How old is your machine?

[odysseus]

It true you can see the difference, in benchmarks. Practically speaking, unless gaming, there isn't any.

Well if you are video editing, encoding, transcoding, you really feel it. Load up Handbrake and have at it too. Even working with multiple big images in photoshop will push these old systems in this thread to the painful edge of having a stare contest with your monitor. Pretty practical use. No thanks.

[Peter.Steele]

It true you can see the difference, in benchmarks. Practically speaking, unless gaming, there isn't any.

Tenbux says you also think that size doesn't matter.

[batangueno]

[blazeaglory]

Personally, strictly gaming and other medium uses, I dont see needing anything more than this^^

[paul0660]

Tenbux says you also think that size doesn't matter.

Yikes. Odd comparison, if I get your drift.

[Peter.Steele]

Yikes. Odd comparison, if I get your drift.

There is a difference, and it don't just matter if you're gaming, and it's not only noticeable when you're looking at benchmarks.

My point is that people who say otherwise are pretty much just trying to convince themselves that it's true.

[oldsmoboat]

Built it a little over 5 years ago. No repairs but video card seems to be dying.

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz
Motherboard: ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP
Memory: 4GB (1GB X 4) CORSAIR DDR2 PC2 5300
Video Card: ASUS 8800GTS 640MB
PSU: Corsair 520 Watt

[stilly]

My main machine has been up and running since 2005

AMD Athlon 64 3800 X2
Kingston 2 GB RAM
Jetway MOBO
Generic Radeon graphics card
Samsung Writemaster dvd burner
500GB Seagate Constellation HD
250GB Seagate Barracuda
USB ASUS Blur-RAY Writer (internal on a usb cradle/plug)

When I am asked about the age of a machine; the SOUL in my opinion is the OS. Without the OS installed and running you only have parts. So, My OS has been up and running since 2005 and it is windows XP vanilla now with SP3. I only really run windows XP variants. one of the previous HDs took a hit so the Constellation replaced several drives. I have just added the blur-ray writer.

My game system has been up since 2008 with hardly any variances.
AMD x4 Phenom 950 Black Edition
Gigabyte MOBO
4GB RAM
Nvidia 285GTX graphics (good enough for Skyrim, Borderlands, Crysis and Forged Alliance...)
Onboard Sound
Cooler Master STORM case
Silencer 700w Firetruck RED PSU
Cooler Master V8 CPU cooler

Been running like a champ for the past 4 years. I only upgraded the GPU from a 260 about 3 years ago.
Running Windows XP Pro Black Edition I think.

I have other systems but those are the two I mainly use.

[blazeaglory]

There is a difference, and it don't just matter if you're gaming, and it's not only noticeable when you're looking at benchmarks.

My point is that people who say otherwise are pretty much just trying to convince themselves that it's true.

Theres not a difference if you not running huge programs. Maybe for you if your constantly running programs that actually matter. But for the average user, doesnt mean ****.

[Someday]

I have Pentium IV that I have had about 4-5 years. I have to take the sides of the case off in order for it to run without overheating. I also have a functioning Pentium III and a semi-functioning Pentium II sitting on the floor of my bedroom! FTIW, I have a fully functioning Commodore 128 sitting in storage.

[rkt88edmo]

dell xps w 17" screen, most of the bells and whistles. New in Jan 2011 The desktop it replaced was rocking a mix of 2002-2004 vintage hardware.

[Merc1138]

dell xps w 17" screen, most of the bells and whistles. New in Jan 2011 The desktop it replaced was rocking a mix of 2002-2004 vintage hardware.

Doesn't that get annoying after a while? I try to keep my computers quiet.

[rkt88edmo]

The laptop roars. I used to be a quiet freak, now not so much. The fans only blow big time when the GPU is working and then I am usually wearing headphones anyways. My desktop fans (while replaceable I wasn't replacing them) had developed a number of whines that were less "white noise" like than what I have now.

[Merc1138]

Look up in the sky. Is it a bird, a plane? No, it was a joke about bells and whistles that passed over you.

[projectalpha]

Couple years

Intel i7
ASUS mobo
Radeon 5870
60gb Intel SSD
150GB drive for data and apps
2 Dell 23" widescreen IPS monitors

10TB external storage (RAID 5) hooked up to another media server that's attached to my projector