Ended up going with the ryzen 5 2600x paired with a msi 450b tomahawk board.
I'm hoping this will be more than sufficient for my current a near future needs.
I'm stoked to get started this weekend.
Several reasons aside from the expected price drop.
I can't afford it right now.
I don't need that much power right now.
I don't want to break the very expensive stuff on my first ground up build.
I am already kicking around ideas for what I want in my next build, and it sure as shit will have a 3900x in it.
Several reasons aside from the expected price drop.
1. I can't afford it right now.
2. I don't need that much power right now.
3. I don't want to break the very expensive stuff on my first ground up build.
I am already kicking around ideas for what I want in my next build, and it sure as shit will have a 3900x in it.
Reason 1 is solid, and a killer argument. Never buy what you can't afford.
But reason 2 is not a good reason. If you don't need the power now, you might need it in the future. And if you upgrade to a fast system you don't need to upgrade then. It's more expensive to always but to what you need at the moment as to upgrade in big steps. But that's for when you can afford it.
Reason 1 is solid, and a killer argument. Never buy what you can't afford.
But reason 2 is not a good reason. If you don't need the power now, you might need it in the future. And if you upgrade to a fast system you don't need to upgrade then. It's more expensive to always but to what you need at the moment as to upgrade in big steps. But that's for when you can afford it.
One of us had a stroke half way through that second statement.
But hear me out, I don't play a lot of high end games. The whole reason I needed this upgrade was to play Doom 2016.
I do plan on playing borderlands 3 and the newest doom when they're released. But I'm also quite content playing old fallout or even command and conquer.
Perhaps my preferences will change once I get a taste of high end gaming.
But until then I can do more research on exactly what I want and build confidence in actually building computers. Hell, I got a couple fortnight specials kicking around I could make a few 100 off of.
One of us had a stroke half way through that second statement.
But hear me out, I don't play a lot of high end games. The whole reason I needed this upgrade was to play Doom 2016.
I do plan on playing borderlands 3 and the newest doom when they're released. But I'm also quite content playing old fallout or even command and conquer.
Perhaps my preferences will change once I get a taste of high end gaming.
But until then I can do more research on exactly what I want and build confidence in actually building computers. Hell, I got a couple fortnight specials kicking around I could make a few 100 off of.
Why, just why didn't you wait another month?
The new Ryzens are gonna be so much better.