Thread: Can't press F10 on startup...

Originally Posted by Exhalent

I recommend a new computer every 2 or 3 years, that is unless you have a high-end one.

You have obviously never owned a laptop.

Or you simply assume a cluttered harddrive equals broken computer.

Originally Posted by Marvo

You have obviously never owned a laptop.

Or you simply assume a cluttered harddrive equals broken computer.

The only reason you would really need to upgrade your computer every 2-3 years is because of video games.

Which is what I like.

2-3 years is too often in my opinion. Unless you want max settings with max FPS, it seems excessive to me.

I agree, unless you play a lot of games, there is no point in upgrading every 2 years.

The only thing I've upgraded after 5 years was my graphics card and now I can run all my games at like 150fps just fine.

Originally Posted by Marvo

You have obviously never owned a laptop.

Or you simply assume a cluttered harddrive equals broken computer.

In most cases, you can get a computer 2x more powerful and with a better video card, sound card, etc , cheaper than replacing the parts on an old PC (this is only after 2-3 years). But it also depends if you are going to be running anything resource intensive. Hey if you are not running resource intensive programs, sure, you could be using the same PC for 10 years... as powerful as my cell phone haha. I do not let my HDD get cluttered for long... and have had a laptop on which I never run anything other than a couple of programs... But I thought we were talking about desktop here?
I would still say 4 years is average for a pc upgrade at least, is 5-6 yrs a reasonable replacement?

And on gaming... I try to get a couple hundred fps in the Q3 Arena fps test.

I just prefer optimal performance in everything that I do ( without spending thousands of dollars on a very high end pc, that is) and the ability to do more. Personally, when I can max out the performance of my PC too easily, upgrade or replace.

I'd say 4 years really, but then again, I usually go all-out when I buy new stuff. My current computer (which I bought 2 years ago now) can probably last another 3 years, before I will have to upgrade it.

That is what I like to see in hardware. As long as it works for the user. Cheers.