2015 - 2025 Building PC to Last a Decade

[RossKempMore]

Ross Kemp here.

Question. I'm building a computer, and would like some professionals to take a look at the parts.

Goals:

Absolutely the best performance and durability within $1,000 - $1,500 budget, taxes and shipping including.
No flashy parts (I am not 12 years old), gimmicks, software, "apps" (I just have chipset drivers, video drivers, Steam and VirtualBox installed), and similar bull****.
Lots of hard drive ports, I always run out of space due to addiction to pornography.

Background.

I previously built an Opteron 165 (1.8 GHz which I overclocked to 2.0), which I trashed this year. My knowledge of overclocking extends to increasing the CPU multiplier to go from 1.8 to 2.0. This computer will be used for FPS games, virtual machines, some programming.

Components:

I marked components that I think are the best with "***". The parts I'm not sure about are marked as "???".

***CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($241.98 @ Newegg)
***CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
***Thermal Compound: Prolimatech PK-3 Nano Aluminum High-Grade 1.5g Thermal Paste ($6.99 @ Newegg)

???Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($115.98 @ Newegg)

???Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
???Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)

***Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ Newegg)

***Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($333.98 @ Newegg)

???Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)

???Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($272.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $1316.86

Updates:
Possibly GPU: R9 390. Better than than GTX 970.
Possibly MOBO: ASRock Extreme 6 ($170, $155 after rebate)

 

[bob4933]

Your grasp exceeds your budget lol.

Focus less on longevity and more on getting the best bang for your buck. In yen years we will be using quantum cpus with liquid hard drives lol

 

[EarthDog]

Yikes...

What are your uses for the pc?

No pc is going to do well after 10 years unless it's only an internet/email pc really. That's pretty unrealistic if you game or are a power user. A Pentium 4 or AMD x2 cpus (came out in 2005 ish) will choke on anything remotely modern particularly if you game. Even if you upgrade the videocard in 5 years, the cpu will put a glass ceiling on performamce...

If you are looking for longetivity, you really need to look at the best you can afford as opposed to bang for the buck IMO... though with that budget it will have to be some of both. It depends on the use of the pc honestly.

 

[bob4933]

What happened to the op hahaha

 

[EarthDog]

Oy...

Dude edited it!! OK I see uses... gaming.. vms... 10 years... a quad and a 970???!!!

YeahNo on that build in tbe first post for 10 years.

We are talking quad with HT (at least), and the best damn gpu out and pray. Depends on the scope of the vms for the cputhough.

 

[Automata]

What happened to the op hahaha

I fixed it again. Ross, please don't edit your first post for now, every time you do, it breaks. The moderation filter runs when you have less than 3 posts, and re-checks when you edit.

 

[RossKempMore]

Yikes...

What are your uses for the pc?

No pc is going to do well after 10 years unless it's only an internet/email pc really. That's pretty unrealistic if you game or are a power user. A Pentium 4 or AMD x2 cpus (came out in 2005 ish) will choke on anything remotely modern particularly if you game. Even if you upgrade the videocard in 5 years, the cpu will put a glass ceiling on performamce...

If you are looking for longetivity, you really need to look at the best you can afford as opposed to bang for the buck IMO... though with that budget it will have to be some of both. It depends on the use of the pc honestly.

Perhaps I was being a bit Ross about the 10 years, but I am not the type of person that goes out and gets a new iPhone every year, or cares about looks. Longevity is important to me.

Update

Here's my Skylake i5 6600K parts. This is all just a work in progress, isn't it.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QytpTW

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($252.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: Prolimatech PK-3 Nano Aluminum High-Grade 1.5g Thermal Paste ($6.97 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card ($318.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($92.96 @ Amazon)
Other: ASRock Z170 Extreme3 ($130.00)
Total: $1086.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-24 04:49 EDT-0400

Not really sure about the CPU and PSU though.

UPDATE:

CPU COOLER allegedly comes with a paste, so I'll be omitting the PK-3 thermal paste.

 

[Janus67]

With the system you picked out, depending on what settings you plan to play at (and resolution) I could imagine it lasting for 3-4 years if you continuously lower settings every year to keep playing the newest games.

 

[Mandrake4565]

Are you anywhere near a Microcenter?

 

[RossKempMore]

Are you anywhere near a Microcenter?

Absolutely not.