[Solved] Longevity of HAF 932 and PS

Hey folks,

I'm planning a long-overdue ground-up build, but will need another 6 months or so to save up enough coin to complete it. In the meantime, a case and PS I've been eyeing went on sale on new-egg. I'd like to jump on it, but want to make sure I won't regret it 6 months later.

Has anyone heard any rumblings of upcoming industry/standards changes that might make an HAF 932 obsolete? I'm looking for a case and power supply platform to last me another 8 years (that's how long my current case/PS have lasted for me), and I'm thinking I can't go wrong with a case that moves such a tremendous volume of air, with a flexible interior layout, and room for a 3x top-mounted radiator. I took a similar approach with my current Antec case back in 2002 (searched for max airflow available at the time) and haven't been disappointed but thought I'd ask.

Similarly, what about PSU standard changes? Anyone see anything coming along the lines of the ATX 20- to 24- pin change a few years back that will make me wish I'd waited a few months on a new PS?

Thanks a lot!

-Bill

As for cases, a good one will last a lifetime. However, one minor change that is happening is that more and more cases are providing USB 3 support, and probably in the near future USB 3 case pins are going to show up. And PSUs are following the "green" trend, with more and more Gold rated PSUs coming up on the market. Also, with the new AMD and Intel sockets coming out next year, you can expect some ATX and EPS board specification revisions. Oh and the case that will "replace" the HAF 932 is the HAF X.

Well, 8-pins would probably take over 4-pin for the CPU power, but I don't see anything that's gonna happen to the 24-pin main power. Most boards get more than enough power from it, and GPUs now rely on 6/8-pins. With the exception of maybe a 10-pin GPU connector and further decreasing the requirements for the +3.3/+5 rail and perhaps fewer molexes, nothing drastic should happen as least in the next 5-8 years.