I have a 4790k that I'm about to overclock, the thought occurred to me as to how long this processor will be able to last me for. I don't play the newest and most demanding titles, the most taxing one is Arkham Knight at the moment, and I don't do any video editing. It was bought 2 years ago, I'm assuming it will be able to last me 10 years and still be able to do gaming down the road? Thanks.
i7 4790k Future Proofing
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Uhhhh...
Probably not 10 years. But Sandy Bridge i7's are still viable, and they were circa 2011. Who knows what games will demand 10 years from now. You can easily expect ~5 years of relevance out of it; anything beyond that, who knows.
Probably not 10 years. But Sandy Bridge i7's are still viable, and they were circa 2011. Who knows what games will demand 10 years from now. You can easily expect ~5 years of relevance out of it; anything beyond that, who knows.
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The only issue I see for you are viable 16&12 thread cpus from AMD and supposedly 12thread i7s coming out with the next Intel release. That could head Computing to more cores down the line. Won't matter for the next 3-5 years 10 might be a stretch
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10 years is a little optimistic if you mean keeping up with all future gaming. If you are asking if it will work for ten years, then probably yes. Some of the components in a computer aren't intended for that long, such as fans, and some capacitors, and spinning hard drives, and possibly SSDs as well.
Something like the Core 2 Quad's came out roughly ten years ago, and they are starting to be a little weak for contemporary gaming. Many minimum requirements are citing late model i5's.
But that assumes gaming sticks to the current status quo and that quad cores will still be relevant in 10 years time. That may not be the case. And there is always the possibility of some innovation making most older CPUs obsolete.
Something like the Core 2 Quad's came out roughly ten years ago, and they are starting to be a little weak for contemporary gaming. Many minimum requirements are citing late model i5's.
But that assumes gaming sticks to the current status quo and that quad cores will still be relevant in 10 years time. That may not be the case. And there is always the possibility of some innovation making most older CPUs obsolete.
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