Life expectancy of computers

Just in general (rig specs below) - under normal circumstances, whats the life expectancy nowadays? Anyone ever have a rig more than 5yrs old?













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Edited by Snaike - 25 Feb 2015 at 12:37am

Nice!!

The Longest I went with an computer was 8 yrs and that was with an old --- ----, mainly because at the time I was not doing much more than Word Processing and use of the internet, so I never had the need to upgrade,, once I started gaming and using my computer for other things and needed to upgrade it had to be replaced, even though it still worked

Treat your computer well, clean it out when it needs it, do not abuse it and it should last you 4-6 yrs, or a bit longer if you upgrade

I am hoping to go at least 2-3 years before I upgrade and when I do upgrade it will likely be replacing my CPU and/or GPU which would hopefully give me another 3 maybe 4 yrs if I am lucky and nothing fails

It is kind of like your car initially you repair things when they go bad but eventually you look at the age , the cost of the repair and the likelihood of what is coming down the road and decide that any further investment into an older car is just not worth it ( esp if it has no collectors value) and you replace it with a newer model and hope it does not need repairs right away

Same with computers   sometimes the cost of upgrading is as expensive as simply replacing the rig.



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Edited by Snaike - 25 Feb 2015 at 12:35am

The general rule is 2-3 years for the gpu and 4-5 years for the cpu to stay about the same but depends on one's demands.

I looked it up and the PC I am using now was built in '08, so I am pushing 7 years. I upgraded a few years back to GTX275 and it is still running fine. Like other people said, my computer can survive on what's going on now, but it is just too old to last much longer. 7 years is an excellent investment, most people don't even keep their car that long.

I just upgraded my "main" system to the Vanquish because I could not upgrade my other two computers any more than they are now and I need the speed and graphics.

I bought one in 2004 and the other in 2006. Both are core2 quad. I still use both and at times have all three running at the same time.

Get one that you can upgrade as the need arises and you can get 10 years of service easily but most people upgrade at about 5 years or so.

My DS system will be six years old in September '15, and it's still a gaming beast that handle almost every game at high res. About the only thing that can master it is Heaven at Ultra/max tessellation settings  - 20 FPS@3440x1440. 

Helps that I've upgraded the GPU (2-3 times - the latest a Titan) and put in some SSD's of course. Low RAM, (only 6Gb) is killin' me, tho'.

I can only hope a new one - if I do stick with DS, and so far they've given me no reason not to - will have this longevity. Most computers conform to that bathtub curve, - they either fail in the 1st year ~, or last a long long time.

I am concerned about the water cooling system - always have been, 'cause if it breaks, fixing it will be less than fun - and of course the CPU, which has been chugging along at 4Ghz for coming up on six years. I do think it's starting to show it's age and mileage with some occasional BSODs, but thankfully they're infrequent (unless you count Elite Dangerous or Batman Arkham City )




Edited by Psimon - 11 Apr 2015 at 5:19am

I had the computer before my DS for 7 years. I am in my 6th year with my DS computer. My system is working great but in bad need of a GPU upgrade and my temps are creeping up.

Frank

Edited by FrankW - 11 Apr 2015 at 9:12am

My DS system turned 7 years old in February!  I have upgraded the RAM and the video card... and the HD crashed a few years ago and had to be replaced.  It's still kicking... but I am hoping to upgrade to one of the new Vanquish 3 Level 4's in the near future.