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What's the life-cycle of your computer(s)?

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NeoPTLD

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For the sake of this thread, major upgrade would be defined as any upgrade requiring a new mainboard in order to support something new such as CPU, HDD capacity, faster AGP card, etc.

I think it's about three years for me.

Optional:

List the main specs and era of your computer before and after upgrade
 
I am still running a dell p4 1.8 gig from 2001

the only upgrade I did was to add more ram (PC133 SDRAM 🙁) and change the vid card to radeon 8500
 
3-4 years. I upgrade when I find my vid card can't run a good number of games I want to play and general performance starts to get a little sluggish.
 
When my computer has trouble doing somthing I want, then the upgrade/rebuild itch starts. I'm pretty overdue with my main rig, but a laptop I just bought is holding me over. I'll probably build a new computer this Christmas as a present to myself.
 
I use to upgrade evey 3 months but now that Computer technology has gotten so boring and mundane I only do it when I absolutely have too!
 
if its mainboard, maybe once every 2 years. heck, cpu + mainboard at frys goes for 60 when on sale these days.
 
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
I use to upgrade evey 3 months but now that Computer technology has gotten so boring and mundame I only do it when I absolutely have too!
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I prefer "evolutionary, versus revolutionary" rather than "boring and mundane." 😛
 
I upgraded my 3 year old computer this past weekend.

Had- 1.2G AMD with 512SDRAM and 100gig HD.

Now - 2700+ AMD with 1gig DDR and 250gig HD.

I buy video cards when I find I can't run current games. I buy mid-level so they last awhile. I can't imagine spending more than $200 on a top of the line video cards.
 
I'm still using the computer that I built when I graduated from high school; AthlonXP 2000+, 512MB, Asus A7V333. Only upgrades I've done are a new video card (from a GF2 to a GF4) and a bigger hard drive (60GB to 120GB). I don't plan on upgrading it until I graduate from college, which will be another two years.
 
Whenever I need to.

I think my 8RDA+ I got 18 months ago (after failure of a K7S5A) has bit the dust, but I probably won't bother replacing it, as I use my laptop for almost everything now.


Confused
 
its been almost 2 years since i upgraded my system
so im thinking of upgrading everything in my PC sig except for the sound card, PSU and optical drives soon
a socket 939 AMD 64 or socket 754 AMD 64
with a GF 6800 GT if i ever can get in on one from Hot Deals
2 GIG of RAM
Lian Li PC-V1200
SATA HDs
 
ill upgrade when i graduate college. i built my current one the summer before college started. 3 years ago. its old and cant do much. never upgraded it.

i can just play solitare n stuff now. but oh well. school work is more important right?
 
Well, I have had the same computer since 2002. 2.0A Northwood P4, blah blah blah (look in sig if you so desire). Don't plan on upgrading/replacing at least for another year, because it does everything I need.
 
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