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Well, I've had the same CPU/Mobo/RAM for over ten years and only upgraded my GPU once from a GTX660 to a 5700xt at the start of the pandemic. I'm finally seeing some issues with some modern AAA content. Hogwarts legacy won't really run at all, for example.
I also haven't wiped my system in the same amount of time, so that may be more the culprit than the system itself. Still going strong!
FYI it probably isn't the 5700XT that's causing issues in Hogwarts, mine works fine.
I think it's a memory issue, most likely due to the sorry state of my Windows installation. Need to knock off the lazy and wipe it, but it's pretty remarkable that it works as well as it does. I started with fresh Win7 and have survived upgrades to Win8 and Win10 in addition to the major feature updates that come now and again. I thought it was totally borked a few years back but some obscure automated tool managed to fix it.
IT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM!
The CPU becomes the real issue though - which then means changing motherboard, which means changing RAM, etc. and then you might as well get an NVMe too etc.
I've come to realize that I don't really "upgrade" anything but the GPU and adding storage. I've never so much as dropped in a new CPU without going through the whole rigamarole you just described. Build them to last, folks.
Sometimes you get around that for longer by upgrading to the highest possible configuration on that platform. Often for cheap second hand.
I replaced my 2017 Ryzen 1800x with a Ryzen 5800x3D recently which is supported on my x370 Motherboard. Huge upgrade, no platform change required. I think I can wait for DDR5 and a new motherboard for years to come.