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ERMAHGOSH. Linus himself! My first brush with fame!

On a more serious note: Thanks for all you do man. Really.

I bought my computer in 2012 and I decided that I finally needed some more grunt to power my gaming and app development. I am on a tight budget though so I couldn't justify buying new. I have watched every season of Scrapyard Wars and enjoyed them thoroughly, so I decided to finally have a go buying second hand.
 
I started with:
16GB DDR3 @2133Mhz
i5-4670K 4c/4t @3.40Ghz to 3.80Ghz
GTX 760 x 2
Asus Maximus VI Hero
 
I decided I was going to try and keep the motherboard, but to upgrade to a faster cpu with the same socket, preferably one with hyper threading. I needed more graphical grunt, in a single card, because many programs don't support SLI. I would also LOVE some more ram capacity (Chrome and VM's are thirsty).
 
I ended up buying:
32GB DDR3 @1600
i7-4770 4c/8t @3.40Ghz to 3.90Ghz
RX 580
G19 Keyboard
G403 Wired/Wireless Mouse
 
Along the way I actually bought a GTX 960 first at a good price, then decided I wanted a bit more so that I could run VR comfortably. I also dumpster dived and found a working Q8200 DDR2 system with no hard drives which I parted out as well. Selling my original components, the intermediate graphics card and the dumpster pc I broke even. I haven't noticed the decrease in my ram and the extra capacity goes a long way. The hyperthreading means I am no longer getting bottlenecked in my programming and VM's. The GPU lets me play almost any game at full detail at 1080/60 as well as most VR games. Overall I've noticed a HUGE improvement (Fire Strike score 9350 to 11500) and it only cost me some off peak public transport fees. A+ would recommend.

PS: This all happened around Christmas, I wasn't helping to spread Covid.

ERMAHGOSH. Linus himself! My first brush with fame!

On a more serious note: Thanks for all you do man. Really.

I bought my computer in 2012 and I decided that I finally needed some more grunt to power my gaming and app development. I am on a tight budget though so I couldn't justify buying new. I have watched every season of Scrapyard Wars and enjoyed them thoroughly, so I decided to finally have a go buying second hand.
 
I started with:
16GB DDR3 @2133Mhz
i5-4670K 4c/4t @3.40Ghz to 3.80Ghz
GTX 760 x 2
Asus Maximus VI Hero
 
I decided I was going to try and keep the motherboard, but to upgrade to a faster cpu with the same socket, preferably one with hyper threading. I needed more graphical grunt, in a single card, because many programs don't support SLI. I would also LOVE some more ram capacity (Chrome and VM's are thirsty).
 
I ended up buying:
32GB DDR3 @1600
i7-4770 4c/8t @3.40Ghz to 3.90Ghz
RX 580
G19 Keyboard
G403 Wired/Wireless Mouse
 
Along the way I actually bought a GTX 960 first at a good price, then decided I wanted a bit more so that I could run VR comfortably. I also dumpster dived and found a working Q8200 DDR2 system with no hard drives which I parted out as well. Selling my original components, the intermediate graphics card and the dumpster pc I broke even. I haven't noticed the decrease in my ram and the extra capacity goes a long way. The hyperthreading means I am no longer getting bottlenecked in my programming and VM's. The GPU lets me play almost any game at full detail at 1080/60 as well as most VR games. Overall I've noticed a HUGE improvement (Fire Strike score 9350 to 11500) and it only cost me some off peak public transport fees. A+ would recommend.

PS: This all happened around Christmas, I wasn't helping to spread Covid.

I bought my computer in 2012 and I decided that I finally needed some more grunt to power my gaming and app development. I am on a tight budget though so I couldn't justify buying new. I have watched every season of Scrapyard Wars and enjoyed them thoroughly, so I decided to finally have a go buying second hand.
 
I started with:
16GB DDR3 @2133Mhz
i5-4670K 4c/4t @3.40Ghz to 3.80Ghz
GTX 760 x 2
Asus Maximus VI Hero
 
I decided I was going to try and keep the motherboard, but to upgrade to a faster cpu with the same socket, preferably one with hyper threading. I needed more graphical grunt, in a single card, because many programs don't support SLI. I would also LOVE some more ram capacity (Chrome and VM's are thirsty).
 
I ended up buying:
32GB DDR3 @1600
i7-4770 4c/8t @3.40Ghz to 3.90Ghz
RX 580
G19 Keyboard
G403 Wired/Wireless Mouse
 
Along the way I actually bought a GTX 960 first at a good price, then decided I wanted a bit more so that I could run VR comfortably. I also dumpster dived and found a working Q8200 DDR2 system with no hard drives which I parted out as well. Selling my original components, the intermediate graphics card and the dumpster pc I broke even. I haven't noticed the decrease in my ram and the extra capacity goes a long way. The hyperthreading means I am no longer getting bottlenecked in my programming and VM's. The GPU lets me play almost any game at full detail at 1080/60 as well as most VR games. Overall I've noticed a HUGE improvement (Fire Strike score 9350 to 11500) and it only cost me some off peak public transport fees. A+ would recommend.

PS: This all happened around Christmas, I wasn't helping to spread Covid.

I bought my computer in 2012 and I decided that I finally needed some more grunt to power my gaming and app development. I am on a tight budget though so I couldn't justify buying new. I have watched every season of Scrapyard Wars and enjoyed them thoroughly, so I decided to finally have a go buying second hand.
 
I started with:
16GB DDR3 @2133Mhz
i5-4670K 4c/4t @3.40Ghz to 3.80Ghz
GTX 760 x 2
Asus Maximus VI Hero
 
I decided I was going to try and keep the motherboard, but to upgrade to a faster cpu with the same socket, preferably one with hyper threading. I needed more graphical grunt, in a single card, because many programs don't support SLI. I would also LOVE some more ram capacity (Chrome and VM's are thirsty).
 
I ended up buying:
32GB DDR3 @1600
i7-4770 4c/8t @3.40Ghz to 3.90Ghz
RX 580
G19 Keyboard
G403 Wired/Wireless Mouse
 
Along the way I actually bought a GTX 960 first at a good price, then decided I wanted a bit more so that I could run VR comfortably. I also dumpster dived and found a working Q8200 DDR2 system with no hard drives which I parted out as well. Selling my original components, the intermediate graphics card and the dumpster pc I broke even. I haven't noticed the decrease in my ram and the extra capacity goes a long way. The hyperthreading means I am no longer getting bottlenecked in my programming and VM's. The GPU lets me play almost any game at full detail at 1080/60 as well as most VR games. Overall I've noticed a HUGE improvement (Fire Strike score 9350 to 11500) and it only cost me some off peak public transport fees. A+ would recommend.

PS: This all happened around Christmas, I wasn't helping to spread Covid.

I bought my computer in 2012 and I decided that I finally needed some more grunt to power my gaming and app development. I am on a tight budget though so I couldn't justify buying new. I have watched every season of Scrapyard Wars and enjoyed them thoroughly, so I decided to finally have a go buying second hand.
 
I started with:
16GB DDR3 @2133Mhz
i5-4670K 4c/4t @3.40Ghz to 3.80Ghz
GTX 760 x 2
Asus Maximus VI Hero
 
I decided I was going to try and keep the motherboard, but to upgrade to a faster cpu with the same socket, preferably one with hyper threading. I needed more graphical grunt, in a single card, because many programs don't support SLI. I would also LOVE some more ram capacity (Chrome and VM's are thirsty).
 
I ended up buying:
32GB DDR3 @1600
i7-4770 4c/8t @3.40Ghz to 3.90Ghz
RX 580
G19 Keyboard
G403 Wired/Wireless Mouse
 
Along the way I actually bought a GTX 960 first at a good price, then decided I wanted a bit more so that I could run VR comfortably. I also dumpster dived and found a working Q8200 DDR2 system with no hard drives which I parted out as well. Selling my original components, the intermediate graphics card and the dumpster pc I broke even. I haven't noticed the decrease in my ram and the extra capacity goes a long way. The hyperthreading means I am no longer getting bottlenecked in my programming and VM's. The GPU lets me play almost any game at full detail at 1080/60 as well as most VR games. Overall I've noticed a HUGE improvement (Fire Strike score 9350 to 11500) and it only cost me some off peak public transport fees. A+ would recommend.

PS: This all happened around Christmas, I wasn't helping to spread Covid.

I bought my computer in 2012 and I decided that I finally needed some more grunt to power my gaming and app development. I am on a tight budget though so I couldn't justify buying new. I have watched every season of Scrapyard Wars and enjoyed them thoroughly, so I decided to finally have a go buying second hand.
 
I started with:
16GB DDR3 @2133Mhz
i5-4670K 4c/4t @3.40Ghz to 3.80Ghz
GTX 760 x 2
Asus Maximus VI Hero
 
I decided I was going to try and keep the motherboard, but to upgrade to a faster cpu with the same socket, preferably one with hyper threading. I needed more graphical grunt, in a single card, because many programs don't support SLI. I would also LOVE some more ram capacity (Chrome and VM's are thirsty).
 
I ended up buying:
32GB DDR3 @1600
i7-4770 4c/8t @3.40Ghz to 3.90Ghz
RX 580
G19 Keyboard
G403 Wired/Wireless Mouse
 
Along the way I actually bought a GTX 960 first at a good price, then decided I wanted a bit more so that I could run VR comfortably. I also dumpster dived and found a working Q8200 DDR2 system with no hard drives which I parted out as well. Selling my original components, the intermediate graphics card and the dumpster pc I broke even. I haven't noticed the decrease in my ram and the extra capacity goes a long way. The hyperthreading means I am no longer getting bottlenecked in my programming and VM's. The GPU lets me play almost any game at full detail at 1080/60 as well as most VR games. Overall I've noticed a HUGE improvement (Fire Strike score 9350 to 11500) and it only cost me some off peak public transport fees. A+ would recommend.

PS: This all happened around Christmas, I wasn't helping to spread Covid.

I bought my computer in 2012 and I decided that I finally needed some more grunt to power my gaming and app development. I am on a tight budget though so I couldn't justify buying new. I have watched every season of Scrapyard Wars and enjoyed them thoroughly, so I decided to finally have a go buying second hand.
 
I started with:
16GB DDR3 @2133Mhz
i5-4670K 4c/4t @3.40Ghz to 3.80Ghz
GTX 760 x 2
Asus Maximus VI Hero
 
I decided I was going to try and keep the motherboard, but to upgrade to a faster cpu with the same socket, preferably one with hyper threading. I needed more graphical grunt, in a single card, because many programs don't support SLI. I would also LOVE some more ram capacity (Chrome and VM's are thirsty).
 
I ended up buying:
32GB DDR3 @1600
i7-4770 4c/8t @3.40Ghz to 3.90Ghz
RX 580
G19 Keyboard
G403 Wired/Wireless Mouse
 
Along the way I actually bought a GTX 960 first at a good price, then decided I wanted a bit more so that I could run VR comfortably. I also dumpster dived and found a working Q8200 DDR2 system with no hard drives which I parted out as well. Selling my original components, the intermediate graphics card and the dumpster pc I broke even. I haven't noticed the decrease in my ram and the extra capacity goes a long way. The hyperthreading means I am no longer getting bottlenecked in my programming and VM's. The GPU lets me play almost any game at full detail at 1080/60 as well as most VR games. Overall I've noticed a HUGE improvement (Fire Strike score 9350 to 11500) and it only cost me some off peak public transport fees. A+ would recommend.

PS: This all happened around Christmas, I wasn't helping to spread Covid.

Congrats! 
 
It's so much more fun this way. I actually enjoy the thrill of bargain hunting more than gaming in some ways 😛

I bought my computer in 2012 and I decided that I finally needed some more grunt to power my gaming and app development. I am on a tight budget though so I couldn't justify buying new. I have watched every season of Scrapyard Wars and enjoyed them thoroughly, so I decided to finally have a go buying second hand.
 
I started with:
16GB DDR3 @2133Mhz
i5-4670K 4c/4t @3.40Ghz to 3.80Ghz
GTX 760 x 2
Asus Maximus VI Hero
 
I decided I was going to try and keep the motherboard, but to upgrade to a faster cpu with the same socket, preferably one with hyper threading. I needed more graphical grunt, in a single card, because many programs don't support SLI. I would also LOVE some more ram capacity (Chrome and VM's are thirsty).
 
I ended up buying:
32GB DDR3 @1600
i7-4770 4c/8t @3.40Ghz to 3.90Ghz
RX 580
G19 Keyboard
G403 Wired/Wireless Mouse
 
Along the way I actually bought a GTX 960 first at a good price, then decided I wanted a bit more so that I could run VR comfortably. I also dumpster dived and found a working Q8200 DDR2 system with no hard drives which I parted out as well. Selling my original components, the intermediate graphics card and the dumpster pc I broke even. I haven't noticed the decrease in my ram and the extra capacity goes a long way. The hyperthreading means I am no longer getting bottlenecked in my programming and VM's. The GPU lets me play almost any game at full detail at 1080/60 as well as most VR games. Overall I've noticed a HUGE improvement (Fire Strike score 9350 to 11500) and it only cost me some off peak public transport fees. A+ would recommend.

PS: This all happened around Christmas, I wasn't helping to spread Covid.

Now is a great time to build a Ryzen system! 
 
AMD promised to keep AM4 compatibility until 2020, possibly longer.. The time is almost up but at least it's a better value than Intel.. 
 
I recommend getting a high end  X470 or decent X570 for the higher end skus. 
 
I just upgraded to the X570 Crosshair VIII Hero and Ryzen 3700X (8 core). That leaves me 2 BIG options for upgrades without needing AMD to release new processors.. The 3900X and 3950X are 12 and 16 core processors that work on AM4 and would be a healthy upgrade for anyone needing that much processing power over something like the 3700X. 
 
I think the 3700X will suit my needs quite well but at least I know there are bigger/better options if need be.. Intels current Z390 only goes as high as their 8 core 9900k.. 
 
I don't think there's been a better time in the last decade!