Happily I work in IT so I just make use of various cast-offs. Most offices ditch anything older than 3 years if it has a problem, many go for recycling but if two broken ones can be cannibalised to make one good one then I'm happy.
In terms of operating system, I like to keep with the latest Windows versions, partly because its what I'm working with and partly because although I like Win 3.1, Win 95, Win 97, Win 2000, Win XP, Win 7 etc. I reckon Windows 10 is superb.
Hardware wise I have never bothered upgrading bits until I fitted SSDs in our laptops last year - my word they make a difference!
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