When's your next 'Puter upgrade ??

[tp4tissue]

Tp4 will probably update at least 1x computer next yr because of meltdown/spectre..


But Overall,  Probably a large overhaul in 10yrs..

[mike52787]

hopefully not for a few years, supposing my aging and bought used hardware doesnt fail. maybe some more ram when prices come down to earth.

[xondat]

Partial upgrades will be more hard drives, and then (if the prices come down) I'd love to do a dual GPU setup for ALL THE FPS )

After those... Years I hope.

[noisyturtle]

New processor and mobo. I literally cannot upgrade my cpu w/o getting a new mobo (and literally cannot upgrade my GPU w/o upgrading either of those... which means I'd need a new PSU as well) so it's got to be a double shot.

Basically I need a new computer, except for storage and memory. Current setup should last another 1-2 years though, so priorities come first and a new computer is like at the bottom of my priority list.

[Elth]

Probably within the next few months. 2500k -> 8700k

[Belfong]

Already upgraded last year... now I am thinking of upgrading the monitor. Need 4K, USB-C (for the Mac), IPS, 27", G-Sync - and it seems IMPOSSIBLE to find one like that. The nearest is a LG 27UD88 - but it is FreeSync - linky:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CDYB0QS/?tag=httpwwwtechsp-20

[tp4tissue]

Probably within the next few months. 2500k -> 8700k

hrrrmm.. I would say def don't do that because of meltdown/spectre.. but if you got a lan-party you gotta get to.. hahahaha

[tp4tissue]

Already upgraded last year... now I am thinking of upgrading the monitor. Need 4K, USB-C (for the Mac), IPS, 27", G-Sync - and it seems IMPOSSIBLE to find one like that. The nearest is a LG 27UD88 - but it is FreeSync - linky:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CDYB0QS/?tag=httpwwwtechsp-20

Nothing that small will handle 4k HDR very well..

So you're better off getting a 50 inch TV..

[Belfong]

That LG is getting raves reviews. Raves, I’m telling ya.

[iLLucionist]

I want a tempered glass case, purple lighting, black sleeved cables. a 1080 Ti (or 1180 Ti by then). I WANT TO BUILD A BEAST. But no moneeyssss.

[TalkingTree]

I'm considering a Ryzen 2700X with a ITX mobo. I currently have a 4770K on a ATX mobo.
I'm still wondering if it's worth upgrading.

[Findecanor]

I expect that my main PC should last five years with its current CPU and mobo: i7 7700 on mATX.
I have room for more RAM, discrete GPU and more storage but don't need any yet.

Would have got Ryzen 2400G if I had built a system today, probably mITX. I don't need umpteen cores and I don't play much games.

[SBJ]

Going to be upgrading my 4790k to an 8700k.
Don't know when, but at some point this year.

[rowdy]

My last but one upgrade was late 2009 so about 8 years ago.

My last upgrade was late last year.

Hopefully this one will last as long as the other one, which would make my next upgrade sometime around  2025.

[JP]

I'm sticking with my i7 3770k with 32 GB DDR3 and a GTX 1050 4GB GPU for the foreseeable future. Does everything I need plus I could overclock it if more power is needed. I might upgrade GPU next but that will be a while.

[Leslieann]

hrrrmm.. I would say def don't do that because of meltdown/spectre.. but if you got a lan-party you gotta get to.. hahahaha

Those bugs are highly over-rated for home users.
It's a big deal if you have a server, but home users should be far less worried.

I want a tempered glass case, purple lighting, black sleeved cables. a 1080 Ti (or 1180 Ti by then). I WANT TO BUILD A BEAST. But no moneeyssss.

Most of that can be done for a few dollars.
Sleeving you can do yourself it's just time consuming, lighting can be done super cheap, and there is a pretty nice tempered glass case for just $60.
The only real issue here is that 1080... Bend over.

I've done systems of this caliber, they cost a lot and while they run well, you can get 90% of the performance for a lot less money. That last 10% in computing is rarely a wise choice.

[yuppie]

I really need to upgrade my Skylake i5 6700k, but I've been avoiding it due to motherboard incompatibility. I don't want to buy a new board and chip for an incremental upgrade. I get really good frames on most of the games I play. Sea of Thieves is always around 100 FPS, for instance.

[RyuDragoon]

I've been watching these SSD prices for a while now. Hoping to score a 1TB SSD under $200 sometime soon!

[tp4tissue]

I've been watching these SSD prices for a while now. Hoping to score a 1TB SSD under $200 sometime soon!

You missed out, 2016 black friday 700GB , $99