How often do you upgrade your CPU and Motherboard

[throwaway4372]

oh no my case power led is dying, I might have to buy a new pc.

 

[mattyfez]

Only when I have to... I can see my 13600k and 6800 xt going for a good few more years yet.

Maybe when we are on ddr7 and a good 4k gaming card doesn't cost more than what my car is worth... lol!

 

[Jupiter]

There's not much data to go by. At this rate, once every 5 years

 

[adidan]

* Looks at AM4;setup *

Not that often

 

[something daft already!!]

Recently updated to a 9800x3x and a new Mobo and RAM. Been my first full upgrade in 7 years. I have updated my processor a few times before and GPU but I felt like a change to AM5.

 

[IvanDobskey]

Probably every 5 years or so. Had my 3900x / AM4 setup for about 5 years and only just replaced the CPU with a 5950x as it was a relatively cheap upgrade. Will probably wait until AM6 is available and mature before swapping platform.

 

[Tykey]

Last week I upgraded from my cpu + mobo bought from OC'ers in 2017, so 8 years. Before that it was 7 years.

 

[GTof75]

Between 6 and 8 years.

 

[mikemod]

Still running my overclocked 8700K and 2080 and it still amazes me how modern games still run well, monitor 3440x1440

I am thinking of going to 4K so after 6 years I think it's time for a big spend.

 

[DrCheese]

Used to be every 5 years or so for me - Went from... i7 920 > i7 4770k > i9 9900k.

Still rocking the 9900k, which is pushing 7 years now.
I've toyed with upgrading the last few years, but as I play at 4k, gains appear to be minimal in games & tbh, I tend to play older games like Civ5/OpenRA interspaced with Fortnite.
I do the GPU more often - Currently have an RTX4080

 

[mid_gen]

My recent history is

Intel 2500k
Intel 5820k
Ryzen 7900(non-X)

Don't see a reason why is need to upgrade for years, CPU is plenty even for pretty heavy non-gaming workloads.

 

[IvanDobskey]

My last four CPUs:

2500k
6700k
3900x
5950x

 

[Z3D101]

Upgrade every few years, as the lads in the house drip like a leaky tap when their rig gets too old and the bank of dad gets involved.

 

[Epburpee]

I used my 2500k for eight years before I took the rig apart, seems like it would keep going from what I can tell. The Asus P8Z68 started to cause problems (I am assuming it was that, but I don't know definitely) after five years. I would want my mobo and cpu to last at least five years before upgrading.

 

[Freddie1980]

I don't game as often as I used to and I don't play the latest titles so keeping up-to-date isn't as important as it would used to be. Given my lifestyle and current life priorities I'll probably hang on to my 3600/6600XT combo until AM6 comes along.