New build Ryzen 5 + ...

[Craig Ferguson]

Hello all!

 

Would like to get your opinion if this build makes any sence for a future proof PC?

I don't have any specific use like gaming or work in my mind, just sensible rig I can use next 10 years without upgrading as my previous Intel i7.

Link to the build

 

I have good (hopefully) CoolerMaster case and Corsair 850W power supply from my current PC and a bunch of HD/SSD drives.

 

Thanks

[dizmo]

No one can really tell what will be required 10 years down the line, but that video card definitely won't hold up.

There's no such thing as future proof.

[boggy77]

motherboard isn't great, for ram get 2x16 instead, and that 5500xt gpu is almost obsolete today, not to talk about 10 years.

[rares495]

I'd get the Asus TUF X570-Plus instead of that Gaming X.

[Bombastinator]

40 minutes ago, Craig Ferguson said:

Hello all!

 

Would like to get your opinion if this build makes any sence for a future proof PC?

I don't have any specific use like gaming or work in my mind, just sensible rig I can use next 10 years without upgrading as my previous Intel i7.

Link to the build

 

I have good (hopefully) CoolerMaster case and Corsair 850W power supply from my current PC and a bunch of HD/SSD drives.

 

Thanks

I couldn’t get the build thing you listed to load.  Without a specific requirement other than basic use I don’t see why any i7 system wouldn’t continue to be useful.  What makes things difficult with upcoming stuff is literally work/gaming requirements which you don’t seem to have.  Some arguments have been made about video codec stuff and requirements for those. 

[Craig Ferguson]

On 2/7/2020 at 2:43 PM, rares495 said:

I'd get the Asus TUF X570-Plus instead of that Gaming X.

What is main reason you would use Asus over GIGABYTE board?

[Bombastinator]

On 2/7/2020 at 7:39 AM, dizmo said:

No one can really tell what will be required 10 years down the line, but that video card definitely won't hold up.

There's no such thing as future proof.

Depends how the term is defined.  I would agree that the phrase “future proof” is grossly misleading.  It used to be that a system could not be expected to remain useful for more than a couple years.  That number has been increasing though it is still possible to create a system that will become useless in a short period of time.   I take “future proof” to mean a system more likely to resist obcelecence for at least a period of time, which of course is not even approaching a “proof”.  A better term might be “relatively obscelescence resistant” 

[Craig Ferguson]

4 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

Depends how the term is defined.  I would agree that the phrase “future proof” is grossly misleading.  It used to be that a system could not be expected to remain useful for more than a couple years.  That number has been increasing though it is still possible to create a system that will become useless in a short period of time.   I take “future proof” to mean a system more likely to resist obsolescence for at least a period of time, which of course is not even approaching a “proof”.  A better term might be “relatively obsolescence resistant” 

My 10 years old PC i7 930 (1st gen) is/was still "OK" for what I use it (media and some Nemetschek Allplan application use).

Now that OS went belly up, I will use this situation and upgrade.

[Bombastinator]

3 minutes ago, Craig Ferguson said:

My 10 years old PC i7 930 (1st gen) is/was still "OK" for what I use it (media and some Nemetschek Allplan application use).

Now that OS went belly up, I will use this situation and upgrade.

The 9 series systems were sort of a sweet spot where people were able to avoid upgrades for a previously unheard of amount of time.  It was mostly so far as I can tell due to luck.  Making it happen again is not a reliably predictable thing.     Attempts are made for limited capacity that way relying on the apparent 5 year upgrade path of consoles. So 5 year gaming PCs are attempted where as long as one can exceed the specs of an upcoming gaming machine it will at least play games until the console system is changed again. 

[Craig Ferguson]

16 hours ago, Bombastinator said:

The 9 series systems were sort of a sweet spot where people were able to avoid upgrades for a previously unheard of amount of time.  It was mostly so far as I can tell due to luck.  Making it happen again is not a reliably predictable thing.     Attempts are made for limited capacity that way relying on the apparent 5 year upgrade path of consoles. So 5 year gaming PCs are attempted where as long as one can exceed the specs of an upcoming gaming machine it will at least play games until the console system is changed again. 

I think one of the reasons PC can last longer is also due to Microsoft no longer replace its OS (XP, 7, 8 ) but rather upgrade 10. They would usually (artificially) drop support for programs and hardware every couple of upgrades. Company would not make new drivers for HW...  

[Bombastinator]

23 minutes ago, Craig Ferguson said:

I think one of the reasons PC can last longer is also due to Microsoft no longer replace its OS (XP, 7, but rather upgrade 10. They would usually (artificially) drop support for programs and hardware every couple of upgrades. Company would not make new drivers for HW... 

That appears to still be happening.