Finally time to create a new computer for my job, and I am going to go AMD this time, but I am far from a computer genius so I have some questions as it has been about 9 years since I last built a computer, and last time it wasn't made specifically for Photoshop.
This computer will be used for internet browsing with literally several dozen tabs open in 2 different browsers, lots of photo advertisement creation in PS (actual photo editing not so much but some), some video editing/creation, and YouTube/Pandora/radio streaming in the background, but I have such a massive amount on my plate every single day that I need it to be really fast. I don't see myself using this for any gaming.
1. Ryzen CPU seems to be the way to go. But what about cores and speeds? Should I stick with an 8-core and slightly higher core speed, or would I benefit more from the 12-core with slightly slower core speed?
-1b. Just how much of a difference would I even see? Is the extra 4 cores, 8 threads, 2mb L2 cache, and 32mb L3 cache worth the additional $150 (Ryzen 7 3800x vs Ryzen 9 3900x) for what I will be using it for?
2. I will be going with 32gigs of G.Skill RAM. If I remember correctly, it is better to go with 4 x 8gig vs 2 x 16gig right? On the other hand, 2 x 16gig means I would have room to expand to 64gigs (given the motherboards capabilities of course)
-2b. How much should I focus on higher RAM speeds? I see both CPUs mentioned say 3200 but I also read somewhere that it (at least Ryzen 9) can be clocked for speeds of 5000. TBH, I only use programs available to me to OC anything, I don't do it manually.
3. Considering the Samsung 970 Pro PCIe SSD as I have read quite a lot of great things about it. Thoughts? Recommendations?
Motherboard, GPU, and PSU I don't think I will need any help with, but by all means please feel free to share ideas, suggestions and recommendations.
This computer will be used for internet browsing with literally several dozen tabs open in 2 different browsers, lots of photo advertisement creation in PS (actual photo editing not so much but some), some video editing/creation, and YouTube/Pandora/radio streaming in the background, but I have such a massive amount on my plate every single day that I need it to be really fast. I don't see myself using this for any gaming.
1. Ryzen CPU seems to be the way to go. But what about cores and speeds? Should I stick with an 8-core and slightly higher core speed, or would I benefit more from the 12-core with slightly slower core speed?
-1b. Just how much of a difference would I even see? Is the extra 4 cores, 8 threads, 2mb L2 cache, and 32mb L3 cache worth the additional $150 (Ryzen 7 3800x vs Ryzen 9 3900x) for what I will be using it for?
2. I will be going with 32gigs of G.Skill RAM. If I remember correctly, it is better to go with 4 x 8gig vs 2 x 16gig right? On the other hand, 2 x 16gig means I would have room to expand to 64gigs (given the motherboards capabilities of course)
-2b. How much should I focus on higher RAM speeds? I see both CPUs mentioned say 3200 but I also read somewhere that it (at least Ryzen 9) can be clocked for speeds of 5000. TBH, I only use programs available to me to OC anything, I don't do it manually.
3. Considering the Samsung 970 Pro PCIe SSD as I have read quite a lot of great things about it. Thoughts? Recommendations?
Motherboard, GPU, and PSU I don't think I will need any help with, but by all means please feel free to share ideas, suggestions and recommendations.