Changing or Upgrading your PC every 2 years

[Ster123_]

Hello guys,

 

my question is:

Should I build a cheap pc that still matches the actual needed components standart that is needed for gaming and upgrade it every 2 years or so?

Or should I invest more money in a mutch better pc which i won't have to change for a longer time (about 5 years)?

 

It's a simple question, hope you guys can answer it easily and help a pc noob ;).

 

Thanks.

[LienusLateTips]

1st one.

[Ster123_]

Just now, JDE said:

1st one.

Sure? 

For the cheap version i am thinking at about 700-800€ and for the long lasting one at 1300€.

[Fessas]

Build for what your needs are as of now, today.

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, Ster123_ said:

Sure? 

For the cheap version i am thinking at about 700-800€ and for the long lasting one at 1300€.

What European country do you live in?

[Ster123_]

Just now, JDE said:

What European country do you live in?

Germany

[GoodBytes]

You don't want the extremes. You don't want too budget, and nor high-end and above.

Budget will cost you more in the long run as you'll change your PC too often.

High-end is useless as you'll have newer technologies/features that might interest you and you'll miss out.

 

Get a PC that meet your needs at 3-4 years. My recommendation is to get something that fits your needs now and some headroom. But nothing crazy.

Also, consider what you'll get in the future. For example, you may have a 1080p screen now, but you plan later to get a 1440p or even 4K UHD screen next year... well you want to build a computer with that mind.

 

personally, I say wait until Kaby lake desktop CPUs are released, and compare with AMD offerings and start from there. i would say 'wait for Nvidia next gen Volta", but with AMD not pushing things with their latest Vega GPU, sadly,  it might not come soon.

[ttam]

I've been selling/building computers for years in a professional setting.

 

You build a little up from what you need. Get a good base that will last for a few years and that a updated video card will refresh the computer and bring it back to life. Most people buy small and end up going bigger down the road which in the long run is more money.

[Ster123_]

Just now, ttam said:

I've been selling/building computers for years in a professional setting.

 

You build a little up from what you need. Get a good base that will last for a few years and that a updated video card will refresh the computer and bring it back to life. Most people buy small and end up going bigger down the road which in the long run is more money.

Sry but i do not understand what you are meaning in the last sentence.

[Brooksie359]

2 minutes ago, GoodBytes said:

You don't want the extremes. You don't want too budget, and nor high-end and above.

Budget will cost you more in the long run as you'll change your PC too often.

High-end is useless as you'll have newer technologies/features that might interest you and you'll miss out.

 

Get a PC that meet your needs at 3-4 years.

100% agreed. I would much rather buy a 1070 and not have to upgrade for another 3 years and then upgrade to a similar midrange card. If I got the 1080ti I know I would be way to tempted to upgrade sooner than 5 years and end up spend more money than I really should. That being said there is nothing wrong with spending a lot of money on something you really enjoy as long as you can afford it.

[Brooksie359]

1 minute ago, Ster123_ said:

Sry but i do not understand what you are meaning in the last sentence.

They buy a budget build and upgrade all the components  one by one soon after. 

[Ralph Warom]

If your PC helps you make money, GET THE ABSOLUTE BEST NOW.

 

If not, GET THE ABSOLUTE BEST NOW and make more money elsewhere. 

 

Nuff said.

 

....Or ignore that, be frugal and follow your first suggestion

[Ster123_]

Just now, Brooksie359 said:

100% agreed. I would much rather buy a 1070 and not have to upgrade for another 3 years and then upgrade to a similar midrange card. If I got the 1080ti I know I would be way to tempted to upgrade sooner than 5 years and end up spend more money than I really should. That being said there is nothing wrong with spending a lot of money on something you really enjoy as long as you can afford it.

I want to build a 7700k gtx 1080 pc.

And i am not going to change it until it won't work amymore on low at the newest games (under 60fps)...

So don't understand that i want the best system on the market every year...

[Scruffy90]

Somewhere in the middle. Ive been over building my pcs for a while and it isnt always the best idea for the avg user. Just don't make the mistakes I did when I built my first rig and blow your budget on cpu and gpu, and skimp out on the rest.

[Ster123_]

Just now, Brooksie359 said:

They buy a budget build and upgrade all the components  one by one soon after. 

And is this fine or not?

[Brooksie359]

Just now, Ster123_ said:

I want to build a 7700k gtx 1080 pc.

And i am not going to change it until it won't work amymore on low at the newest games (under 60fps)...

So don't understand that i want the best system on the market every year...

Yes but you would be better off getting a 1070 and upgrading sooner. 

[Brooksie359]

Just now, Ster123_ said:

And is this fine or not?

Well it would be better to just build the upgraded build from the start but most people don't want to wait to save up that much money.

[Ster123_]

1 minute ago, Brooksie359 said:

Yes but you would be better off getting a 1070 and upgrading sooner. 

Yeah but the 1070 is at the moment at about 450-500€ and the 1080 550€

 

[Brooksie359]

Just now, Ster123_ said:

Yeah but the 1070 is at the moment at about 450-500€ and the 1080 550€

 

Then just get the 1080

[Ster123_]

Just now, Brooksie359 said:

Then just get the 1080

Ok thanks...

[SquintyG33Rs]

I personally buy a 1000$CAD worth PC every 2 years because it might be considered high end but since i'm reselling the parts it only costs me 300$ or so every time after the 1st. and higher end hardware maintains it's price much better for resell. an i7 is still super good even after 2 years. an i3 or i5 lost allot of it's value with how the trends evolved recently. so I'd actually recommend doing something that's a bit of both. going high but reselling when upgrading to keep your overhead cost low.

[Mira Yurizaki]

I'm on the two-ish year cycle, if only because I'm too weak to suppress the urge to build. But my builds are rarely above $1200 USD and I can find ways to recycle parts to lower the cost of my next build. But really it depends if your computer meets your current requirements. As long as you keep them reasonable, you'll find a nice balance between upgrading constantly vs. not really upgrading.

 

And even then, the only thing I've found that "needs" upgrading is the video card.

[JSFetzik]

I build two identical machines, one for me and one for my wife.

 

My full upgrade cycle is 3-4 years. With a possible GPU upgrade somewhere in the middle if it makes sense. I built new machines about 9 months ago and the previous machines did not get new GPU's, because it wasn't worth it for the budget I had. By the time there were new GPU's that fit my budget and had noticeably better performance it was time for a whole new build. 

 

I do my builds based on budget. I set a target cost that I have the money for, then I start looking for good deals and start gathering up parts. Sometimes this can take months to gather all the parts. For the last cycle I got the SSD's in October, CPU's during a Black Friday sale and the rest leading up to Christmas. Then built the machines during the Christmas/New Years holiday's.

[lobster_zoidberg]

9 hours ago, Ster123_ said:

Hello guys,

 

my question is:

Should I build a cheap pc that still matches the actual needed components standart that is needed for gaming and upgrade it every 2 years or so?

Or should I invest more money in a mutch better pc which i won't have to change for a longer time (about 5 years)?

 

It's a simple question, hope you guys can answer it easily and help a pc noob ;).

 

Thanks.

Neither, you buy the 7700k and the 1080, then in two years sell the 1080 and buy a 1280, you'll end up paying the same.

[Donut417]

10 hours ago, Ster123_ said:

Hello guys,

 

my question is:

Should I build a cheap pc that still matches the actual needed components standart that is needed for gaming and upgrade it every 2 years or so?

Or should I invest more money in a mutch better pc which i won't have to change for a longer time (about 5 years)?

 

It's a simple question, hope you guys can answer it easily and help a pc noob ;).

 

Thanks.

I would say build a machine that will last a while. Heres the deal things like HDD, RAM and cases can be reused pretty much till they die. PSU's I would say could be there too, but only if you get a good quality one. RAM wise I dont think we will see DDR5 any time soon. Which means as long as you buy current parts, you will be able to use your ram for a few builds. Hard drives are mechanical, they will work till the parts in side wear out generally. SSD kinda fall in to this, but they do have a limited amount of writes they can do, So Id be a bit careful on reusing an SSD if your keeping important data on it. Cases pretty much last forever if you take care of them.