re: New PC Build - Looking for Suggestions

I appreciate the help and suggestions so far.

The budget and list I provided in the PC thread was what I came up with and was willing to spend if it would give me future proof stability.

My use for work would be some modeling using AutoCad or similar software. I am not handling the day to day computer modeling much anymore, but just something to have the ability if I need to do from home. Outside of that, its the basic Office software and/or web based programs that our company uses to track metrics, planning, people, etc.

From an entertainment standpoint, it would be used for gaming. I haven't been big into the FPS games like Call of Duty since college but more into the simulation games and city builder games. DCS and Flight Simulator I know are CPU and graphics heavy, thus why I selected the 4090.

I fully understand that the 4090 is probably an overkill and if it truly is then I would take recommendations to do something different. The more I research and look at comparison benchmarks the more confused I get on if it truly is overkill. The more I read on it there appears to be a fire hazard issue with the 4090. Not sure if that's overblown or not.

My current monitor is a curved LG 34WN80C-B 34 inch 21:9 Curved UltraWide WQHD IPS Monitor I purchased last year. I would like the option to use the computer/game in 4k (thus selecting the 4090) and understand that would require me updating my monitor. I like the ultrawide look so am looking for a monitor that is similar to replace it with.

Is it truly worth going down to the 4080 gpu or a lesser gpu if I plan to have the computer for the next 10+ years like the one I am currently typing on? At what point does the 4090 make sense?

As for RAM and SSD's I feel those are cheap and worth spending the money on. I hate when a computer starts to bog down so I typically max those out.


Edit: Another thing of note is that this will be the first Ryzen CPU I have purchased. I have been Intel my entire life but hearing good things about the Ryzen.