[jurryduty]

I personally always built computers so that it doesn't go immediately obsolete but fits the current needs. Do you think there is such a thing as future proofing a build?

[xtk29339]

I dont think theres ever a build 100% "future proof". Its more like creating a bigger window until your next build. Building with newer parts will always hold out longer.

I also dont think you can build anything thatll immediately be obsolete unless thats your goal, ebay-only build or htpc or something like that. Ie a gtx 970 still hold up well in a lot of games and even though theyre projecting the end of 4gb gpus in a few years its not like you can get a NEW gtx 970.

[Kidrs]

Oh yes, totally. Hardware improvements are becoming less over time so we will defeinitely hit that point. Although I guess it will take a while. Furthermore, depending on your use case, some programs make sure to support lower end hardware so you are never 100% unable to do what you want. Actually, I guess this is another important point, what is it exactly that you want to do?

[mar8mar8marpam]

Its more like creating a bigger window until your next build. Building with newer parts will always hold out longer.

[hungarianhunter]

yea it depends what you're doing. if you're talking gaming, it's probably easier right now as system requirements aren't skyrocketing as fast as they were let's say 10 years ago

[Jwolf4]

I used to try but there’s such a premium on buying the latest that it’s really hard to future proof perfectly

[RedReticle]

I'd believe in future proofing only if time stopped.

[samsafari]

I find it a silly idea seeing as you can upgrade components in a piecemeal fashion as they become obsolete. I'd say the most important consideration is to get a good dollar/GB for ram, vram, etc and have a good build value versus the most cutting edge one.