Originally Posted by
tombstoner139
Future proofing is spending top dollar on upgrades you don't currently need.
Make a list of the system requirements for the games/tasks you want to play/do that will be released/performed in the next 12 months. then build to that.
I would choose a board that has a LGA of 2011 for later upgrades.... this is what i consider future proofing.
a 60 gig boot drive is more then enough, put the money into two fat storage drives one for back ups only.
Remember your computer can only be as fast as the slowest component. Ultra powerful overclocked cpus are a waist its just gonna sit around doing nothing most of the time. invest in bus speed, low HD read right times, and a graphics card that can handle the display settinsg you need. then ram and cpu last.
I think you'd be better off spending half of your money and getting new systems more often. that way your hopping to a new spot on the tech curve every 2 years.
you don't need anymore hardware then the games your playing right now or in the foreseeable future. if however you want to feed your ego. all power to ya.