Originally Posted by
sbxx1985
Why do you want a new computer every two or three years? Is it n+1?
May be something like that, but it's nice for compute-heavy processes. If I'm encoding audio or video or exporting a bunch of photos - anything that would make a time-until-complete clock pop up... well, I want that to go faster. Another thing that can make me want to upgrade is efficiency - in the last few generations of CPUs, we've seen calculations speed up considerably while using a lot less energy, which means a lower utility bill (I always have at least one computer on), less heat and less noise from fans needed to dissipate that heat. At this point, my computer has plenty of juice (for now) and can't be heard above background noise... so what's next? I like the idea of keeping the performance and making it smaller, so that'll probably be the next upgrade.