I’m upgrading my circa 2014 PC this year, plan on rolling with this fella for another decade.
Anon's PC works
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eestileib@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
ICastFist@programming.dev 5 months 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 5 months ago
I still use a Thinkpad T440p :3
Irelephant@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Hey, mine is from 2014 too! runs linux and is fast enough for minecraft at 30fps and the sims 4.
MXX53@programming.dev 5 months ago
I’ve been rocking a 1080ti since launch. Upgraded my 4th gen i7 to a 9th gen i9 on a sale a few years back. SSD upgraded when I got some that were going to be recycled.
Eventually I want to move to team red for linux compatibility. Other than that, I am sticking with what I have. (Doesn’t help that I have 2 small children that all my money goes to. )
anothercatgirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 months ago
My PC was made in 2014 and i upgraded it but it died in 2022 due to mishandling. If you keep your PC clean and don’t move it it can last even longer!
bluewing@lemm.ee 5 months 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 5 months ago
Who needs more than freedoom?
Noodle07@lemmy.world 5 months ago
My i5 3450 is really showing its limits, but I’m broke as fuck 🤷
sxan@midwest.social 5 months ago
Greentext based AF for once.
PugJesus@lemmy.world 5 months 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.
Comment105@lemm.ee 5 months ago
I upgraded and the new graphics card makes a buzzing sound. It seems low quality despite the high price.
ICastFist@programming.dev 5 months 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 5 months ago
I think it’s like electrical coil whine.
WordBox@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Instructions unclear, lube is being splattered everywhere.
OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 5 months 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 5 months 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.
Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 5 months ago
I had to replace my computer because it died.
amon@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Still on Sandy Lake/Fermi
angstylittlecatboy@reddthat.com 5 months 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 5 months 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 5 months 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 5 months 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 5 months 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 5 months 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 5 months ago
Fair point we are so into that ecosystem I didn’t even think lol
hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 5 months 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 5 months 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 5 months 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 5 months 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 5 months 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 5 months ago
My main steed is an HP ZBook from 2014, and it is a powerful and fast computer.
maliciousonion@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 5 months 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 5 months 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 5 months 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 5 months ago
You could spend ~$1k for similar specs if you don’t go Apple.
inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months 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 5 months ago
Yeah those Jones boys are a litist bunch
Tattorack@lemmy.world 5 months 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?
stevedice@sh.itjust.works 5 months 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.