Best time to build a new PC in 2017???

PaulW · 28 Aug 2016 at 12:38

Hi All,

I am hoping to upgrade my PC next year sometime, my current one while still works fine and is beginning to show its age + i want 32 - 64 gig of ram. i'd like to know when you all think would be a good point to upgrade next year, im asking this as i haven't been following what is coming out or on the horizon in terms of tech / hardware and what may be worth waiting for in 2017.

i know its sometime hard to know but still would be great to give me a head start so i can decide when would be the best time. this could be anything btw any components even monitors and cases.

Thanks All

also i'm an 3D Artist so anything geared towards that would be great

Paul

ExRayTed · 28 Aug 2016 at 12:45

Even with proposed release dates (Intel's Cannonlake 2017, Nvidia's Volta etc) it's difficult to say, as release dates slip all the time. Wait until you have the money, then ensure nothing new is immediately imminent before buying.

Holst1981 · 28 Aug 2016 at 13:13

End of December lol.

What's available now is very capable if you can afford it.

The longer you wait the faster things get and cheaper they become (currency variations may do the opposite)

All you can do is make a decision closer to the time

PaulW · 28 Aug 2016 at 15:23

well not at the moment i cant afford a new PC, which is why i was asking for some information for next year. As i say i know it might seem funny to be asking so far ahead but i have been burned before by buying just before something came out not realising it and so i'd rather ask stupid questions about up and coming technology and road maps than make stupid mistakes like i did once before

thanks for your help guys

Cern · 28 Aug 2016 at 15:43

What's your current system? it may be possible to upgrade some parts now that you can migrate to your new build next year / later.

Regarding forthcoming tech, intel Cannonlake is their next 'tick' moving to 10nm process and likely to have 8 cores. But it's already been delayed to second half of 2017 and could well slip further. Before then there will be Kaby Lake, but that's not likely to offer much more than Skylake already does. If you have the money, then a Broadwell-E x99 system would last you a very long time and would be very well suited to 3D work.

On the AMD side, Zen is in the pipeline for later this year / early next year. Lot of people have high hopes, but I think it's fair to say Intel are likely to remain ahead.

If you're not in a hurry, wait and see what Cannonlake offers later next year. If you want to get something built sooner, Broadwell-E (or Haswell-E) + x99 is probably the best way to go.