[SOLVED] Cpu or Gpu for the long run?

[ninfo]

Which one should be priority when building for a future proof gaming pc?

I'm talking 5+ years without upgrades

For example

10700k + 2070 Super or 3600x + 2080 Super

 

[bmockeg]

Which one should be priority when building for a future proof gaming pc?

I'm talking 5+ years without upgrades

For example

10700k + 2070 Super or 3600x + 2080 Super

A decent CPU will last longer than a decent GPU. I’d get a 3600 and 2080 super

 

[Phaaze88]

That really requires a crystal ball...
Otherwise, you're trying to prepare against/mitigate the impact from upcoming software updates and hardware launches - neither of which you, I, or anyone else, has any idea about regarding drivers, new features, performance impact, etc. - that won't make yours look totally obsolete in a few years or so.
It is an effort in futility, and the only other answer anyone could give you would essentially be second-guesswork, unless they're time traveling Terminators or own a TARDIS.

That said, you'll never see 5+ years out of a gpu and still be relevant, unless you play at 720p or 480p, 2 resolutions that rely very little on gpu horsepower - oh, the irony...
The gpu is the device that tends to show it's age first.

Cpu: Things look to be heading towards utilizing high thread count processors, what with the tall hurdle that is the 5.0ghz wall.
Will it stay that way? Of course not - but for how long?
¯\(ツ)/¯

10700k + 2070 Super or 3600x + 2080 Super

Combo 1 is a wash. Combo 2 is more attractive.
If you can't afford to go big all the way through, you won't gain that performance edge that comes with an Intel cpu; you have to throw value out the window.

 

[GorillaMonsoon]

A CPU upgrade will depend on if your motherboard will still support the socket in the future. But older CPUs especially high end ones are still plenty fine today.

It will definitely be a lot easier to upgrade a GPU. That said when PCIe4 really starts to take off in a few years it might be an even better time to upgrade that...Again, as long as your MOBO supports that.