Chai

    Chai Administrator Staff Member

    Hmm, I do incremental upgrades also. Usually around 2 years per part. My last upgrade was i7 870.
     
  3. belikethat

    belikethat Just Started

    hmm am still using my PC since * counting with finger * 6-7 years
    got upgrade my graphic card. and CPU fan and that all ( also added RAM thanks to arp! ) haha.
     
  4. The_YongGrand

    The_YongGrand Just Started

    I upgraded my graphics card since 2008. Rest of it... not much, just adding a new HDD. :D
     
  5. zy

    zy zynine.com Staff Member

    My past 2 PC were "salvaged" PCs...

    I had 2 Pentium 4 setups given by my friends.

    Then I had a Core 2 Duo 2.2ghz where the motherboard and CPU was free. :lol:
     
  6. Ishtim

    Ishtim Super Moderator

    about every 4 years I get the itch to build a new one, otherwise it's a piece by piece upgrade, HDD, etc
     
  7. Adrian Wong

    Adrian Wong Da Boss Staff Member

    Since I work mostly on my notebook, I usually do a massive upgrade every 3 years. I'm now itching to get a new notebook. Preferably one based on Sandy Bridge even though it's nothing special. I aiming to get at least USB 3.0 (and eSATA if possible) and 8 GB of RAM.
     
  8. ET3D

    ET3D Newbie

    I do occasional upgrades (upgraded graphics and disks in the current PC), but the time between CPU/MB changes is growing longer. I bought my first PC at the end of 94, and tended to get a new one after 1 year 10 months. But last time it was 3 years, and the current one will probably last three years too.
     
  9. Lacus

    Lacus Newbie

    For me? I used to change/upgrade parts every 4 months. Stopped doing that already :lol: Now my gc needs replacement,keeps giving me rice grain artifacts at times :wall:
     
  10. Chai

    Chai Administrator Staff Member

    Grown up, eh? :haha:
     
  11. Adrian Wong

    Adrian Wong Da Boss Staff Member

    You are too lich.. :haha:

    What did you do to your graphics card???
     
  12. PowerSlide

    PowerSlide Just Started

    last upgrade my system is last year september where i bought a gtx460 but the rest is around 2009

    but my casing a cm stacker ive used since 2004, talk about loyal :mrgreen:
     
  13. Lacus

    Lacus Newbie

    Frankly saying.. Nothing. that bloody thing is on stock clock + custom cooler. Thats all =/...aging maybe >.>... Gotten a new psu few months back so can't be psu causing the issue o_O
     
  14. ZuePhok

    ZuePhok Just Started

    last upgrade: core 2 8400 :shifty:
     
  15. k44k

    k44k Newbie

    Worth getting an SSD for OS? or just go for the WD or Samsung SpinPoint drives?
     
  16. Chai

    Chai Administrator Staff Member

    If you are a speed freak, and have nothing else to upgrade, I think SSD is worth considering. :mrgreen:
     
  17. Adrian Wong

    Adrian Wong Da Boss Staff Member

    You can get a SSD for the operating system and applications if you find things are still "slow" despite upgrading your system with more memory and/or faster CPU or graphics card.

    As long as you don't need to load your work files on the SSD, you should be away to get away with a relatively small SSD - 60 GB or so. That should be pretty affordable. You can check how much space you are using right now on your OS drive to get a rough idea of how much space you need.
     
  18. DarKSeeD

    DarKSeeD BOG Translator

    Aprox. 2-3 years is my update rate and going for mid to high range components that way I can get more for less.
     
  19. Adrian Wong

    Adrian Wong Da Boss Staff Member

    Yeah, the upgrade should be significant. Otherwise, it will get outdated real fast.
     
  20. k44k

    k44k Newbie

    Best to allocate some budget for upgrades and stick closely to it.
     

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