I have an hardware addiction…upgrade itch always itching.

OverHeat said:
Seriously I got the need to upgraded to the best and latest in gaming…I'm never satisfied anyone In the same boat as me?
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How long you've had it for? I used to always want the latest and greatest but this kind of faded out over the years. Now I'm content with good stuff for a number of years and upgrade whenever I feel like I'm missing out on key features or performance.
 
If it's causing you financial problems then the best advise I can give is to stop or at least slow down. If not, then no problem really, way more expensive hobbies out there.
 
Repeat after me:

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Gaiff said:
How long you've had it for? I used to always want the latest and greatest but this kind of faded out over the years. Now I'm content with good stuff for a number of years and upgrade whenever I feel like I'm missing out on key features or performance.
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Since forever lol
 
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Take a screenshot of your last checkout from a purchase. Next time you feel the urge, just open up that picture on your phone and hit confirm. Then put your phone away and wait for the package to arrive in the mail, high off a fresh dopamine hit.
 
Move your excess money into equities/ETFs where you can't access it anymore. Watch it grow then you'll become cheap as the goal will become growing that fund. If you suck or don't want to learn, speak to the bank about their options. More expensive fees but less work for you.

Other option is to bring cash and visually see how much money these purchases are. The move to plastic side steps this on purpose.

Not financial advice.
 
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OverHeat said:
Don't smoke don't drink no drug…so lot of spare changes lol
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This might be very bad advice but, if you have enough spare change to support your addiction, then go ahead and enjoy it.
 
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Get the best specced laptop you can afford, then get a 5 year extended warranty for it.

Poof!
No more FOMO for the next half decade.

You're welcome.
 
As with many other compulsions, it is about recognizing that it is a never ending treadmill and you will never be satisfied. Also about understanding your triggers and avoiding/dealing with them before you clicck the buy button.
 
Maybe invest in some stocks between upgrades to make it seem cheaper?

Nvidia is up 150% this year. $1k in Jan is $2.5k today.
Yes, as people have said every year for as long as I can remember… Things could go south! But things could keep going up as well.
 
You can also build PCs with your old parts and give them to the kids around the neighborhood.

Now you can support your addiction while passing it off as you being kind and selfless. And you can spread the word of PCMR while at it.
 
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I have the same problem but to a point.

For example I find the 7800x 3d is more than enough and I don't need to upgrade the cpu

I find my rog ally is fine since I modded the drive to accept long nvme drives and I don't care about extra battery so I am finding my self not so much wanting to upgrade and would rather wait for strix point

But I do have the feeling I want to upgrade the 4090 to 5090. But I am waiting on the temps and performance / noise before I do that . My FE with undervolting the temps don't cross 55 and I don't hear the fan. If the new design is an oven for example I am out
 
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This was the main reason I quit pc gaming. Before I got into the industry I used to buy the best gpus.

Once I was in the industry I had access to reference gpu cards that are leagues ahead retail cards.

After a while I said fvck it, I'm done.
 
Do a bare minimum build , 2 ram slot , budget motherboard barely enough to run some i5 125w . Barely enough cpu cooler , barely enough psu for the X080 gpu .

Now you cant upgrade shit .

Throw them away every 2-3 years .
 
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OverHeat said:
Tips?
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Maybe you should do something really stupid with your money related to this issue like, I don't know, buying a completely new 4090/14900k PC and sending it to me.

I promise, I'll be completely ungrateful and will call you an idiot for it. You will feel like shit.

Think about it....

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I used to have the same problem about 10 years ago
then i came to my senses and accepted that happiness isn't tied to having the best technology all the time, so i stopped.
i had my last gaming PC for 8 years now and bought a new one just a week ago. It has a RTX4070 because fuck Nvidias pricing for the 80 and 90.
 
The Cockatrice said:
No you dont, you just like to brag.
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Nah I believe it. There was a point in time where I put myself into debt doing so because it was a great feeling having 'the best'. Thankfully while I still buy higher end parts, I'm ok with them riding out a few generations now. Helps when most new games don't interest you anyways...

Guilty_AI said:
become poor
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This also helped me to break that cycle at one point. While never poor thankfully, being tight on money wakes you up pretty fast.

Kamina said:
It has a RTX4070 because fuck Nvidias pricing for the 80 and 90.
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This as well.. The market is absurd right now and I don't want to be part of the problem.
 
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Is it actively causing you any harm? Can you not afford it? Do you not actually get enjoyment of it?


If any of the above are true, it's a problem. Otherwise? I dunno, I'd frame it more as a hobby than an addiction. I love upgrading my gear and tweaking my stuff and tinkering around. It's a fun pastime and if you can afford it I see no harm done.
 
OverHeat said:
Seriously I got the need to upgraded to the best and latest in gaming…I'm never satisfied anyone In the same boat as me?
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Been there a few years ago. Along side with an urge to tweak and overclock everything. FFS, I once overclocked my monitor. :messenger_beaming:

Just focus more on the games. Go outside. Play with the dog, if you have one. Do other stuff.
 
OverHeat said:
Seriously I got the need to upgraded to the best and latest in gaming…I'm never satisfied anyone In the same boat as me?
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Get a large mammal as a pet or start a romantic relationship. You will be second guessing your hardware investments in no time. If you want an extra challenge have a kid.
 
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Guilty_AI said:
You can also build PCs with your old parts and give them to the kids around the neighborhood.

Now you can support your addiction while passing it off as you being kind and selfless. And you can spread the word of PCMR while at it.
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Can even donate to charities and write that off on your taxes.
 
OverHeat said:
Seriously I got the need to upgraded to the best and latest in gaming…I'm never satisfied anyone In the same boat as me?
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You not going to want to hear it but it's the truth. Switch to consoles….

I'll take heat but as someone with this addiction as well it's been such a blessing. I would spend so much time resources and money constantly chasing frames, hdr settings, etc that I spent more time tweaking. If that's your thing stay on pc it's better but on console you will hate it at first because your limited but soon you will just play your games and not feel as stressed
 
Get on the proper drugs.
 
OP , if You firsth cover all your Life priorities ( Home, food, healthy, education, family , ,insurances, savings for retirement, etc) and after that still You have money to those continuos upgrades...well You are lucky and would not be problem
 
I use to be when the prices wern't out of control, i can't afford it now at 2 grand a GPU lol, at that price it's gonna have to last a while these days
 
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