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Anonymous

09/06/24(Fri)12:46:57 No.102259894

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Can you give one reason to build a new desktop PC or upgrade your current one?

Anonymous
09/06/24(Fri)12:49:09 No.102259923

Anonymous 09/06/24(Fri)12:49:09 No.102259923

>>102259894
Are you asking for your specific case or just in general?

Anonymous
09/06/24(Fri)12:50:45 No.102259939

Anonymous 09/06/24(Fri)12:50:45 No.102259939

>>102259894
nyet, computer is fine

Anonymous
09/06/24(Fri)12:53:11 No.102259972

Anonymous 09/06/24(Fri)12:53:11 No.102259972

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>>102259894
The only part that I would like to upgrade but don't NEED to is the GPU.
>More VRAM for AI Slop
>RTX for Quake 2 RTX, Metro Exodus RTX, and the upcoming Half-Life RTX.
>AI chip in RTX for OpenCV to identify and catalogue Magic the Gathering cards
Otherwise this ancient rig seems to keep up with modern times.

Anonymous
09/06/24(Fri)12:54:56 No.102259998

Anonymous 09/06/24(Fri)12:54:56 No.102259998

>>102259923
Interested what was the reason for working grown men on /g/ to spend money on a powerful PC. There are quite a few regretful posts and threads on this topic. My PC is on his sixth year and I'm considering an upgrade or a new build. Just can't find the reason for it. Certainly not for modern games. Local models to chat with wife? I don't have the time and I am very tired when I come back.

Anonymous
09/06/24(Fri)12:56:37 No.102260015

Anonymous 09/06/24(Fri)12:56:37 No.102260015

>>102259998
I used to monthly upgrade when I was younger. But after I started going out and living on my own with work, I realized that if you build a decently powerful computer using used parts off ebay for next to nothing, you'll be fine.
For example, I bought a Xeon E5 2680 v2 for $17 off of eBay after the Facebook liquidation of IBM servers.

Anonymous
09/06/24(Fri)13:07:45 No.102260188

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>>102259998
Professional 3D rendering can get very resource-hungry.

Anonymous
09/06/24(Fri)13:08:21 No.102260198

Anonymous 09/06/24(Fri)13:08:21 No.102260198

>>102259894
>Can you give one reason to build a new desktop PC or upgrade your current one?
Just sheer boredom.

Anonymous
09/06/24(Fri)13:22:33 No.102260385

Anonymous 09/06/24(Fri)13:22:33 No.102260385

There's nothing I want right now

Anonymous
09/06/24(Fri)13:34:28 No.102260577

Anonymous 09/06/24(Fri)13:34:28 No.102260577

>>102259894
>Can you give one reason to build a new desktop PC or upgrade your current one?
you will have a much firmer erection

Anonymous
09/06/24(Fri)13:34:59 No.102260587

Anonymous 09/06/24(Fri)13:34:59 No.102260587

>>102260577
Why?

Anonymous
09/06/24(Fri)13:36:08 No.102260612

Anonymous 09/06/24(Fri)13:36:08 No.102260612

>>102259998
>My PC is on his sixth year and I'm considering an upgrade or a new build.
just update the bios and buy a 5600 for $90

Anonymous
09/06/24(Fri)13:37:04 No.102260629

Anonymous 09/06/24(Fri)13:37:04 No.102260629

>>102260612
What if I buy and something fundamental, like motherboard or a PSU will stop working? They work great for now, but still.

Anonymous
09/06/24(Fri)13:38:55 No.102260671

Anonymous 09/06/24(Fri)13:38:55 No.102260671

>>102260629
motherboards typically don't die unless you fell for the msi meme.
Replace your psu once the warranty ends.

Anonymous
09/06/24(Fri)13:40:13 No.102260694

Anonymous 09/06/24(Fri)13:40:13 No.102260694

>>102260671
My motherboard is MSI.

Anonymous
09/06/24(Fri)13:40:52 No.102260706

Anonymous 09/06/24(Fri)13:40:52 No.102260706

My laptop is 12 years old and I am not considering a new one.

Anonymous
09/06/24(Fri)14:01:43 No.102261019

Anonymous 09/06/24(Fri)14:01:43 No.102261019

>>102259894
I wish to run VR in 8K and my current rig cant cope

Anonymous
09/06/24(Fri)15:53:59 No.102262565

Anonymous 09/06/24(Fri)15:53:59 No.102262565

>>102259894
>Can you give one reason to build a new desktop PC or upgrade your current one?
none at all

Anonymous
09/06/24(Fri)17:12:47 No.102263591

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>>102259894
>upgrade your current one
I'm good till DDR6