If you built a computer to last 5 years...

[AshD93]

What would you expect that you need to change during that time period to keep up with top performance & keep the machine working?

Assume its a computer for gaming running at 1920x1080 and on highest settings.

Just interested due to a eminent build.


Ash

 

[AshD93]

1. Gpu, most likely.
2. Bigger SSD, depending on price/performance.
3. Monitor.
4. Cpu/motherboard.

4. Would you really expect to change a motherboard and CPU within 5 years? Even if it was overclocked?

How long would you expect it to last?

 

[AshD93]

Well.. This isn't a finalised build (I'm going to post a new thread for that..)


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1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £371.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £274.99
1 x Samsung S24B300BS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £134.39
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard with FREE BOOGIE BUG XXL GAMING MOUSE MAT £129.98
1 x Corsair HX 750W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-750HXUK) £105.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £99.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/LGA2011/AM2/AM3) (CWCH100) £84.98
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache WD10EALX - OEM £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9) £59.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £46.99
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £24.98
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
1 x BitFenix Logo for Shinobi Tower Case - Orange £1.98
Total : £1,562.86 (includes shipping : £14.75).





How long would you expect that to last running at 1080 at highest settings. Like I said, I'll post a proper spec check later as I'm buying this in July.

 

[AshD93]

You don`t need a 3770k for gaming.

Well this is the argument I'm having in my head at the moment. It's not just for gaming. I'll be encoding videos too.. But the thing is, I could just use a i5 and it would take slightly longer.

Main uses are work (Word, Visual Studio, MATLAB), gaming and encoding/video editing in that order.