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  • nivenkos@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The CPU becomes the real issue though - which then means changing motherboard, which means changing RAM, etc. and then you might as well get an NVMe too etc.

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      1 year ago

      I’ve come to realize that I don’t really “upgrade” anything but the GPU and adding storage. I’ve never so much as dropped in a new CPU without going through the whole rigamarole you just described. Build them to last, folks.

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      1 year ago

      Sometimes you get around that for longer by upgrading to the highest possible configuration on that platform. Often for cheap second hand.

      I replaced my 2017 Ryzen 1800x with a Ryzen 5800x3D recently which is supported on my x370 Motherboard. Huge upgrade, no platform change required. I think I can wait for DDR5 and a new motherboard for years to come.