Why do *you* want a faster computer?

Video encoding, 3D rendering, a few games, stuff like that eats all the CPU/GFX speed you can throw at it.

It's funny how quickly you get used to a fast computer. A couple months ago my new i7 rig seemed really fast, now it just seems normal - until I use the PC next to it which magically has slowed down!
 
I like a fast computer because I hate waiting. If you have to wait for the computer then as a rule of thumb its time to upgrade.

I dont game anymore. Used to be in a clan but since im now well into my 30's I have found a different perspective. I love cool and quiet. Thats what I chase now as supposed fps on a game.

Maybe when my children are a little bit older then perhaps we could make use of the network for gaming but right now its cool, quiet and never having to wait.
 
I try to throw a small amount of sensibility into it sometimes. For example, my CPU will run fine at 4.2GHz, maybe even a bit more but it get's a bit hot as I have to use a lot more vcore and found I was monitoring the temperatures a lot of the time so I just went for a nice round 4GHz. Also, I would 'like' a new graphics card but the truth is that my 4850 plays pretty much everything at 1680x1050 very well and even though some games have room for improvement, I just wouldn't get £200 of enjoyment from upgrading at the moment.
 
its like people doing cars up.. they never race them, so why build a rly fast car so it can be driven at the speed limit?

its called a hobby :)
 
So that I can run my games at a high resolution and do some photoshop work. Having an old computer in the first place helps to make me want a faster pc too; once you experience faster technology, you never want to go back.
 
1.) Play latest games with medium-max settings at native res or 1 notch lower if the game is really demanding and is unplayable for everyone except for PC's with £300+ Graphics cards
2.) Boot-up fast
3.) Multitask between game/chat/office/browser/burning DVD/Install App or game etc.

My system right now allows me to do these 3, which I think makes my PC fast enough for now :)
Won't be upgrading anytime soon (except for my PSU and Hard Drive)
 
1. Gaming.
2. Fast Start Up (Under 20 seconds with Ubuntu :D Under 40seconds with Vista 64bit)

It really hurts when I am at work and I see my computer grinding to a halt, while I have a couple of systems open and am trying to prepopulate a form on Word. Also my work PC takes about 3 minutes to become fully usable from start up. It makes me a sad, sad panda.
 
Since I have my PC on 24/7 I find that the speed of it booting is completely irrelevant.
It is Fast however at booting, giving me a full desktop in under 10 seconds from off.

To be honest with you, I have found that a lot of the software I use is no fater with faster CPUs. One serious bug-bear is that when I went from Dual ore, to Quad, I never once saw a single app that I use, make any improvements at all.

In fact, in some apps, I dropped in speed and Folding At Home seems to be the big one on that.
 
Gaming. Although I only upgraded very recently after a 4 year delay and the old machine was still pretty good for all but 2008/2009 games. There are soooo many good older games that I haven't got around to.
 
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