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Originally Posted by CRussel
Overall, I bought this workstation expecting to not have to buy a new one for at least a couple of years, and even when I do, this one will recycle down to other workloads. It's life expectancy in my environment is 6-8 years.
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I'm doing the same. This computer is old now, almost touching 7 years, but because it has 8GB RAM, an SSD, and a quad-core CPU that is still comparable to a high-end Pentium or low-end i3, it can still be used for day-to-day tasks. When converting 15.000-page books or FLAC-files, I'm really starting to notice how far it's falling behind.
The original configuration had an C2D E8500/3.16 and an nVidia 9600GT and a 74GB 10K Raptor HDD for booting. As I don't game a lot, and if I do it's old titles, I can make due with a mid-end graphics card. In 2011, I upgraded the system to a C2Q Q8400/2.67, GTX 560 Ti, and an SSD.
After Windows 10 hits the market, and assuming I like it, I'm going to build a new system, which will probably have a 6-core i7, 16GB RAM with the possibility of 32GB, and the successor of the nVidia GTX 970 graphics card. Three years later, the graphics card can be replaced, the memory can be upgrded, and then it can go another three years.
My current computer will be re-installed and function as a legacy gaming rig.