The only thing I am a bit sad I can’t really enjoy is Ray tracing but that’s just because I went AMD 🤷
Anon's PC works
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Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
daellat@lemmy.world 4 days ago
What generation? People keep saying AMD is worthless for RT but that’s really only true compared to the rtx4000 series and games like cyberpunk.
Games with RT that I’ve played on AMD that ran well compared to Nvidia (because it’s still a performance hog) are metro Exodus enhanced and avatar frontiers of Pandora.
I thoroughly dislike upscaling and fake frames though, so other than games like that it’s not for me even if I had a 4080 super instead or the 7900xtx
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
6900xt, it halves my FPS in Control
Hikermick@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Not an gamer but still using a PC bought when Win8 first came out
bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 4 days ago
I recently repurposed a xeon CPU/motherboard from 2012 to run my Proxmox server. Bought a rack mount case, noctua fans, new ram, cpu cooler, and gavie it a good thorough cleaning. Not blazing fast, but does the job.
rockerface@lemm.ee 4 days ago
I do need to upgrade my CPU specifically, but that’s because I’ve got it second hand several years ago, when it already hasn’t been very good
stevedice@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
I was with them until my girlfriend gifted me a 180Hz monitor last year and now I can’t deal with less than 90 FPS so I had to finally upgrade my RX580 (I just found out it stopped getting driver updates in January 2024 so I guess it was about time). High refresh rates ruin you.
eestileib@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
I’m upgrading my circa 2014 PC this year, plan on rolling with this fella for another decade.
Noodle07@lemmy.world 3 days ago
My i5 3450 is really showing its limits, but I’m broke as fuck 🤷
ICastFist@programming.dev 4 days ago
My current PC is an asus rog with a gtx 1070 (and a piece of shit screen that gets all fucky if it heats) that I bought used, back in late 2019. The old hard drive failed some time ago and I had to change it, sometimes the main SSD seems to get strangely fucky (BSODs followed by disk scans), too, as does the memory (BSODs about “corrupted_page_memory”, also complete freezes under Linux Mint, not even ctrl alt F1 worked), which makes me think the components aren’t exactly high quality (considering how shitty the screen is and asus in general in the past years, that’s no surprise)
Still, I fully intend to keep this bad boy as my main workhorse for at least another 2 years, possibly longer. After that, I’ll probably relegate it to being the party game machine.
kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 days ago
I still use a Thinkpad T440p :3
ewo@lemmy.sdf.org 4 days ago
X230 here, needs a good thermal repaste but does everything I need!
sxan@midwest.social 4 days ago
Greentext based AF for once.
PugJesus@lemmy.world 4 days ago
5 years here, a lower-end purchase to begin with. Still works fine. Only a few games I need to lower to True Potato settings to run.
Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 3 days ago
I had to replace my computer because it died.
Comment105@lemm.ee 4 days ago
I upgraded and the new graphics card makes a buzzing sound. It seems low quality despite the high price.
ICastFist@programming.dev 4 days ago
Some grease on the cooling fans might be enough to quiet it down, or tightening the screws, those are usually the culprits behind such buzz
Comment105@lemm.ee 4 days ago
I think it’s like electrical coil whine.
WordBox@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Instructions unclear, lube is being splattered everywhere.
OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 4 days ago
I know someone like this, who also insisted that windows 7 was just better
He back tracked immediately after a system upgrade, updated to win 10 and started bragging about his specs
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 4 days ago
I just bought a new machine!
It’s a 2020 to replace my 2016 that I got in 2016.
This one should do for a while.
amon@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Still on Sandy Lake/Fermi
angstylittlecatboy@reddthat.com 4 days ago
I could say I still run my 2015 PC, but it’s Ship of Theseus’d at this point, the only OG parts left are the CPU and mobo.
computerscientistII@lemm.ee 4 days ago
I always keep my PCs for about 8 years. Usually it is necessary to update the HDD/SSD and the GPU during that time, that is all. Mine will be 4 years old by the end of this year. I am now actively checking out 4TB SSDs in order to replace my current 1TB SSD.
clickyello@lemmy.world 4 days ago
what? what PCs are you talking about that don’t have swappable components? and how are those relevant? MACs is referring to something different than apple?
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 4 days ago
I think he’s talking about with ARM-based systems things tend to be more monolithic.
I don’t know that this is true, I haven’t read enough about them.
PixellatedDave@lemmy.world 4 days ago
My wife is on a 1070 and I am on a 2070 both on 1440p her fave game is 7d2d runs perfect.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 days ago
7d2d
Just a heads up that this isn’t an acronym people know. I consider myself knowledgeable about gaming, and I had to look it up.
PixellatedDave@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Fair point we are so into that ecosystem I didn’t even think lol
hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 4 days ago
Same, same. Except I don't really play games, but use the computer for other hobbies. It's still plenty fast and does everything I need it to do. So why buy something that does exactly the same, just is newer and looks different?
introvertcatto@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 days ago
When talking about hardware, if it works for you keep using it till it doesn’t work. But when talking about desktop operating systems, you should be aware when it loses security updates support and try to upgrade to different one that works for you but has better security updates.
BudgetBandit@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
I usually wanted to upgrade my old PC (GTX970) 2 years ago, ended up buying a cheaper PS5 and a used MacBook for cheaper than the PC upgrade. PC still runs fine, is still in use. Also: the M1 MacBook Air is an emulation beast.
potustheplant@feddit.nl 4 days ago
The hw might’ve been cheaper but a console will end up being more expensive that a pc in the long run. Not to mention that the only input method available is a controller. There are quite a few games I would only olay with a kb+mouse so, for some people, a console is not even an option.
accideath@lemmy.world 4 days ago
If you don’t play online and have the patience to wait until you can get games used or deals, consoles can still be worth it.
I’m a PC gamer but the only games that I play online are in the realm of Minecraft, FallGuys, Raft or Stardew Valley which would run on almost any machine. I also don’t really play shooters or strategy games so there’s basically nothing I‘d need a mouse n keyboard for either.
I have even thought about just getting a PS or XBOX but I ended up upgrading my PC a little to near PS5 performance with a used cheap 5700xt for a little more than half the price of a new PS5. But if you can’t do that and would have to build sth from scratch, keeping your old PC and getting a console might be worth it. Even more so, now that you can get good deals on used current gen consoles.
Classy@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
My main steed is an HP ZBook from 2014, and it is a powerful and fast computer.
maliciousonion@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
My PC is still largely the same, in general spirit, as when I built it (c 2014-2015). But I have had to upgrade some key components over time. First was the move from a 1TB WD Blue HDD to a Samsung 860 Pro 128GB SSD (for my OS’s drive), and, related to that, at some point soon after, I moved my games drive from an HDD to an SSD. Next, I upgraded my GPU from an Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 to a Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080. This build state lasted a decently long time until I switched from Windows to Linux, so I switched my Nvidia GPU to an AMD Radeon RX 6600 (not exactly an upgrade, but more of a side-grade) to improve the user experience. The most recent change (last year, iirc?) was upgrading my RAM from 8GB DDR3, to 16GB DDR3. My CPU (Intel Core i5-4690k) is starting to really show its age, though, so I’ve been wanting to upgrade that, but that will likely entail a near rebuild of my entire system, so I’ve been avoiding it, but, unfortunately, it’s increasingly becoming more of an issue.
Allero@lemmy.today 4 days ago
2017 PC here, built it when first Ryzens came about, still having Ryzen 5 1600X+GTX 1060 6gb as my config.
Perfectly good for everything I play (except Star Citizen, but that could be for the better, lol, less money squeezing)
Most modern games run just fine, and I don’t feel I miss out on much.
inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
I’m running a 2015 MacBook Pro still. I’m not spending $2k+ on a computer again anytime soon.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
You could spend ~$1k for similar specs if you don’t go Apple.
inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
I grew up in the 90s. I prefer apple I had windows for years, endless problems. Macs just work and last forever. My Mac before 2015 was a 2007.
And no, I’m not installing Linux.
Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Yeah those Jones boys are a litist bunch
Tattorack@lemmy.world 4 days ago
My only concern would be if anon maintains his PC. Sure, anon bought the PC in 2014 abd never upgraded… But dies anon at least open it up once in a while to clean it out or switch the thermal paste?
bluewing@lemm.ee 3 days ago
My $90US AWOW mini with Celeron J4125, 8 gigs of shared memory, 128gig SSD seems to run FreeDoom as good as any of the other potatos them GamerBoi fancy water cooled custom boxes have…
Pulptastic@midwest.social 3 days ago
Who needs more than freedoom?