The most (and less) future proof components

[Virgule]

I know you hate to hear it, but here it is again : FUTURE PROOF, FUTURE PROOF, FUTURE PROOF.

 

I guess some components CAN be future proof. For instance, a good case and powerful psu is what I regard as future proof components. Also, mouse & keyboard, are pretty untouched by technological advance as well.

 

So here is a list of components I think is ranked from most to less future proof :

 

- PSU

- Peripherals

- Case

- High capacity storage HDD

- SSD

- Monitor (ex: 1440p/1600p ips display today, sure 4K is coming but will not be fast to spread IMO)

- RAM

- Mobo

- CPU

- GPU

 

Do you come up with a different order ?

[Recon-UK]

Pentiums Dual Core 930

2 gigachews of ddrtwo

a motherboard

NVIDIA GT 610 8GB

[TechSage]

RAM is more future proof than that........

Pentiums Dual Core 930

2 gigachews of ddrtwo

a motherboard

NVIDIA GT 610 8GB

Read the whole post.

[Recon-UK]

Read the whole post.

I did.

[Virgule]

RAM is more future proof than that........

More than a good monitor ?

[Luc401]

ssd is very future proof imo

[Virgule]

ssd is very future proof imo

I put it there considering the new architectures that are coming from Intel and others. I bought an SSD (see sig) a while back and I feel the new EVO is outperforming mine already.

[Luc401]

I put it there considering the new architectures that are coming from Intel and others. I bought an SSD (see sig) a while back and I feel the new EVO is outperforming mine already.

Yes but it wont be a insane performance improvement...

[miyabwah]

I put it there considering the new architectures that are coming from Intel and others. I bought an SSD (see sig) a while back and I feel the new EVO is outperforming mine already.

I feel like the EVO outperforms EVERYTHING. (At least at its price point)

[TechSage]

More than a good monitor ?

Woops, I was reading from less to most, so that's why I said that

[Lord Pantaloons]

Case

PSU

Peripherals

Monitor

RAM

Other things future proofness is up to the individual

[Virgule]

It's funny how most people invest the most in the least future proof components and the least in the most.

[Osmium]

Do you come up with a different order ?

-Peripherals

-Case

-PSU

-Monitor

-RAM

 

Everything else advances too quickly in my opinion. Motherboards become outdated because of the CPUs, HDDs become outdated simply because they will always get bigger, SSDs are constantly increasing in speed lifespan and capacity. The others I don't really think need explanation because they are constantly improving by wide margins.

[Askew]

I love my current case, and can't see me getting rid of it while ATX is still the standard.

[Virgule]

I love my current case, and can't see me getting rid of it while ATX is still the standard.

If ever there's another front panel connector you want you'll have to change/mod. That's the only thing I can think of that could justify an upgrade.

[Askew]

If ever there's another front panel connector you want you'll have to change/mod. That's the only thing I can think of that could justify an upgrade.

 

Well I did see earlier about the new USB specification that's coming, but I think my solution for that will be to get a 5 1/4 inch drive bay hub similar to a card reader that will make it accessible from the front and not require any mods to my case, while still maintaining support for legacy USB with my existing front panel.

 

Failing that I'm sure there will be plenty of adapter hubs that plug into either the motherboard, PCI bus or existing USB ports.

[IdeaStormer]

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So here is a list of components I think is ranked from most to less future proof :

 

- PSU

- Peripherals

- Case

- High capacity storage HDD

- SSD

- Monitor (ex: 1440p/1600p ips display today, sure 4K is coming but will not be fast to spread IMO)

- RAM

- Mobo

- CPU

- GPU

 

Do you come up with a different order ?

 

My Order:

 

Power Cable (the cable that plugs into your power supply to the wall)

Case Fans

Power Supply (they always make converters for 24 or what ever number connectors to the mobo or secondary power plug, think 8 pin, I have an old one as an aux power source)

Monitor (even if a new format appears you can still use your old monitor, like a VGA monitor, I have had monitors last through two builds)

Drives (HDD's, SSD's: they last a long time no matter what the LTT motto of drives failing is, they last and last)

Case (At least an ATX case)

USB Hubs (even a USB 1.X hub works with USB 3)

PCI/PCIe Cards (whether it be an Audio Card, USB Ports or NIC, they last a long time as long as you have the right PCI inteface on the new mobo)

GPU (you will use an old GPU for something other than the top of the line GPU purpose)

MoBo, RAM, CPU (These go together, no way you keep a mobo after upgrading a CPU assuming you're not setting it up to be upgradable from day one by buying a lamer CPU)

OS (I've always had my rigs go through multiple OS's with the XP machine being the exception since XP has lasted this long)

[KaareKanin]

- PSU

- Peripherals

- Case

- High capacity storage HDD

- SSD

- Monitor (ex: 1440p/1600p ips display today, sure 4K is coming but will not be fast to spread IMO)

- RAM

- Mobo

- CPU

- GPU

For my own part, I would put case on the top of the list, and considering the state of SSDs when I got my monitor, I would swap monitor and SSD ;-) but of course, we'll see some changes to the monitor market soon and there's no knowing how SSDs will develop or indeed if we'll se any significant leaps as we have done

[ccaian]

ssd is very future proof imo

 

Its probably because the price is going to drop like hell though so if you buy one now it might not be worth anything in the future. Even now we're still at 120-250gb (standard affordable range), barely enough for anything.

[pierrelucsav]

- Case

- PSU

- Peripherals

- Monitor (ex: 1440p/1600p ips display today, sure 4K is coming but will not be fast to spread IMO)

- High capacity storage HDD

- SSD

- RAM

- Mobo

- CPU

- GPU

 

Imo.

[TheNinjaNextDor]

Well I did see earlier about the new USB specification that's coming, but I think my solution for that will be to get a 5 1/4 inch drive bay hub similar to a card reader that will make it accessible from the front and not require any mods to my case, while still maintaining support for legacy USB with my existing front panel.

Failing that I'm sure there will be plenty of adapter hubs that plug into either the motherboard, PCI bus or existing USB ports.

Wont you have to get a new mobo because it will only support usb 2 and 3 headers?

[TheProfosist]

A good case, a good psu, a good heatsink, and good fans especially the case a quite future proof. O and peripherals are cause yea they just plug in.

[Blue fellow]

I'd just switch your top three. Case is at top because that has no wear whatsoever when running. My current case is 9 years old and still holding strong. My first high end mouse last me 7 years (it was physically abused too  ). So I'll agree with that at number two. And then I'd put PSU at number 3. I know there are quality PSUs out there that can last a decade and more, but I feel in general peripherals will out last them. 

[Askew]

Wont you have to get a new mobo because it will only support usb 2 and 3 headers?

 

No, I think that I could use a 2/3 to 4(reversible) adapter to be able to fit the physical plug and still operate at 2/3 speeds, or if that is not possible I could get a PCI-E card with the new headers on working at full speed.

[chimmychunger]

It's funny how most people invest the most in the least future proof components and the least in the most.

well i just bought a 780 and a phantom 410