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My old laptop went without a reformat for 6 years running Windows, and that included significant hardware changes. The fuck are you doing just playing games to require a reformat basically ever?
I’m gonna guess at least a part of those games were pirated. I had the same issue when I used to pirate games, I was installing some shady shit and it would wreak chaos on my system so I had to reinstall windows every now and then. Since switching to steam I have not had to format once. Sailing the high seas sometimes gives you scurvy.
I’m not the guy you’re replying to, I have a Windows computer used exclusively for gaming and hobby CAD design (3d printer), I’ve used it for 8 years without issues before reinstalling… But you could definitely see the speed difference after the reinstall.
I probably would’ve had a difference if I reformatted after six years as well, but it was definitely not a requirement, I could still run most AAA games without major issues, just lower settings. I put that more to blame on old hardware than anything else, maybe a reformat would add a couple extra years but it had some physical breakages as well so I didn’t bother