I'm pretty sure it will last, forever if it's well cared. What I mean is that Hardware gets old not only because of time, but because the minimum requirements to run software increase as technology advances, that's what makes things obsolete. For example, I have an i7 6700 (2015) and is no where close to an i7 11700 (2021) in terms of performance and capabilities, it's practically the same range but 5 generations and 6 years older. It performs well today, that's because it sits on the high-end range of intel processors, but not close to how the 11700 performs. Lower end hardware have a worst time trying to keep up. My oldest computer that still works today is from 2005, I used to run Photoshop and edit videos in that thing, now it can only be used for office stuff like word, excel and internet. Same happens to smartphones for example, they seem to get slower because hardware requirements to run newer software increase, not because there's something wrong with them. So, hardware acceleration comes really handy on older and lower-end hardware.Thanks for answering! My PC is a bit old (2013) but it works quite well and I don't feel like changing it! I hope it lasts another 11 years
At the end, it all comes down to what we expect our pc to be capable of doing. I could pretty much go and install Photoshop CS3 to my 2005 pc and it should be fine, but I wouldn't have access to all the tools I can use today.
To me, 12 years is a good time to renew pc.
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