Nenu
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My 2500K lasted 5 years and was still relevant when I gave it to my Dad over a year ago.
He wont need anything better for at least another 5 years.
I've had Skylake for 1.5 years now and its still entirely relevant for performance.
Its only missing one feature which is the ability to decrypt some new 4K protected streams.
I want to feel there is more reason to upgrade my CPU but it just doesnt happen atm.
Hopefully the new competition from AMD will promote better use of high core count CPUs in gaming. It would be nice if there are more CPU dependent options/switches to improve game quality.
I upgrade my GPU approx every 2 years because there is a great need, I want to feel this need for my CPU.
There are some great arguments against this kind of progression, mainly cost of running a cutting edge system or getting/feeling left behind.
It remains to be seen how devs implement the use of more cores. Hopefully with options that arent game changers, just quality.
He wont need anything better for at least another 5 years.
I've had Skylake for 1.5 years now and its still entirely relevant for performance.
Its only missing one feature which is the ability to decrypt some new 4K protected streams.
I want to feel there is more reason to upgrade my CPU but it just doesnt happen atm.
Hopefully the new competition from AMD will promote better use of high core count CPUs in gaming. It would be nice if there are more CPU dependent options/switches to improve game quality.
I upgrade my GPU approx every 2 years because there is a great need, I want to feel this need for my CPU.
There are some great arguments against this kind of progression, mainly cost of running a cutting edge system or getting/feeling left behind.
It remains to be seen how devs implement the use of more cores. Hopefully with options that arent game changers, just quality.