How long will my custom built PC last?

[othertomperson]

52 minutes ago, Icebonez said:

Why not exactly? I haven't heard anything bad about them and it seemed like a pretty good deal. Then again this is my first custom build

It is basically an FX 8320 with a mahooosive factory overclock. That comes with all the territory you'd expect: it's no higher value than much cheaper AMD products, it has all the same poor single threaded performance that dogs every AMD FX CPU that exists, it is a 5 year old part now, and the whole modules/cores thing that impact its multithreaded capabilities. However, it is a good value part if you are looking for a server CPU with virtualisation and don't fancy a Xeon/i7 Extreme.

 

I would follow the advice of others in this thread: buy a Skylake CPU.

[Icebonez]

So if i use an i5-6600k and the ASRock Z170 Gaming I should get a few years out of it for gaming, and when the time comes for an upgrade, I could just upgrade the CPU and keep her running smoothly?

[BurblingBarbacoa]

• Don't buy a 9590. It is basically a 8350 that comes clocked at 5.0ghz out of the box. Either buy a 8350 or, as a better option look at a i5 6600k. If you really want AMD wait for am4 
• Look at a larger hard drive or maybe a faster one. Maybe a 2tb WD Black? 
• I never reccomend a closed loop AIO. As far as they go the h100i gtx is a solid option but I would reccomend either a enthusiast grade AIO like the EK predator or a high end air cooler like a Noctua NHD14 or a Cooler Master Master Air Maker 8 

[stconquest]

2 hours ago, Icebonez said:

So if i use an i5-6600k and the ASRock Z170 Gaming I should get a few years out of it for gaming, and when the time comes for an upgrade, I could just upgrade the CPU and keep her running smoothly?

The i5 6600K will last you a minimum of five years, for gaming anyways.  Until more games demand a thread count higher than the i5 has, the single core performance will last a long time.  I am still (3 years now) running my i5 3570K at stock speed (3.4GHz) and have yet to need the extra CPU power for any game I play.  When I do need more speed, I can overclock it.

 

As others have said, the FX 9590 is a waste of money.  It can use up to four times more power than a Skylake CPU and is roughly 30% slower (per core) at the same speed:

 

A 4.7GHz Sklake CPU will be roughly 30% faster on each core than a FX 9590 at the same 4.7GHz.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($348.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($122.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($80.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $834.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-07 00:30 EDT-0400

 

 

[mikat]

8 hours ago, Icebonez said:

From benchmarks it didn't look too bad tbh. So just go with a regular i5 or i7? I want to get the best and longest lasting rig i can buy without going broke so I'm open to suggestions.

6600k or 6700k would be your best bet for keeping the system for the longest amount of time

[Icebonez]

I was talking to my buddy and was thinking about going with the FX-8350 with an MSI 970. Is that gonna be better performance/longer lasting than an i5-6600k? If not what board will support SATA 3 and is gonna last me a good amount of time?

[Guest]

39 minutes ago, Icebonez said:

I was talking to my buddy and was thinking about going with the FX-8350 with an MSI 970. Is that gonna be better performance/longer lasting than an i5-6600k? If not what board will support SATA 3 and is gonna last me a good amount of time?

If you go for an FX-8350 then you are basically in the same boat (i.e No upgrade path and old architecture). An i5 6600K is a much better option as you would be able to buy an i7 6700K in the future should you need it, or a Kaby Lake cpu when they release as they are going to be on the same socket (LGA 1151).

[Icebonez]

So I completely redid my list with a 6700k, check out the list and see if I need and improvements:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/s6YqYJ

[stconquest]

7 minutes ago, Icebonez said:

So I completely redid my list with a 6700k, check out the list and see if I need and improvements:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4HmJFT

2x8GB performs better than 4x4GB.

 

Faster RAM (2800MHz+) does matter.

 

Black Series storage drive is unnecessary.

[Icebonez]

25 minutes ago, stconquest said:

2x8GB performs better than 4x4GB.

 

Faster RAM (2800MHz+) does matter.

 

Black Series storage drive is unnecessary.

I've heard the black does so much better than the blue tho, is it really worth the extra money?

[stconquest]

Just now, Icebonez said:

I've heard the black does so much better than the blue tho, is it really worth the extra money?

nope

[yasho2249]

On 4/6/2016 at 2:12 AM, Icebonez said:

Why not?

http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2729891/bottlenecking-guide-chart-2015.html

 

Use this for pairing CPU and Gpu and research a bit about bottlenecks