Futureproof PC Build....10+ Years - 12900K - 5900X - AMD 2022 Offering?

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Hi guys,

Just want some opinions, I was intending building a 12900K system this month, but with the high TDP of the 12900K I decided to cancel the pre-order last minute. Especially, because I’m set on the Be Quiet DarkBase 700 case and want an air cooled system, as I feel water cooling is very dangerous due to the potential of a leak, and I don’t want to pay for a load of expensive parts twice!

Now, I’m looking at maybe building an AMD 5900k system. I may even hold back until end of January 2022 and see what AMD's new CPU has to offer.....

The intended purpose of the new HOME PC will be to last me the next 10 years.....ideally I would like DDR5 and PCIE 5..... as it makes sense because I will be keeping the same system for at least next 10 years.


What would you do???
 
The best way to future proof a PC is to spend half your budget and then buy a newer one with the other half of your budget in 4-5 years time.

If you do not desperately need a PC now then waiting is always an option, see what Alderlake is like and also what AMD bring to the table in the new year. Being an early adopter into DDR5 is unlikely to be an easy ride and you would most likely want to get a better mobo or improved memory modules when they become available.

I would wait at least until the independant reviews for the new chips are published. When is the NDA lifted ?
 
If you want DDR 5 and pcie5 intel is the only oprion at present until AMD catch up.

Sure you want a home pc but whats the most demanding tasks ?
 
I would be waiting for AMD's new offerings and the new socket when it arrives next year. At least AMD supports the same socket for a few years so you should be able to just drop a newer cpu in instead of replacing everything like you do with Intel and their short lived sockets.
 
mickyflinn said:
If you want DDR 5 and pcie5 intel is the only oprion at present until AMD catch up.
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PCIe v5 won't be any benefit in gaming PC untill well after current CPUs have become old performance wise.
Even PCIe v4's advantage over PCIe v3 is percent or two.
That's non-existent limit compared to advance in CPUs from one release to next.
Well, at least on AMD side...
 
I've only just got rid of my old Mobo/CPU/RAM combo, it lasted 9 years (with 2 GPU upgrades in that time) so it is most certainly possible. That combo was Asus Z77 Mobo, i7 3770k (OC at 4.4Ghz), 2x8GB DDR3 2400MHZ C11. For the GPU I started with 2x GTX460, then 2x GTX 680, then 2x GTX980Ti. It could have lasted even longer if I stuck with a 1080p 60Hz display but I upgraded to 4k 120Hz in the summer and that necessitated a new PC.

I don't really have any advice on what to buy today to make a PC last 10 years but for what it's worth here's what I bought a month or two ago, I'm hoping for 8-9 years out of the Mobo/CPU/RAM but I expect to make a GPU upgrade in 3-4 years.

ASUS Rog Strix Z590-F
Intel i7 11700KF (can OC in future if necessary)
beQuiet silent loop 2 360mm AIO cooler
4x8GB Corsair Vengeance (running at 3600MHz C15)
Samsung 980 Pro 1TB PCIe4 NVMe
RTX 3080Ti
 
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Thanks for reply guys, i'm still in dark ages using a q6600 quad core, 2.4 I think. Although I have changed the gpu as it went bad, upgraded to ssd, and a new power supply, it still runs after 13+ years!! I forgot to mention, I don't game, its a PC build for genral home productivity tasks, I would like 4k 120hz+, something which is superfast to do all windows updates etc and file transfers.
 
Wow that system lasted really well. My Q6600 system went down after about 4 years , think the Gigabyte UD5 died. I use the Q6600 chip as a paperweight.

You are buying at the start of the DDR5 era and any mobo or memory modules you buy now will just look silly in comparison to what will be available in 2+ years time and whether the memory controllers of the current 12th gen Intel chips will be upto the task of handling +8000mhz DDR5 is debateable.

If I was you I would consider a 12600K with DDR4. Would not break the bank and DDR4 is cheap as chips and the system would not be massively power intensive so relatively easy to cool. Put in a speedy PCIe gen 4 SSD and you will be more than happy. All of the Ryzen 5XXX chips are great and would make a wonderful home/office PC but unless you go for the 5X00G version you would need to source a gpu which is currently very expensive.
 
Remember CES 2022 is in early January and AMD has made big announcements at this event before so they could be coming with their big guns out now that we know their “3D Zen” CPU’s is set for early 2022.
 
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