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I upgrade my PCs rapidly, but it's just upgrades. There's still parts in my PC from my original 2014 build (namely, the hard drives)

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On 5/17/2019 at 7:43 PM, Retro_R said:

I was chatting with someone about console vs pc gaming. He said "Yeah, you can keep a good gaming pc for 10 years" I was very skeptical, since i'm pretty sure no one uses a 10 year old pc (at least for gaming). So, how long do you guys use your pc before an upgrade

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I tend to get a "new" one every couple of years, or if I can't, I usually reinstall Windows or replace the hard drive. I have a laptop and desktop, and whenever I replace my laptop, I hand it off to my grandparents so they can live in somewhat of the present. My old desktop has historically been turned into a server or is stored in my basement for the rest of eternity.

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Upgrading components every year or so. It's an ongoing process.

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I use to do every 2 years for pc every 2 years for laptop offset of eachother so id have something new every year... but not anymore... pc is 4years old (swapped pc case for cosmetics added more storage but rest same)... and i've been on surface 4 since it came out. 

thinking about upgrading  this year one of them but dont really feel like i have to. might just upgrade my 970gpu and call it a day

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Around 5 years for desktops, but more frequent with laptops because back when I was hauling them around all day as a student they all slowly fell apart. 

 

My i5-4670k, GTX760 build is getting replaced with a Zen2 build soon. Looking at a RTX2080 unless the super series ends up going for the same price or AMD drops pricing on Radeon VII.

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I'v got some 10 year parts in PC.

Just went up to 3 core 2 quad systems. (all need to be tested configured right then hopefully all sold off)

I've got core 2 duos that have been gamed on.

A first gen i5 or i7 is almost 10 years old and they still do well.

A 2600K or 2700K are 8.5 years old and until last year weren't far behind a 7700K.

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Honestly my first PC I built around 8 years ago would still do okay at medium settings now at 1080p, it's not unheard of.

 

That being said, I work in game development so I have to keep pretty up to date with my hardware.

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I have been using my desktop PC since 2016. It's working fine till now.

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I upgrade the GPU ever three years or so, cpu/motherboard upgrade with ram/psu if neccessary every 6 years or so. I change my case whenever I get bored with my current one, and storage/cooling get upgraded as needed. I'm on my fourth case in the last six years, but I really like my current Corsair 570x so I think this one will stick longer than average. My 6700k still has plenty of life left, especially since the generational improvents from Intel havn't been very significant ipc-wise. I might upgrade when AMD's 4000 series comes out. 3000 series looks super promising so I can't wait to see what they do next.

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GPU wise, i think the iterations are smaller, i might burn too two GPU´s in a setup...

 

im rocking a fairly new 8700k 1080ti setup at the moment, came from a 4790k that were a 3570k before, and a I5 750 all bought close to launch so that was my itterations... 

 

8700k

4790k

3570k

I5 750

 

then it becomes a but fluffy, what i had...

 

AMD64 at a point

2600XP barton in a Shuttle case also at some point

Mobile 479 socket cpu 1.6@2.8 in a 478 board with a converter (best CPU i ever had, single core won everything)

Pentium 3 450mhz

pentium 2 233mhz

Pentium 133mhz

486/60

386/40

 

And i guess that was the oldest one.

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I could use mine still for another 2 years i guess. (CPU from 2014 with a 1070) but i mostly play 7 days to die wich is still in alpha and not optimized at all plus it´s very CPU heavy. Wich means Ryzen 3000 later this year.

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I have used my 2009 i5-750 and HD 5770 PC until april of 2018. Bought i7-3820 and GTX 680 PC in april 2018 and I am slowly upgrading now.

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