I know the first thing everyone will say is to use an AMD GPU. Agreed, sounds good (NVIDIA is sucky on my current machine). I have no clue which ones to start looking in to however.

I’m someone that is pretty good with the software side of computing, but not so much with the hardware side. I can comfortably construct a computer, just don’t know much about what the best components to buy are. Any hardware suggestions / recommendations (for any component) are greatly appreciated (reasons for the suggestion is an optional bonus I would appreciate).

As for budget, I probably don’t wanna spend much over $2.5K USD. $1K to 2K is probably about my preferred budget.

Thanks in advance to anyone that decides to help out.

(For anyone asking what I’ll likely run on it: Arch Linux)

    • wax@lemmy.wtf
      9·
      2 years ago

      The air cooler market is very competitive right now. Noctua has great customer support and quality, as always, but there are better value options.

      I would pick Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE, or alternatively the Peerless Assassin 120 SE

      • olicvb@lemmy.caEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        yea psu ratings dont rate the quality, they rate how efficient it is at converting AC to DC.

        Bronze will use more power to output the same 12v than platinum and that’s it. So if you care about not wasting energy during the conversion then get a higher tier psu otherwise don’t bother factoring in the rating.

    • Moxvallix@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      Thanks for the recommendations! Linking to a build was a nice touch :)

      This is all a lot to take in lol, I might have to start a spreadsheet.

    • root@aussie.zoneEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      An alternative air cooler you can consider is the Deep Cool AK620. It’s cheaper than the Noctua NH-D15 and probably a couple of degrees off in cooling efficienct. I have it with my Ryzen 5600 and am very happy with the performnce.

      Note that whichever cooler you decide to get, their websites should also have a link for case and ram compatibility. You don’t want to end up in a situation where the ram is too tall because of the rgb lights or the case can’t be covered up.

        • L3ft_F13ld!@links.hackliberty.org
          3·
          2 years ago

          Thanks. Haven’t been into the desktop scene in a while so was unsure why four sticks would be a worse idea. Always thought it would be better than two.

      • kugmo@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        5·
        2 years ago

        It puts more stress on the memory controller, DOCP might not work which is essential for Ryzen since it likes fast RAM.

        • miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml
          1·
          2 years ago

          I wouldn’t have thought any board newer than the original Ryzen platform X370 has a problem with this. Do they?

          Besides, the fact that these two CPUs have more cache and all cores on a single CCD makes them much less dependant on fast RAM.

          You could run the 5800X3D with 2800 memory and get very close to its maximum potential already, it’s crazy.