How often do you upgrade to a new cpu?

[ribbon13]

Originally posted by: jinduy
my formula is to triple my cpu speed whenever possible.. so my first comp was 550mhz, then i got the 1800xp (alright i didn't triple it, but close enough), now im waiting on a 5ghz cpu...

i'm getting a little impatient so i might jump in for a 3000+ xp cpu

Moore's theory about ICs getting twice as complex every 18 months has slowed down quite a bit due to the ever increasing difficulty of dealing with heat at a reasonable level.

 

[GhettoFob]

every 2 years or so

 

[Zugzwang152]

1997: Pentium 150Mhz
1998: Pentium 2 200Mhz
2001: Athlon 1.4Ghz
2003: Athlon XP 2400+
2004: Athlon XP 3200+


Usually I buy the top-end of a generation when it drops in price due to the release of a newer core. Since I buy top-end, there usually isn't any room for CPU-onlu upgrades, so its basically a new computer purchase (1.4Ghz was the highest T-bird, 2400+ the highest T-bred B, and 3200+ the highest Barton). I expect to upgrade in a year or so, and will probably be to a Athlon 64 with at least a 4000+ performance rating.

 

[So]

Originally posted by: ribbon13

Originally posted by: jinduy
my formula is to triple my cpu speed whenever possible.. so my first comp was 550mhz, then i got the 1800xp (alright i didn't triple it, but close enough), now im waiting on a 5ghz cpu...

i'm getting a little impatient so i might jump in for a 3000+ xp cpu

Moore's theory about ICs getting twice as complex every 18 months has slowed down quite a bit due to the ever increasing difficulty of dealing with heat at a reasonable level.

The thing is, we far outpaced moores law for most of the late 90's and into the early 2000s, so we're sill on track, of course, who knows if we'll keep it going.

 

[BigToque]

I bought a 300A and Abit BX6-R2 when that combo stared to get a little outdated, and then a few years later, I changed to a P3 750 and bumped my ram to 512. That's what I've got now.

I can do anything except gaming and encoding video, and I don't ever really do that anyway so it's not a big deal to me.