How 'futureproof' is this build?

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Hi, so I've been offered a PC from a friend for £900. I'm looking about spending my University funding on it and it's pretty high over my budget so I'm wondering whether you guys could help me with the specs and tell me if anything would need upgraded in say, the next three or four years?

Cheers in advance.

Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor
Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Asus Rampage IV Formula ATX LGA2011 X79 Motherboard
Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory
2TB SSHD
EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Video Card
Corsair 600T White Graphite ATX Mid Tower Case
Corsair 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Asus BW-16D1HT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit)
CM Storm R.A.T 7 Keyboard

I know this is pretty cheap for the components but I need to price it up based on my budget which was £600, lol.

 

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Well there is no such thing as futureproof anymore.

This build is 100% overkill and will be out of date before you can even properly use it.

I would scale back to an i7 4790k and a gtx980. That would be a proper build.

For this new setup, get a 750w PSU. Also, 16gb RAM max is all you need.

 

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Well, if I could pick components, I would. But to be honest, these are the specs I have to play with. I could sell the Titan I think and then get a GTX 980, right?

 

[tiny voices]

Yeah, I would sell the titan and get a gtx980 and pocket the rest.

 

[g-unit1111]

Well there is no such thing as futureproof anymore.

This build is 100% overkill and will be out of date before you can even properly use it.

I would scale back to an i7 4790k and a gtx980. That would be a proper build.

For this new setup, get a 750w PSU. Also, 16gb RAM max is all you need.

Yeah I completely agree here, total overkill and there isn't such a thing as future proof. Never has been, never will be. I like the term "future resistant" and you can make a build perform that way by allowing for upgrades and expansions as you go along.

 

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Okay, so enough about my terminology I guess and more about the spec in question? I can't really change it, if I use it for programming, video editing and gaming, will it last be a good four years or so?

 

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It will last 4 years easily. That is like a $3000 computer if not more. The GPU alone costs $1000.

 

[g-unit1111]

It will last 4 years easily. That is like a $3000 computer if not more. The GPU alone costs $1000.

Well with a rough currency conversions, a $3K US build would be like £1850, so getting a rig of that caliber for that price, I would say go for it. :lol: