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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

the amount of time

And how much do you value your time?

Here’s the history of my PC:

  1. 2010 - built PC - ~$500 - Phenom II X4 + onboard graphics
  2. 2015 - added GTX 960 to play games - <$300
  3. 2017 - replaced w/ Ryzen 1700 build - ~$800 - new mobo, CPU, RAM, PSU - kept boot drive from OG build
  4. 2018 - upgraded to NVMe drive - $200 - repurpose old Phenom II x4 build as NAS w/ older drive (SSD) - ~$200 (doesn’t count NAS drives)
  5. 2022 - upgrade CPU to 5600, GPU to 6650XT - $430
  6. 2024 - moved to ITX case - ~$400 - new mobo and case, kept same PSU - upgraded NAS to old 1700 CPU, better case, etc

So, in 14 years, I’ve done 5 upgrades, each of which took something like 30 min. Total spent, $2700, so <$200/year. That’s less than many pre-builts, which are often replaced after 5 years. Idk about you, but this is a really good tradeoff for time vs money.

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