Need computer help, my computer broke

[Liam]

the date matters because newer parts will always be better at a given price point. 2021's $100 GPUs are better than 2018's.

But even if that's not the case, newer builds still have access to all the old parts, so if an old part really is the best in a particular situation, then it will still be used in the newer builds (assuming the build is well designed).