How long will this last?

Cpeden7

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Hey guys, so I have completed my build. It's done. I invested around 1,000 total for all the parts included in the partpicker (pretty proud of my shopping skills). And well you see this number still scares my significant other some. So I want to be able to explain to her how long i'll be able to go without adding more or upgrading. So how long do you guys think this rig will last me? Without me having to upgrade.

Build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TrsHmG
 
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Not as long as it could. With that 8320, you'll probably start struggling to keep up with top-tier CPUs in 2 or 3 years even with overclocking.

If you want something that will last 5-6 years with no upgrades, ditch the $220 worth of gaming keyboard and mouse, and use the savings to go with an i5-6600k Skylake build.

To be more future-proof, you may consider going with 16GB of RAM ... that's a bit overkill for now, but in a few years some games may be straining 8GB. (also contained within the keyboard/mouse money)

In about 3 years, you'll probably want to upgrade the video card regardless ... that's a very good card, but it's just how fast GPU technology evolves, unfortunately. That's probably the only part you'll need to replace...
Not as long as it could. With that 8320, you'll probably start struggling to keep up with top-tier CPUs in 2 or 3 years even with overclocking.

If you want something that will last 5-6 years with no upgrades, ditch the $220 worth of gaming keyboard and mouse, and use the savings to go with an i5-6600k Skylake build.

To be more future-proof, you may consider going with 16GB of RAM ... that's a bit overkill for now, but in a few years some games may be straining 8GB. (also contained within the keyboard/mouse money)

In about 3 years, you'll probably want to upgrade the video card regardless ... that's a very good card, but it's just how fast GPU technology evolves, unfortunately. That's probably the only part you'll need to replace, though.

If it's for gaming, I'd STRONGLY recommend running a direct Ethernet cable, or powerline if that's not possible, instead of wifi.


 
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There's no ditching I'm have already purchased and currently using all of the pieces. But I can live with 2-3 years. I planned on one day making the jump to an Intel setup but no time soon. And thank you for the other advice. I'm in an apartment with no Ethernet access. And I figured about the GPU that was the one I was wondering about the most
 


Well, it's not going to be a bad setup, so you will be OK for the time being. I would recommend trying to overclock that CPU if you notice it starting to struggle; if there's one thing the FX series does well, it's overclocking. So you should be able to squeeze a little extra life out of it that way.

When you say you have no Ethernet access, what do you mean? There are no cable TV or phone jacks? Or just that you're not paying for an ISP connection.