Hi, so Black Friday is coming and I'm building a PC, not strictly for gaming, but I'd like it to be able to do so in 1080p maybe in the future at 1440p. I also will be using for crunching numbers, I do some Sales Analysis for Purchasing Forecasting for multiple stores from a central distribution center, so 8000 sku database with sales data combine with excel is the main use for the PC, and Casual Gaming.
The question is rather simple, is it worth to choose the new 3600 over the 2700x, knowing that it will be 169.99$ vs 199.99$. Is it good enough the 3rd Gen Ryzen, even with 2 less cores?
I'm trying to build something that's not going to be obsolete in a year an a half from now. But also I don't want to break the bank if it's not necessary.
Here is the list that I'm planing:
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor ($169.99) Motherboard: ASRock B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($69.99) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory ($69.99) Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($97.59 @ Amazon) Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB CHALLENGER D OC Video Card ($369.99) Case: Phanteks P300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99) Power Supply: EVGA G5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99) Total: $887.53
Any recommendations?
