re: How future proof is this PC?

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To build on what the others have said, to have a "future proof" system which will play top-end new releases has a shelf life of around 5-7 years (assuming no other upgrades are done).

Don't get me wrong, that's a pretty beefy system, but then so was my last gaming laptop (i7, GTX 1070 with 8GB VRAM, 12 GB RAM, running on an SSD) back in late 2017. I could barely get Hogwarts to run on it even with all the video settings turned to their lowest settings.

It's not just horsepower (which does have a lot to do with it) but it's the keeping up with new technology (like raytracing, for example).

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I bought my current PC in 2012, and it has lasted me 11 years. I've only made two upgrades. In 2015, I replaced the GPU with an Nvidia 970. In 2018(?), I replaced a failing HD with an SSD.

I no longer use it to play the latest and greatest bleeding edge games, but it destroys anything released prior to 2015. A lot of 2015-2020 games run well well on it as well, but anything CPU bound struggles as the CPU is a decade old i5.