How often do you upgrade your gaming PC?

[Morreion]

How often do you upgrade your gaming PC? (Massively)

Luckily, most MMORPGs don't have the stringent hardware requirements that a lot of single-player games feature, and you can generally get away with relying on outdated hardware in our particular subset of gaming. For example, aside from a video card upgrade (driven by the silly desire to play Crysis a couple years ago), I've been playing dozens of MMOs on a PC that hasn't been state-of-the-art since early 2006.

I try to upgrade my gaming rig every 2-3 years. I tend to buy an above-average gaming PC so that it will last a while. Recently I made the switch to 64-bit Windows 7 & DX11 vid card technology and am quite happy with the results.

My current setup:

Windows 7 Home Premium
Intel Core i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80 ghz
8 GB DDR3 533 mhz RAM
ATI Radeon HD 5770
1920x1080 monitor resolution

[Oatik]

I built a new PC last year and it replaced one that was about 5 years old but we have a 2nd gaming PC as well...two gamers, two PCs...and that one is almost 3 years old now and it is probably in need of some upgrades later this year.

Current PC:
AMD 3.2ghz 955 Black CPU
Radeon HD 4890 video card
4gb ram
Win 7

[Regolyth]

I did the same thing Oatik did. I replaced my six year old computer last year. I usually buy parts to upgrade it along the way, but I wasn't able to there for a while, hence the delay. One thing I noticed since playing DAoC again is how fast my new computer loads compared to the one I had years ago while playing. I used to load the first screen (to the character select) in about twenty seconds, and the second screen (to the actual game) in another twenty seconds. Loading the game on my current rig, both screens together take about five seconds or less. It's a huge difference.

Computer Specs:
Windows 7 64-bit
Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHz Quad Core
6 GB DDR3 1600 RAM
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit Video Card