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I don't back up anything. Important stuff goes to the clouds. Everything else can be re-downloaded.
Also, no, I'm not upgrading my computer anymore. Things would have to become radically more advanced to the point where my computer couldn't keep up anymore for me to upgrade.
I'll be getting a new laptop when Ivy Bridge comes out though.
I woud personally just get a 2TB hard drive (They are really cheap) and make a local backup once in a while. You must have a fast internet connection to download all that user data again but mainly to upload a lot of data there in the first place.
Twice the performance, while running cooler sounds good to me and it should not cost much more for you to upgrade if you sell your current parts.
I'll also be getting a Ivy Bridge laptop. If you get a standard quad core, it will technically be more faster than your desktop at CPU heavy tasks while allowing the laptop to have amazing battery life when say just web browsing. Netbook battery life and desktop performance for the win. Phones will benefit largely too, finally smartphones will be fast and not that power hungry with 28nm chips.