I’m at 14 years, with one gpu upgrade to a 970, and I’m just here sacrificing to any god out there at this point. I’ve become pretty comfortable with indie games, and even a few well optimized games (elden ring, for example, runs pretty well), but when my friends just jumped into subnautica 2, that was a big :(
AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
In the other 40% there’s the people that, like me, built a good future proof pc several years ago (mine is 10 years old) and it still plays what I like but it’s showing signs of aging. One day, it will stop working.
I’m just praying it holds up for a couple more years because otherwise I’m screwed.
NannerBanner@literature.cafe 1 week ago
SabinStargem@lemmy.today 1 week ago
I try to make it a habit to build a whole new machine when a new AMD socket to accommodate a major memory standard comes out. Way I figure, many people will dump their older hardware, so I can get a bargain on top-shelf stuff of the older standard. So when DDR6 is out, I pick up a 1024gb of DDR5 and a Threadripper of the generation.
While I don’t like the FOMO from not adopting the latest platform, my wallet much appreciates the mercy.
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 1 week ago
I’ve got a specific savings account for computer upgrades so I can choose to upgrade whenever it gets enough money collected into it. Only problem is, I don’t want to upgrade that often!