[SOLVED] Last Motherboard / System with Legs: That will last 15 years

[timtak]

I am looking for a new motherboard / system that has legs, in the sense that it will last a long time -- ideally 15 years.

My SSD equipped Intel Corei7 computer is about 15 years old. it works fine. I don't need anything faster afaik. Even rendering video is fast enough for me. But I don't think that it will keep working for (assuming I am alive that long) the 10 or 15 years till I retire.

I try to purchase SSDs, and power supplies that have a lot of watts, or extra watts, since that seems to encourage computers to last a long time.

But other than SSDs and a good power supply, is there anything else I should purchase so that my next computer lasts at least another 15 years?

I am scared that if I get the latest fastest i9 chips and motherboard it may last less well due to its higher performance that I don't really need.

Is there anything else that will improve the longevity of my last computer? Water cooling? A good fan? Bigger box? Rubber feet? A certain type of mother board? A low power chip set?

 

[King Dranzer]

Here is the list:

CPU :Intel i7-11700K (¥46,980)
CPU Cooler : Noctua NH-D15 Chromax Black (¥12,791)
Motherboard : ASUS TUF GAMING B560M-PLUS (¥15,907)
Memory : Kingston Fury DDR4 3200MHz 2 x 16GB (¥15,190)
Storage : SAMSUNG 980 Pro 1TB NVMe PCIe Gen 4.0 (¥ 21,700)
Case : Fractal Design Define 7 Compact (¥14,436)
Power Supply : Corsair RM750x (¥11,200)

TOTAL : ¥138,204

 

[timtak]

Wow! Thank you so much.

There does not even seem to be Amazon affiliate links. I am confused.

Thanks again. I will place an order.

 

[King Dranzer]

Wow! Thank you so much.

There does not even seem to be Amazon affiliate links. I am confused.

Thanks again. I will place an order.

I am not a part of Amazon affiliate program.

You are most welcome.

 

[timtak]

Three years later, I built the PC. The parts were standing in my office from late 2021 till now. My 15 or 18 year old PC is still going strong but I did not want to press my luck and I had some free time.

A couple of weeks ago I eventually watched a two minute how to build a PC video on Youtube, and put the parts together. It was quite easy (though I had to take the cooling fan off once, and the panel connectors took me a while).

It was the first time I had built a PC or seen a hard disk like that, that bolts onto the mother board. Apparently it is about 4 times faster than SATA.

The build took me a couple of hours. It boots to Bios really quickly. Thank You!!

I then bought Windows 11 on a USB. It arrived just now. But alas, Windows 11 says that the system does not have the requirements to install WIndows.

Apparently I can download Rufus, remove the restrictions, and install Windows 11 onto pretty much anything. I was planning to do this with my laptops.

But does King (if he is still here) or anyone know know why the system that King kindly suggested does not work with Windows 11?

Tim

 

[Colif]

See what this says, could be you just need to enable TPM and secure boot
https://support.microsoft.com/en-au...hardware-f3bc0aeb-6884-41a1-ab57-88258df6812b

or doesn't PC have an OS in it? Nice if win 11 would tell you why it fails.
Do you have the latest bios on motherboard? that might help.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/windows/windows-11-specifications

King is still around.