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Old 02-19-2017, 06:48 AM
 
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About every 4 years. Just got an Alienware Aurora R6 desktop:
  • i7-7700K, overclocked up to 4.4GHz
  • 850 PSU Liquid Cooled
  • NVidia GTX1070 w/8GB GDDR5
  • 32GB XMP DDR4 at 2667MHz
  • 256GB SSD boot + 2TB 7200RPM Sata
  • WIN 10 Pro
  • 8x DVD RW
  • USB mouse + Keyboard (always good to have a backup)

Definitely fast. I'm not a gamer, but I like to buy fast and higher end to keep the machine in 4 years still feeling sprite. My HP Phoenix that I just replaced was still pretty fast, but it was time for the upgrade.
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Old 02-19-2017, 04:13 PM
 
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
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What is AAA?
Top of the line. The more demanding high end games.
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Old 02-19-2017, 04:17 PM
 
Location: Europe
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Top of the line. The more demanding high end games.
What kind exactly?
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Old 02-19-2017, 04:59 PM
 
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Never.

Mine were gifts.
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Old 02-19-2017, 07:49 PM
 
Location: Wandering.
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What kind exactly?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AAA_(video_game_industry)
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Old 02-19-2017, 09:21 PM
 
Location: Berkeley Neighborhood, Denver, CO USA
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Whenever Tim tells me too.
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Old 02-20-2017, 05:40 AM
 
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In the last year (2016) I built an Opteron server, an FX-8350 gaming machine and a sempron for overclocking.
I am planning on building a Ryzen based PC when Ryzen is released.
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Old 02-20-2017, 10:32 PM
 
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I still have my 1993 FastData computer. ...
Wow, 1993! I'm just curious what it looks (or looked) like; couldn't find any image on the Internet.
My computer buying history has been as follows:

Nov 2003 - Apr 2013 : my first laptop, an 8 lb Compaq. Started with Windows but later installed Fedora 4 through 19. Donated it to a tech shop.

Nov 2009 - till date : a Sony Vaio 13 inch, still on Windows 7. It's my backup laptop.

Nov 2010 - Apr 2013 : Acer laptop - donated it to the same tech shop because the sound stopped working mysteriously. Never an Acer again.

Nov 2012 - till date : Dell Inspiron. Current laptop. Started with Windows, but using Debian 8 now. Plus Virtualbox with Solaris, Kali Linux and CentOS. 1 TB hard disk and 8 GB RAM. Love it!
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Old 02-21-2017, 09:13 AM
 
Location: Portsmouth, VA
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10 years
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Old 02-21-2017, 11:29 AM
 
Location: Greensboro, NC
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Not very often at all. I've found that unless you're doing a lot of video editing or graphic intense gaming, there's never a reason to have to switch out computers every 4 years or so. That's pretty much a waste of money. I have a 7 year old computer that can easily run Windows 10 and do most anything I throw at it, and it was moderately configured when I purchased it. I spent about $800 on it and it's been well worth every penny. It still has plenty of room for upgrades, and I'll probably do some upgrades to keep it running smoothly for another 3 or 4 years.

I've never understood why someone would spend thousands of dollars on a top configured computer, only to switch it out 4 years later for an "upgrade" while just using it for office work or for watching Netflix?
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