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The upgrade argument for desktops doesn't stand up anymore (www.howtogeek.com)
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I haven’t thought about it in a while but the premise of the article rings true. Desktops are overall disposable. Gpu generations are only really significant with new cpu generations. CPUs are the same with real performance needed a new chipset and motherboard. At that point you are replacing the whole system.

Is there a platform that challenges that trend?

Edit Good points were made. There is a lot to disagree with in the article, especially when focused on gaming.

Storage For the love of your data : storage is a WEAR component. Especially with HDD. Up until recently storage was so cheap it was crazy not to get new drives every few years.

Power Supplies Just because the computer still boots doesn't mean the power supply is still good. A PSU will continue to shove power into your system long past the ability to provide clean power. Scope and test an older PSU before you put it on a new build.

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[–] sefra1@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 hours ago

Depends on what you use the computer for, for gaming, maybe you're right, idk. I personally use the computer for 3D modeling which mostly relies on the GPU.

I've recently built a computer with the latest gen GPU and got a nice 12 gen i7 as platform for it, the GPU is from 2025, but the CPU is like 4 years old.

The thing is, I could have gotten a much older CPU haven't I found the 12th gen for the same price. If I could just upgrade the GPU and ram on my old laptop I wouldn't have bought a whole computer.

Besides, buying a laptop with 16GB of vram would have been much more expensive than a desktop.