Okay? you’re posting this because you’re hard pressed about people telling you this
_eESTlane_
i revert to: “biatch, what’s your budget!?!”
leetzor
I mean given most of these posts are some 15-20 years old e-waste, buying an entirely new configuration is actually the budget-friendly choice.
Stargate_1
The only times I see this is when people are like “My CPU is 12 years old and my GPU 10”
RedhawkAs
Sometimes it can be a waste of money to upgrade old systems for minimal gains . then it is better to save money and start over
porncollecter69
No it’s not, depends on build. I was running an old AM4 build and the common suggestion was upgrade to 5700x3d and wait for AM6 for a new build instead.
downbadngh
Because 9 times out of 10 itll be a 25 year old computer with a market value of 5$ that costs 100$ to fix (exaggeration, but you get the point), like yes at that rate just chip in a bit more and make a new rig, you shouldnt be fighting tooth and nail to fix an old pc, as nostalgic as it is, when you can probably find a good deal thatll give you more performance for the same price
goatman72
Because then i have to hear you whine and ask for help constantly because you’re too much of a tightass to do things properly.
Sapper_Initiative538
If a PC is 10-15 years old, it’s not worth it. Especially if you want to play games.
I used to have the same type of thinking, conservative, no need to buy new stuff if i already have stuff. Why waste money? right ? This may be valid for office related scenarios, i mean if you want to browse the web and do text editing, you might be able to do it with an old platform.
Old platforms become obsolete fast as you probably know.
PurestCringe
Computers aren’t like old cars. You can’t rebuild the gpu or put on new mosfets, clean out the fans and then have it be perfectly functional and even increase its value past what you put in it.
Most of the time, if shits 15+ years old its quite literally cheaper to just buy a “brand new” pc.
nemesit
Ever heard of electricity cost and efficiency? Keeping your old garbage running isn’t completely free
DSkyUI
I do this so I can recommend hardware parts, and I do that so I can just talk about hardware parts.
It’s really the only reason there is to it. Talking about hardware parts.
Eagle_eye_Online
There’s a list of people who, if they suddenly die, the world will actually improve instead of someone being missed or their services missed.
Those people are on the list.
S0k0n0mi
Honestly some people out there expect to run current games on 10 year old dogshit systems by just ‘tweaking settings a little’. Nah brother, your nvidia 970 is not gonna chug cyberpunk with raytracing, just surrender already.
bardicjourney
Because hardware requirements for simple tasks like web browsing or even digital file management have increased dramatically, meaning all hardware before a certain point is functionally obsolete *regardless of original purchase price, relative performance at launch, or any of the million other reasons people give to try and justify holding on to e-waste*
Even keeping old hardware specifically for old programs is becoming increasingly unreliable. I have a friend who used an ancient windows laptop to run a very old CAD program for her small garage company. Some random blip in the XP system forced it to reboot and try to update a program the CAD program relied on, corrupted it, and it nearly destroyed her business. She missed an entire peak season of sales trying to get the machines to talk to any computer again.
Budget concerns and supply chain issues are a whole different concern, but there’s also a lot of very, very cheap modern hardware out there that’s more capable than a 10 year old flagship laptop.
InevitableError9517
The last laptop I got before my current one was literally e-waste so it’s best to just get a new pc/laptop especially after 15-20 years
ManNamedSalmon
I have no idea.
I mean, it’s fair to mention when it’s cheaper or easier to get new rather than doing the fix. But have that as a comment at the end, not as the “answer”.
Hyroto77
If you are broke, do something you can afford.
ertd346
Me with my 12 year’s old laptop I can’t.
Responsible_Yam_1708
Just make a new meme
DisgustinglySober
Fix and repair until it no longer makes financial sense to through money at old tech. Components can get more expensive as time goes on, as it’s costly to do factory runs of old ram or boards etc. My rule of thumb is anything over 5 years has reached the reliable limit of component lifespan. Even those PSUs which still run fine after 5 years. Move on.
Ragnarsdad1
It’s just what the sub is like, you get comments about it being 25 years old, that would put it at pentium 3 era.
I have a modern rig but I also have plenty of old ones, I have installed windows 11 on a first gen i7. Would i play a modern AAA game on it? Of course not. But It does have its uses.
This sub is just a bit toxic in relation to anything that isn’t a new build.
abbbbbcccccddddd
I had similar experiences in Linux subs with a relatively modern setup (LGA2011-3 and Vega 56). So much for “countering ewaste by using a better OS”
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Okay? you’re posting this because you’re hard pressed about people telling you this
i revert to: “biatch, what’s your budget!?!”
I mean given most of these posts are some 15-20 years old e-waste, buying an entirely new configuration is actually the budget-friendly choice.
The only times I see this is when people are like “My CPU is 12 years old and my GPU 10”
Sometimes it can be a waste of money to upgrade old systems for minimal gains . then it is better to save money and start over
No it’s not, depends on build. I was running an old AM4 build and the common suggestion was upgrade to 5700x3d and wait for AM6 for a new build instead.
Because 9 times out of 10 itll be a 25 year old computer with a market value of 5$ that costs 100$ to fix (exaggeration, but you get the point), like yes at that rate just chip in a bit more and make a new rig, you shouldnt be fighting tooth and nail to fix an old pc, as nostalgic as it is, when you can probably find a good deal thatll give you more performance for the same price
Because then i have to hear you whine and ask for help constantly because you’re too much of a tightass to do things properly.
If a PC is 10-15 years old, it’s not worth it. Especially if you want to play games.
I used to have the same type of thinking, conservative, no need to buy new stuff if i already have stuff. Why waste money? right ? This may be valid for office related scenarios, i mean if you want to browse the web and do text editing, you might be able to do it with an old platform.
Old platforms become obsolete fast as you probably know.
Computers aren’t like old cars. You can’t rebuild the gpu or put on new mosfets, clean out the fans and then have it be perfectly functional and even increase its value past what you put in it.
Most of the time, if shits 15+ years old its quite literally cheaper to just buy a “brand new” pc.
Ever heard of electricity cost and efficiency? Keeping your old garbage running isn’t completely free
I do this so I can recommend hardware parts, and I do that so I can just talk about hardware parts.
It’s really the only reason there is to it. Talking about hardware parts.
There’s a list of people who, if they suddenly die, the world will actually improve instead of someone being missed or their services missed.
Those people are on the list.
Honestly some people out there expect to run current games on 10 year old dogshit systems by just ‘tweaking settings a little’. Nah brother, your nvidia 970 is not gonna chug cyberpunk with raytracing, just surrender already.
Because hardware requirements for simple tasks like web browsing or even digital file management have increased dramatically, meaning all hardware before a certain point is functionally obsolete *regardless of original purchase price, relative performance at launch, or any of the million other reasons people give to try and justify holding on to e-waste*
Even keeping old hardware specifically for old programs is becoming increasingly unreliable. I have a friend who used an ancient windows laptop to run a very old CAD program for her small garage company. Some random blip in the XP system forced it to reboot and try to update a program the CAD program relied on, corrupted it, and it nearly destroyed her business. She missed an entire peak season of sales trying to get the machines to talk to any computer again.
Budget concerns and supply chain issues are a whole different concern, but there’s also a lot of very, very cheap modern hardware out there that’s more capable than a 10 year old flagship laptop.
The last laptop I got before my current one was literally e-waste so it’s best to just get a new pc/laptop especially after 15-20 years
I have no idea.
I mean, it’s fair to mention when it’s cheaper or easier to get new rather than doing the fix. But have that as a comment at the end, not as the “answer”.
If you are broke, do something you can afford.
Me with my 12 year’s old laptop I can’t.
Just make a new meme
Fix and repair until it no longer makes financial sense to through money at old tech. Components can get more expensive as time goes on, as it’s costly to do factory runs of old ram or boards etc. My rule of thumb is anything over 5 years has reached the reliable limit of component lifespan. Even those PSUs which still run fine after 5 years. Move on.
It’s just what the sub is like, you get comments about it being 25 years old, that would put it at pentium 3 era.
I have a modern rig but I also have plenty of old ones, I have installed windows 11 on a first gen i7. Would i play a modern AAA game on it? Of course not. But It does have its uses.
This sub is just a bit toxic in relation to anything that isn’t a new build.
I had similar experiences in Linux subs with a relatively modern setup (LGA2011-3 and Vega 56). So much for “countering ewaste by using a better OS”