Realistic to just keep upgrading computer

[nick5530]

I am going to be building my computer soon and was wondering if it would be a realistic idea to just keep upgrading overtime that one instead of building a new.

[nick5530]

1 minute ago, AlexTheRose said:

You could, but every so often you’ll have to replace multiple parts at once (CPU/mainboard, or even RAM along with that), so bear that in mind.

Could you not upgrade the cpu and not the motherboard or vice-versa?

[arles2464]

3 minutes ago, nick5530 said:

Could you not upgrade the cpu and not the motherboard or vice-versa?

What do you mean?

 

EDIT: I think I know what you mean now.

Edited July 13, 2016 by arles2464

[adamdidthis]

2 minutes ago, nick5530 said:

Could you not upgrade the cpu and not the motherboard or vice-versa?

You could but depend on how old the mobo/cpu is because of socket changes etc

[DannyRyu]

3 minutes ago, nick5530 said:

Could you not upgrade the cpu and not the motherboard or vice-versa?

well if its the same socket yes. if not no

you can't slap skylake on z97 or slap haswell on skylake mobos.

doesn't work that way, do both at the same time when switching architectures

[megaant4]

3 minutes ago, nick5530 said:

Could you not upgrade the cpu and not the motherboard or vice-versa?

Depends on compatibility 

[arles2464]

5 minutes ago, nick5530 said:

Could you not upgrade the cpu and not the motherboard or vice-versa?

You can until the socket changes, then you need a new motherboard with a bigger/smaller socket.

[nick5530]

5 minutes ago, arles2464 said:

You can until the socket changes, then you need a new motherboard with a bigger/smaller socket.

How hard is it to do a CPU upgrade?

[arles2464]

1 minute ago, nick5530 said:

How hard is it to do a CPU upgrade?

Pretty easy. I can tell you the steps if you like!

[LabRat]

7 minutes ago, arles2464 said:

You can until the socket changes, then you need a new motherboard with a bigger/smaller socket.

not all cpu's ( being the same socket ) will work on all boards. but I think that's gotten better over time.

[megaant4]

1 minute ago, nick5530 said:

How hard is it to do a CPU upgrade?

Not hard, but your motherboard has to be compatible with the new CPU. Including socket, chipset and BIOS

[nick5530]

3 minutes ago, arles2464 said:

Pretty easy. I can tell you the steps if you like!

Sure. I was wondering because someone told me I could run into issues.

[nick5530]

3 minutes ago, arles2464 said:

Pretty easy. I can tell you the steps if you like!

Also, how hard is it to do a motherboard swap?

[arles2464]

8 minutes ago, nick5530 said:

How hard is it to do a CPU upgrade?

About as easy, if anything easier!

[nick5530]

14 minutes ago, arles2464 said:

Pretty easy. I can tell you the steps if you like!

Sure. What are they?

[TetraSky]

Considering that a good CPU today could easily last you 5+ years before a real need to upgrade it arise, a new socket will most likely have come out by then, so upgrading just a CPU is pointless.
Since I bought my PC, we've gone through like 3 socket generation, 1155, 1151, now onto 1150 I think?... And my CPU is still more than capable for gaming, as the GPU is the primary bottleneck in games.

 

So really, don't worry yourself over CPU and motherboard, when you upgrade one, upgrade the other to a new socket too.

The main pieces of a computer that needs to be upgraded over time are : Storage(faster SSD/if yours die) and GPU.

RAM as well, but if you get 32GB today, I don't think you'll need to upgrade for a LONG time. I've only just recently upgraded to 16GB, after like 5+ years, and only because Space Engineer is a memory hog, otherwise I would've still been on 8GB.