Apu to gpu

[swegrider]

I'm currently building a ryzen 3 2200g system and I plan on using the apu until I get a dedicated gpu. One of my friends told me that using an apu would make it harder to switch to a gpu and that none of my games would be optimized. Is this true? Also do you recommend getting 16gb of ram or is 8gb enough?

 

[norcalsc]

WRONG, your games will run with an APU. they will run better with a GPU, am I missing something? ask him what optimizing is he talking about, have him explain it to you. as far as the RAM goes I'd get the 16gb kit so that when you do upgrade you are already good to go. 8gb will work, but most modern games will need 16gb to run smoothly. so if you can get a 16gb kit 8gbx2 if possible and don't get less than 3000mhz. it would be wise to get the 2400g as well better on board graphics and SMT, more of what you need,

 

[dontlistentome]

Your onboard graphics will use 2gb of system ram, so I'd go with 16gb. If you got 8gb then you'd really only have 6gb available for the game, which is not enough in more and more games these days.

If your APU use is long term, consider the 2400g. If the games you want to play aren't that demanding, you might be able to get by with just 8gb and a 2200g.

 

[geofelt]

If you start with an apu, you will be discarding one of the big advantages of the apu, namely the good included graphics.
That said, there should be no issue in what you want to do.

On the ram question, consider carefully.

Ram is sold in kits for a reason.
A motherboard must manage all the ram using the same specs of voltage, cas and speed.
The internal workings are designed for the capacity of the kit.
Ram from the same vendor and part number can be made up of differing manufacturing components over time.
Some motherboards, can be very sensitive to this.
This is more difficult when more sticks are involved.
That is why ram vendors will NOT support ram that is not bought in one kit.

ryzen in particular is picky about ram. verify compatibility with your motherboard; not all ddr4 ram will be compatible.
Probably best to buy your 2 x 8gb kit up front.