Is anyone else never satisfied with their pc's ?

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nightwalker

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i am forever updating my computers and im always still constantly looking at more shit to buy / upgrade them with even though they do everything i need them to... i get bored of my cases every few month too and have to switch to different ones. i feel like its never going to end and it needs to because i have to decorate my house LOL
 
You'll never be satisfied, period. That's the way life is.

If you used the logic of forever updating literally, you would have to update the hardware in your rig almost every day to keep it the best that exists for desktop computing.

Otherwise, seeing how a lot of people usually reply saying to save your money until <some few months from current time> because something new (whether it be technology, a new model or version, etc) will be coming out or be released then -- using this logic you might as well never spend a penny on anything because there will always be new stuff coming out in due time.

To combat this problem? Just put your foot down and build a rig that you intend to use for a long time (at least a decade if you please). First you have to set the boundaries of how and what you will be using. Is gaming that important to you? No, good conclusion. For browsing, checking your email, basic media usage, chatting, etc -- all you need is 1GB of RAM (if not 512MB), a 2GHz single/dual-core processor (if not a 1.5GHz single-core), and a low profile video card (if not mid-ranged). Oh, and get XP, Ubuntu or Mac OS X.

I seriously doubt anyone needs more than 512mb and 1.5GHz of computing power to do their basic things. I could have lived with my SocketA rig that I just replaced with my new high-end rig for another decade if I really wanted. The only reason I got this new rig is to be up to date, set a standard for myself, for gaming and high-end video editting, and of course - the general and basic tasks that I do (e-mail, browsing, chatting, etc).
 
Nope.

I really want to switch my 9800GX2 out for a 4870/x2 (marginal performance increase but still less power, I think less quiet fans) and my PC P&C Quad 750W for a Corsair 750TX (dang that thing is quiet!).

That's the only two things really. I'd always like new hard drives but really I have no need for them when I'm not even filling my 3x 250 GBs from years ago. I just need to clean up my hard drives and burn off a bunch of crap :p I'm just lazy.
 
i agree with the whole 'dont wait to buy stuff' because you'd be wasting loads of time you coulda spent playing games..

i dont have the patience to save up loads of money for a rig that will last ages so i just buy bits here and there whatever i can afford at the time. that and the fact my wife would spend the money if it was left there:p ( im sure theres plenty of others on here who also go through the same ! )
 
It's a never ending cycle for me as well. I'm never truly satisfied and I always want more.
 
If you would have been around in 1982 and for the next 10 years you would have seen large changes but now the hardware is up against a wall. There are not very many speed improvements around that amount to anything right now.:( But in the next year or so with the new nano tech. and the new transistor tech. there should be some gains of close to 50% or better on its way. :eek:

Lets hope for the best.
 
Last computer I was ever satisfied with was an old (dear god should I say it?) an HP. Had 512mb of RAM and a coppermine celeron and damn that thing was rock solid.


Everything I've had since has never worked right. Seems the industry has there head up there ass about stability and instead wants to ship out higher end stuff with a higher failure rate.

I honestly think the only stuff that has ever worked the way it should is "server" grade hard ware. For instance I have a Dual Athlon board (A7M266-D) sitting next to me that has never had a problem and a dual PIII (dont know model) in my firewall that has worked absolutely perfect.

EDIT: Oh, and my laptop. Only thing I've had wrong with it was software related. Otherwise it's been rock solid has well.
 
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