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How often do you upgrade your CPU and Motherboard

Only when really needed...
Current PC will eat up anything at 1440p, and is semi competent at 4k gaming. That also makes it reasonably competent at any other tasks too, but the most stressfull thing it does is basically gaming.

I honestly can't see me upgrading until DDR7 or whatever...and it probably won't even be a windows machine by that point, it will be Linux of some sort, I'm so sick to death of microsoft and all thier online cloud crap that they force down your throat, and gaming support in linux, epescially with AMD GPU's and steam is getting better all the time.

I'm only still on windows because of familiarity, but I've messed about with various linux distros, albeit very casually, and some of them are really slick and polished these days, and are a serious challenge for windows.
 
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Realised I don't need the latest tech as I primarily play with my friends. Usually every few years with some upgrades in between with second hand parts.
 
Last Cpu was Ryzen 2700, now on 5900x. I think it was 3 years before upgrading.

Reason for upgrade not set in stone for me. Like others, sometimes its a want more than a need (the itch).
Sometimes its when there are significant performance gains, like when moving from the ageing 4 core Intel incremental increases until I moved to a Ryzen 6 core, that was cool.
I probably upgrade GPU more frequently, as its usually less hassle than a CPU/mobo change, so this is because of laziness I guess.
And sometimes for new features, like when NVME was a thing, I know that's a while ago now.
 
cosmogenesis said:
I was thinking about the uplift from 7xxx series Ryzen to 9xxx series which does not appear to be worth it for gamers yet. but for 5xxxx series owners it might be worth it.

Then I was also thinking how often do people upgrade, each and every time Intel/AMD release or every other or only as and when your system stops doing what you want in a timely fashion.

I have a 5800x/X570 system with 32 GB 3600 DDR4 and for the games I play I am OK, so its been 3 years now.

How about you guys ?
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When I come to power everyone gets free upgrades.
 
proably will never upgrade my motherboard again now, and will only upgrade my am5 cpu, if I get cpu bottleneck far into the future of gpus
needs must basically.
 
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Not that often

486DX2 66 (full PC bought for about £125 at a PC auction in Hamilton Scotland in around 92/93 I guess.
Maybe some Pentium's I don`t remember
E8400 Core2Due
Sandy bridge 2600K
8700K

Playing Flight Sims that have basically always been FPS heavy and need single core Ghz, I haven`t bothered with no. of cores etc.
Now ready to go 7800x3d, 9000x3d or 265k/285k.
 
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Proper upgrade about 5-6years, is amazing that old hardware can do modern gaming for example, yes maybe not at all singing all dancing settings but you can still do it, problem with time that long getting anything back in terms of coins from your old hardware is near impossible. Only thing I need to get now is nice monitor and I will be set for few years. I can bearly keep up with all new things coming out yearly and more importantly which ones are actually worth it.
 
longest cpu ever had 2600 (great Cpu) then got a 3600-5800xd (+put 5900x in sons) was hoping 9xx series was better. but think will just keep what got the now
(keep telling yourself that)
 
A combination of games running poorly, having enough spare cash for an upgrade, or something breaking. 2019 was my jump to AM4 (3600) then a 5600x in 2021. Prior to that, i jumped on the socket 1155 wagon in 2011 (2500k) then got a 2600k.

I am curretly eyeing up a 5700x3d but cant justify the purchase as all the games i play currently run great (i have a 3080ti) and aim for 60fps capped to save on electricity :P
 
The best CPU I ever had was probably the Core 2 Duo 6300. I got a 2ghz overclock out of that, and it powered through everything. Crysis, BioShock, Batman...it blasted through everything. Absolute gem of a CPU.
 
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ImMrChris said:
I used to upgrade every 6 months during the 2000's but as the technology has slowed down i find upgrading pointless most of the time ( except for GPU ) im still rocking a 3900x on my main PC with a 4080 which is probably hugely bottlenecked but i can still play all my games with all the eye candy on @ 120Hz! only lately i have felt the itch as i built a friend a 7800x3d build which just felt snappier but then it does have the SN850X drive where's mine has an older slower SSD

i do use it for work too so i was thinking about the 9900X but with all the negative reviews it's put me off so I'm now waiting for the X3D variants so this PC barring the GPU is 5 years old :eek: which is probably the oldest PC i've ever had, i do have a sim rig with a 5800x3d and a 4090 im tempted to upgrade that then put the 5800x3d in my work PC hmm decisions, decisions :cry:
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I will shed a tear for you homie.
 
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