Planning a future proof build.

[Tydfil]

Budget 150,000-200,000 ¥ 

Country:  japan

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: general gaming, office, TBD on other things wifey wants to do etc,  maybe photoshoot and programming learning.

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

 

I'm a Brit who moved to Japan so upgrading from an hp laptop that's maybe 3/4 years old. Gonna need basically everything. So far I'm looking to build a future proof rig that can be upgraded to ddr5 and a 13th Gen Intel chip when they are affordable in a few years, as I understand it the newer 12th gen boards can support 13th gen, could be wrong on that though, I suspect I am. Either way for now I was thinking an Rog Asus 12th gen  board, 16gb maybe 32 ddr4, a 3060, 12th gen i5/7 and an 800w + psu. Want to avoid 40series and never really been an AMD boy, last amd chip I had was an Athlon 64 haha. 

 

Any suggestions would be welcome cheers. 

 

[ZetZet]

Do you need a monitor too? 

 

If you want to build a "future proof" build you pretty much have to go with Zen4. Raptor Lake is not the future, it's only good now. 

[Ralf]

Why not get a 13600kf now instead of wasting money on a weaker 12th gen i5/i7?

[jaslion]

Currentlt the only "future proof" socket is am5. Lga 1700 is already end of life and will be replaced.

 

Just get a 13600k now instead of wasting money over time.

 

Same with ddr5 skip it now its currently at the levels of 2133mhz-2666mhz ddr4. So basically ram you do NOT want to use later. These current intel chips also do not like the fastes ddr5 atm.

 

Instead of buying slightly better things again later for a lot of extra money get a good pc now and replace it in 5+ years when the cpu is an issue.

 

So pretty much id get:

13600k

cheap z690 board with bios flashback or already updated bios(do NOT overspend here its literally wasting money)

32gb ddr4 3200mhz cl16 or better.

QUALITY 850W PSU. Look at the psu tier list and get an A tier unit. Plenty of options.

1tb or better ssd. You dont need a pcie 4.0 drive. Dont get a samsung 980 if you do.

Case get whatever that has a MESH front. If you need more fans look at the arctic p series.

Cooler wise an ak620, sycthe fuma 2, dark rock 4,... are all quiet, good price ans very very good.

Gpu wise current bang for the buck high end gaming performance is a 6900xt. Should fit perfectly in your budget

 

Get a 10-30 yen windows key on ebay and call it a day