Ideas for a future pc build

[Inception9269]

Have been pondering a future high end build I want to do at some point. I'm doing a job right now with shit pay and unreliable work days, however it's a thing where if I do it for a year or two I can get full time which starts off at $16 an hour with raises every years up to $23 and some change by the 4 year mark.

 

I plan on doing a really high end pc build some time after getting full time, so at least 2 years in the future. Which is a decent upgrade time since there's no reason to upgrade my current system for a few years.

 

By that time Intel coffee lake cpus should be a thing, Intel probably having the successor to that out by that point in time. I plan on going with a 6 core Intel cpu then. My cpu cooler is pretty good but I think I might replace it with something else when I do that build. Maybe a 360 fractal design AiO.

 

For motherboards I was wanting some feedback. I really like MSI but I think I might go with a different brand cause I feel their designs to be uninspiring and I want to try something different than just another black and red build. I don't want Asus components. Evga boards I'm curious about, wondering if someone can vouch for their boards. I know their gpus are supposed to be the best Nvidia gpus. So I plan on going with an Evga gpu. By that time the next line of Nvidia gpus will be a thing, I believe people said they'd be 2000 series and not 1100 series. With the pc I want it to be overkill, but don't want it to be too impractical of a cost. So debating on if I'd go with a single 2080 and eventually get a second one, or get 2070 and eventually get a second.

 

Wit storage I have a 500gb m.2 ssd, a 2tb sshd, and 4tb hdd. Around that time I imagine 1tb and up ssds would be more affordable. I would like to slowly replace my mechanical drives with ssds depending on how much the prices are then.

 

Thoughts and suggestions for this future pc?

[Hybris5112]

Most people would disagree but since it sounds like you'll likely building up this rig over time even once you get the full time job I would see what ultra-high end processors are available at the time (7900x/1950x level of processor) once that is decided you can pick a motherboard, personally I've had overall good luck with Asus and I like their BIOS designs.

 

Once you have these core components then you can upgrade things like GPUs and memory as time and budget allow as you rest easy in that you have enough processor to punch through whatever task be it single or multi threaded for several years if not longer.

[Guest]

While I respect wanting to plan this far ahead, it is hard to make any solid recommendations on something that may or may not exist in the future.

 

My advice would to be continue to watch you favorite tech channels (if you have any) and compare things as they are coming.

 

Right now I would predict cpu wise AMD is going to be holding a decent portion of the market for maybe 5 years, assuming they continue down the path they are currently on. Intel will continue to be expensive, but their lower end options will be much better than their current options (ex: coffee lake i3's having 4 cores).

 

For motherboards, ram, and power supplies, not much is going to change much. 

 

Nvidia will possibly continue to hold dominance in the gpu world, but AMD might at that point also be comparable. That is assuming they decided to put as much work into their gpu's as they are starting to put into their cpu's.

 

Long story short, wait and see. For overkill it will likely be Intel, Nvidia, 32+GB of ram, and what ever board manufacturer has best over clocking support.

[HKZeroFive]

No offence, but I find these "future PC" build plans rather useless. Nobody has the knowledge to say how the PC market will be shaped in two years time and what products will be available because that's simply a limitation of the "future". Yeah, sure, you can speculate all you want about what might be available, but if you don't know the specific details such as pricing, performance and specs, what's the point? You're just as clueless as the rest of us.

 

I don't mean to come off as a downer, but perhaps you should revisit this "build planning" thread when you're actually about to build.

[Inception9269]

4 minutes ago, Hybris5112 said:

Most people would disagree but since it sounds like you'll likely building up this rig over time even once you get the full time job I would see what ultra-high end processors are available at the time (7900x/1950x level of processor) once that is decided you can pick a motherboard, personally I've had overall good luck with Asus and I like their BIOS designs.

 

Once you have these core components then you can upgrade things like GPUs and memory as time and budget allow as you rest easy in that you have enough processor to punch through whatever task be it single or multi threaded for several years if not longer.

I am open to AMD cpus, but until they get their single core performance up not sure I'd want them for my main pc.

 

And I think I'd rather go back to the consumer platform with Intel instead of enthusiast one I have due to various things I'm not liking with mine.

 

Threadripper is nice but way too much heat, and impractical cost for me.

[Inception9269]

1 minute ago, HKZeroFive said:

No offence, but I find these "future PC" build plans rather useless. Nobody has the knowledge to say how the PC market will be shaped in two years time and what products will be available because that's simply a limitation of the "future". Yeah, sure, you can speculate all you want about what might be available, but if you don't know the specific details such as pricing, performance and specs, what's the point? You're just as clueless as the rest of us.

 

I don't mean to come off as a downer, but perhaps you should revisit this "build planning" thread when you're actually about to build.

As for pricing, with Intel products and Nvidia ones we pretty much know already what they'll be. With gpus I imagine Nvidia to keep things the same with pricing. I do think there's the possibility of Intel cpus being a little cheaper cause Ryzen

[Hybris5112]

3 minutes ago, Inception9269 said:

I am open to AMD cpus, but until they get their single core performance up not sure I'd want them for my main pc.

 

And I think I'd rather go back to the consumer platform with Intel instead of enthusiast one I have due to various things I'm not liking with mine.

 

Threadripper is nice but way too much heat, and impractical cost for me.

I can certainly agree on the single threaded performance issues associated with AMD that's been their weak point for years now.

 

As for staying with a consumer platform if I may ask what issues are you worried about?

You did ask for a high end system so staying mainstream tends to fly in the face of that unless you have something in mind like a silent PC where having a lower end cooler running processor is more important then raw performance or useful lifespan.

[Inception9269]

1 minute ago, Hybris5112 said:

I can certainly agree on the single threaded performance issues associated with AMD that's been their weak point for years now.

 

As for staying with a consumer platform if I may ask what issues are you worried about?

You did ask for a high end system so staying mainstream tends to fly in the face of that unless you have something in mind like a silent PC where having a lower end cooler running processor is more important then raw performance or useful lifespan.

I find the mainstream platform to overclock much better and have better temps. With my 6800k I find myself having random issues with overclocks, such as blue screens, even when it's just my ram that's oced. Could just be a issue with my memory, but I think I want to go a bit more simpler with things, the mainstream platform more ideal for that

[Hybris5112]

1 minute ago, Inception9269 said:

I find the mainstream platform to overclock much better and have better temps. With my 6800k I find myself having random issues with overclocks, such as blue screens, even when it's just my ram that's oced. Could just be a issue with my memory, but I think I want to go a bit more simpler with things, the mainstream platform more ideal for that

Simpler would be to buy the more powerful processor rather then overclock for it but I can otherwise see why you would otherwise want a lower end processor.

 

My own experience with OCed memory usually is lots of crashing without much real benefit like what you are going through.

[HKZeroFive]

29 minutes ago, Inception9269 said:

As for pricing, with Intel products and Nvidia ones we pretty much know already what they'll be. With gpus I imagine Nvidia to keep things the same with pricing. I do think there's the possibility of Intel cpus being a little cheaper cause Ryzen

Not exactly... look at the mining craze right now. GPU prices are skewed everywhere. The MSRP of the RX 480 was $200 but now they're selling for $300+. The MSRP of the GTX 1070 is $350 but now it's $400+.

 

My point being is that you can plan out your build and speculate all you want, but unless you've seen the product in action (by that I mean reviews) and know the layout of the PC market, you can't definitively say that you're going to have that specific part unless you're a complete idiot.