Posted: 2/10/2013 7:18:12 PM EDT
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I'm running my 10 year old HP with XP and no problems.
When it goes I gave an old one from work that was replaced when they went to another system. It still works and is running XP. Previous computer was a 486 running windows 95 and the one before that was a 386 running 3.1. Yeah I am a cutting edge techno nerd. |
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about 6 months ago (~) I built a new computer. last one was an Athalon x64, I built around 2002 I needed to be able to edit HD video from skydiving, that old machine wouldn't cut it my new i7 3770k should last me for a few years... How difficult is it to build your own? I know I would have to do a lot of research to figure out what works with what but the physical assembly should be pretty easy. |
| Still on my first, a Dell desktop I've had for about 6 years now. After upgrading the RAM, hard drive, video card, power supply, and disk drive, I've reached the point where the motherboard and processor are the bottle neck. I'll be building my next one soon, so I guess roughly 6 years is my replacement interval. |
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i dont think ive had a 100% new computer.... in ever.
ive had 8 macs, all of the 2nd hand. i have 2 dell servers (2950 and 6950) and i got one for free from a "trash" pile at the office, and one on barter for some consulting i did for a shop that refurbs them. i have 2 HP7000 series desktops that one came from work, the other from ebay. and another clone server in a rackmount box that also the internals mostly came from aformentioned comptuer parts refurbisher. but this year im planing on getting something new, probably a macbook pro and 2 27" thunderbolt displays, or maybe a imac 27" with same 2 extra displays. |
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Whenever they take a shit Which seems to be about 5 years on average for me. ETA: My current desktop is pushing 5 years, and I just had a CPU issue cause a kernel panic. I bet I will be building a new setup in the next 6 months. 5 or 6 years is about my timeframe, but the only components I've ever had die on me was hard drives. And not even those once I switched to Western Digital exclusively. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Whenever they take a shit Which seems to be about 5 years on average for me. ETA: My current desktop is pushing 5 years, and I just had a CPU issue cause a kernel panic. I bet I will be building a new setup in the next 6 months. 5 or 6 years is about my timeframe, but the only components I've ever had die on me was hard drives. And not even those once I switched to Western Digital exclusively. My last desktop, the PSU fan died, then the head sink fan while I was on vacation. By the time I got back the entire thing was literally fried. Also had RAM, HDs, video cards and monitors die in the past. Then again, I am buying consumer grade gear and running it 24/7/365 which I am sure shortens the lifespan. |
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About 3 or 4 years. Usually when a new game comes out I really want to play. This one is a little over a year old thanks to Battlefield 3. The one before it had Fallout 3 to owe thanks to.
I give the old ones away to family. Up to the 4th back is still running fine, that I know of it. |
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about 6 months ago (~) I built a new computer. last one was an Athalon x64, I built around 2002 I needed to be able to edit HD video from skydiving, that old machine wouldn't cut it my new i7 3770k should last me for a few years... How difficult is it to build your own? I know I would have to do a lot of research to figure out what works with what but the physical assembly should be pretty easy. It's not hard. You just need to know what you're ordering. - Motherboard - Processor - RAM - HD(s) - Case - Power supply - Fans - CD/DVD/Blue Ray burner(s) - Video card (if you plan on doing online gaming & the built in video on the MB won't cut it) - Operating System I do a new one every few years. |
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Historically...hmm. I average a new computer (buy or build) every four years. Longest has been seven years, shortest has been two. That includes buying laptops though, which don't really "replace" the workstation, more like supplementing it. Typically I will upgrade it about every year of ownership. More memory, faster processor, bigger hard drive, better video card. I'm currently about six years into this computer, a laptop which has actually taken over virtually all of my home usage. I do have the itch to upgrade, but not enough to drop a grand on a computer right now. |
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Our PCs have lasted eight years on average. I tend to buy over-built as far as CPU, drive and on-board memory so they can last through several generations of Windows before becoming overwhelmed by new software requirements. Our last machine (Athlon 64 3.2 GHz w/2 Gig Ram and 256 Gig hard drive, is still going as the wife's PC at age 10.
Our new machine (last spring) is an Ivy Bridge platform w/32 Gig Ram, 256 Gig ram drive and a dual Raid Array of 1 Terr hard drives. It ought to be viable ten years from now. |
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My last desktop, the PSU fan died, then the head sink fan while I was on vacation. By the time I got back the entire thing was literally fried. Also had RAM, HDs, video cards and monitors die in the past. Then again, I am buying consumer grade gear and running it 24/7/365 which I am sure shortens the lifespan. With two fans failing like that, I wonder if it wasn't a dust issue. Were the fans making alot of noise before they died? |
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Quoted: Quoted: My last desktop, the PSU fan died, then the head sink fan while I was on vacation. By the time I got back the entire thing was literally fried. Also had RAM, HDs, video cards and monitors die in the past. Then again, I am buying consumer grade gear and running it 24/7/365 which I am sure shortens the lifespan. With two fans failing like that, I wonder if it wasn't a dust issue. Were the fans making alot of noise before they died? Not that I remember. I am also usually pretty good about hitting the internals every few months with a can of air. I also don't know when the PSU fan died, but confirmed it when the whole system shit the bed. It could have died well before the heatsink. |
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My last desktop was a roll your own, the motherboard dated back from 2002.
It had gone through 3 major changes from when I first built it. I bought my wife a Toshiba a couple years back, it's never given her any problems. When the motherboard on my computer took a shit I bought a laptop, a Sony Viao with an I5 processor. This thing is great, it's portable, it works with my big screen TV to stream video. In fact I liked it so well I bought another one for the garage. I doubt I will own another desktop again. |
| It probably works out to about every 5 years all the parts are replaced...but it's basically a continual upgrade cycle. For instance, I put in a new motherboard, ram and quad core processor last year. This week a good SSD. Next year maybe a new case and power supply. Maybe a new graphics card (replaced that last 2 or 3 years ago). It's possible I'll make this computer a media center PC next year though and do a whole new build for me...who knows. |