The following article will focus on an enthusiast-grade workstation build which is up to date with late 2020 standards. Such a PC will fit very well in a developer/artist/producer/content creator or streamer’s arsenal as its both CPU and GPU strong in any application you may want to throw at it. Fast, plenty and upgradeable amounts […]
Ryzen 9 3950X
$2800 Ultimate Ryzen 3950X Workstation PC Build
The Ryzen 3950X brought 16 core CPUs into the realm of a mainstream PC build. Prior to the Zen 2 release of these productivity focussed CPUs, you had to buy into a high end desktop or ‘HEDT’ platform to obtain similar performance. Intel’s Cascade Lake X and AMD’s ‘Threadripper’ CPUs required specialist motherboards and attracted […]
Ryzen 9 3950X vs Threadripper 2950X: Best value in 2020?
Most people consider the act of picking the right processor for your new PC build as trivial as finding the one with the highest clock speed for what you need. However, there are times when two processors might not look worthy of comparison but actually serve completely different purposes. A great example of this is […]
8 Best Graphics Cards for Ryzen 9 3900X & 3950X Builds
So if you’ve decided on a beastly high-end CPU from AMD, either the 3900X or 3950X, and are excited about that massive core/thread count and putting it to use. Now the question is, which GPU should you pair it with? And the answer depends completely on you, your needs, and what you are planning on […]
Best CPU Coolers for Ryzen 9 3950X
The flagship Ryzen 3000 processor has finally been released, and boy is it a beast. The Ryzen 9 3950x, the top of the line Zen2 processor that was promised as the peak of the 7nm AMD implementation but released months after the rest of the lineup, has finally hit shelves. And it is making waves! […]