Future Proofing

[airdeano]

could be, but the PCIe standard is a motherboard item.

and like prior PCIe revisions, the backwards compatibility will dictate the data flow.

the Z68 platform had both protocols of GEN2 and GEN3 with simple microcode/firmware updates.

[Yoobsterlol]

2 minutes ago, airdeano said:

could be, but the PCIe standard is a motherboard item.

and like prior PCIe revisions, the backwards compatibility will dictate the data flow.

the Z68 platform had both protocols of GEN2 and GEN3 with simple microcode/firmware updates.

Good point, this is why you're the moderator and I'm not, and also thanks for the info  

[Crusader93]

3 hours ago, Yoobsterlol said:

So Im trying to make a pc that can be as future proof as possible. Here are my main questions. Will Volta gpus use pcie 4.0 and will cannon lake cpus be compatible with a z170 motherboard?

As of now, there are no graphics cards that benefit more from pci-e 3.0 than 2.0. So until we see graphics cards that utilize 3.0 to its fullest potential, i wouldnt worry too much about pci-e 4.0.

Volta is still far away, and so is cannonlake. If you are wondering about upgrading, you should do it now. You get most value for your money when buying components when they get released. In this case, the skylake line has been out for a long time, but there arent coming processors that beats them in gaming for atleast a year. With the processor evolving we have seen the last 4 years, buying a processor today will most likely last another 4 years.

 

And one last thing, there is no such thing as future proofing in the computer world. Buy what you need when its out, and let the future decide wether a new upgrade is necessary. As of now, we cant know what games or components will demand and perform in the future.

[Yoobsterlol]

2 hours ago, Crusader93 said:

As of now, there are no graphics cards that benefit more from pci-e 3.0 than 2.0. So until we see graphics cards that utilize 3.0 to its fullest potential, i wouldnt worry too much about pci-e 4.0.

Volta is still far away, and so is cannonlake. If you are wondering about upgrading, you should do it now. You get most value for your money when buying components when they get released. In this case, the skylake line has been out for a long time, but there arent coming processors that beats them in gaming for atleast a year. With the processor evolving we have seen the last 4 years, buying a processor today will most likely last another 4 years.

 

And one last thing, there is no such thing as future proofing in the computer world. Buy what you need when its out, and let the future decide wether a new upgrade is necessary. As of now, we cant know what games or components will demand and perform in the future.

I'm not upgrading, I'm building for one and two, I'm worried about compatibility issues(if you read up top you'll see what I'm talking about) not bottlenecking caused by it. Yes, there is no such thing as future proofing but you can delay the time it takes for something to be obsolete or outdated, which is what I'm trying to do.