A beginner’s guide to start that Ryzen build you were planning

The dust has settled, the reviews are out, the BIOSes are patched (somewhat), and AMD's new Ryzen CPU is a serious contender to be the heart of your next PC. To that end, I’ve put together some advice on how to build a PC with this new AMD architecture, which I hope can get you started.

I haven't built a Ryzen PC yet, but it's absolutely on my to-do list, and I've been doing some digging to figure out what's the best blend of price and performance. I'm open to suggestions, so feel free to speak up in the comments!

My main uses for a PC are Overwatch, Factorio, and Path of Exile (which are basically trivial for any PC in the $1000+ range), and game development using Visual Studio and Unreal Engine (which are performance-thirsty animals...

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