Next PC's- revamp to save the industry?

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hershel_layton said:

Cobretti2 said:

pretty much this. companies usually had a 3 year replacement cycle.  my company last year changed the IT policy from 3 years to now be run till fail.

my old computer lasted 8 years(though it was basically a brick by its least 2 years).

 

My new computer is pretty decent- 2.7 GHz processor(i5), 8 GB ram, runs 1080p video smoothly. I feel as though this one will last until 2021-2025 easily.

 

I guess it's eventual doom for the hardware market. Unless a miracle happens, I don't see the market doing so well.

As for software, I know PC is still thriving

I kinda think that AMD can potentially make some kind of a splash soon. Zen/Polaris 11 based APUs can be a gamechanger in the low-end to mid-range market and if anything, this could entice people to upgrade their office PCs. Also, all AMD fanboys that had it rough the last couple years will be proudly switching CPUs and MBs this Christmas And lets not forget, we've got Polaris and Pascal coming out in two-three months, this will inject monies into the industry There is still money to be made here, though PC is an afterthought when compared to mobile, that's obvious.