First AMD build. thoughts?

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lol nice

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for what your describing as use scenario and portability needs, something like an asrock deskmini 110w, 2 ddr4 260pin sodimms (laptop ram) a 6700/7700 non k cpu, standard height ssd (thick large capacity ssd won't fit) and an nvme drive if budget allows, and your pretty much done other than possibly needing the add on for 2 additional usb2.0 (I would highly recommend) and maybe a slim external usb optical drive, throw on a decent aftermarket cooler ( anything same size or shorter than intel oe cooler with better noise/thermal performance) and you have a complete powerhouse 4c/8t for fairly cheap that is literally smaller than a 70's kids fall guy lunch box

edit, forgot to mention it runs on a laptop external brick supply and the 110w includes a wifi module, look it up on newegg and ignore the "why do I have to assemble it myself" idiot reviews

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thanks ill check it out

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So i need help choosing....i7 7700k or xeon? xeon build is about $100 extra. Which will perform better? is xeon more recommended because of stability/reliability? psu enough? 8gb or 16gb ram for xeon? @anon85933304 @w.meri

here are the 2 parts lists:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TcQtFd (i7)

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For pure performance the i7 7700K will outperform the Xeon*, but the Xeon will minimize the possibility of instability or crashing. However, like I mentioned above, accounting does not need crazy performance. If I was building for any of my CPA friends I'd rather give them a workstation parts than gaming parts. I'd feel bad if they lost work because of something I built for them, even if the likelihood of that happening is small.

*Performance difference is probably about 15% in near-perfect situations, which Excel is not one of them.

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Why not?

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Some people just have to have the brand name clothes

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I honestly just want to know if there is a reason or if it's a "team blue 4 life, bitches" -thing.
I don't buy nvidia because all the shit they are pulling and all the open standards they don't give a single shit about. So, maybe there is something I don't see. That is why I ask.

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i just think intel chips preform better when ever i see a slow machine its normally amd chip. I know amd has gotten better over the years but i just stick with what i know has been good to me

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thank you forgetting back to me. are the parts i choose ok for stability? is psu good enough?

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Are you talking about the shit companies buy for office computers?

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just what i have seen over the years. I have always had intel and never had any problems.

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OK, I get that ... kind of. But if you want to build something that

then I would say a quad core Intel is exactly the wrong way to go right now.

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So because you have never had a good experience and they were always "slow" you just say that all the benchmarks of the news stuff = not real?

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i mean i bought a 4770k in 9/2013 and its still fast today without OC......should i go 6-8 cores?.....i have been recommended xeon

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i didnt say it wasnt real just prefer intel

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Xeon for desktop makes no sense today. If you want ECC support Ryzen does that. And there really isn't another reason to go Xeon.

6 core would be my minimum, 8 cores are freakishly cheap to get now. I'm in the middle of doing a list.... soon™

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I understand having a preference, but why would you get intel if you can get better pref for cheaper and provide more protection when core counts go up in the next 2 years? I understand you like intel but logically it doesn't make sense.

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well im going to wait to see what @noenken list shows me. I dont know much about amd products.

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xeon was for stability