Thinking about building a new desktop with things I can pick up on cyber Monday. Anyone have any build recommendations?

[–] xyzzy 2 points (+2|-0)

I'd go with a Ryzen gen 3, lots of RAM (but not the fastest) and a medium priced nvidia, a pcie4 ssd and a big hdd for storage. Cases and PSUs are pretty much universal, the choice is on what's important to you.

[–] jobes [OP] 1 points (+1|-0)

I was hesitant about a Ryzen because I worked directly with AMD on a pre-release product while Gen 1 was being developed and...it had problems. Those are probably all cleared up by now, so I'll check it out.

[–] xyzzy 3 points (+3|-0)

AMD had problem processors before, especially early piledrivers. But I've only heard good from zen 2.

[–] PhunkyPlatypus 2 points (+2|-0)

If you have access to a second gen CPU to flash the mobo with. You could get a b450 board and a 3rd gen ryzen combo. However the 2nd gen cpu's have become increasingly affordable. You can pick up a good 2600x and a mobo for $200 or so.

As far the GPU, the only issue I've had on the software side with mu RX580 is that there were no updates available for the windows 8 OS. Otherwise I haven't had any issues on that side of things. AMD is about to release a new line of budget cards in the 5500 series that may be worthwhile taking a look at. Otherwise I'm not too well versed with Nvidia cards.

[–] jobes [OP] 1 points (+1|-0)

I'm debating going a super budget build or to go a little more modern. I guess I'll have to wait and see what sort of black friday/cyber monday deals pop up. The b450 seems like a great option for at least a gen 2, would be nice using it with the gen 3.

I'm steering clear of AMD GPUs because they are a pain to work with for development as a graphics programmer.

[–] KillBill 2 points (+2|-0)

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As far as CPU's go, I'm using a b450 with a Ryzen 3600 and its working fine. If you do decide to go that route there are some things you might need to know because older stock you will need to flash the bios before it will run the newer ryzens. If you aren't going high end gaming the 2600 is fine and potentially less headache.

[–] jobes [OP] 1 points (+1|-0)

i will keep that in mind

[–] [Deleted] 2 points (+2|-0)

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I tried an R9 270 card and it was a nightmare. Ended up spending more and trading it in for a GTX 960. I know a lot of people seem to like the AMDs but I don't think I'd try it again.

Thinking about building a new desktop with things I can pick up on cyber Monday. Anyone have any build recommendations?

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