10 year old computers

[hornetstinger]

Just checking my Gigabyte 870 and Gigabyte X58 support pages for BIOS, so that gives approximate age I would have built these.

2011.

Considering I can still play games on them (the Intel one) at 2560x1440 at medium/high/ultra settings on newly released games, that isn't bad. I have upgraded core components (upgraded RAM, new GPU, went from Intel 910 to 5670 and dual core 210e to quad 610e, updated Nvidia 1030 to get 2560x1440 100hz over HDMI ) Even so, with reasonbly priced upgrades still good PC's, with plenty of RAM, running Windows 10 happily (granted not full Intel/AMD chipset & drivers) £100 for 24GB gaming RAM, £50 for Intel 5670, £45 for 610E. That isn't bad.

That's why I like PC's over consoles, in that time I've had PS3 which already looked crap compared to the gaming PC, and several new generation of consoles. I believe the top end latest gen consoles outclass my PC's, but it's taken years to do that.

 

[Haze]

Yeah, it's good that you can play with gfx settings, and play the latest games. But depending on how crazy you are abut gfx, you have to think about all the effects you are missing out on now, like Ray tracing ect

 

[KeanuIsLife]

If you're happy with your gaming performance and graphics at 1440p then that's all that matters and thinking about how other machines are better is pointless. If you're not going to upgrade your display anyway then the extra power will go to waste. Obviously the longer you leave it the more settings you will need to turn down, and then it becomes a case of upgrading when the compromise you're making is too much for you.