If you're one who wants to stay updated yes. Softwares and technology is "upgraded" every 2-6 months at least. But, technology nowadays can keep up with modern demands for a few years at least. So if you're not money oriented and you wanna go with the crowd consider updating. But if you're confident with what you have, stick with it.

It's always a good idea to update as soon as possible. There can be an exception to this ,however. By updating a software release, a vendor is usually attempting to : 1/ Fix a bug in the software that may be troublesome to some PC's. 2/ Add extra funtionality to the existing software package. 3/ Keep up to date with advances in technology or plug ins that may work in the background, with their software. One good example is anti virus definitions. They are usually updated by major vendors, to keep pace with changing threats. Another is Windows itself, as the engineers at Microsoft incorporate drivers for hardware that may have issues as well as patching their code against exploits. Updates usually include a readme file as to what issues they address. The exception: When releasing an update, some vendors tag it with "beta". Meaning it's released to the public, but hasn't been thoroughly tested to be compatible with all PC's. You use the update at your own risk. It's generally a good idea to research any message boards, involving a beta as someone else may have already applied the update and found an issue that may affect your PC. It may be in your best interest then to wait until a stable version of the update is avaliable.