Building a PC and need suggestions *UPDATE: Choosen it*

[EricHiggin]

SpokenTruth said:

m0ney said:

I don't know why you want to buy a 580/1660 if you won't be playing demanding games, you could buy something like a used Geforce 960/AMD 280 and save a lot of money, or you could buy an AMD APU (3400G?).

Personally if I wasn't a gamer I'd buy a barebone mini PC like Zotac Zbox, they are cheap, small, quiet, consume almost no power but are powerful for everyday tasks, you just have to throw in RAM and SSD.

He will be using CAD programs so a mini PC is absolutely not an option.

If you want a reasonable CAD/CAM experience, you need a dedicated CPU and GPU. A Ryzen G Series APU will work, most of the time, but the experience will be quite poor. Our 2400G with 16GB DDR4 RAM runs my bro's CAM program about as well as our old Intel Q6600 quad core with 4GB DDR2 and a GeForce GT630 2GB.

SpokenTruth said:

Pemalite said:

I think so. I think there is a push to increase the amount of AMD products in the stack.

That would certainly help their market reach with a lower retail price. But the AMD thermals in that little box though.

AMD CPU's for now with Nvidia GPU's would be an option, at least until RDNA 2 silicon is available.