I’m still using the same pc I built over 10 years ago. I can’t keep up with triple A max graphics titles but my computer still serves me well with very little in terms of upgrades.
You should look into NVMe HDD. They’re huge upgrades for older computers. You won’t get full speeds, but with a PCIe adaptor, you can get half speeds, which will be a 350% improvement to your SATA hard drives.
Thanks for the tip. My orginal motherboard quit a few years back and my options were limited by my cpu socket. My biggest issue right now is memory capacity. I’m capped at 16 gb ddr3 right now, my old board went to 32 but its BIOS corrupted then also corrupted the BIOS backup or something.
I just upgraded last year for the first time in about 7 years, and I was honestly blown away by some of the advancements they’ve made in computer hardware. On a fresh install of Windows everything opened instantly, and post to boot times were like 10 seconds flat. But over a couple of months Windows gobbled up more and more resources. I switched to Pop!_OS full time and my machine is lightning fast. It’s by far the most powerful computer I’ve ever used. If you were to buy top of the line stuff from last year, it would be cheap to build a new computer, and you’ll definitely notice an improvement in performance. Granted, you said you’re happy with what you have now, so no pressure. I’m just sharing my excitement with you as a fellow old-tech holdout.
I honestly found windows 7 to run faster than 10 on my current set up. Im still on a 120gb ssd for my OS that cost like $200 when purchased so my boot times are fast enough. Im trying to unplug more and socialize/be more active so putting off the upgrade helps me with that in some ways. Glad you’re happy with your upgrade results.
Nice! Same here with the unplugging. It helps that I work on a computer all day. The last thing I want to do when I get off work is to get back on a computer. It’s kinda sad, because they used to be one of my favorite hobbies, but whatever. I wouldn’t voluntarily trade my career for more enjoyment on my personal computer.
I just moved to a smaller community and I’m hoping that’ll present more opportunities for socializing, since I’ll see the same people more than once. In the big city you’ll never see the same people anywhere. In small communities you run into the same people all the time, and that can eventually turn into friendship.
I have an oposite situation where my work has me working actively and I meet new customers everyday so I’m usually burnt by getting home.
Smaller communities are really good for meeting more people. Good luck on finding more friendships. I find it hard to meet people in real life during this digital age. I wish it were as easy and common have friendly conversations with a stranger as it is online here.
So far it has been awesome! It’s kind of like a step back in time. We’ve had 3 different neighbors come over and bring us a small housewarming gift while introducing themselves, and swapping contact information. None of them seem crazy or anything, just genuinely friendly people. All of the workers at local businesses seem happier and friendlier too. We were worried about moving away from the city, afraid we might end up in some backwards-ass trumpville, but everything has been great so far. It’s probably the best decision we’ve made in years. The only noticable “drawback” so far is that business buildings are generally older and a little shoddier, not as nice and modern as they were in the city. We’re okay with that given all the positive trade-offs. I never thought I’d move back to a smaller community, but here we are!
I’m still using the same pc I built over 10 years ago. I can’t keep up with triple A max graphics titles but my computer still serves me well with very little in terms of upgrades.
You should look into NVMe HDD. They’re huge upgrades for older computers. You won’t get full speeds, but with a PCIe adaptor, you can get half speeds, which will be a 350% improvement to your SATA hard drives.
Thanks for the tip. My orginal motherboard quit a few years back and my options were limited by my cpu socket. My biggest issue right now is memory capacity. I’m capped at 16 gb ddr3 right now, my old board went to 32 but its BIOS corrupted then also corrupted the BIOS backup or something.
I just upgraded last year for the first time in about 7 years, and I was honestly blown away by some of the advancements they’ve made in computer hardware. On a fresh install of Windows everything opened instantly, and post to boot times were like 10 seconds flat. But over a couple of months Windows gobbled up more and more resources. I switched to Pop!_OS full time and my machine is lightning fast. It’s by far the most powerful computer I’ve ever used. If you were to buy top of the line stuff from last year, it would be cheap to build a new computer, and you’ll definitely notice an improvement in performance. Granted, you said you’re happy with what you have now, so no pressure. I’m just sharing my excitement with you as a fellow old-tech holdout.
I honestly found windows 7 to run faster than 10 on my current set up. Im still on a 120gb ssd for my OS that cost like $200 when purchased so my boot times are fast enough. Im trying to unplug more and socialize/be more active so putting off the upgrade helps me with that in some ways. Glad you’re happy with your upgrade results.
Nice! Same here with the unplugging. It helps that I work on a computer all day. The last thing I want to do when I get off work is to get back on a computer. It’s kinda sad, because they used to be one of my favorite hobbies, but whatever. I wouldn’t voluntarily trade my career for more enjoyment on my personal computer.
I just moved to a smaller community and I’m hoping that’ll present more opportunities for socializing, since I’ll see the same people more than once. In the big city you’ll never see the same people anywhere. In small communities you run into the same people all the time, and that can eventually turn into friendship.
I have an oposite situation where my work has me working actively and I meet new customers everyday so I’m usually burnt by getting home.
Smaller communities are really good for meeting more people. Good luck on finding more friendships. I find it hard to meet people in real life during this digital age. I wish it were as easy and common have friendly conversations with a stranger as it is online here.
So far it has been awesome! It’s kind of like a step back in time. We’ve had 3 different neighbors come over and bring us a small housewarming gift while introducing themselves, and swapping contact information. None of them seem crazy or anything, just genuinely friendly people. All of the workers at local businesses seem happier and friendlier too. We were worried about moving away from the city, afraid we might end up in some backwards-ass trumpville, but everything has been great so far. It’s probably the best decision we’ve made in years. The only noticable “drawback” so far is that business buildings are generally older and a little shoddier, not as nice and modern as they were in the city. We’re okay with that given all the positive trade-offs. I never thought I’d move back to a smaller community, but here we are!