At the start of this year I did my first completely fresh build since 2012.
Out went the i5 2300/8GB in came a Ryzen 1700 and 32GB.
Since then I've added a 1TB SSD although, since it already has 3 SSDs, it was hardly something I noticed.
I bought a Radeon RX 580, the other day, to replace the R9 380. But that hasn't arrived yet.
Last upgrade was a 1TB SSD. That was 3 months ago. Blimey, that time flew.
The FX8350 will have to wait, it's only 5 years old and still doing a super job.
Canonical Ubuntu got telemetry as well, I would advise you to learn more about things you "hate" before you act. Thanks to the user rage, Win 10 has well explained telemetry.Originally Posted by Sir-Blade
And regarding the Win 10, it runs even smoother on 6 years old i7 CPU than Win 7 (unless you have some rubbishrubbishrubbishrubbishups).
Sorry, i got agitated, but this is how the blind ignorance works for me.
Recently i upgraded all remaining Win7 to 10, not going back. And yes Ubuntu is nice OS but not for me for day 2 day things. I use it in VMs, Servers, etc.
Ubuntu has a telemetry option that asks you if it can run in first boot and can be totally disabled at that point. Even if you do allow it the files are created in plaintext and it shows you how to review them to see what is being sent.
Windows does now let you review telemetry iirc but there is no turn it off option. It's up to each individual to decide if that's good enough for their needs.
My main PC got another 3tb HDD and 40" 4k 60Hz Philips screen.
Rest remains untouched 6 years already.
I was planning on upgrade of my old GTX 670 but i will wait some more time
You are totally right, but to make correct decision the individual should understand the problem.Ubuntu has a telemetry option that asks you if it can run in first boot and can be totally disabled at that point. Even if you do allow it the files are created in plaintext and it shows you how to review them to see what is being sent.
Windows does now let you review telemetry iirc but there is no turn it off option. It's up to each individual to decide if that's good enough for their needs.
For example we should mention a simple thing like nvidia drivers and a lot of third party programs that are actually doing the shady telemetry without your approval.
Last year - went from an i7 920 to a Xeon X5645. Still does it for me...
Old puter - still good enuff till I save some pennies!
December 2017, bought an EVGA 1080Ti FTW3. Very satisfied with my rig right now, will not upgrade anything until 7nm or 10nm chips come out. Then probably a full rebuild.
Nothing since the start of 2016 when I added a GTX 960
The last full rebuild was in 2013 and I've no plans to upgrade until the processor or motherboard gives out.
Hopefully it wont be for a long time cause I don't wanna use linux!
Don't you think you're being a bit presumtuous telling others to "learn more" before making decisions, or whether they "understand the problem".
This is, after all, a thread about hardwxare upgrades not a treatise on the finer points of OS selection, and people tend to write a few comments, not a fully structured essay.
For instance, I could have said much the same as Sir-Blade did, without mentioning that while telemetry was one reason I refuse to use Win10, it's certainly not the only one. I may also not have bothered mentioning the several months I spend researching and trying alterntives, then ensuring I could get suitable software for what I needed, or the hours and hours and hours devising a balance between what tasks I shifted to Linux and what I left on legacy W7 systems (and which are staying on W7 permanently), or the carefully designed backup, migrate and test processes before I committed to the permanent move.
Some people might move to Linux in "blind ignorance" but it's presumtuous to assume they did just because they didn't give chapter and verse in a quick forum post.
January 2016. Added an extra SSD, a new Phanteks case to replace the corsair one, and a second hand GTX 970 Strix to replace a pair of GTX 670's. Could do with more RAM and a new GPU now though. Everything else is good for a few years more
a year ago - built a whole new Z370 based computer and relegated my old one to household chores.
Last complete build was October, 2014. Went for a i5-4590, Gigabyte MB and 16Gb RAM and SSD boot drive. Graphics card was re-used from previous build a Radeon 7850 (brought 2012, still gaming with it!).
Recent changes have been the slow move to more, and larger, SSD's, apart from backup devices which are still mechanical.
2 yrs now ryzen 1700 @3.9 new board, mem @3400 .. still need a new gpu .. but hey the r290 is just about living ..
What does it matter now if men believe or no?
What is to come will come. And soon you too will stand aside,
To murmur in pity that my words were true
(Cassandra, in Agamemnon by Aeschylus)
To see the wizard one must look behind the curtain ....
Few months back - replaced my desktop rig with a Dell XPS 15 and eGPU.
I have upgraded the XPS too - 500GB NVMe, 1TB SATA SSD, 16GB RAM.
Shouldn't really need to do anything else for a couple of years.
Yesterday! New case, new radiator, 500GB NVMe, 1070 with EK block. When I bought my old case, I thought it'd be good for longer, but optical drives and hard drives have disappeared, and cooling has changed. NVMe was a pain to get booting to because I didn't upgrade to a motherboard that can boot it directly.
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