dane616
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Hi all,
I haven't built a custom pc in what is probably the last 10 years, but now with this whole working from home affair, I'm looking to build a decent developer machine that will allow me to bask in the glow of running multiple docker containers and developer IDE's, and at the same time having something I can use for gaming, which I'd be OK running 1080p at high frame rates to play the current games available at the moment.
With that all being said, I've been browsing what is available on the various online stores, and in a conundrum in terms of which CPU to base the build on.
My budget is probably around R20k max for the machine, and then possibly stretching it to R30k but that would include the monitors and everything.
Now that the Ryzen 5000's are out, if I start pricing a CPU/Mobo/RAM combo, I am seeing the following:
Ryzen 3600
ASRock B450 Steel Legend / G.Skill F4-3200C16D-32GVK Ripjaws V 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4-3200MHz
From WootWare
This totals out being R8,817.00
However, comparing this to the upgrade bundles on EveTech, there are two options:
AMD RYZEN 5 5600X
Asus ROG Strix B550-F MB - AMD RYZEN 5 5600X CPU - KLEVV BOLT X 32GB 3200Mhz RAM
R 10,948.00
AMD RYZEN 9 3900
Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming MB - AMD RYZEN 9 3900 CPU (OEM) - KLEVV 32GB 2666Mhz RAM
R 11,848.00
My questions are:
1. There is a R2k difference between the 3600 and the 5600x - This to me says the 5600x is a better direction to go? But is that R2k better spent elsewhere on say the GPU?
2. If I went for the 5600x, then a 3900(not the x) bundle goes for R900 more than the 5600x. Is having more cores better, than the new tech in the 5600?
My gut feel here told me more cores are better - but after watching this review, I'm conflicted as to if the 5600x is actually better than the 3900?
Thanks in advance!
I haven't built a custom pc in what is probably the last 10 years, but now with this whole working from home affair, I'm looking to build a decent developer machine that will allow me to bask in the glow of running multiple docker containers and developer IDE's, and at the same time having something I can use for gaming, which I'd be OK running 1080p at high frame rates to play the current games available at the moment.
With that all being said, I've been browsing what is available on the various online stores, and in a conundrum in terms of which CPU to base the build on.
My budget is probably around R20k max for the machine, and then possibly stretching it to R30k but that would include the monitors and everything.
Now that the Ryzen 5000's are out, if I start pricing a CPU/Mobo/RAM combo, I am seeing the following:
Ryzen 3600
ASRock B450 Steel Legend / G.Skill F4-3200C16D-32GVK Ripjaws V 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4-3200MHz
From WootWare
This totals out being R8,817.00
However, comparing this to the upgrade bundles on EveTech, there are two options:
AMD RYZEN 5 5600X
Asus ROG Strix B550-F MB - AMD RYZEN 5 5600X CPU - KLEVV BOLT X 32GB 3200Mhz RAM
R 10,948.00
Evetech Custom Computer Systems, Gaming Computers, Desktops Gaming PCs
www.evetech.co.za
AMD RYZEN 9 3900
Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming MB - AMD RYZEN 9 3900 CPU (OEM) - KLEVV 32GB 2666Mhz RAM
R 11,848.00
Evetech Custom Computer Systems, Gaming Computers, Desktops Gaming PCs
www.evetech.co.za
My questions are:
1. There is a R2k difference between the 3600 and the 5600x - This to me says the 5600x is a better direction to go? But is that R2k better spent elsewhere on say the GPU?
2. If I went for the 5600x, then a 3900(not the x) bundle goes for R900 more than the 5600x. Is having more cores better, than the new tech in the 5600?
My gut feel here told me more cores are better - but after watching this review, I'm conflicted as to if the 5600x is actually better than the 3900?
Thanks in advance!