I recently got into building PCs and after much deliberation I have come up with a build that fits my budget and has potential for over clocking and adding parts. I want this machine to last 3-5 years and plan to play video games and use basic applications on it, and possibly render videos. What I was wondering was if my build would sustain the test of time and last that 3-5 year mark. Here's my build. Also any tips on saving money are much appreciated. http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Amosch/saved/208p
How future proof is my build?
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theonerm2
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My system has some 3 year old hardware in it (SLI'd GTX 470's) and I expect to use them for at least another 2 years. CPU's usually are good for a long time. Core 2 series CPU's are still good enough for gaming although they are clearly slower than the newer hardware but they still can play the latest games. I think you can use a system like that for 3 to 5 years. For sure 3 years at least.
mouse24
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I'd drop the SSD and grab a better GPU now, then SLi the better gpu in the future. You can also just add an ssd in the future aswell. But trading out a 760 that cost you 260 bucks just because something newer came out that would nullify any gains you would have gotten from the SLi in the first place seems a little silly.
geofelt
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Your build is very reasonable for today.
But, little is future proof.
How well can you predict what you will need/want?
For example 4k monitors are on the horizon. If you want to game on one, you will need a much stronger graphics card. Or... even for triple monitor gaming with 1080P monitors today.
I think it is best to buy what you need today, or perhaps a 6 month horizon.
If things ever change, just sell the old and buy the new.
If I were to future proof a bit, I would buy a 240gb ssd up front. A ssd slows down as it nears full.
Use the hard drive for bulk storage of large files such as videos. Samsung is good, but the 840 series is newer, and will soon be replaced by even smaller technology.
Your psu is a good one, and can support a card as good as a GTX690. New cards will likely be built to need no more. But, you will not be able to support sli, not that I recommend that.
You can save some with a smaller non sli capable M-ATX motherboard and perhaps a smaller M-ATX sized case.
But, little is future proof.
How well can you predict what you will need/want?
For example 4k monitors are on the horizon. If you want to game on one, you will need a much stronger graphics card. Or... even for triple monitor gaming with 1080P monitors today.
I think it is best to buy what you need today, or perhaps a 6 month horizon.
If things ever change, just sell the old and buy the new.
If I were to future proof a bit, I would buy a 240gb ssd up front. A ssd slows down as it nears full.
Use the hard drive for bulk storage of large files such as videos. Samsung is good, but the 840 series is newer, and will soon be replaced by even smaller technology.
Your psu is a good one, and can support a card as good as a GTX690. New cards will likely be built to need no more. But, you will not be able to support sli, not that I recommend that.
You can save some with a smaller non sli capable M-ATX motherboard and perhaps a smaller M-ATX sized case.
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