I don't care about upgrades...

[starseerdrgn]

Okay, this has been on my mind for a bit, and it's something I want to get out of my system, as well as to have something I can point to when people prod me about using a system that "can't be upgraded".

I don't give a damn about whether or not I can upgrade.

Memory upgrades are great, but as long as my system runs well for what I need it for, I'm not worried about CPU, GPU, PSU, etc... upgrades. Why? Because the computer does what I need it to.

I'm using an 2009 iMac with a Core2Duo rated for 2.0 GHz, with 8GB of 1333 MHz DDR3 memory, a 256MB nVidia GeForce 9300, and a 2TB 7200 RPM Western Digital spinning drive. I also have a Mac Mini with a quad-core Core i5 rated for 2.3 GHz, currently no memory (normally 8GB of 133 MHz DDR3 memory), Intel HD Graphics 3000 (512MB shared memory), and a 500GB 5400 RPM spinning drive. My MacBook Air has a quad-core Core i5 rated at 1.7 GHz, 4GB of 1600 MHz DDR3 soldered memory, Intel HD Graphics 4000 (1.5 GB VRAM), and a 120 GB SSD.

These three Macs are fully capable of running what I need them to, both on OS X and Windows 7. I don't need to upgrade them constantly.

Meanwhile, my Dell XPS 410 is in dire need of a new PSU if I want to run USB3 on it, and has just enough power for the optical drive, the GPU (old-as-hell nVidia GeForce card), and a Barracuda Green low power spinning drive on top of basic system power draw. It doesn't have what I need for running it for games, and the price of upgrading it could be used to just go toward another newer PC. Especially the price of a new GPU (thanks for driving up the prices, cryptocurrency miners), which could practically buy me 2010/2011 Macbook Pro from eBay on its own.

So why should I constantly upgrade when I can do what I need with what I have? I'm not a gamer. I don't have massive hardware needs.