Nicole

Yeah I didn't think to include it because it wasn't something I had to actually buy, but it was part of my plan. But if a nvme world fine I can probably Dave a few dollars on the board by going to one that doesn't have the video ports I need but has a M.2 slot, I don't think the board I currently have selected has a slot. Worst comes to it if I'd doesn't work I return it and just buy a SSD.

I have a 1TB WD black mechanical drive I was going to put in for extra storage. I had thought about going for a NVME drive but I read about Linux being finicky sometimes with NVME drives, and I don't think she would notice any of the speed increases from it. She is using an old Macbook Pro with a janky off-brand SSD and she thinks its perfectly acceptable, so I just opted for the SSD to make things easier! Yeah I guess overlooking the no onboard video made my choice in motherboard irrelevant in some ways, but the GTX 970 has more than enough HDMI/DP ports to go around!

I have a GTX 970 that I can throw in it!

Budget (including currency): $500 USD Country: United States Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Ubuntu, Visual Studio Code, various programming software Other details: My wife is looking to have me build her an inexpensive PC for her to run Ubuntu and use for programming in Python and web development. I know she probably doesn't need a Ryzen 5 but she wanted something a step above the Ryzen 3. As for other choices I went with the motherboard simply because it was the cheapest motherboard that fit the case, was compatible with the 3600 series with no BIOS flashing needed, and had two viable ports to drive dual monitors. (Will use HDMI directly with one and DVI to HDMI for the second.) Other than perhaps going to a Ryzen 3 and maybe a different power supply, I don't think there is anything I could do to shave any money off it? CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock B550M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($80.99 @ Newegg) Memory: ADATA XPG Z1 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory Storage: Kingston A400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($28.49 @ Newegg) Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($47.98 @ Newegg) Power Supply: EVGA BQ 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($63.98 @ Newegg)

Hello everyone! I am sure that like many of you the influx of some Christmas gift cards has spurred your desire to upgrade part or all of your computer! Currently I am am trying to decide on what the most beneficial upgrade, based on my system, would be. I am currently running the following setup for my CPU/MOBO & GPU: CPU/MOBO - I7-4790K (OC to 4.6Ghz) + Asrock Z97 PC Mate Proposed Replacement: Ryzen 5 GPU - GTX 970 Proposed Replacement: RX 5700 XT The OC on the CPU is recent and based on the benchmarks I did with the userbenchmarks tool it has bumped up its standing, the GPU still seems to be the weak link. I am leaning towards the GPU as I mostly use my computer for games and as the upgrade I do first seems like it would have the most immediate benefit. (The CPU will still happen but not until later next year.)