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In this crazy market, do I just bite the bullet and upgrade? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world
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My PC 10 years old this month and I really need an upgrade, I have a newer GPU so only need the rest of the fucking owl.

The biggest issue of course is the RAM PRICE, Do I just take the plunge and spend €1800 on 128GB of 6000MT CL40 RAM? Or do I pay more/gb for 64GB of faster RAM?

I'm buying to last me another 10 years preferably. I'll probably go for the latest top of the line AMD CPU and the best mobo/psu I can get.

I don't really have a fixed budget but I'm trying not to spend the next 6+mo worth of money on an upgrade.

Any advice?

Edit:

I use it for work, I work in tech, I run a lot of memory heavy stuff, I use it for CAD, dev, gaming, etc. I'm constantly running at 90% ram utilisation on my 32gb ram. I'll copy what I said below:

I'm sitting at around 90% utilisation constantly on 32 and FF keeps crashing because I'm out of memory.

I work in the tech field, so it's sometimes docker, lots of CAD, games (often with said cad program and browser in the background)

Current specs: i7 7700k, 32GB DDR4, 2080TI

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[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

What hardware do you have and what are you upgrading for, if you don't need that much of a performance boost then you could just get a pi zero and it would still probably be better hardware. Unless the GPU is pretty modern in comparison to the rest of it, when just go for any cheap PC or even a used office one.

[–] KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

If I buy something I want to buy the best I can afford to last me for the next 10 years at least. I don't often spend money on my PC.

Currently it's an i7 7700k, 32gb ddr4, 2080ti.

Im looking for a proper workstation, I spend 70% of my time on my PC.

Edit: just realised I typoed, it's 10 years, not 20, sorry.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

10 vs 20 makes quite a difference, but spending that much and planning for it to last over a decade might not be a good idea - it is likely to be cheaper to buy lower spec a bit more often. Especially if you look at second hand parts.

[–] KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 6 days ago

It's tided me over pretty well for the last 40 years, I've had 3 PC's for the last ~23 years.

I usually buy the best I can within budget, with upgradability in mind, I upgraded my CPU, GPU and RAM on my current PC.