This is a very common question among a majority of the PC gamers, ‘How do I Future proof my PC?’ and also there are a lot of posts and comments on Facebook regarding the same. Future proofing can sometimes be a mind boggling issue, here is to take some of that load off.
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For anyone contemplating building a desktop it is well worth reading this article.
When I talk about a desktop I don't mean a laptop or tablet since those PC's have very limited upgrade-ability normally being memory and storage.
The author does discus the Intel architecture although you can apply the same concepts to AMD architecture which is relatively cheaper though you have to be careful since cheap does not mean better but depending on the requirements of your Desktop and the performance you want, AMD may be the most cost effective solution.
A little technical details: The heart of any PC is basically the following:
1) The motherboard (Latest for Intel is Skylake chipset Z170)
2) The CPU (i5 or i7 or AMD equivalent but with a different motherboard)
3) Memory (DDR4 (16GB minimum)has better performance than DDR3)
Note: You can get processors that you can over-clock. If you which to do this it will cost more and you will also have to buy a separate cooling system. Usually liquid cooling is recommended. You should also consider higher spec'd DDR4 memory which is not all that much dearer.
Important requirements:
1) Power supply (500W minimum) and case
2) Solid State Disk for the OS only (60GB to 120GB)
3) One or more 3.5 inch disk drives. (2TB or 3TB @ 7200rpm)
4) Keyboard and mouse - If you are into gaming don't by a cheap one, you will regret it.
Note: You can get larger capacity SSD's but they do not come cheaply.
Display (obviously essential but many forget about this):
1) A Monitor* (1080p to 4K) - I do recommend at least 1 HDMI connection.
2) Graphics card - can also dictate the power supply requirements.
Basically your choice of monitor will dictate your graphics card. However you also have to consider the size of the monitor (this will determine your desk) and it's specifications, so I strongly suggest some web searching and reviews for this essential piece of equipment.
Note: If you get a Z170 chipset motherboard most come with in built graphics so you can connect your monitor to the HDMI port and do some tests before you decide on a dedicated graphics card.
The operating System:
This is by far the most important part of a computer and it is surprising the number of people who don't factor this in to the cost of the Desktop.
Most people are going to want a Microsoft OS and like it or not especially if you are into gaming it will be MS Windows 10., since DirectX 12 is only supported on Windows 10. You have to pay for this unless you are one of those people that says "Arr!" allot and has a green parrot on their shoulder. 😉
Additional optional costs (and you thought you were going to get away cheaply):
1) A comfortable computer chair
2) A functional desk.
3) Sound system (minimum 2.1, better 5.1 and 7.1 which is excellent but more expensive)
How future proof is my rig, i just built this 2 months ago. Specs are as follows:
i7-6700K
Corsair H110i GTX Cooling
2 EVGA GTX 980Ti Hybrid Water cooled cards
64GB DDR4 RAM 3200MHz
SAMSUNG 950 M.2 SSD
EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P2 80+ PLATINUM 1000W psu