Is this gaming PC future proof?

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mateenah95

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Hi everyone,

I've always been a fan of PC gaming but have never built a gaming PC before although I have gamed extensively on mid-high end notebooks. Recently ive gotten the chance to actually build a PC and have picked a list of parts that I feel fit my budget. I'd like opinions from experienced PC gamers if the following parts will be good enough for at least 3-4 years? I know technology is advancing everyday so there will be new tech out every other day, however with the following build will I be able to game on ULTRA or HIGH settings for 3-4 years? I will be running a single monitor at 1080p and I usually avoid AA. I'd also like to know often do you guys recommend upgrading components like CPUs and GPUs? Thanks.

-AMD Octa Core FX- 8350 4.0Ghz
-Gigabyte 990FX - UD3 - Rev. 4.0 ATX Motherboard
-Kingston HyperX 8GB 2x4GB DDR3 RAM @ 1600 Mhz
-Gigabyte R9 280/Radeon HD 7950 Windforce OC Edition
-EVGA Supernova NEX 750B 750W 80+ BronzeModular PSU
-Segate Baracuda 3.5" 1TB @ 7200RPM HDD 64MB Cache
-ADATA Premiere Pro 2.5" 128GB SATA 6 SSD
-Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler
-Cooler Master CM Storm Enforcer
 
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as has been said, go with an intel build. The fx8350 is the end of the line for AMD's motherboards (unless you count the fx9xxx series which are just overclocked fx8350's). If you went an intel i5, you could go with a cheaper motherboard and be at the same price as 8350+mobo) and have a faster gaming pc with cpu upgrade options.



As often as you need it. What i did for my build this time around, was went for the fastest cpu i could afford, and a mid tier gpu. I have upgraded my gpu twice already without touching the cpu and will get at least one more gpu upgrade before i have to update my cpu again. Generally cpu performance has remained more stagnant for...
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ronintexas

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No computer will ever be "future proof". What is today's standard will be substandard tomorrow....

That being said, it is a good build for today's standard in gaming. It is difficult to determine what the gaming companies will do over the next 3-4 years - a new technology could take hold tomorrow and change everything....I would think you should be good for 3-4 years at least....but that is my guess :)
 
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If you give me your max price, I can build you a pc list oc components that will last a while. However, there is no such thing as future proof as you can never tell what the future brings, whether its extremely demanding games, games that take advantage of a new technology that you wont have, etc. The future is too unpredictable.
 
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Hmm..i had a budget of around 200 dollars for the CPU and from the intel side of things, I would be able to get a i5 4430 for that price (in Canada). Would that have been a better option compared to the 8350?

Also Ive picked the parts so that I am able to overclock in the future when need. Be, will overclocking the CPU and GPU make a significant difference in gaming performance in the future. Ive had no experience with overclocking so want to stay as away from it as possible unless my rig starts to show its age.
 
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as has been said, go with an intel build. The fx8350 is the end of the line for AMD's motherboards (unless you count the fx9xxx series which are just overclocked fx8350's). If you went an intel i5, you could go with a cheaper motherboard and be at the same price as 8350+mobo) and have a faster gaming pc with cpu upgrade options.



As often as you need it. What i did for my build this time around, was went for the fastest cpu i could afford, and a mid tier gpu. I have upgraded my gpu twice already without touching the cpu and will get at least one more gpu upgrade before i have to update my cpu again. Generally cpu performance has remained more stagnant for gaming than GPU performance.
 
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