Bought a 6700XT for 400USD last year.

But the platform update required means that I possibly only do a budget MoBo + CPU for 400

Then PSU, case, ram, cooler are all additional.

My previous CPU lasted 7 years, my Ryzen 2600 is 5 years now. Which means I can’t play Remnant 2, Starfield or Lords of Fallen. Not the best optimised games, but a trend nonetheless.

Would future proof mean getting a top shelf Intel or the 7800x3D to last 7+ years? Or just go budget every 3 years?

Apologies if I don’t make sense the current market is confusing along with inflation and random price increases

  • @nyctre
    2•10 months ago

    I’ve been going for the future proofing route. Just finished a build with a 7900 xtx (1000 out of a 2500$ full build) and the 7800x3d. Time will tell if I made the right choice, I guess.

    • @leave_it_blank
      5•10 months ago

      Same. The 4790k lasted almost 10 years, got the 7800x3d in the hope I can repeat that.

      And to be fair, the 4790k still ran Cyberpunk at 50 fps, it might have lasted a while longer.