Be smart about what you purchase and it can go for a long time. I spent about $1500 10 years ago on my desktop and now upgrading it (Wife, 2 kids, house, I can't update as often as I could in the past). It definitely needs replacing (originally I thought about just updating my video card but my MB was so old it didn't support the cards I was looking at) as I had to downgrade my graphics and performance options just to play some more recent games. You can build a great rig for not a lot of cash and have it last a long time for you.....though now I said this part out loud, my next rig is going to burn out on me in a couple of years 😁
