The PC of Theseus

StarShock

StarShock

StarShock

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Hello, I think I've had the same PC since 2002, sort of...

Its had 5 CPUs, 6 Motherboards, 8 GPUs, 4 cases, 10 HDDs/SSDs, 8 monitors, 5 keyboards, 2 mice, 4 different OSs and a dozen or so sticks of ram.

But its always been upgraded, changed in pieces (occasionally a lot of pieces) but has always had at least a Case or GPU along with monitors and peripherals kept during a big upgrade.

So what are you guys opinions, at what point in an upgrade does it become a new PC?
 
This post reminds me of Only fools and horses where one of them is talking about the same brush he's had only changing the handle and head so many times over the years.

On a serious note I always consider a new pc when you change the cpu, ram and mobo.
 
I think if I had to replace the CPU or mobo, then I'd tend to think of it as an upgrade.
If I had to change the CPU mobo and case, I think it would have the new PC feel about it.
 
Vidar said:
This post reminds me of Only fools and horses where one of them is talking about the same brush he's had only changing the handle and head so many times over the years.
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'17 new heads and 14 new handles'

Heroes and villains, the one where they also foil a mugging on the way to a fancy dress party, one of the best episodes. Funny, always makes me think of christmas that programme :)
 
I was kinda pushed into upgrading as my GPU was dx10 so less game support..

Also no point buying a £200+ modern GPU for a ddr2 core2quad system, so I went straight to a skylake ddr4 system.

I'd say a new board + new cpu is a new system, everything else is a peripheral really.
 
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