How often do you upgrade?

[DrMacintosh]

Just now, DutchTexan said:

I agree, but it still doesn't sounds like much.

 

The main restraint with my iPhone 6 is the storage. I guess a camera upgrade would be nice, but not worth ~$800 added to my bill over 2 years. I've never cared for the water-proofing, either. I don't see the new iPhone, any phone really, being that big of an improvement. I guess I care most for the 'phone' part. Wireless charging, performance, fancy Bluetooth, design and a tiny more efficiency or optimization don't mean much to me. 

 

If it breaks I'll need a new one.

you sound like my dad

[DutchTexan]

7 minutes ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

I've been upgrading my rig for a while now (Pentium E6300/R7 240>i3 4170/R9 380x>i5 4460>Current system) but I think it's at a stage where I won't need to upgrade for a couple years.

 

Now let's hope that my extreme urge to buy more computer parts doesn't kick in.

That's where I am. I wouldn't mind building a whole new system, but I can't justify it... 

[Timbs]

15 minutes ago, Zakuul said:

I have a store bought Gateway DX4860 (I5-2320) and I'm in the process of funding a new I9-7900x and 1080 TI build. About $4000 for the WHOLE idea.

 

This system I am investing in should last me 5 years.

Dude! I also have the DX4860. I have the one with the i3 2120. Upgraded to an i5 2400. The case is kinda small, so if you do that idea, I'd make sure that 1080Ti would fit.

[DutchTexan]

1 minute ago, DrMacintosh said:

you sound like my dad

I guess  

 

There are only a few things a phone can ever do better than everything else I have. Texting, calling and checking emails on the go is what it will always be best for. 

[Timbs]

I just upgrade when I feel I need to. Like when I got GTA 5, I couldn't play it too well with my GT640. So I bought a 1050 Ti with Christmas money. Then it was being held back by my i3 2120. So I bought an i5 2400. And I was going to get a GTX 1060 (never did though), so I bought a more powerful PSU. I plan to get it to where I don't have to upgrade my system for several years, as I only really play older games.

[Changis]

23 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

 

BOI

Not that I needed all that for the trip computer, but once you get locked into a serious drug collection computer upgrade, the tendency is to push it as far as you can.

[PCGuy_5960]

Whenever I have enough money

[Changis]

31 minutes ago, DutchTexan said:

So, you didn't touch your build for almost 6 years and then you built a new one entirely? 

i did the same thing  only wanted to upgrade gpu because i first got some stutter at eagle points in assasins creed syndicate, then i had to compromize on settings in rise of the tombraider, so i thought the time had come for a gpu upgrade, only my computer didnt boot one time after i bought the card so i just decided to use it as an excuse to upgrade the whole thing, but i would have been happy using the old 2600k still
 

[Brennan Price]

I only replace a component in my PC if its broken or if I need more power, however I try to upgrade my GPU every 2 years to keep kind of up to date. I usually buy used GPU's anyway so it makes no difference other than the power available to me. New features such as thunderbolt or even USB 3.0 aren't essential to me. 

 

I only replace my phone if it is broken and then I once again buy a used phone but usually with better specs still. Not in my current case though since I recently moved back to an iPhone 4S after my much newer Android Phone broke.

 

My Laptop is not often used and so I still use an HP Compaq 6910p despite it's 10 year old age, still works though so I won't replace it.

 

As you can probably tell, I don't like to buy many new things as the price is often much much higher and I am a firm believer of using a product to its full life span. Many people don't have the same kind of attitude and just throw something away when it is broken, even if it is still a relatively new product and it can be fixed with ease. I combat this by for example, selling my broken phone on eBay in the hope that someone else can fix it and give it a further life beyond what it gave me. It's not that I am lazy and don't want to repair it in this case, I know the cost to fix the item is too great and I cannot afford it so perhaps someone with the right skills can fix it for themselves for free.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, RollinLower said:

i usually upgrade a specific component as it starts to be the 'bottlenecking' factor. i recently upgraded from a Maxwell Titan X to a Pascal titan X. (regret this choise now the 1080Ti is out, but meh)

 

anyway, now i feel like my pc can go for a few more years in this config. maybe i'll swap to X99 once i feel like i need NVMe or something.

Which Titan X Titan Xp (First)  Titan XP (Second) Dang I hate there naming scheme

[RollinLower]

Just now, 9291Sam said:

Which Titan X Titan Xp (First)  Titan XP (Second) Dang I hate there naming scheme

the naming scheme is shit.

the first Titan X on pascal architecture. so not the Xp, but the X. but not the Maxwell X  are you confused yet?

[Vacras]

I don't upgrade that frequently, but I tend to do when I feel like I need more power.

Motherboard has been the same since 2010 (GA-EX58-UD5).

 

Just recently got a x5670 as replacement for my i7 920 and got myself another 4GB of Ram to 12GB total. 

 

Just the obligatory GPU upgrade all 2-3 years is something I've been doing regularly.

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

My tower is entering it's 6th year of service and it's starting to shower some gremlins. I've been experiencing more crashes and just random things not working even after a SSD upgrade.

 

My laptop is about 5 years old and is still plenty fast for me after a SSD and RAM upgrade. But the shell itself has seen better days and there's already a line down the screen with more probably to come. I have replacement batteries for it which is a reason why I've been putting off replacing the shell even if the CPU, RAM, and SSD can transfer over to a ThinkPad or something.

 

Don't really know what I'm going to do in terms of replacing the machines. Would like to reuse the memory if possible because I'm not ready to spend more money just to get kits of at least 16GB DDR4.

[bimmerman]

Desktop-- still have CPU and Mobo from building computer in 2010, upgraded to more ram, an R9 290, and an SSD about three years ago. Upgraded to a Xeon chip of same era two months ago to get more cores (and, honestly, I was bored and wanted to tinker). I don't use it much anymore, but not because of performance issues. I just don't have time/inclination to use it after spending 10+hrs a day at work on a computer.

 

Laptop-- was using a 2006 era Latitude D620 from 2009 until 2015, which is now the garage look-up-car-part computer. Replaced it with a Dell M4800 and still use that.

 

Phone-- every 3ish years.

 

....I don't upgrade much unless there is a super compelling reason to do so. I'd much rather spend money on racing cars than on 5-10% incremental FPS gains in gaming.

[Vacras]

2 minutes ago, bimmerman said:

Desktop-- still have CPU and Mobo from building computer in 2010, upgraded to more ram, an R9 290, and an SSD about three years ago. Upgraded to a Xeon chip of same era two months ago to get more cores (and, honestly, I was bored and wanted to tinker). I don't use it much anymore, but not because of performance issues. I just don't have time/inclination to use it after spending 10+hrs a day at work on a computer.

 

Laptop-- was using a 2006 era Latitude D620 from 2009 until 2015, which is now the garage look-up-car-part computer. Replaced it with a Dell M4800 and still use that.

 

Phone-- every 3ish years.

 

....I don't upgrade much unless there is a super compelling reason to do so. I'd much rather spend money on racing cars than on 5-10% incremental FPS gains in gaming.

On x58 as well?

[bimmerman]

3 minutes ago, Vacras said:

On x58 as well?

Yuuuup! It's surprising how well that chipset has lasted, so long as you're OK with not running 144Hz Ultra 4k RGB HDR VR. Upgrade was to an X5675 and I have it running happily at 4.5 Ghz. Pretty good upgrade from the 3GHz i7-950 for $60 shipped!

[Vacras]

1 minute ago, bimmerman said:

Yuuuup! It's surprising how well that chipset has lasted, so long as you're OK with not running 144Hz Ultra 4k RGB HDR VR. Upgrade was to an X5675 and I have it running happily at 4.5 Ghz. Pretty good upgrade from the 3GHz i7-950 for $60 shipped!

Awesome! I'm loving the platform as well. Got the x5670 to 4.25 GHz but can't seem to get above that without going above 1.35v. Seems like I've got rather bad luck  

Nevertheless it's an awesome chip! 

[DutchTexan]

12 minutes ago, bimmerman said:

rather spend money on racing cars

Autocross type things, drag, street or full circuit?

[bimmerman]

6 minutes ago, Vacras said:

Awesome! I'm loving the platform as well. Got the x5670 to 4.25 GHz but can't seem to get above that without going above 1.35v. Seems like I've got rather bad luck  

Nevertheless it's an awesome chip! 

Hm. I think I'm at 1.35 or slightly over on CPU voltage-- I'm at 215x21 if it helps. I'm running I think 1.3v on the VTT.

 

3 minutes ago, DutchTexan said:

Autocross type things, drag, street or full circuit?

Autocross, crapcan endurance, and time trials at the moment.

[Mooshi]

Last old build was a 2500k and that was from 2011. Though technically, my last build was based around a 6700k. Gifted that to girlfriend and built a Ryzen system since her pc was dying and she games more than I do.

[TetraSky]

When I can no longer play a game.

Upgraded the graphic card when I couldn't pay Dead Rising 3, Dying light and many others.

Upgraded my RAM when I couldn't play Space Engineers without running out of RAM. (Pagefile's virtual memory is just too slow, made the game all laggy and choppy)

 

I've had this build since 2010, still quite happy with it.

Next up, I'm guessing I'll upgrade everything... Maybe by the end of the year or next year, who knows. Currently saving money for that, 2000 Canadian rupees just isn't enough.

[dizmo]

I don't do incremental upgrades.

PC: Usual rebuild cycle is 3 years.

Laptop: Current one is 4 years old. I'll upgrade next spring, and it'll probably last me another 5 years.

Phone: Yearly.

[bimmerman]

2 hours ago, DrMacintosh said:

the increase in fluidity and performance (in addition to the new feature sets) are pretty massive from the iPhone 6 to the 7, the 8/7s is only going to improve upon that.

 

by the way things look iOS 11 has a new charging sound and all leaks point to wireless charging

better waterproofing (an upgrade from none on your 6)

significantly faster CPU

Way more RAM

significantly better camera  

 

You get the idea. The 6 is starting to show her age.  

Eh. I have both an iphone 6 through work and an HTC10 of my own.

 

All I do with either phone is text, email, browse, and stream music or video occasionally. I don't game on my phone (no time!), have never had waterproofing be an issue, and don't have billions of tabs open. The only real noticeable upgrade the new phones have is faster charging and somewhat better cameras, which is nice, but not $700 nice. I'm far from a phone power user though, so for me, I only upgrade phones when the old one starts glitching or won't hold a charge. As long as I can email/text/browse without impediment, I'm happy.

[3rrant]

Mh, smartphone.. when they die. So, like 3-5 years?

 

About the computer I use for gaming, well I had my first custom build in 2008/2009 with a E8500 and HD4890 and upgraded in 2013/2014 with a FX8350 and R9 280X TOXIC. Then I've made several changes to it during 2015 and 2016 (SSD, ram, moved to 9590 with a new mobo, changed psu.. likely rebuilt it 2 times at least). Now I've upgraded again to a Ryzen/RX (for mining as well) build a few months ago.

 

This is mainly because initially I felt like "I spend a good amount, but only once every several year" then moved to "It's better to resell things before they get too much old, and reinvest in a new build". Since I've had a very good looking balance out of that, I think I'll stick with the "year on year" cadence for GPU/CPU upgrades. Much less on others (like, never gonna change my Samsung 850 PRO until SATA V?)

[TheKDub]

I've had my desktop for almost four years now, and the last upgrades it received were about 3.5 years ago, and that was only because I hadn't bought a GPU for SSD for it until then. I'd like to completely replace my PC some time, but that takes a fair amount of money, which I don't currently have. (Not really for performance reasons, more for wanting to move to the Node 202, though an i7 6700k (I'm sticking with Windows 8.1, and would rather not have to deal with the bullshit that Microsoft added for those using Kaby Lake CPUs), 32GB of RAM, and a GTX 1070 (Or maybe a 1060 6GB) would certainly be nice.