I was wondering when people consider themselves to have a new PC. Technically I’ve had the same PC for close to 20 years now, but every part’s been upgraded several times over.
I figure everyone’s got a different mind about it. For me, I’d have to say when all of the big three—CPU, GPU, mobo—have completed a phase, my brain thinks of the previous setup as “the old PC”.


I’ve noticed some good secondhand stuff recently. If you think like getting a project car; $50K brand new, but got this one for $10K, needs about $10K of parts and some love then it’s ready to go.