ReignInBlood20

Thanks for your help. I decided to go even lower budget than initially thought. So I went with a R5 3600 with a RX 570 graphics card. I figure for now ill be playing in 1080p 60hz.

I am learning Hyper-v for my MCSA and MCSE certs at the moment and really using the system for lab purposes... I mean how much better does 1440P 144hz look compared to a 1080p 60hz. I'd rather stay in the relm of AMD ryzen for their better pricing. Would it be better to go Ryzen 3700X at this point. I know for VM's you need a lot of RAM and a multi core processor. I just want to make sure I cover my bases within the budget.

Alright . Thanks for tyring to help I do appreciate that.

Im in the US. I would like to play in 1440p 144hz. The games I typically play are shooters, COD, battlefield, Gears of war. and also Starcraft.

Hey All, I needed some help figuring out what components to buy for my new 1st time build. This is a gaming rig but im also learning how to work with hyper-v and will be creating a bunch of VMs. With that being said, What would be the best MOBO, CPU, and GPU pairings with a budget of under $1000. I was watching videos from bitwit and Kyle is very high on the ryzen 5 1600 af. does anyone know if this is a good enough CPU to do the tasks that I will be using it for. Any help would be greatly appreciated.. if im leaving out info let me know. Thanks all!