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I feel like these are the only things worth upgrading even in a desktop too. Unless you are the kind of person who buys the new CPU every year, upgrading anythi
by SchemaLoad 11mo ago
I feel like these are the only things worth upgrading even in a desktop too. Unless you are the kind of person who buys the new CPU every year, upgrading anything in a desktop usually means replacing almost everything.
Every time I've looked at upgrading a part in my PC it's been the case where the CPU socket has changed, memory has changed to the next number of DDR, etc so it's basically just buying a new one of everything but the storage, psu, and case.
There are absolutely cases where I've wished I could upgrade the storage in devices though.
- krige 11mo agoNo, not really. I bought my current motherboard in 2018, and it's still more than good enough - runs almost everything at max detail 1080p/1440p - after I replaced the CPU+GPU 2 years ago.
- herewulf 11mo agoUpgrading, yes, but sometimes one of those parts breaks and it is nice to be able to fix the machine with the cost of just that one part.
- esskay 11mo agoValve's already said they hope to extend their relationship with ifixit to allow parts to be purchased, so that would presumably cover this kind of situation.