Question I just upgraded my cpu and ram, will it be outdated anytime soon?

[Luca_21]

Cpu upgraded from the I5-8600k to the I5-12600k
I stuck with ddr4 but i went from 2400mhz 2x8gb to 3600mhz 2x16gb

Im hoping this ram and cpu will hold up for atleast 3 more years game-wise, and should i have waited another year for am5?

 

[logainofhades]

It should be fine. Also, you should be able to do a drop in upgrade, to raptor lake, when it comes out, if you feel it isn't enough. Your GPU matters more, though.

 

[drea.drechsler]

Cpu upgraded from the I5-8600k to the I5-12600k
I stuck with ddr4 but i went from 2400mhz 2x8gb to 3600mhz 2x16gb
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Sorry to break it to you...but you were 'outdated' the moment you posted this. AMD's already announcing Ryzen 3dVcache CPU's that takes back the 'gaming crown', and DDR4 is outdated since DDR5 is out, just not available.

Not to say it's not a great gaming system or will not serve well for a long while. That's not the point, but it wasn't exactly what you asked. It's mainly just a comment on buying the latest. It's impossible to stay current, you're always quickly outdated often before you even get your system finished and bugs worked out. The only losers are those people trying to ride the bleeding edge...but they have the money and don't mind I guess.

In short, while it may be outdated it will remain a good system for at least 3 years, and relevant for far longer.

 

[hotaru.hino]

Instead of worrying whether or not you wasted money on something that'll be "outdated" soon, worry more about whether or not you're satisfied with the performance you're getting. The fact you got an i5 already makes the processor obsolete or whatnot because you didn't get an 12th gen i9.

Fortunately, or unfortunately, hardware speeds aren't increasing like they were in the 90s. A system you buy now will easily last you 10 years as long as you don't suffer from FOMO.

 

[Karadjgne]

Outdated, bottlenecked, or any other 'benchmark' allocated variety of descriptive term is only technical with regards to performance, according to a benchmark. Otherwise it's nothing realistically other than Personal. I just retired (sort of, giving it to my kid) an i7-3770K that currently sitting at 4.6GHz with a gtx970. That works perfectly fine for minecraft, Valorant, Sims, CSGO and any other game my daughter plays. 60Hz monitors, so not necessary to try and get 300fps in anything.

Good enough for her? Absolutely, it's a big step up from her laptop. Outdated? Technically yes, realistically? Not yet...

 

[drewthebrave]

Outdated, bottlenecked, or any other 'benchmark' allocated variety of descriptive term is only technical with regards to performance, according to a benchmark. Otherwise it's nothing realistically other than Personal. I just retired (sort of, giving it to my kid) an i7-3770K that currently sitting at 4.6GHz with a gtx970. That works perfectly fine for minecraft, Valorant, Sims, CSGO and any other game my daughter plays. 60Hz monitors, so not necessary to try and get 300fps in anything.

Good enough for her? Absolutely, it's a big step up from her laptop. Outdated? Technically yes, realistically? Not yet...

THIS.

I similarly had an i7-4930k that I have been gaming with regularly since 2013. Over the course of its life, it saw 3 GPUs (GTX 760, SLI GTX 780s, 3060Ti) and was running Destiny 2, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, and Cyberpunk 2077 like a champ with the 3060Ti, despite its 8-year old guts and "obsolete" DDR3 RAM.

It's still running great, but I found a smoking deal on an i7-10700k and decided it was finally worth it to upgrade. The new CPU required me to buy a new motherboard & RAM, but now I have a fully modern machine with M.2 SSD, DDR4 RAM, etc. Keep in mind that the 10700k is already 2 generations old, but I have no doubts that it'll last me 5+ years for the type of gaming I like to do. Don't stress about your hardware being outdated - that's the nature of PC building: there's something new coming out every 6-12 months. Be happy with your excellent CPU - it will last you a very long time!

 

[Amddefector]

I think that cpu will have no trouble with gaming over the next 3 years. Can't see the memory causing any problems either. I'm still using a machine I bought in 2009 for 1080 gaming (ddr3)!