Cheap system for Mobile Dev

VossyDev · August 6, 2018

Hello people! Bit of a weird one I guess... need a cheap system that I'll be developing mobile games on - it's going to be running mainly illustrator, photoshop & Unity, but just 2D content only. As far as I can tell I don't need a graphics card for this, which is a big help in keeping costs down.

Already got a very nice case, and a 40" 4K Samsung TV that I'll be using as a monitor (Little big, but again has PC mode & helps keeps costs down).

So, I guess I'm stuck with two choices with no GPU. i3 8100, budget mobo (Sub £55), 120GB SSD & 8GB RAM. All comes in at under £250.

On the other hand, I could go Ryzen 2400g, 8GB RAM, budget B450 board (No access to previous gen to update BIOS), 120GB SSD, coming in at around £270.

I'm open to either option, although the 2400g has the advantage of added graphical performance, but I'm not sure that's hugely important with android development.

Which would you choose, and why? Or any other suggestions? Thanks!

Rockyjr1st · August 6, 2018

I would personally go for the ryzen 2400g as it has 8 threads instead of 4 and it's unlocked bios update may be an issue in your decision and with this specific rig if you ever really want to you could put in a gtx 1060 for some light 1080p gaming