Half-Life Alyx has me considering a VR capable build (RIP my wallet).
logicalincrements.com is showing all AMD processors except the i9-9900K which seems comparable to the much less expensive Ryzen 7 3700X.
I guess I just need reassurance that AMD is the way to go. I'd be sticking with a Nvidia GPU.
ToV AMD's Ryzen 2 and 3 series CPUs are simple great. Stick with the nVidia, like you said.