>>106905288
now i'm using a thinkpad T540p, with
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4710MQ (8) @ 3.50 GHz
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M [Discrete]
GPU 2: Intel 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller @ 1.15 GHz [Integrated]
16 gigs of memory
as my i9 9900k (2018/2019, but i bought it in 2021 or in 2022) + RX6600 desktop's motherboard just died after 3 years of usage and all of the components were brand new, and i hadn't even gayme on this computer, just very, very few times
and i had to use my X220 (2011), T540p (2013), and these machines are rock still rock solid
i have a friend, he had an i9 11th gen + and RTX2070, he is literally almost a 30 yo NEET and he just gaymes all day, his motherboard got obliterated in 2 and a half years, not sure if 3 years
so, i don't think this is a coincidence regarding planned obsolescence
if i were to buy another computer, i would just buy thinkstations with intel xeons, they are extremely cheap and very powerful, you can buy a P500 with 200-300 euros, with an CPU that has 18 cores, 36 threads, 3.5 ghz, they even come with dedicated GPUs, 16 / 32 GB of RAM, SSDs, HDDs