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How often do you upgrade your CPU and Motherboard

After my period of poverty I went from an Intel 3770 (2013) to an Intel 8700 (2017) then 11400 (2021) and 13700 (2023). I have just (2025) replaced the 13700 with a Ryzen 9800X3D because the 13700 is a time-bomb. Along the way I also got myself a Ryzen 7700 system. So really about every 4 years.
 
not really a timeline for me, but when I feel an upgrade itch I tend to scratch it.

Tends to generally be every 4-5 years personally, I dont change very often
 
Every 4-5 years but my trusty old 5600x is not really stressed with the games I play (high fps 1080p and 4k 60fps).

Although if I do get a 5080 then the 5600x will bottleneck it by 30% so I'd have to upgrade to the x3d variants or upgrade to AM5 but I really can't be bothered to be honest..
 
Absolutely Clueless said:
How are you finding the upgrade? I jumped from the 5900X to 7800X3D at its launch and it was huge. Games are definitely becoming more CPU intensive and it pays to have a strong CPU.
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I don't have it yet, but it's the plan for this year's upgrade. Looking forward to it, especially if you noticed such a large uplift from a 5900!
 
Not very often, it's usually the upgrade itch or the desire for something new and shiny that gets me.

Talking of which I'm thinking of a pure white build. Love my case and build but I think a white build would look gorgeous
 
you should upgrade the cpu every 2 years or less.
mboard can last longer especially with amd support system.
My 7800x3d started to hit 2 years so time to get a 9800x3d
mboard still fine.
 
RBImGuy said:
you should upgrade the cpu every 2 years or less.
mboard can last longer especially with amd support system.
My 7800x3d started to hit 2 years so time to get a 9800x3d
mboard still fine.
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lol what.

My old xeon 5670 still played most games fine, in fact I was still GPU bottlenecked. Not much difference in FPS with the 5670 and 7700 with the same old AMD 480. The only issue is some new instruction sets, some games didn't work. Also the Windows 11 TPM issue etc.

How old is the 5670? ;-)
 
RBImGuy said:
you should upgrade the cpu every 2 years or less.
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Excuse my Engleees but that's utter ********
For me CPU upgrade time is when your gen is 2 times slower than current gen

Plenty of users on here rocking 5 years+ CPUs

I would understand a 2 year upgrade if you purchased a low spec CPU in your gen but appart from that ******** mate
 
Subliminal Aura said:
Excuse my Engleees but that's utter ********
For me CPU upgrade time is when your gen is 2 times slower than current gen

Plenty of users on here rocking 5 years+ CPUs

I would understand a 2 year upgrade if you purchased a low spec CPU in your gen but appart from that ******** mate
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yeah complete nonsense. This was my previous rig, 24GB, hex core, played pretty much everything fine

Intel® Xeon® Processor X5670 (12M Cache, 2.93 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel® QPI) - Product Specifications | Intel

Intel® Xeon® Processor X5670 (12M Cache, 2.93 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel® QPI) quick reference with specifications, features, and technologies.
www.intel.com www.intel.com

Launch date Q1 , 2010"

Granted I didn't buy it back then...as it was £2500. I paid £50 for it probably 8-10 years ago, guessing...since I upgraded it before moving house, moved house paid mortage off 2 years ago and only now just bought a 7700.
 
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