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10/4/12 at 5:26pm
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I am getting a new computer that has a FX-4100 3.6 ghz quad-core processor, a Radeon 7750 1gb, 8gb of ram, when do you think that i would need an upgrade or possibly a new computer, i am not looking in to playing games at high graphics once it gets to that point. But i am just wondering so i can know when i need to start to save up.
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10/4/12 at 5:32pm
When the computer no longer can do what you want it too. Always keep up with the tech and keep saving until you're ready to take the plunge.
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10/4/12 at 5:41pm

If it does what you need it to do then there's no reason to fix something that's not broken.

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10/13/12 at 6:35pm
Some could argue that if you had that setup right now you may want to upgrade. But if you aren't going to game, as long as you have a decent quad core and a ssd, you aren't going to need to upgrade because the price won't be justifiable for the amount of difference it makes.

In some ways, I went overboard on my system and it isn't fully utilized. But when you optimize everything you are doing with the hardware you have, you can get a lot more out of it.

Get a good cpu cooler and case fans and you'll be able to overclock things to get a little extra out of everything, but if you are content with what you have that's all that matters. Love what you have.
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