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How do you deal with your upgrade itch?

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Just as the titles says, how do you deal with your upgrade itch? I'm constantly getting the itch and want to know how you all deal with it. 

Desktop: The Bluez | CPU: i5-3570k @ 4.5 ghz 1.296V | CPU Cooler: Hyper 212 Evo | Motherboard: P8Z77 M-Pro | Memory: 16 GB 1600Mhz Kingston HyperX  


GPU: Asus GTX 780ti DirectCu II | HDD: Some Random Hitachi 1TB, WD Blue 1TB, 850 EVO 500GB | PSU: Rosewill Hive 750W | Case: Enermax Ostrog GT (Blue Ver.) 


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I never had it. I don'T have any  (much) money to upgrade :P

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Just as the titles says, how do you deal with your upgrade itch? I'm constantly getting the itch and want to know how you all deal with it. 

I just buy whatever I'm itching for.

CPU: Intel i5-4690k                                                               RAM: 16gb Corsair Vengance Pro DDR3-2400                                                                     Case: NZXT S340

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by changing details about my rig, like rerouting some cables, changing fan setup, etc.

 

oh, and tinkering with old machines. at one point i was craving some pc building, and i completely tore apart an old DTX size system and rebuilt it to have no cable clutter.

(which was hard in the TINY form factor, and PATA cables.)

 

cleaning is also a big thing to get rid of that upgrading itch, because i got two frankensteined home servers going on without fan filters.

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by changing details about my rig, like rerouting some cables, changing fan setup, etc.

 

oh, and tinkering with old machines. at one point i was craving some pc building, and i completely tore apart an old DTX size system and rebuilt it to have no cable clutter.

(which was hard in the TINY form factor, and PATA cables.)

 

cleaning is also a big thing to get rid of that upgrading itch, because i got two frankensteined home servers going on without fan filters.

 

Sadly given that I'm in college, I don't have any computers to tear apart other than mine...

 

shoot that reminds me i need to dust my pc.

 

 

Opening my wallet and crying.

 

HAHA ... yeah .... i feel you  :(

 

I make many newegg wish lists.

 

Newegg wishlists instead of pcpartpicker builds? 

Desktop: The Bluez | CPU: i5-3570k @ 4.5 ghz 1.296V | CPU Cooler: Hyper 212 Evo | Motherboard: P8Z77 M-Pro | Memory: 16 GB 1600Mhz Kingston HyperX  


GPU: Asus GTX 780ti DirectCu II | HDD: Some Random Hitachi 1TB, WD Blue 1TB, 850 EVO 500GB | PSU: Rosewill Hive 750W | Case: Enermax Ostrog GT (Blue Ver.) 


Laptop: Razer Blade 14 2013 256GB

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Sadly given that I'm in college, I don't have any computers to tear apart other than mine...

 

shoot that reminds me i need to dust my pc.

most of the stuff i tinker with are freebies i got from people that were otherwise gonna throw it in the dump.

its a matter of knowing the right people

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I get the same itch. I have an extensive amazon and newegg wishlist. After each upgrade I think "ok thats good for awhile" and then I take a look at the wishlists i have and start to drool again. I am going to take care of this by painting some of my parts I think. In my case, its more of me just wanting to tinker around with my PC.

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Be wise...

 

nvm. start doing something else, i started to read actual books instead of browsing the web for new parts ;) 

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i get cheap little stuff before when i had ubuntu linux i just messed around seeing how much i can cut down the boot time

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I get the same itch. I have an extensive amazon and newegg wishlist. After each upgrade I think "ok thats good for awhile" and then I take a look at the wishlists i have and start to drool again. I am going to take care of this by painting some of my parts I think. In my case, its more of me just wanting to tinker around with my PC.

 

Same. After making pcpartpicker builds, I just start drooling... 

 

BTW welcome to the forums  :)

Desktop: The Bluez | CPU: i5-3570k @ 4.5 ghz 1.296V | CPU Cooler: Hyper 212 Evo | Motherboard: P8Z77 M-Pro | Memory: 16 GB 1600Mhz Kingston HyperX  


GPU: Asus GTX 780ti DirectCu II | HDD: Some Random Hitachi 1TB, WD Blue 1TB, 850 EVO 500GB | PSU: Rosewill Hive 750W | Case: Enermax Ostrog GT (Blue Ver.) 


Laptop: Razer Blade 14 2013 256GB

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I get the itch every day, but then I realize I just spend all of my money my other upgrade itches so I can't buy anything :(

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Tell myself that I am getting the absolute best performance for the price and laugh at other people who build jack crap for the same price :)

 junker build in the making

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I upgrade

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Look at how many bills I have to pay and then just deal with it.

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I upgrade my gaming rig, then kick down to my wifes and sons rigs.

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Newegg wishlists instead of pcpartpicker builds? 

PCPartPicker doesn't have everything listed. I am looking at it right now and it only has a few Xeon e5-2600 v3 cpus listed. Just found the option that was limiting it ("compatibility filter"). They don't have the Asus Z10PE-D8 WS mobo listed though.

 

I like to make some strange builds using the newegg wishlists. It's just what I am used to.

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