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What are the age ranges in this wonderful community?
At 59 years old I often think that I may be the oldest gamer in this community, and that the membership is heavily comprised of people in their late teens and early 20s!
Anyway, I would like to know how old are my fellow gamers here so please tell me your ages, thank you and happy gaming!
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35 and a college student no less.
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Great, thank you!
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Last time I checked the calendar, I was 63 years of age. I've been retired since 55.
As Albert Einstein said, "I could have done so much more with a Big Al's Computer!".
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Excellent! You got me beat! 🙂
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Being able to retire at age 55 requires planning and two incomes. Many of our friends didn't save their money like we did, starting soon after our graduation from university. Starting to put away money before you get used to having it is the key to obtaining your long-term goals. We have friends that are now approaching 70 and hoping they can retire soon. Compounding interest / investing is the key to making enough early on to allow you to enjoy your golden years. Or so I'm told. 🙂
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I appreciate your wisdom and helpful advice. I'm going to remind my young relatives of this information.
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Same age as you and same age when I retired.
I'm busier now than I ever was before retirement.
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35 and my knees crackle. But life's good. 😆
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In my early 30s over here 🙂
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43 as of a couple weeks ago.
My nephew just turned 13. We're 30 years, 13 days apart.
Earlier this summer I introduced him to gaming the "Correct" way: with a mouse & keyboard on PC. He wasn't sure how to react to a mouse that tracks at 16000 DPI (20k max) and use WASD at the same time. He got really interested in doing a build with Uncle Grizz after I mentioned that yes, you can connect a console controller to a PC. Once I'm in a position to afford an AM5 build, he'll be inheriting a good chunk of the components from my current setup.
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I'm 40 years young. Some days I feel like I'm 70, some days I feel like I'm 20 again. I don't know about anyone else, but I intend to play games so long as I can hold a controller in my hands.
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I am a 42 year old Gamer, Father of a Teenager and a 1 year old.... gotta love it..
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I have 20... on each leg. 😁
So its all good! Except my neck.. and my back... and maybe my knees.
But its all good. 🙂
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after looking at all of the posts, most of you except bigal01 can call me gramps.
turned 73 in July 2022. 46th anniversary on Sept 17, no regrets.
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I'm Level-51! 😁
By the way, Welcome to the Red Team Community! I'm sure you'll enjoy the discussions here, and I'm confident you'll find lots of new digital friends, starting with all the folks that responded to your question!
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I'm with you!
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Looks like the "introductions" went well @Axxemann 😁
WASD + KB & M are the only way to game in my book. And, it's probably just me, but playing FPS with a controller just doesn't feel natural. And, when not playing, I find myself placing my left-hand fingers on WASD more often than not, do you?
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Well, @Sam_AMD it's kind of like this. I've been doing the WASD for so **bleep** long that I forgot how to type the "proper" way. And when I recently attempted to do it again (a typing course was obligatory for some training courses I took through the Worker's Compensation Board) my speed and accuracy tanked. When I typed the way I know how to type, I was hitting 80+ WPM with over 98% accuracy. Home Row? 20-25 WPM @ 30%.
And don't ask me to type on my smartphone... That's even worse when you have hands large enough to palm a basketball.
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Vynski here.
When you reach your 70's there are days when you might think your still 30 and your brain says you can do this then once you start you realize that your body says "NO YOU CAN'T".
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Hey axxemann, how in the world do you have control of that mouse at that dpi setting. I have an MSI DS 300 mouse with a max of 8200 and after reading your post I just had to try the 8200 dpi for curiosity sake. I had to go back to 200o dpi so that I could control where the mouse was going. I admire your talent to be able to control that thing.
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😂 😂😂
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Thank you!
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49, I'll be 50 next June.
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I just turned 49 in November, been gaming since the 1970s
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Thank you!
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Thanks and Happy belated Birthday! to you
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48 here
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Turned 70 this past August. Started with an Atari 800 in the early 80's (still have it somewhere...) but finally got all the parts to complete a Lian Li Snow White mini AMD build, running a Ryzen 9 5900X with a Reference RX 6800XT. Sweet!
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Well I am not much of a gamer unless building gaming PCs count and I do test a few now and then. I have been doing that for a while. I will be 65 in Jan 2023.
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I'm pushing 60 (will be 60 in February, next year) and through the years, I find myself gaming less and less, though I do believe for someone nearing 60, I'm still something of a gamer. I'm retiring from upgrading my rigs as of my recent upgrades to two full AMD gaming rigs (5900X + X570 + 32GB RAM + RX 7900 XTX, and a 3900X + X570S + 32GB RAM + RX 6900 XT).
I figure I'd grow old together with my rigs, and push them as far as I can, after which, I'd prolly be contented with a regular APU powered HTPC as my eyesight would prolly be shot, and my interest in games has waned to nothingness. Even now, I find it hard to get excited about new games, though I've already bought The Calisto Protocol, and intend to get COD MW II when I get back in February.....anxious to see how well/badly the RX 7900 XTX would do in these AAA games.
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50 years here.
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Older than Jesus, younger than Methuselah.
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Whoa...excellent!
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I love your reply, and I pray that age-related illnesses doesn't slow me down regarding gaming. That would be a major downer and a catastrophic loss!
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I hear you @Axxemann. In my high school days I could hit 61 WPM no errors on a manual Underwood typewriter. I could hit 80 on and electric. How the times have changed after military, etc. In 2012 I had a slight accident with my table saw and lost 1/2 of my ring finger and 1/2 of my index finger on my right hand, also severe nerve damage to the thumb and pinky. The oddity of it all, it never touched the middle finger. Friends always told me that was the important one anyway. lol. I am still in the process of learning to wave to someone with my left hand to be certain that they don't think I'm giving them the gesture. Now my typing is just pecking, don't have to hunt for the keys, I've just got the one finger on the right hand. It really messes up your timing.😂
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Wow! 61 WPM with no errors on a manual. I was able to sustain 40 WPM with no errors but I can't remember if that was a manual or an IBM selectric. That was back in the late 1970's I believe. In 1983 my right wrist was shattered and that ended my typing career; I'm much slower now but I can still type. Keyboarding, as they call it now, is actually an important talent.
As Albert Einstein said, "I could have done so much more with a Big Al's Computer!".
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Hear, hear. So I'm not the only one with a messed up hand. I retired in June of 2010. I did substitute for the next 9 years, needed something to do. Shortly after my incident students asked what happened, and my response was; "even intelligent people with a PhD can do stupid things, and I did a stupid thing".🤔
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Years of training... wasted!
In all seriousness, @Vynski, it's definitely a learning curve. I also don't have my sensitivity cranked up really high. I think 1 notch above default.
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I got me a new Corsair Sabre RGB Pro just about 2 weeks ago. It has a max DPI of 20K, not that I'll ever use it. One thing I noticed very quickly is that for some reason 2000 DPI setting on it does not seem as rapid as the DS 300. Perhaps it is the quality of the mouse. I am running it now at 5600 and doing quite well with it. I tried 7500 and decided to go back the one notch. I would have probably gotten used to it but I'm happy. I bought this on Black Friday special at a nearby Best Buy for $43. A $110 mouse at that bargain was wonderful. The thought has crossed my mind that this Best Buy wanted to move this mouse because if you don't have an understanding of Corsair's ICUE software you can easily become frustrated trying to set it up. I have a Corsair Strafe keyboard so I have a good understanding of how that software works. I've had poor vision my entire life and the bright red keys are really nice.😂
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40-ish... soon to be 41 🙂
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50
51 This coming February.
Really crazy how many of us are in our 50's or older
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Absolutely! We're young at heart and love to have fun so maybe that partly explains it. 😊
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20 yo here!
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Don't say your retiring from upgrading or new builds YET!😀
Going on 74 and just upgraded my Ryzen 7 2700 to a Ryzen 5 5600 yesterday.
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You're 74? That's amazing!
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56 years old, been working with computers as a hobby for 42 years, been building my own and family member computers for 30 years.
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40!
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im 16
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23 years old, working on IT!
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Hi!
I'm 63 now, born in the late 50's. Worked professionally with computers most of my adult life and of course played some games too. I feel younger in my head than my body tells.
BTW, is there a "User Introductions" thread anywhere on the board? I searched but didn't find any. Maybe @Amber_AMD knows?
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Sure;
- Login
- Select COMMUNITIES
- Select REDTEAM
- Select COMMUNITY RESOURCES
- You should see a Meet The Team topic. Select it and enter your bio.
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@Vynski wrote:
5. You should see a Meet The Team topic. Select it and enter your bio.
Thanks @Vynski, I saw that thread but when I read it there were presentations of the official staff, admins and such at the start of the thread so I thought it wasn't for ordinary members. I'll have another look and see if anyone else has used the thread to post about themselves. 🙂
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I am 43 right now, but I must admit I feel younger 🙂
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It will catch up in a few more years, trust me. lol😂
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I am 62 right now, been building computers for myself and family members since the 266 era. 🤓
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Hey @petosiris and @Vynski - I honestly really like the idea of a thread for people to introduce themselves. I could start an official one this week!
As you mentioned, we have the official meet the team thread - but not a general welcome to the red team, introduce yourself post.
Let me noodle on some fun questions to ask people and get some conversation started!
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Sounds Great Amber. I've been contemplating a selfie to post somewhere to let everyone finally see my face. I enjoyed the Meet The Team post. I think a lot of members got a kick out of my first job and wondered if if anyone really worked for $0.40/hr. You must keep in mind that a 12 oz. Coke only cost a dime at our local grocer-general merchandise.
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I dont like that idea xD
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43 here!
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I'm 56 probably like 70 physically but 16 mentally
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53 years young 🤓
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Great, thank you!
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35 and a college student no less.
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Last time I checked the calendar, I was 63 years of age. I've been retired since 55.
As Albert Einstein said, "I could have done so much more with a Big Al's Computer!".
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Excellent! You got me beat! 🙂
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Being able to retire at age 55 requires planning and two incomes. Many of our friends didn't save their money like we did, starting soon after our graduation from university. Starting to put away money before you get used to having it is the key to obtaining your long-term goals. We have friends that are now approaching 70 and hoping they can retire soon. Compounding interest / investing is the key to making enough early on to allow you to enjoy your golden years. Or so I'm told. 🙂
As Albert Einstein said, "I could have done so much more with a Big Al's Computer!".
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I appreciate your wisdom and helpful advice. I'm going to remind my young relatives of this information.
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Same age as you and same age when I retired.
I'm busier now than I ever was before retirement.
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35 and my knees crackle. But life's good. 😆
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In my early 30s over here 🙂
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43 as of a couple weeks ago.
My nephew just turned 13. We're 30 years, 13 days apart.
Earlier this summer I introduced him to gaming the "Correct" way: with a mouse & keyboard on PC. He wasn't sure how to react to a mouse that tracks at 16000 DPI (20k max) and use WASD at the same time. He got really interested in doing a build with Uncle Grizz after I mentioned that yes, you can connect a console controller to a PC. Once I'm in a position to afford an AM5 build, he'll be inheriting a good chunk of the components from my current setup.
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Looks like the "introductions" went well @Axxemann 😁
WASD + KB & M are the only way to game in my book. And, it's probably just me, but playing FPS with a controller just doesn't feel natural. And, when not playing, I find myself placing my left-hand fingers on WASD more often than not, do you?
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Well, @Sam_AMD it's kind of like this. I've been doing the WASD for so **bleep** long that I forgot how to type the "proper" way. And when I recently attempted to do it again (a typing course was obligatory for some training courses I took through the Worker's Compensation Board) my speed and accuracy tanked. When I typed the way I know how to type, I was hitting 80+ WPM with over 98% accuracy. Home Row? 20-25 WPM @ 30%.
And don't ask me to type on my smartphone... That's even worse when you have hands large enough to palm a basketball.
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😂 😂😂
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I hear you @Axxemann. In my high school days I could hit 61 WPM no errors on a manual Underwood typewriter. I could hit 80 on and electric. How the times have changed after military, etc. In 2012 I had a slight accident with my table saw and lost 1/2 of my ring finger and 1/2 of my index finger on my right hand, also severe nerve damage to the thumb and pinky. The oddity of it all, it never touched the middle finger. Friends always told me that was the important one anyway. lol. I am still in the process of learning to wave to someone with my left hand to be certain that they don't think I'm giving them the gesture. Now my typing is just pecking, don't have to hunt for the keys, I've just got the one finger on the right hand. It really messes up your timing.😂
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Wow! 61 WPM with no errors on a manual. I was able to sustain 40 WPM with no errors but I can't remember if that was a manual or an IBM selectric. That was back in the late 1970's I believe. In 1983 my right wrist was shattered and that ended my typing career; I'm much slower now but I can still type. Keyboarding, as they call it now, is actually an important talent.
As Albert Einstein said, "I could have done so much more with a Big Al's Computer!".
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Hear, hear. So I'm not the only one with a messed up hand. I retired in June of 2010. I did substitute for the next 9 years, needed something to do. Shortly after my incident students asked what happened, and my response was; "even intelligent people with a PhD can do stupid things, and I did a stupid thing".🤔
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Hey axxemann, how in the world do you have control of that mouse at that dpi setting. I have an MSI DS 300 mouse with a max of 8200 and after reading your post I just had to try the 8200 dpi for curiosity sake. I had to go back to 200o dpi so that I could control where the mouse was going. I admire your talent to be able to control that thing.
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Years of training... wasted!
In all seriousness, @Vynski, it's definitely a learning curve. I also don't have my sensitivity cranked up really high. I think 1 notch above default.
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I got me a new Corsair Sabre RGB Pro just about 2 weeks ago. It has a max DPI of 20K, not that I'll ever use it. One thing I noticed very quickly is that for some reason 2000 DPI setting on it does not seem as rapid as the DS 300. Perhaps it is the quality of the mouse. I am running it now at 5600 and doing quite well with it. I tried 7500 and decided to go back the one notch. I would have probably gotten used to it but I'm happy. I bought this on Black Friday special at a nearby Best Buy for $43. A $110 mouse at that bargain was wonderful. The thought has crossed my mind that this Best Buy wanted to move this mouse because if you don't have an understanding of Corsair's ICUE software you can easily become frustrated trying to set it up. I have a Corsair Strafe keyboard so I have a good understanding of how that software works. I've had poor vision my entire life and the bright red keys are really nice.😂
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I'm 40 years young. Some days I feel like I'm 70, some days I feel like I'm 20 again. I don't know about anyone else, but I intend to play games so long as I can hold a controller in my hands.
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I'm with you!
Your biggest fan!
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6800XT
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Vynski here.
When you reach your 70's there are days when you might think your still 30 and your brain says you can do this then once you start you realize that your body says "NO YOU CAN'T".
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I am a 42 year old Gamer, Father of a Teenager and a 1 year old.... gotta love it..
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I have 20... on each leg. 😁
So its all good! Except my neck.. and my back... and maybe my knees.
But its all good. 🙂
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after looking at all of the posts, most of you except bigal01 can call me gramps.
turned 73 in July 2022. 46th anniversary on Sept 17, no regrets.
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I'm Level-51! 😁
By the way, Welcome to the Red Team Community! I'm sure you'll enjoy the discussions here, and I'm confident you'll find lots of new digital friends, starting with all the folks that responded to your question!
Welcome!
Your biggest fan!
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6800XT
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Thank you!
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49, I'll be 50 next June.
Discord https://discord.gg/pttrmDpeVN
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Thank you!
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I just turned 49 in November, been gaming since the 1970s
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Thanks and Happy belated Birthday! to you
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48 here
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Turned 70 this past August. Started with an Atari 800 in the early 80's (still have it somewhere...) but finally got all the parts to complete a Lian Li Snow White mini AMD build, running a Ryzen 9 5900X with a Reference RX 6800XT. Sweet!
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Whoa...excellent!
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Well I am not much of a gamer unless building gaming PCs count and I do test a few now and then. I have been doing that for a while. I will be 65 in Jan 2023.
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I'm pushing 60 (will be 60 in February, next year) and through the years, I find myself gaming less and less, though I do believe for someone nearing 60, I'm still something of a gamer. I'm retiring from upgrading my rigs as of my recent upgrades to two full AMD gaming rigs (5900X + X570 + 32GB RAM + RX 7900 XTX, and a 3900X + X570S + 32GB RAM + RX 6900 XT).
I figure I'd grow old together with my rigs, and push them as far as I can, after which, I'd prolly be contented with a regular APU powered HTPC as my eyesight would prolly be shot, and my interest in games has waned to nothingness. Even now, I find it hard to get excited about new games, though I've already bought The Calisto Protocol, and intend to get COD MW II when I get back in February.....anxious to see how well/badly the RX 7900 XTX would do in these AAA games.
DaBeast02 - AM4 R9 5900X | GB X570S Aorus Elite AX | 2x 16GB Patriot Viper Elite II 4000MHz | Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6900 XT | Acer XR341CK 34" 21:9 FS | Enermax MAXREVO 1500 | SOLDAM XR-1 | Win11 Pro 22H2
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I love your reply, and I pray that age-related illnesses doesn't slow me down regarding gaming. That would be a major downer and a catastrophic loss!
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Don't say your retiring from upgrading or new builds YET!😀
Going on 74 and just upgraded my Ryzen 7 2700 to a Ryzen 5 5600 yesterday.
