How often do you change you setup?

[Guest]

I see all of these videos on YouTube of people who have a different gaming setup/layout that changes almost every year. I've basically had the same equipment (except for PC), desk and room layout for the last 6 years, am I doing something wrong? 

[Godlygamer23]

I only change what's required. My CPU and SSD have lasted me five years so far, and I see no reason to upgrade either of those JUST yet. The SSD can definitely stay, but the CPU might need a change within the next year or two, and my graphics card is about three years old now? No reason to upgrade that either just yet. 

 

So I don't think you're doing anything wrong. I might define myself as an enthusiast, but I have other things to deal with, and I can't spend money on every new PC component that I see, nor would I anyway. 

[ARikozuM]

They probably have a need to update whenever they can as they rely on their studios for monetary gain. 

 

I, for one, probably update my man cave once a season with something new.

[VolkA]

6 minutes ago, Celios said:

I see all of these videos on YouTube of people who have a different gaming setup/layout that changes almost every year. I've basically had the same equipment (except for PC), desk and room layout for the last 6 years, am I doing something wrong? 

Those people that you see on YouTube, are they doing it for a living? If yes then that will explain why they change their gaming setup / layout every year. To gain more views thus money...

 

If you are doing the same thing as them but not changing your setup / layout then yes you are doing something wrong.

[HelplmChoking]

I change mine whenever I find a way to make it better, so if I find something isn't quite to my liking I'll change it up.

My setup has been fairly stagnant for the past year or so, aside from a new chair, PC case and various laptops/tablets coming and going.

[yathis]

2 hours ago, Celios said:

I see all of these videos on YouTube of people who have a different gaming setup/layout that changes almost every year. I've basically had the same equipment (except for PC), desk and room layout for the last 6 years, am I doing something wrong? 

10 to 15 years for me

 

Them Youtubers are ego maniacs with an inferiority complex.

[AJ2ZX]

I know many of you are going to lol at this, but for my daily I use an almost 10 year old Sony Vaio (maxed out), never has let me down. For my desktop PC it is from 2011 and still running strong with a graphics card update. Personally, I do not see the point of upgrading every year. Computers cannot be leased like cars can, so upgrading every year is a negative in my book.

[suits]

Depends on my needs. If I marathon a game that would really benefit from other hardware i'll change it

 

[Totallycasual]

When it no longer runs AAA titles on full ultra, that's all i care about really lol 

[hedghehog]

If I can get at least 60fps on low settings im a happy guy. 

[HunterSkater429]

as often as I have extra money I can  comfully spend on it, so like once every 8-14 months, but i even mean small stuff like HDD, SSD, coolers.

 

id only upgrade my cpu or gpu once they die becase they will die before i cant play games on them, idc if i cant play games on ultra, med is fine even 30 fps doesn't bother me. but rn i can run everything on high or ultra 

[LUUD18]

I only change something when it is needed or when it's annoying me. I changed my wired 360 controller by a wireless One controller because the wire was annoying me

[fjdhdhcyfhf]

changed my motherboard + CPU around '11 or '12 because improvements have been shit and ive never needed 16GB of RAM.

This year changed my PSU, case, & GPU that Iv had since '08. My PSU died and my 9800GTX was just too old. I only changed my case because my Antec 1200 had moved house so many times I lost a lot of parts for it.

Around '11 I had one 60GB SSD and two 230GB WD RE drives. I still have these drives but they are too small so I just upgraded storage size this year.

Iv still got my cooler master Z600. I dont know why they dont make them anymore.

Next year or end of this year ill prob get a new ryzen mobo & cpu and a larger 512gb ssd. Might get a ryzen APU if it gets good FPS on CSGO and rocket league.

[TetraSky]

I've essentially had the same "setup" for the past 7 years, with small things changing around, like a new controller and what not. 4 months ago I got a new desk but everything that went on top of it was still my same old crap soooooo yeah.

[Auss1e]

Not at all! Upgrade when you need to! Not on a fixed schedule!

[Tech_Ka-boomer]

I find that every 4 years is the sweet spot if you upgrade your GPU on the second year!

[You_are_a_cunt]

Most of y'all got the question wrong. It's about changing the environment, not the PC

 

Eh, whenever I feel like I need a change.

Since my room is pretty much one of 2 layouts, there's not much wiggle room in therms of what I can do to change things around.

Hopefully I'll have more space once I move to a new apartment this summer (although I dread looking for new places)