Right now I couldn't justify it.. Between family and bills... .
What is the real question? The title of the thread is "
How do you justify a CPU upgrade?" It was not, "
How do you justify spending the money for a CPU upgrade?"
If all my bills are paid, the cupboards and fridge are full of food, the kids have shoes on their feet, there's gas in the tank, I've paid my retirement fund and I have set aside a little in case of an emergency, I can justify spending money on just about anything. But that wasn't the question even though $$$ was discussed in the post.
The question was simply,
how do I justify the upgrade?
For me, the answer really is as simple as, "because I want it!" Now to me, it does need to be something I will use or consume. I can't justify simply wasting money on something I will never use.
And generally (but not always), it must
start with something I need. I need a computer. My computer needs a CPU. At that point it is easy (for me) to justify spending extra for a CPU that is better than what I need - simply because I want it (again, assuming all my other financial commitments have been made).
I say "generally (but not always)" because some times it is totally about something I just want. I don't "need" a TV. But I wanted one. I didn't need a big screen TV. But I wanted one. I didn't need an expensive big screen TV. But I wanted a nice LG 4K OLED big screen TV - so I bought one.
But I use it - every day. So its justified - and I have no regrets.
