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Ah, I misunderstood you. Yes, the current ddr5 sets are likely to stay on the market and go down in price over the next 5 years, so you might get a 2x32 gb set in 2030 for the price you're paying for a 2x16 gb set now. Though this can be highly cyclical. Some years, all ram is expensive, some years, all are cheap.
A few more pieces of advice to touch on your "what can I safely skimp on" q:
The motherboards have diminishing returns above a certain price point. Above £300 or so they're likely to have features you don't need. Though, if you intend on using a wireless PS5 controller (bluetooth) or something, you'll want wifi. The wifi module includes the bluetooth module. They should all have wired internet connection capability btw. That's not a premium feature.
"OC" editions of gpus are mostly bs. All gpus can be overclocked and undervolted. You don't need a factory oc'ed thing. What might be worth paying for is the better cooling on some, not all, of these premium models. Look up a review and look at the noise test page.
The case: diminishing returns above £150-175. RGB fans - not for me.
You don't need a mouse with a 4000 hz polling rate. 1000 hz is very nice and there's extremely diminishing returns above that. Keyboards - get a mechanical one, but don't go above £150.
You don't need a "gen 5" SSD. Gen 4 is plenty fast. Get a high quality gen 4 one for your operating system and perhaps a decent one for storage. Yes, you can use an ssd as a storage drive. They're silent, as opposed to the constant whirr of mechanical drives.
You don't need to pay for Windows or Office. There are perfectly good activation scripts readily available. The ISOs for Windows 10/11 can be legally downloaded.
And just to repeat the PSU claim: don't skimp on power supply.
Thank you again! The cheapest build, the one I linked to in a separate comment, has an 850w PSU from a reputable brand. I presume that's going to tide me over for a long time unless I ever get a 5090 successor.
I had a PC "built" by assembling the pieces in the cardboard box the motherboard came in, so you can tell I'm not overly fussy about cases ;)
850w with 80+ certification is enough for a 5080, yes.
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