Hi Bob,

There are other things I am doing on the computer beside music. Video for one thing.

Everyone I talk too is saying how good the new AMD Ryzen processors are. The two I have bought have been real disappointments. Perhaps the issues had nothing to do with the processor.

Anyone here actually running a Ryzen 9?

No one here seems to understand the limits of a 4U rack mount case. There is no room to install a larger power supply. There is no place to install another fan without machining the top of the case.

I don't know what I may want to do with a computer in the near future so I set a budget of around $2000 and want the best machine I can build for that amount of money.

My current decision is about which processor and a motherboard. If AMD is truly better then that is what I want. I don't care if it is cheaper or more expensive. Cost is not the driving factor to some extent.

Billy

“Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig?
“Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”