How often do you upgrade your PC?

Got i5 2500k not over clocked and a 580gtx slight over clock. I wont be upgrading anything for the next few years as both items are still ploughing through anything i throw at them.
Il update things here and there like hard drives but nothing major until it breaks i guess.
 
Whenever I spot a 'bargain' that will give me at least a modest increase (say 30%+) over what I currently have.

That said, what typically happens is something along these lines:

Case / PSU: When I have to, current case is over 11 years old
Peripherals: Usually to keep in line with technology changes e.g. TFT, 120hz monitors, mech keyboards, optical mice etc. Say every 3 years on average perhaps (I used to change mice pretty much every year, but not so much now).
Mobo+CPU: Tends to work out as being roughly every 2-3 years. I always change both together.
RAM: Alongside the above but often with an additional upgrade inbetween as prices drop
GPU: Various depending on 'bargain' factor mentioned above but roughly every 18-24 months on average I'd say
Disk: As and when required, I'll probably get another SSD though if there is a big price crash (say 500GB+ for under £100). At the moment prices seem very static though, it still seems to be around 50p+ per GB (old/slow tech excluded) and has been for ages.
 
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i only really upgrade if my computer packs up or isn't adequate for the software I use. I can't see the need for anything faster for a while yet.

My keyboard is 19 years old and I wouldn't swap it for anything.
 
Havent upgaded the core of the pc since 2007. Have added other bits along the way though (several hard disks, monitor, sound card etc)

I only really use it for watching media and browsing the net these days. And a bit of Red Alert 2 occasionally :p so upgrading would be a bit pointless.
 
I've been running a mildly overclocked (3.2Ghz) Q6600 for the past couple of years in my main desktop. Coupled with 8Gb memory and a 9800GTX+ there isn't anything it can't do that I need it to do. It plays the latest games perfectly well at good detail level and the applications I use on it (Fireworks, PS, Dreamweaver and Illustrator) hardly break sweat even when I've got them all running in the background and open at the same time.

That said, I'm getting the upgrade itch but when I do I will buy wisely. I always tend to purchase a generation behind, that way I can snap up absolute bargains when the 'early adopters' ditch their half decent kit for the latest and greatest stuff and they simply want to move the 'old' stuff on. I bought a perfectly good C2D E6300 for buttons from here in the MM when everyone else was chucking them away and desperate to move to Quads. :)
 
i upgrade bits every month or so, it keeps it more interesting. i even buy worse parts that are cheap just to oc them as far as they will go i'm going for a gtx 660 next then a 9950 or 9970
 
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