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Thiscatmcnern t1_jacr6cp wrote

Who the ____ is upgrading their PC after 3 years? Is this article trying to normalize upgrading electronics years before it is necessary?

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A-Delonix-Regia t1_jacukgp wrote

People with money to burn, like those who go all out and get new PC parts every generation.

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BurrDurrMurrDurr t1_jacyprr wrote

I’m still rocking my 4790k i7, DDR3, 1070 GTX that I built in 2015…

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wambulancer t1_jad4of6 wrote

4790k ganggang

probably replacing it at the end of the year though, it'll be 9 years old when I do, people who are upgrading their CPU that often are nuts

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Thiscatmcnern t1_jadfyil wrote

I’ve got a 7700 & 1070gtx. Only now do I feel like I could use an upgrade but far from necessary especially with current GPU prices.

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AugmentedDragon t1_jad48hd wrote

4790k and RX480 here, still running strong!

The devils canyon CPUs still hold up, especially the i7

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Masiyo t1_jads9py wrote

Besides switching to an SSD and replacing the graphics card because the previous one died in 2018, my 2014 build is still chugging along strong too.

I am not looking forward to a new build at the rate motherboards alone are going for these days.

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pv505 t1_jacykbd wrote

Laughs in "my PC will be 10 years old next December" hahahahaha

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ChalupaCabre t1_jad4rm8 wrote

Laughs in “I don’t even have a PC anymore” hahahahaha

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pipboy_warrior t1_jacvxrz wrote

There are people who upgrade their GPU's every other year, but I doubt it's a majority.

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lkn240 t1_jadzvd5 wrote

I game on laptops - I bought my current system in November of 2019 - 17" 144Hz 1080p Screen with a RTX 2070 and an i7-9750H. I can still play everything at high or ultra.

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merien_nl t1_jadajvy wrote

Depends. Maybe gamers want the best of the best.
But for regular users you can make a whole model of this.
Buying the latest tech at maximum costs and keeping that for 6 years is often more expensive and gives you on average a slower system than buying mainstream stuff and keeping it for 3 years.
(environmental costs not included)

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