How old is your computer?
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Depends: I tend to upgrade my desktop bit by bit. I did a 100% fresh buy, case and all, in 2015 so the oldest components in are from then, but I've put some newer stuff in since.
My laptop is under 1 year old. Seeing as my old one was becoming infuriatingly slow on boot up (I think because the HDD gummed up solid for 20 mins as every program under the sun decides it's going to check for updates, update, refresh, scan, and generally fuck around with data on whatever cloud service they're linked to) and I was saving so much money not having to commute, seemed a good time.
My laptop is under 1 year old. Seeing as my old one was becoming infuriatingly slow on boot up (I think because the HDD gummed up solid for 20 mins as every program under the sun decides it's going to check for updates, update, refresh, scan, and generally fuck around with data on whatever cloud service they're linked to) and I was saving so much money not having to commute, seemed a good time.
My e-mail receipts tell me it's almost 4 years old, while I got a new case almost a year ago. My mind can't begin to comprehend that it's been that long for any of this. Good lord make time slow down OH GOD SLOW IT DOWN PLEASE I WANT OFF THIS TRAIN--
I did a pretty good upgrade last year to from an AMD A8 to a Ryzen 5 APU getting a mobo, RAM, and a new case. Power supply is pretty old...
I got a new laptop last year as well for $400 for a Ryzen 5 mobile APU, that Walmart deal was too good to pass up.
I got a new laptop last year as well for $400 for a Ryzen 5 mobile APU, that Walmart deal was too good to pass up.
My desktop innards are less than a year old: got a bundle with a Ryzen 9 3900XT, B550 motherboard, and 32GB of RAM. The GPU is a GTX 1080 that my brother's had since new. Case is probably the oldest thing on it. Silverstone Raven RV01 from 2008 I think. And honestly, I don't think I'll ever be able to tolerate a standard orientation case ever again.
2 years and one month, less 2 days.
This one is holding up much better than the last one which only made it to about 3 years and had (physical) problems long before that.
This one is holding up much better than the last one which only made it to about 3 years and had (physical) problems long before that.
My current PC is about six months old. My laptop? I'm not entirely sure, but I do know that I brought it to both Escapist Expos.
5 years old I think. I got a 6GB 1060 a year or so ago and it's got decent RAM but the procesor is one of the last i5s, it was a good one at the time but it chugs a bit these days.
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I like that the insane march of computer tech has eased off. It used to be that you had to update your computer tech all the time to play the latest games: any single component in mine probably needed replacing every 3-4 years (I bought mid-range - if you bought bleeding edge and ran it to obsolescence you'd be looking at 5-6). So I'd usually buy CPU and mobo, and then over the next 3-4 years gradually upgrade RAM, GPU etc. and clip them into the new CPU and mobo when that time came around.
These days, seems games are made with far more latitude for older gear. Sure, you're not getting 4K or whatever, but you can get decent fps with the gfx turned down on some pretty old kit.
These days, seems games are made with far more latitude for older gear. Sure, you're not getting 4K or whatever, but you can get decent fps with the gfx turned down on some pretty old kit.
I mean, its difficult to quantify.
I (well, more specifically - my brother) built my computer in early 2011 - so it is now just over 10 years old.
However... every single part of my PC has been replaced. and replaced again, since then. So is it even the same PC, by this point?
In its current form, of a 9600K with a 1080ti, I would say it is about 2.5 years old.
I (well, more specifically - my brother) built my computer in early 2011 - so it is now just over 10 years old.
However... every single part of my PC has been replaced. and replaced again, since then. So is it even the same PC, by this point?
In its current form, of a 9600K with a 1080ti, I would say it is about 2.5 years old.
