Ryzen vs. Intel for Gaming and School Work

[Vicente Gomez]

Hey guys,

 

So I am contemplating on which of these 4 PC's I should build. Three of them are Ryzen, just different form factors, and the last one is an Intel MiniITX build. For the mini ITX build on one the Ryzen PC's, there is no motherboard because none have been released. Should I wait for that one?

 

On this potential PC, I am going to be doing typical college tasks, and smooth 1080p gaming. Overclocking my CPU is going to be a big factor for which ever build I end up going with. For both MiniITX builds, I will be modding the case to fit a 120mm AIO Water Cooler. Feel free to change any of these builds up and give me plenty of recommendations. Thank you guys in advanced!

 

Budget: <$1500

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ysWFqk (Intel MiniITX)

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BHQrnn (Ryzen MiniITX)

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mB7QxY (Ryzen ATX)

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BFM9vV (Ryzen MicroATX)

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, Vicente Gomez said:

I am going to be doing typical college tasks

so, just some homework? or are you also doing editing/rendering?

[Techstorm970]

2 minutes ago, Vicente Gomez said:

Hey guys,

 

So I am contemplating on which of these 4 PC's I should build. Three of them are Ryzen, just different form factors, and the last one is an Intel MiniITX build. For the mini ITX build on one the Ryzen PC's, there is no motherboard because none have been released. Should I wait for that one?

 

On this potential PC, I am going to be doing typical college tasks, and smooth 1080p gaming. Overclocking my CPU is going to be a big factor for which ever build I end up going with. For both MiniITX builds, I will be modding the case to fit a 120mm AIO Water Cooler. Feel free to change any of these builds up and give me plenty of recommendations. Thank you guys in advanced!

 

Budget: <$1500

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ysWFqk (Intel MiniITX)

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BHQrnn (Ryzen MiniITX)

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mB7QxY (Ryzen ATX)

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BFM9vV (Ryzen MicroATX)

There's a problem with both ITX PCs.  The Node 202 cannot fit an AiO cooler.

Also, I would really go with the i7 if you're just doing gaming and MS Office.

[ARikozuM]

Take an i5 or i7 non-K and go passively cooled if you'd like to go ITX with no noise. I would recommend an FE for the Node 202.

[Vicente Gomez]

25 minutes ago, techstorm970 said:

There's a problem with both ITX PCs.  The Node 202 cannot fit an AiO cooler.

Also, I would really go with the i7 if you're just doing gaming and MS Office.

 

23 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

Take an i5 or i7 non-K and go passively cooled if you'd like to go ITX with no noise. I would recommend an FE for the Node 202.

You actually can, i'll link the video below. By cutting a small portion on the inside of the case, and removing the drive bay, you can fit a 120mm AIO cooler. My intended major is computer science, don't think an extra 4 cores and 8 threads will help in that kind of work, in addition to gaming and typical college work?

 

 

[Vicente Gomez]

38 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

so, just some homework? or are you also doing editing/rendering?

 My intended major is computer science, so i'll be working in different environments for my different classes and other things I do on the side. Don't think an extra 4 cores and 8 threads will help in that kind of work, in addition to gaming and typical college work?

[Techstorm970]

4 minutes ago, Vicente Gomez said:

 

You actually can, i'll link the video below. By cutting a small portion on the inside of the case, and removing the drive bay, you can fit a 120mm AIO cooler. My intended major is computer science, don't think an extra 4 cores and 8 threads will help in that kind of work, in addition to gaming and typical college work?

 

 

Oh wow!  Guess I never saw that video by Awesomesauce Network (f**k his new channel name, the old one fits his personality better).

 

The only game that I know of that really benefits from more than 4c/8t is Battlefield One.  On top of that, you can pretty much do programming and the like on any computer.  Compiling code isn't demanding at all.  I know this because I'm taking AP Computer Science right now, and I can compile code with an old Pentium E5800 machine.  Little to no difference between it and a desktop Core i7 as far as programming goes.

[S1lent_5am]

for just about all college work you won't need the extra cores or threads even in the programming classes all of which can be easily done on an i3, i5 or i7.  Now if you want to run a lot of virtual machines or other tasks that will benefit from having the extra cores and threads. 

[SCHISCHKA]

14 minutes ago, Vicente Gomez said:

 My intended major is computer science, so i'll be working in different environments for my different classes and other things I do on the side. Don't think an extra 4 cores and 8 threads will help in that kind of work, in addition to gaming and typical college work?

extra threads are useful in computer science. My AMD-FX served very well throughout my degree and I'm still using it because the equivalent Intel is too expensive. It depends on what you are compiling. If you are doing basic stuff then you can use a celeron, if you are using an API with a large library and virtualisation like Android then AMD is a winner for its price/performance.