Does future proofing actually exist?

[watzup_ken]

Future proofing only exists if you don't have a high expectation of your computer to be honest. Some people can buy a comp and use it for years till it fails cause they are not exactly expecting top notch performance.
Also, by saving up and buying an entire rig at one go may not help u save as much as intended. Changes in the tech space is fast and chances is that u will end up having to change majority of the parts. As compared to a person upgrading parts and selling off older parts, he/she may incur a lower cost. That's my opinion.

 

[MoneyFace =p]

23 inch i already need some time to get used to

Meaning too big or too small?

 

[mun]

Meaning too big or too small?

Shld be too big bah cos I recently replaced my 15" laptop to 23" AIO computer and also not use to it

 

[wadsad]

wont take long to adjust to a bigger screen. is when downgrade to smaller screen, then is hard to adjust.

 

[Nakedtoes]

yea, most likely ram, can try to capture the error msg for the blue screen...

i dun have the old ram with me anymore... the ram are not spoiled just that after sometime the contact with mobo is sensitive..

 

[kokitty]

wont take long to adjust to a bigger screen. is when downgrade to smaller screen, then is hard to adjust.

hahaha.... sad but true.

Monitor i went from 15 to 17 then 19 every 2 years and this year i am looking at 27 incher lol


Just like mobile phones screen size, once you go big, can never go back lol.

 

[Francis85]

Mine 27" T260HD lasted me for 7 years, then i decided to retire it, hooted a 34" Dell.......

hahaha.... sad but true.

Monitor i went from 15 to 17 then 19 every 2 years and this year i am looking at 27 incher lol


Just like mobile phones screen size, once you go big, can never go back lol.

 

[NobunagaOda]

check one by one. If spoil can head down to RMA. Rams are usually life time warranty

Not all rams. Some only few years.

 

[Michel Merlin]

Being cheap hence easy to replace helps being future-proof

One important factor in being future-proof is to get worn-out (and if possible recyclable) after having worked properly and got amortized, and before getting obsoleted, hence being faster replaced.

Look at human and other living beings: we get worn-out before getting obsolete, are easily recycled, inexpensive to build (just a tiny work and 9 months to wait) hence quickly amortized and replaced.

Versailles, Fri 26 Feb 2016 22:28:40 +0100

 

[what88]

Future proofing only exists if you don't have a high expectation of your computer to be honest. Some people can buy a comp and use it for years till it fails cause they are not exactly expecting top notch performance.
Also, by saving up and buying an entire rig at one go may not help u save as much as intended. Changes in the tech space is fast and chances is that u will end up having to change majority of the parts. As compared to a person upgrading parts and selling off older parts, he/she may incur a lower cost. That's my opinion.

I am one of them, my laptop and desktop is almost 5 years, non-gamer thus hardly go to upgrade anything except monitor.

 

[what88]

hahaha.... sad but true.

Monitor i went from 15 to 17 then 19 every 2 years and this year i am looking at 27 incher lol


Just like mobile phones screen size, once you go big, can never go back lol.

But LL when back to office, monitor screen is much smaller than home one...23" vs 17"

 

[kokitty]

But LL when back to office, monitor screen is much smaller than home one...23" vs 17"

true true... my office 19" only....

 

[lcheowl]

But LL when back to office, monitor screen is much smaller than home one...23" vs 17"

if your company pc spec is better than your home pc, I doubt you want to come home and use your pc.

lol

 

[mini_cow]

My office PC specs are surprisingly good for a 4 year old rig. Dual nec monitors at 1200p and quaddro card! Lolx

 

[Skyline34_]

2 cents layman view: GPU is still the most challenging to 'future-proof' for gamers who demand the best possible graphics

 

[Entry Level PC]

You go highest end Xeon CPU + 4x Highest Model GPU = Future Proof liao lor.

It's possible just not economical.

 

[mini_cow]

2 cents layman view: GPU is still the most challenging to 'future-proof' for gamers who demand the best possible graphics

You can't future proof a product that continues to have significant performance increases year on year.

Now if SLI doubles the firepower yes. But sadly it doesn't

 

[Skyline34_]

agree - and personally, still prefer a single gpu solution to a sli/xfire setup

hence i am resigned to the fact that i'd likely need to upgrade my gpu 18mths from now haha

You can't future proof a product that continues to have significant performance increases year on year.

Now if SLI doubles the firepower yes. But sadly it doesn't