I'll be using the system for a wide range of tasks, including programming, data processing, VR/AR development, gaming, CAD, and video transcoding.
My initial plan was to go with a S2600CP from Natex. I had some concerns about the lack of PCIE 16x, but from doing a little research it sounds like there's not likely to be a large performance hit with modern GPU's on PCIE 3.0.
The S2600CP is 175USD. Another option would be something like the ASROCK C602, which is more like 300USD (EDIT: was looking at a single CPU model. Dual's are much more expensive). Feature-wise I think the S2600CP would be fine, but youtubers (who tend to be doing workstation builds as opposed to servers) mostly seem to be using the ASROCK boards.
Any input on these boards or other suggestions?
Thanks
My initial plan was to go with a S2600CP from Natex. I had some concerns about the lack of PCIE 16x, but from doing a little research it sounds like there's not likely to be a large performance hit with modern GPU's on PCIE 3.0.
The S2600CP is 175USD. Another option would be something like the ASROCK C602, which is more like 300USD (EDIT: was looking at a single CPU model. Dual's are much more expensive). Feature-wise I think the S2600CP would be fine, but youtubers (who tend to be doing workstation builds as opposed to servers) mostly seem to be using the ASROCK boards.
Any input on these boards or other suggestions?
Thanks
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