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> 10 years ago a decade old computer vs a current one would have made a huge difference. For running Word or Excel or Node.js server apps, I would agree with y
by bhouston 2y ago
> 10 years ago a decade old computer vs a current one would have made a huge difference.
For running Word or Excel or Node.js server apps, I would agree with you. But this is where new applications come in. Modern PCs with either a GPU or an NPU can run circles around your PC when it comes to running Llama or StableDiffusion locally. Same with regards to high end graphics, old PCs can not do real-time raytracing or upscaling with their lesser capabilities. I personally do rendering via Blender or astrophotography via PixInsight and I need all the cores + memory I can get for that.
Faster PCs make for more opportunities that were not possible earlier. But if you do not change your workloads as the hardware evolves, then you do not need to upgrade.