"Future Proofing" DOESNT EXIST

[NumLock21]

I future proof my old rig doe. My old didn't have SATA 3 and USB 3 so I went out and bought a PCIe card that has it, and now my rig is future proof.

[DimasRMDO]

I future proof my old rig doe. My old didn't have SATA 3 and USB 3 so I went out and bought a PCIe card that has it, and now my rig is future proof.

:3

[BOT Edward]

The thing that REALLY grinds my gears is when people get a 1000watt power supply when they only need 300 because "it's future proof"

 

Like are you serious?

 

say you are running a single gpu currentl but in future have the intentions of running a triple card system?

Is that not future proofing?

[Admiral Naismith]

I'm sorry, but certain system configs are going to last longer than others.

 

A system with an i7 instead of a fx 6300 is going to be able to hold out longer before it becomes irrelevant.

A system with a R9 290 is going to last longer than a system with a GTX 960.

 

Now, it may be only a year or two extra, and it still probably costs more money in the long run, but it does exist to some extent.

I agree that it doesn't exist in the high end. But if you are like me and can handle waiting a few years and turning down the settings before an upgrade then it does exist.

[IMPERIUS]

I think a 4790k and a 980 will last you a few years...so it is future proof for a few years

[Litargirio]

Future Proofing DOES NOT exist with PC's. Plain and simple, you cannot "future proof" technology that doesnt exist and when technology continues to evolve. The technology today is obsolete tomorrow. Please for your own sake, get the phrase out of your head because it doesnt exist. Please dont take this the wrong way, im not saying that "you" are stupid, im not saying you are an idiot for saying it. Im simply just putting your mind right because it simply does not exist. Future Proofing literally means "the ability of something to continue to be of value in the distant future" and that absolutely does not exist in our industry. So please, again, get that phrase out of your head.

 

         Thanks for Reading

 

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This is a tech forum, mate. We already know this.

 

Anyway, thanks for the heads up.

[paprikman]

The thing that REALLY grinds my gears is when people get a 1000watt power supply when they only need 300 because "it's future proof"

 

Like are you serious?

It's like, "my power consumption will grow with time I've used this pc".

[Remilia]

"Future-proof" is rarely used literally. When people say "I want a future-proof system", they mean that they don't want to get an upgrade for like 3-5 years.

Today's tech isn't going to be obsolete in 4 years. It may not compare very well to the new tech or be good bang for your buck, but if the performance is there, it's not obsolete.

 

What's wrong with asking for future proof builds is when they ask for requirements that are on the high end today. A "future proof" gaming rig for 1080p would be very easy to make.

[Litargirio]

It's like, "my power consumption will grow with time I've used this pc".

 

It's called buying a second graphics card and overclocking.

[Poster]

Bottleneck is pretty important, but if talking about "Future Proof" then I might disagree with that :3

It's pretty important when it's actually relevant.  Most of the time it's just a phrase people use to make sure they're pairing a CPU/GPU of the same "power", or any time there's a performance dip in a game it's the immediate scapegoat when often it's not even close to being the problem.

[DimasRMDO]

It's pretty important when it's actually relevant.  Most of the time it's just a phrase people use to make sure they're pairing a CPU/GPU of the same "power", or any time there's a performance dip in a game it's the immediate scapegoat when often it's not even close to being the problem.

Hmm I see.

[paprikman]

It's called buying a second graphics card and overclocking.

Even with 4690K and 3-way sli I don't go over ~600w in load. 1000w is  almost always overkill.

[EpicNeuron]

"Future-proof" is rarely used literally. When people say "I want a future-proof system", they mean that they don't want to get an upgrade for like 3-5 years.

Today's tech isn't going to be obsolete in 4 years. It may not compare very well to the new tech or be good bang for your buck, but if the performance is there, it's not obsolete.

 

What's wrong with asking for future proof builds is when they ask for requirements that are on the high end today. A "future proof" gaming rig for 1080p would be very easy to make.

This.. indeed it depends on the interpretation of the word

[BrandedUpontheGrave]

Pretty sure  my 5960X will not suffer performance issues in most everything I would ever use it for any time within the next 5 years though..... Or ten, but who's to say?

 

 

Of course everyone here already understands this, excepting the newbies building their first rig.

[cesrai]

Even with 4690K and 3-way sli I don't go over ~600w in load. 1000w is  almost always overkill.

Efficiency is important man. 

[Litargirio]

Even with 4690K and 3-way sli I don't go over ~600w in load. 1000w is  almost always overkill.

 

Yeah, with them power efficient Nvidia cards maybe not. But 2-way crossfire can get you to around 750W easily; if you overclock everything and leave a little bit of headroom, the 1000W PSU is not that much of an overkill at all.

[paprikman]

Efficiency is important man. 

If u need to get 600w out of 1000w psu, then it's about 60% eff? Kind 'a weird - they all have 85+ eff nowadays, high grade psu can even go over their 'top' power consumption mark.

[paprikman]

Yeah, with them power efficient Nvidia cards maybe not. But 2-way crossfire can get you to around 750W easily; if you overclock everything and leave a little bit of headroom, the 1000W PSU is not that much of an overkill at all.

Sure, crossfire is a hungry man. Of course, it's always better to have about ~100-150w of headroom.

[cesrai]

If u need to get 600w out of 1000w psu, then it's about 60% eff? Kind 'a weird - they all have 85+ eff nowadays, high grade psu can even go over their 'top' power consumption mark.

Mots PSUs reach there top efficiency at 40-50% load for example the HX1000i 

 

http://www.corsair.com/en/~/media/DA5B9BA332944E54859F92AB8D4D1156.ashx?w=625

 

Another example RM1000

 

http://www.corsair.com/en/~/media/A8301FF8A7FF4EBBBF476779EE115DDF.ashx?w=625

[martlart]

I've had my i7 920 for almost 5 years now, and it would last even longer if I added some memory (6GB atm). I'm probably going to build a new computer when Skylake is released, but I'll still keep this one and maybe get a new graphics card as the CPU is still doing great.

 

I do believe that future proofing exists when it comes to CPUs as their performance isn't increasing as quickly as for GPUs.

[Th3 Mans1ay3r]

I think the term is meant as it'll keep serving and performing quite well for a good couple of years rather than being BTFO next year.

[Prastupok]

The thing that REALLY grinds my gears is when people get a 1000watt power supply when they only need 300 because "it's future proof"

 

Like are you serious?

 

I bought a 1000w PSU for a 5820k and 2 970s... now I'm running 2 Titan Xs and a shit ton of fans... Your point is invalid.

[x Relentless Xx]

I bought a 1000w PSU for a 5820k and 2 970s... now I'm running 2 Titan Xs and a shit ton of fans... Your point is invalid.

Most people arent runinng SLI Titan X's. Also he states when a system only needs 300W, SLI Titan X's require more than 300W, so in return, your point is invalid

[Prastupok]

Most people arent runinng SLI Titan X's. Also he states when a system only needs 300W, SLI Titan X's require more than 300W, so in return, your point is invalid

 

But it's the same thing. It adds the option of adding more. The lower number is irrelevant.

[thatguyyouknow75]

I like the term longevity. Your pc cannot be future-proof, but you can increase its longevity and relevance through careful selection of components