Peace of mind is certainly worth the price for me, both in terms of future scenarios and in keeping things simple by leaving overclocking out of the equation. I don't yet know if I'm going to wait for the benchmarks for the Ryzen chips. If not, I'll definitely aim for an i7 if there's room in my budget. Thanks for that; it really helps.

Speaking of peace of mind, there's one last topic that I would like to ask about, if that's alright with you. It's the topic of putting together a system that is mightily future-proof, but perhaps not in the way that you might be imagining. Rather than crafting a system so that it can be made better in the future, I mean future-proofing by way of using high-end components for the sake of having their potential for the future even though they aren't being used to their full potential now.

Allow me to pose a hypothetical: Let's say that someone is only interested in 1080p 60fps gaming and has absolutely no intention of going above that - refuses to go above that even, for whatever reason. As time passes the demands of the most build-intensive games that exist then will outstrip the capabilities of the most powerful systems that exist now. Eventually even a system that runs an i7-7700K and a Titan X will only be able to run the most advanced games of the time at 1080p and 60fps. How would you feel about that person putting together a i7-7700K + Titan X build now with that eventuality in mind despite the fact that that system would be exceptional overkill for many years to come?

Now I'm not thinking of being so extreme as the person in the hypothetical but I might end up doing something similar, which is to say that I may buy a monitor that does not support the entire potential of my buid-to-be. I'll admit: I think my mind is made up. Still, I'd like to hear your perspective on this.