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Ulysses 31
Member
Every 4-5 years when it coincides with new motherboard architecture generation which usually means an entire new PC.
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Ass of Can Whooping
Gold Member
5 - 6 years
Magic Carpet
Gold Member
Intel 3770 - 2012
Intel 13700F -2023
11 years between Processors!
I used to upgrade all the time back in the late 90's 00'.
Computer Tech has hit a brick wall and it's tiny steps from now on.
Intel 13700F -2023
11 years between Processors!
I used to upgrade all the time back in the late 90's 00'.
Computer Tech has hit a brick wall and it's tiny steps from now on.
Hawk The Slayer
Member
Been using my I7 5820K for 8 years now and still using it along with my GTX 1070. I'm not just going to upgrade but I'll buy a entire new PC completely maybe next year or the year after or whenever this PC dies.
Mithos
Member
Almost never, when its time I mostly need a completely new computer anyways.
I did however actually upgrade my CPU for the first time EVER, from a 3800x to a 5700x3D
Update on my "CPUs"
Everyone is a new computer
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286, 12Mhz.
486, DX2-66Mhz
Pentium - 75Mhz
Pentium II - 233Mhz (1998)
Pentium II - 333Mhz (different computer then the above Pentium II machine)
Pentium 3 - 1Ghz - Laptop (2001)
Core Duo T2500 - 2.0Ghz - Laptop (2006)
Core 2 Duo - 2.2Ghz (2008)
i7 930 - 2.8Ghz (2010)
Only CPU upgrade
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AMD Ryzen 7 3800X (2020)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700x3D (2024, first actual upgrade)
I did however actually upgrade my CPU for the first time EVER, from a 3800x to a 5700x3D
Update on my "CPUs"
Everyone is a new computer
-------------------------------
286, 12Mhz.
486, DX2-66Mhz
Pentium - 75Mhz
Pentium II - 233Mhz (1998)
Pentium II - 333Mhz (different computer then the above Pentium II machine)
Pentium 3 - 1Ghz - Laptop (2001)
Core Duo T2500 - 2.0Ghz - Laptop (2006)
Core 2 Duo - 2.2Ghz (2008)
i7 930 - 2.8Ghz (2010)
Only CPU upgrade
--------------------
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X (2020)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700x3D (2024, first actual upgrade)
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Lucifers Beard
Member
I won't bother. It's a 12700K and I'm sure it's going to do just fine for the next 3-4 years. I'll likely upgrade my GPU once and then move to a brand new system once I start to see my CPU bottleneck.
HogIsland
Member
Generally same here
Makoto-Yuki
Gold Member
2015, 2016, 2019, 2023.
So really just whenever I feel like it.
First CPU was an i5-4590. I had no idea wtf I was doing as it was my first PC. I built an entirely new PC just a year later…
Got a 6700K in 2016 and it done well but I could tell it was slowing down so I upgraded to 9900K in 2019 and it was an amazing cpu.
Got my 7950X3D early 2023 and it’s of course still kicking ass.
In between I have upgraded GPUs and upgraded my monitor so the CPUs might have been working fine but going to a more powerful GPU/demanding monitor has put too much on the CPU.
I don’t plan on moving to 4K and my monitor is 360Hz so I doubt I’ll be moving up to something like 480Hz lol.
The 7950X3D doesn’t seem to struggle with anything and it looks like I’m being held back by my GPU. So I’d like to upgrade to a new GPU next. After that I’ll see how the CPU holds up but I think it’ll be fine.
I did think about getting a “9950X3D” whenever it comes out but I think what I’ll do is just get whatever the last CPU that my motherboard supports. So maybe a 10950X3D or 11950X3D.
Really don’t feel any rush to upgrade CPU at the moment. Got plenty of RAM too. Just need a fast GPU but I’m dreading the price of a 5090.
So really just whenever I feel like it.
First CPU was an i5-4590. I had no idea wtf I was doing as it was my first PC. I built an entirely new PC just a year later…
Got a 6700K in 2016 and it done well but I could tell it was slowing down so I upgraded to 9900K in 2019 and it was an amazing cpu.
Got my 7950X3D early 2023 and it’s of course still kicking ass.
In between I have upgraded GPUs and upgraded my monitor so the CPUs might have been working fine but going to a more powerful GPU/demanding monitor has put too much on the CPU.
I don’t plan on moving to 4K and my monitor is 360Hz so I doubt I’ll be moving up to something like 480Hz lol.
The 7950X3D doesn’t seem to struggle with anything and it looks like I’m being held back by my GPU. So I’d like to upgrade to a new GPU next. After that I’ll see how the CPU holds up but I think it’ll be fine.
I did think about getting a “9950X3D” whenever it comes out but I think what I’ll do is just get whatever the last CPU that my motherboard supports. So maybe a 10950X3D or 11950X3D.
Really don’t feel any rush to upgrade CPU at the moment. Got plenty of RAM too. Just need a fast GPU but I’m dreading the price of a 5090.
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Sentenza
Member
I bought my 3080ti in 2020.
Before that I had a 1070 that I also bought on its launch date, May 2016.
My plan was to skip the 4000 series and buy a 5070/5080 four years in (apparently they are getting announced this January) but it turns out that now that we are close I don't really see the urgence, since my GPU is still serving me very well.
Maybe I'll change my mind in few months or maybe I'll wait two more years for the 6000 series this time.
Before that I had a 1070 that I also bought on its launch date, May 2016.
My plan was to skip the 4000 series and buy a 5070/5080 four years in (apparently they are getting announced this January) but it turns out that now that we are close I don't really see the urgence, since my GPU is still serving me very well.
Maybe I'll change my mind in few months or maybe I'll wait two more years for the 6000 series this time.
Makoto-Yuki
Gold Member
CPU not GPU lol
LectureMaster
Gold Member
I've been building a fresh system every 4 - 5 years. The old one can be sold at a reasonable price and I enjoy the excitement of a complete new beefy system.
Sentenza
Member
Damn.
I misread the title.
Well, more or less with the same frequency anyway, since I always changed the whole PC when it was time for the GPU swap.
Sometimes it wasn't even an option as it coincided with some socket change.
bbeach123
Member
My dude .
I only upgrade to 11700f because my 2600k cant hold stable fps in cyberpunk .
HerjansEagleFeeder
Gold Member
386
Pentium I
Pentium III
Couple Athlons lol don't remember
...
Core 2 Duo
Core i5 2500K
...
3700X
11700K
13900K
7800X3D
too many to remember, at one point I was switching CPUs within a single year just for the fun of it. Planning on not doing that anymore as its stupid. I tend not to buy complete systems as I enjoy the tinkering that comes with doing regular incremental upgrades yourself.
Pentium I
Pentium III
Couple Athlons lol don't remember
...
Core 2 Duo
Core i5 2500K
...
3700X
11700K
13900K
7800X3D
too many to remember, at one point I was switching CPUs within a single year just for the fun of it. Planning on not doing that anymore as its stupid. I tend not to buy complete systems as I enjoy the tinkering that comes with doing regular incremental upgrades yourself.
Magic Carpet
Gold Member
I was looking forward to a motherboard with M.2 SSD speeds.
I was using Sata SSD for years.
joeygreco1985
Member
I've been averaging every 3-4 years.
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
When im bottlenecked by it.....or when new motherboard features show up.
So pretty rarely.
I had my 2500K for an ungodly amount of time.
But needed DDR4.
When DDR5 dropped I got a 12400 as a stop-gap till RaptorLake........then the 12400 is still holding on so imma hold on to it till........Intel makes a good architecture.
So pretty rarely.
I had my 2500K for an ungodly amount of time.
But needed DDR4.
When DDR5 dropped I got a 12400 as a stop-gap till RaptorLake........then the 12400 is still holding on so imma hold on to it till........Intel makes a good architecture.
Donald mac Ronald
Member
T4keD0wN
Member
i dont even clean my pc that often
TrebleShot
Member
When i first got into PC gaming i think i bought x3 CPU in the space of about a year. I had a 5700 then heard about the 5800 but didn't realise it was non 3D so then got a 7800X3D lol
I won't bother with the 9800x3d I'll wait for the next gen and if it's AM6 I'll do a full upgrade. But in general as long as I am hitting 4k120 either native (unlikely) or with DLSS Quality or Balanced on max settings or close to then I'm happy with what I've got.
I won't bother with the 9800x3d I'll wait for the next gen and if it's AM6 I'll do a full upgrade. But in general as long as I am hitting 4k120 either native (unlikely) or with DLSS Quality or Balanced on max settings or close to then I'm happy with what I've got.
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
hououinkyouma00
Member
I still have a Ryzen 3600. I bought a 5700x3d because Stalker wasn't running well but I returned it because it still performed like shit and I wanted the money allocated elsewhere.
winjer
Gold Member
Admittedly, the 2500K was an awesome CPU.
After that, Intel had very small improvements gen over gen. And AMD had excavator, so it wasn't even competing.
Kupfer
Member
i7 3770 here
Assuming I would upgrade next year - probably every 12 years or so?
Assuming I would upgrade next year - probably every 12 years or so?
You guys clean your PC?
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Zacfoldor
Member
Just whenever I get the feeling that my shit is too old, and there is a new architecture out. Quite infrequently, actually. Usually will just build a whole new PC if I have to change the mobo/cpu and probably ram.
It's kinda like the PS5 Pro, never gonna upgrade CPU on something I just got. CPU upgrades generally don't provide as big of a bump as GPU and often to get a significant upgrade also have to trade out the mobo, so the PS5 Pro is actually just like most PC upgrades, meaning, "just the gpu".
It's kinda like the PS5 Pro, never gonna upgrade CPU on something I just got. CPU upgrades generally don't provide as big of a bump as GPU and often to get a significant upgrade also have to trade out the mobo, so the PS5 Pro is actually just like most PC upgrades, meaning, "just the gpu".
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64gigabyteram
Reverse groomer.
PS5 has an upgradeable CPU?
Ass of Can Whooping
Gold Member
Yup its called the PS6
