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How future proof is this PC?
Posted on 8/5/23 at 4:13 pm
Posted on 8/5/23 at 4:13 pm
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-Core 4.5GHz
32gb 6000MHz RAM
Nvidia 4090 24GB
32gb 6000MHz RAM
Nvidia 4090 24GB
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Posted on 8/5/23 at 6:20 pm to BulldogXero
Future proofing doesn't really exist. With that said, you've got a perfectly competent 8 core CPU on a brand new chipset, 32gb of reasonably high spec'd ram, and literally the best GPU available. So it's about as future proofed as you're going to get in in August of 2023.
Posted on 8/6/23 at 5:35 am to Joshjrn
It also depends what resolution and settings you play at and prefer. My PC is still going strong and was built in January 2019.
But somewhere after the first year, two or so I upgraded to 1440p and now games coming out I have to adjust settings to achieve that with reasonable FPS (for me I don’t want to go below 60, ever).
It’s getting to the point now though where I can tell I won’t be able to run a certain game the way I’d like and just avoid it completely.
But somewhere after the first year, two or so I upgraded to 1440p and now games coming out I have to adjust settings to achieve that with reasonable FPS (for me I don’t want to go below 60, ever).
It’s getting to the point now though where I can tell I won’t be able to run a certain game the way I’d like and just avoid it completely.
This post was edited on 8/6/23 at 5:37 am
Posted on 8/6/23 at 9:36 am to BulldogXero
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).
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).
Posted on 8/6/23 at 4:31 pm to Bard
quote:
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).
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.
Posted on 8/6/23 at 7:33 pm to BulldogXero
Which resolution do you plan to play at now, and for the life of this system?
Posted on 8/7/23 at 11:03 am to Joshjrn
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Which resolution do you plan to play at now, and for the life of this system?
I plan to play at 1080P for the foreseeable future, of which I know that system is overkill for 1080p gaming.
I like the option having a system that can run games in 4K should I elect to buy a 4k monitor one day.
Posted on 8/7/23 at 11:42 am to BulldogXero
1080P? 
Get a 4070 or an AMD equivalent for the time being. A 4090 is overkill by a massive margin unless you want no image restructuring and path tracing. That or 300+ mhz frame rate. The 7700x will bottleneck you some.
Get a 4070 or an AMD equivalent for the time being. A 4090 is overkill by a massive margin unless you want no image restructuring and path tracing. That or 300+ mhz frame rate. The 7700x will bottleneck you some.
Posted on 8/7/23 at 12:39 pm to BulldogXero
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I plan to play at 1080P for the foreseeable future, of which I know that system is overkill for 1080p gaming. I like the option having a system that can run games in 4K should I elect to buy a 4k monitor one day.
The above specs will play 1080p until long after your motherboard stops being supported.
If you move to 4k, the calculus changes.
Posted on 8/7/23 at 1:28 pm to BulldogXero
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I plan to play at 1080P for the foreseeable future
1440p is a massive jump from 1080 in looks alone. If you are blowing your pc budget on that system, you can downgrade RAM and GPU and get you a nice 1440 monitor, but still have longevity in your build.
Posted on 8/10/23 at 1:35 am to BulldogXero
I mean that should reasonably last you 5 years at a minimum. I’m still running a 2070 super / i5 10600k since 2019.
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