how often do your rebuild you machine?

[louddifference]

i've recently finished my gaming pc and im wondering when i should do i complete rebuild. or how often do i get a new case?

 

sorry if this topic has already been started

[Recon-UK]

Around 5 months.

[miyabwah]

Never. Never built it. ):

[Worth]

I'm probably gonna build a new PC in like 2-3 years. Give me time to save monies

[Ryan Leech]

Never, It's a continuously evolving beast

[cxz]

I have had mine for a year with decent specs and finally starting to change mine now.  I could wait, but this money is burning a hole in my pocket. lol

[Matsy]

Never. Never built it. ):

 

Shame on you.

 

Also never, since I never scrap everything I will just replace certain things. EVOLVING!

[Dudenstein]

I've have this rig since summer 2011 and I'm planning a completely new rig in fall of 2014. So on my end 3 years if you have a mid range (which was 2500k/560ti in that generation) and a bit longer the higher up the GPU chain you go.

[cxz]

I can't decide if I want a windowed case or not. lol I want to do cool stuff to look at, but then again no one else would see it.  GF doesn't appreciate the beauty lol.

[MeltyMoon]

I've rebuilt it at least 3 times in the 2 years I've owned it. 

[TheSLSAMG]

Every time I get a new major component such as a CPU, Motherboard or case. So far, 4 times.

[nickpc]

2 years

[Slinkey]

You upgrade it over the years whenever you want to!

[7omRavenclaw]

Every 3 or 4 years. I'm still using a GTX460, but this summer (your winter), I'm buying a 760. But never really a complete REBUILD. I dont even know if I'm ever going to change my case.

[Torand]

Case swap. Don't plan on doing it again for a long time. 

 

Next time I do it will be a socket change.

[Ja Krispie]

Every 3 or 4 years. I'm still using a GTX460, but this summer (your winter), I'm buying a 760. But never really a complete REBUILD. I dont even know if I'm ever going to change my case.

Don't buy a 760, get a 280X. Much better value for the money and will outperform the 760

[7omRavenclaw]

Don't buy a 760, get a 280X. Much better value for the money and will outperform the 760

 

I was at first going for the 760 but then decided to choose the R9 280x. Dont know why I wrote 760.

[Whiskers]

Only rebuilt it once so far. Will probably do so again in another 2 months when I get my new GPU or GPUs and CPU cooler.

 

Thinking of buying some nice sleeved cables too. Hm, maybe as a Christmas treat to myself...

[mgsstar]

Never rebuilt it since I built it is still running great.

[L_Dub]

I can't decide if I want a windowed case or not. lol I want to do cool stuff to look at, but then again no one else would see it.  GF doesn't appreciate the beauty lol.

That was my thought too and though i don't see it every day I believe that it was worth it.

Not only do I enjoy it whenever i take it to a friend's house its easier to show off then removing the 

side panel. Not only that you can look and see if it is super dusty or not.

 

Aside from that I've never done a full rebuild (IE Taking everything out to fix cables or something) but i might be doing that when i get a new cpu cooler 

I have installed a new hard drive, a ssd and a card reader since i build my system though. 

So i guess a semi-rebuild but i think when i get outta college and a job my x-mas or b-day present to myself will be a new computer that'll be around the 2016-2017 range.

Hopefully they will still be making sockets to choose the CPU at that time.

[pierrelucsav]

Every 2-3 years. 

[Foid]

I always say to myself "It will last probably 4-5 years before i have to upgrade it." 

 

I'm about a year in and looking at graphics cards again...... i need help..........

[Arshdeep]

I have had mine for a year with decent specs and finally starting to change mine now.  I could wait, but this money is burning a hole in my pocket. lol

So having money is bothering you? I know how it feels. ^.^

[Giddyguy]

I do it when changing Mobo's or if my Windows installation gets corrupt (happened once because of CCleaner).

However I didn't reinstall windows when i last changed my motherboard because I was to lazy.

 

EDIT: i thought u meant a Windows reinstall, well I've been upgrading various parts like Mobo's (been through 3) and Graphics cards (also 3) and processors (2) and cases (2) storage solutions (2 ssd's, 2 hdd's) and one psu upgrade.

 

I really only rebuilt because i wanted a better graphics card and so i needed a new psu, and motherboard to run. my second motherboard didn't work with that specific card so i had to upgrade to a third. I think i am set with upgrades now because I'll be going off to college next fall and so this computer will be retired.

[xxmoney96xx]

You gotta constantly evolve and change with the new tech. Upgrading depends on how much you are willing to spend and what parts are coming out at the moment and if you want them.