What is the most "Future-Proof" motherboard in 2018

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I know that "Future-Proof" is a stupid term when talking about technology, but I'm building a PC for Dad, and he specifically stated that he wants a computer that I can "upgrade parts" for him when it starts to show age. I was think of the Z-370... any suggestions or future predictions. I don't want to build him a Coffee Lake setup only for it to be obsolete in literally 6 months.

 
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Z370 is a solid option IMO, even though Intel doesn't support chips over several generations or obviously you could go the AM4 route.

Depending on what he's using his system for, I would start mid-range with something like an i5-8400 and a z370 board or a Ryzen 5 and b350. Both of these set-ups would give you some upgrade options to more cores for the future (Intel has 8c/16t coming to Z370 boards, Ryzen 7 already has 8c/16t on AM4). But honestly any 4-core or more CPU with relatively recent architecture will be up to the task for 95% of use cases.

If it's a gaming system, upgrading the graphics card is the most important thing. You can run older hardware on the newest games if your card is up to par and that would be the only upgrade...
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Disappoint Dad, because you never know when chip manufacturers are going to introduce something new that isn't supported by your current hardware. It's almost a guarantee that when the computer is "showing it's age", you won't be able to upgrade it.

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Z370 is a solid option IMO, even though Intel doesn't support chips over several generations or obviously you could go the AM4 route.

Depending on what he's using his system for, I would start mid-range with something like an i5-8400 and a z370 board or a Ryzen 5 and b350. Both of these set-ups would give you some upgrade options to more cores for the future (Intel has 8c/16t coming to Z370 boards, Ryzen 7 already has 8c/16t on AM4). But honestly any 4-core or more CPU with relatively recent architecture will be up to the task for 95% of use cases.

If it's a gaming system, upgrading the graphics card is the most important thing. You can run older hardware on the newest games if your card is up to par and that would be the only upgrade he would need for years.
 
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