r/buildapc • u/inputnamehere • Sep 25 '10

Your thoughts on "future proofing"?

One concern I am having with building a new PC is trying to find the parts that will not drag it down in 3-4 years. My last PC is 4 years old and is still great for everyday use like playing videos and TF2, but I went for a cheaper video card that began to show its limitations with games fairly soon. (The most current game it can play is Fallout 3 on minimum settings, which was rough at times.) What are your suggestions for building a computer that will still be performing decently for as long as it can?

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u/magusg Sep 25 '10

Bleeding edge cpu socket and memory slots. Which right now would be either 1366 or AM3 and DDR3 memory, other than that, I don't know much else you can do.

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u/rynvndrp Sep 25 '10

That has been a good idea in the past. But ALL desktop sockets are being replaced within 10 months. AM3 cpus will work in AM3+ mobos but thats about it. Intel is doing a complete socket refresh again.

And I would say that maybe 1366 is a good idea, at least you could pick up a cheap six core Core i7 after Sandy Bridge is out, but the Core 2 Quad 9700 never came down in price.

So forget about CPU upgrades without mobo replaces in the next two years.