Subnostr

Dam the new cpu is socket am5 and my motherboard is socket am4. I got it earlier this year .

i only upgraded CPU once in my life - it was a dual xeon system where i originally went with low-spec CPUs to save money - but then about 5 years later i bought used CPUs that were several times more powerful and cost peanuts by that point - i also switched to SSD at the same time and combined the two upgrades revived that dying system and gave it another 3 years of life or so ...

but usually when my system begins to slow down i just build a new system from scratch including new chassis and power supply

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Dissident Sound 1y ago

"upgrading" your system sounds good in theory but in practice it's dumb

just build a new system every 3 years or so and keep the old ones as backup

Dissident Sound 1y ago

it may make sense to upgrade something like Wi-Fi card but that's about it ...

if you built your system properly in the first place every part of it will get outdated at about the same time ...