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Re:Sandy Bridge: Setting Intel’s Modern Foundation by dallyo on Monday August 07, 2023 @12:01PM (#37036226)
I'm still using a i5 2500k in my desktop PC, and it's still performing adequately. 12 years old!
Re:Sandy Bridge: Setting Intel’s Modern Foundation by mrcarruthers on Monday August 07, 2023 @12:10PM (#37036362)
My i7 2700k is still my Plex server/sometimes gaming rig (mostly game on the switch nowadays). With a 6650xt I was playing Spiderman at 1440p pretty well. I'll update it someday but I honestly don't really have a need to.
Re:Sandy Bridge: Setting Intel’s Modern Foundation by sznio on Monday August 07, 2023 @12:23PM (#37036580)
Same. I'm replacing it next week though.

Uncertainty around Taiwan was the thing that finally pushed me to upgrade.

Re:Sandy Bridge: Setting Intel’s Modern Foundation by everseeking on Monday August 07, 2023 @05:49PM (#37041423)
Still rocking my i7-950, air-cooled overclocked to almost 4 Ghz for the last 14 years without a single major hiccup. Bi-annual cleaning and a re-paste every 2-3 years has probably helped.

It finally showed its age though about 2 years ago when some new games required new instruction sets and couldn't launch at all. A new build is finally in the works.