How often do you buy graphics cards?

DitsHavoc · 23 Aug 2010 at 09:28

Usually around every 2 years

Tealc · 23 Aug 2010 at 09:32

Tnt2 M64> Geforce2 MX> Ati 9500 pro> 3650 silent> 4890 v-x.

Not that often really. The 9500 lasted me years.

Mr.Nick · 23 Aug 2010 at 09:48

Currently using 4870 1gb, will most likely use it until It starts to struggle with newly released games, other than that, until it passes away...

PapaLazaru · 23 Aug 2010 at 09:51

I buy a new one when mine blows up usually. Though as we can all crossfire nowadays, I am hoping when my 5870 starts to struggle against the top games I can now just buy another one to go alongside it.

Cooper · 23 Aug 2010 at 10:36

Todge said:
It honestly amazes me how some of you can spend so much on new cards every few months. What do you do for a living?

Student loans have to be spent somehow......

As a tax payer, it makes me happy to know my money is going towards buying better hardware than me...not.

Rob43 · 23 Aug 2010 at 10:43

simulatorman said:
I used to play the change a graphics card game every six months and that proved to be a complete waste of money. I only change them these days if the latest games struggle to keep running on the current one.

Same here nowadays. I am still using my 4870 i bought a couple of years ago

asoxedri · 23 Aug 2010 at 10:57

when my card struggles to run PES! i hope they bring out a dx11 football game sometime soon!

IKMS · 23 Aug 2010 at 11:15

asoxedri said:
when my card struggles to run PES! i hope they bring out a dx11 football game sometime soon!

Mmmm... Tesselation on a football game

Kelt · 23 Aug 2010 at 11:40

Normally about every two years. My 8800GT lasted me almost three years!

And I don't like to pay more than £200.

8800GT = £158 all in
460GTX = £187 all in.

Danny_75 · 23 Aug 2010 at 11:43

Since Dec last year i have had : 5870,2x 5970s and just looking for the right physics card.

lurkio · 23 Aug 2010 at 12:21

I tend to wait until the newer card is about 40% faster than what I have currently

I have had my GTX280 OC2 for about 2 years now

When a new card can give me about 60-70+FPS constantly in Arma2 I will buy it

Jibber55 · 23 Aug 2010 at 12:34

Gforce mx440, ATI 9700, ATI 9800 (sold my 9700 to a friend so it cost me nearly nothing!), Nvidia 7800GT, 4870X2 and I will probably not get another until 28nm is available.
It really depends when the games I am waiting for are released and how my current card handles them. Can't wait for BF3 and GRID 2, if I need to upgrade I will.

RomanNose · 23 Aug 2010 at 12:48

Umm usually when a new series comes out.

sunlitsix · 23 Aug 2010 at 12:56

Still using a 9600GT, probably had it for 18 months now. No need to upgrade what so ever anymore for me!

Fras · 23 Aug 2010 at 13:09

Whenever i feel my gpu isnt good enough anymore.

Xelene · 23 Aug 2010 at 14:19

When my current card starts to struggle, and there's a model available that has a good price/performance ratio. The 460 has the ratio, but my 4890 is a long way from stuggling. Generally every 2 years with some exceptions. My history:

Stealth3D 2000 - 1995
Voodoo 3DFX - 1997
TNT2 - 1999
Geforce2 MX - 2000
Geforce4 Ti4200 - 2002
Sapphire X800 GTO² - 2005
BFG 8800 GTS 320MB - 2007
Sapphire 4890 1GB Vapor-X - 2009

gatecrasherlok · 23 Aug 2010 at 14:44

Whenever the hunger to upgrade gets the better of me, im very easily pursuaded when it comes to componants.

Relentless81 · 23 Aug 2010 at 14:46

No where near as much as I used to. Had my current XFX 8800GTS 640 since release, I think thats three years this year. Looking to get a new one when the next wave come out

RynceWynd · 23 Aug 2010 at 14:55

whenever i get bored..

usually buy a card, clock the nuts off it run some benchies, play a few games(rarely), get bored in a couple of months and start again with a new card, that might not always be faster than the last.

Jezcentral · 23 Aug 2010 at 15:00

About once every 2 years. I'm still on a 4890 at the moment.