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Originally Posted by AzNightmare
Upgrading the PC is always a hassle. I figured it's better to just get what you need NOW, and not worry so much about upgrading...
The only internal parts that seems to carry over are PSU's and HDD's, but not even necessarily.
I made the mistake before by buying more expensive parts to leave extra room for upgrading.
By the time I was ready to upgrade, nothing modern was compatible with my current parts.
That is unless you plan to upgrade every 1-2 years, but the upgrade would probably be minor and not even worth it imo.
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I agree, get what you need now, and don't worry so much for upgrading. There's not much you can future proof now with sockets, because Intel always changes sockets ( and will be soon next year). AMD would have been a good route for you because they basically stayed with the same socket for years. For example, if your AM3+ mobo had an bios update, it could even support the new Vishera's. But even then, AMD is getting a new socket soon.
But anyways, Socket 939 is pretty ancient tech. The newer cpus nowadays should be futureproof for 3years~ at least (if you're not the person to upgrade every 1-2 years) imo.