How many years will the i7 8700k last?

[Dutchious]

If i were to upgrade my cpu to an i7 8700k and put it together with my gtx 1080, how many years would i be able to use it before upgrading the cpu again? And for how long will the 8700k stay fast enough for gaming?

[Omega]

We don't know. Long enough.

You will see yourself eventually. Don't worry about it.

[Harry Gumdropzap]

a lot

[vadim]

Most probably for a very long time. 5-7 years at least.

[Monk]

If they get graphene working and mainstream I'd give all current silicon about 6 months before it's obsolete, mind you, no one knows when that will be, same as no one knows what might come out and be needed in the future.

If things remain as they have done, probably good for a few years unless muktithreading really takes off and everything goes to huge core count.

[Harry Gumdropzap]

in the world of PCs a lot of your parts go obsolete in the same year
like smartphones

[vadim]

Originally posted by Builderman:

in the world of PCs a lot of your parts go obsolete in the same year

That was many years ago. Not true anymore. I still use ancient i7-3960x which I bought more than 6 years ago and it still works fairly well.

[Harry Gumdropzap]

Originally posted by vadim:

Originally posted by Builderman:

in the world of PCs a lot of your parts go obsolete in the same year

That was many years ago. Not true anymore. I still use ancient i7-3960x which I bought more than 6 years ago and it still works fairly well.

obsolete does not equal bad in performance

[vadim]

Originally posted by Builderman:

like smartphones

Did I understand you right: smartphone is sort of PC in your opinion?

[Harry Gumdropzap]

Originally posted by vadim:

Originally posted by Builderman:

like smartphones

Did I understand you right: smartphone is sort of PC in your opinion?

new technology for smartphones comes rapidly
new technology for PCs comes rapidly

every time this new technology comes the previous technology becomes w o r s e than the modern things

and uh a smartphone is a mini computer yes

[Omega]

Originally posted by Builderman:

Originally posted by vadim:

Did I understand you right: smartphone is sort of PC in your opinion?

new technology for smartphones comes rapidly
new technology for PCs comes rapidly

every time this new technology comes the previous technology becomes w o r s e than the modern things

and uh a smartphone is a mini computer yes

Smartphones go obsolete in no time not because of new tech but because the manufacturer drops support after a couple of years.

And what new tech? Besides some minor performance improvements basically nothing meaningful has happend in the last couple of years.

[HypersleepyNaputunia]

i7 2600k is now too old almost, so figure out how many years that lasted, should be same

[John Doe]

Originally posted by vadim:

Originally posted by Builderman:

like smartphones

Did I understand you right: smartphone is sort of PC in your opinion?

Yes, it is. They have gone as far as making Windows phones and Snapdragon notebooks. Granted, an Android phone is NOT a PC but it IS a form of a MINI personal computer, in some ways like he said.

[Omega]

Originally posted by John Doe:

Originally posted by vadim:

Did I understand you right: smartphone is sort of PC in your opinion?

Yes, it is. They have gone as far as making Windows phones and Snapdragon notebooks. Granted, an Android phone is NOT a PC but it IS a form of a MINI personal computer, in some ways like he said.

Windows Phone is dead. Microsoft dropped support for them if I recall correctly.

The processor a device uses does not dictate if it's a phone or not. Some of those Chromebooks only use those ARM SOCs because they are much more energie efficient then x86 CPUs. Same story for many single board computers and PDAs.

You can't call something "personal" if it's not. You have little to no control over these devices yourself. You are going to use the device as-is or not at all.

[humboldt]

Originally posted by F5 Dutchious:

If i were to upgrade my cpu to an i7 8700k and put it together with my gtx 1080, how many years would i be able to use it before upgrading the cpu again? And for how long will the 8700k stay fast enough for gaming?

i think it depends on the console scene(xbox/ playstation). if they are not too fast you can love your 8700k at least the next 5 yrs...if not 10!
kind regards

[vadim]

I hate Wiki, but nonetheless smartphone in no way can be considered as PC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_computer
And, btw, smartphone progress is fairly slow nowadays.