

Given the dedication to audio fidelity here on VOGONS I suspect my sound repertoire is pretty thin by comparison to many of you. So don't worry about all the backups, experiments, retro rigs etc. Also, NO NEED to list every last component only those that saw real use in your everyday PC. I guess this is meant to be a component history, rather than a rig history. However one rig alone accounted for at least 7 years on it's own, so averages are deceiving.ĮDIT: Basically what I'm hoping we can do here is list by component - a change of pace to see the evolution of a category rather than the makeup of the actual rigs. Eight CPU/AUDIO/MOBO appearances in 18 years = 2-1/4 years average life span.

I was surprised that with all the PC fussing over these last 18 years this list is as spare as it is. Ĭurious about the specific components to "take their turn at bat", I tabulated the central organs, in order of appearance by basic category: CPU, GPU, Audio and Motherboard. It's the most powerful computer in the stable, though for a long time, before the retro bug hit, it was also the *only* computer. It's where all the latest games and stuff go, where I surf the web, do business and so forth. At any given moment I have a PC which I consider my "Main" rig.
