[SOLVED] Cpu/Motherboard for MEG Trident X

[joejackson700]

I am interested in buying the MEG Trident X 10TE-1281US which releases 1/1/2021. The cpu is a i7-10700k. I believe the motherboard will be a MSI MEG Z490i Unify because that is what came with the 2020 model. I don't know if I can upgrade the motherboard so my question is will this system be able to run the most demanding games at the highest settings for 10 years to come if I am only able to upgrade the other components.? P.S. Will the default memory option be good enough for the future or would you upgrade that? Thank you

https://www.avadirect.com/MSI-MEG-T...3080-Custom-Slim-Gaming-PC/Configure/13775274

 

[drivinfast247]

10 years? Highly unlikely. I mean you could possibly keep reusing the case.

 

[joejackson700]

Will having the equivalent of the rtx 3080 at that future time be powerful enough to play games at high settings without changing the cpu or motherboard?

 

[Why_Me]

Will having the equivalent of the rtx 3080 and the other components at that future time be powerful enough to play games at high settings without changing the cpu or motherboard?

When it comes to gaming builds you're looking at a 4 - 5 year turnover on average ... as in building a new rig. Case, and sometimes the psu and SSD are salvageable for a new build but that's as far as it goes. $3,000 for a gaming build such as that prebuilt in your link is an insane amount of money. If you don't want to build one yourself you'd be better off purchasing the parts and taking it to someone such as a computer shop and having them build it for you after you receive the components.

 

[Why_Me]

This gives you an idea of how much money you can save. This build down below is meant for gaming at 4K resolution.

https://www.newegg.com/black-lian-li-lancool-ii-atx-desktop/p/2AM-000Z-00053
LIAN LI LANCOOL II BLACK Tempered Glass ATX Case -Black Color -LANCOOL II -X $89.99

https://www.newegg.com/seasonic-focus-gm-series-focus-gm-850-750w/p/N82E16817151231
Seasonic FOCUS GM-850, 850W 80+ Gold, Semi-Modular $129.99

https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813144300
MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI LGA 1200 Intel Z490 SATA 6Gb/s ATX Intel Motherboard $263.99

https://www.newegg.com/intel-core-i7-10700k-core-i7-10th-gen/p/N82E16819118123
Intel Core i7-10700K Comet Lake 8-Core 3.8 GHz LGA 1200 $379.99

https://www.newegg.com/msi-liquid-cooling-system/p/N82E16835846008
MSI MAG CORELIQUID 240R AIO Liquid CPU Cooler, 240mm Radiator, Dual 120mm PWM Fans, RGB Lighting $109.99

https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-32gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820232905
G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) CL16 $259.99

https://www.newegg.com/pny-xlr8-cs3030-2tb/p/N82E16820177066
PNY XLR8 CS3030 M.2 2280 2TB PCI-Express 3.0 x4 3D TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $239.99

https://www.newegg.com/evga-geforce-rtx-3080-10g-p5-3895-kr/p/N82E16814487519
EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 GAMING Video Card, 10G-P5-3895-KR, 10GB GDDR6X, iCX3 Technology, ARGB LED, Metal Backplate $789.99

Total: $2,264


And this psu + gpu if you're gaming at 1440 resolution.

https://www.newegg.com/seasonic-focus-750-gold-ssr-750fm-750w/p/N82E16817151201
Seasonic FOCUS GM-750, 750W 80+ Gold, Semi-Modular $121.00

https://www.newegg.com/asus-geforce-rtx-3070-ko-rtx3070-o8g-gamin/p/N82E16814126466
ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 KO-RTX3070-O8G-GAMING $569.99

And this psu + gpu if you're gaming at 1080 resolution.

https://www.newegg.com/seasonic-focus-650-gold-ssr-650fm-650w/p/N82E16817151202
Seasonic FOCUS GM-650, 650W 80+ Gold, Semi-Modular $99.99

https://www.newegg.com/asus-geforce-rtx-3060-ti-ko-rtx3060ti-o8g-gaming/p/N82E16814126474
ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti DirectX 12 KO-RTX3060TI-O8G-GAMING $459.99

https://lian-li.com/product/lancool-ii/ <--- another look at that case