Yesterday my desktop I built in 2012 dropped out of power. At a local shop they checked and it wasn't the power supply, RAM, or RAM slot, (we tried with a new power supply and new RAM). So probably the motherboard and/or the processor. All in all, time for an upgrade 
.
The motherboard was a Asrock A75 Pro4, and the cpu a AMD A8-3850,sFM1. I intend to keep the case (Thermaltake Soprano No Power, Black), and power supply.
My PC useage:
I do NOT game (besides minesweeper and such)
I do use statistical software (SPSS, and R).
I do use programming software (Visual Studio, Microsoft SQL Management Studio and Server).
I do use MS Excel extensively (VBA for application, Data modeller)
I do use some basic video tools for screen recordings, but nothing heavy (not using Adobe or something)
I do use (of course) internet browsing, MS Word, MS Powerpoint etc.
So I guess my focus is on computation, not so much visualisation.
My budget is somewhat flexible, anywhere between 200 to 500 Euro/Dollar.
So I did some digging of course myself.
First the processor. I've enjoyed my AMD, and price wise I think their Ryzen processors are great value for money. A Ryzen 7 seems somewhat too expensive so was thinking about either the Ryzen 5 2600, or the Ryzen 2600X. The 2600 seems a steal at 135 euro vs. the 200 euro for a 2600X. I did read you might need some extra cooler for the 2600, which would make the gap between these two smaller. But at the moment I'm leaning towards the 2600.
Then the motherboard. I've come across the MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC for about 135 euro, and a MSI X470 Gaming Pro for about 125. I think most often the Carbon is mentioned as the one to go for.
The third thing I would need is a videocard. My previous build didn't require one because of the APU. I recently got as a monitor a LG34WK500 (will need to double check this when I'm home), which I use in combination with my previous monitor also an LG (not ultrawide, but forgot the exact specs). I've seen the Sapphire Radeon RX 550 2GB PULSE for 105, the MSI Radeon RX 570 ARMOR 4G for 175 and the Gigabyte Radeon RX 580 GAMING 4GB for 200. However these later ones I think might not be so needed for me, since I don't game, so was perhaps thinking of a GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1050 OC 3G which is about 150.
So at the moment, I'm thinking:
Ryzen 5 2600 - 135 euro
MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC - 135 euro
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1050 OC 3G - 150 euro
This would make a total price of 420. Additionally I would need some new RAM.
Then I also came across the AMD Ryzen 5 2400G, which is if I'm not mistaken an APU, so would remove the need for a dedicated graphics card. I've seen this go for 132 euros, essentially saving me the cost of the graphics card.
My main question is in essence: any advice? Which can be split into questions like:
Am I over looking something?
Which motherboard-CPU-graphics card combination would you recommend?
Should I simply go for the Ryzen 5 2400G and skip the video card?
Any other suggestions, comments?
Thanks in advance for your reaction.
. The motherboard was a Asrock A75 Pro4, and the cpu a AMD A8-3850,sFM1. I intend to keep the case (Thermaltake Soprano No Power, Black), and power supply.
My PC useage:
I do NOT game (besides minesweeper and such
)I do use statistical software (SPSS, and R).
I do use programming software (Visual Studio, Microsoft SQL Management Studio and Server).
I do use MS Excel extensively (VBA for application, Data modeller)
I do use some basic video tools for screen recordings, but nothing heavy (not using Adobe or something)
I do use (of course) internet browsing, MS Word, MS Powerpoint etc.
So I guess my focus is on computation, not so much visualisation.
My budget is somewhat flexible, anywhere between 200 to 500 Euro/Dollar.
So I did some digging of course myself.
First the processor. I've enjoyed my AMD, and price wise I think their Ryzen processors are great value for money. A Ryzen 7 seems somewhat too expensive so was thinking about either the Ryzen 5 2600, or the Ryzen 2600X. The 2600 seems a steal at 135 euro vs. the 200 euro for a 2600X. I did read you might need some extra cooler for the 2600, which would make the gap between these two smaller. But at the moment I'm leaning towards the 2600.
Then the motherboard. I've come across the MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC for about 135 euro, and a MSI X470 Gaming Pro for about 125. I think most often the Carbon is mentioned as the one to go for.
The third thing I would need is a videocard. My previous build didn't require one because of the APU. I recently got as a monitor a LG34WK500 (will need to double check this when I'm home), which I use in combination with my previous monitor also an LG (not ultrawide, but forgot the exact specs). I've seen the Sapphire Radeon RX 550 2GB PULSE for 105, the MSI Radeon RX 570 ARMOR 4G for 175 and the Gigabyte Radeon RX 580 GAMING 4GB for 200. However these later ones I think might not be so needed for me, since I don't game, so was perhaps thinking of a GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1050 OC 3G which is about 150.
So at the moment, I'm thinking:
Ryzen 5 2600 - 135 euro
MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC - 135 euro
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1050 OC 3G - 150 euro
This would make a total price of 420. Additionally I would need some new RAM.
Then I also came across the AMD Ryzen 5 2400G, which is if I'm not mistaken an APU, so would remove the need for a dedicated graphics card. I've seen this go for 132 euros, essentially saving me the cost of the graphics card.
My main question is in essence: any advice? Which can be split into questions like:
Am I over looking something?
Which motherboard-CPU-graphics card combination would you recommend?
Should I simply go for the Ryzen 5 2400G and skip the video card?
Any other suggestions, comments?
Thanks in advance for your reaction.
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