Hey everyone,
I haven't built a computer in maybe 10-15 years... since core 2 duo's were a thing and the intel "i" series was in 1st/2nd gen. Things get busy and life takes priority.
Anyways, thinking about building another pc. I'm a software dev and I do some gaming... so I'm wondering where the sweet spot is with cpu's these days.
I would like for somebody to give me "the skinny" on the current cpu situation.
Main questions:
1) Is it still worth it to always go intel? Is the cost of a mid-high end i-series worth it vs. a comparable performing amd ryzen?
2) Is now a good or bad time to buy/build? Anything new coming out soon that I should wait for?
3) which is the best bang for your buck, mid-high performance offering from both amd and Intel?
4) anything else you think i should take into consideration?
I was thinking of also building a basic server too- something that probably runs ubuntu server that funstions as a nas, runs plex, maybe hosts some websites, maybe a LAMP testbed... but seeing as how they sell 8 year old dell power edge servers on amazon for 200$, I may just go that route, or just get a synology.
I haven't built a computer in maybe 10-15 years... since core 2 duo's were a thing and the intel "i" series was in 1st/2nd gen. Things get busy and life takes priority.
Anyways, thinking about building another pc. I'm a software dev and I do some gaming... so I'm wondering where the sweet spot is with cpu's these days.
I would like for somebody to give me "the skinny" on the current cpu situation.
Main questions:
1) Is it still worth it to always go intel? Is the cost of a mid-high end i-series worth it vs. a comparable performing amd ryzen?
2) Is now a good or bad time to buy/build? Anything new coming out soon that I should wait for?
3) which is the best bang for your buck, mid-high performance offering from both amd and Intel?
4) anything else you think i should take into consideration?
I was thinking of also building a basic server too- something that probably runs ubuntu server that funstions as a nas, runs plex, maybe hosts some websites, maybe a LAMP testbed... but seeing as how they sell 8 year old dell power edge servers on amazon for 200$, I may just go that route, or just get a synology.