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> How to choose the components For CPUs, I normally use cpubenchmark.net ratings. For GPUs, I simply look at “single precision TFLops” column on Wikipedia. >
by Const-me 5y ago
> How to choose the components
For CPUs, I normally use cpubenchmark.net ratings. For GPUs, I simply look at “single precision TFLops” column on Wikipedia.
> make sure they are compatible
That’s a bit tricky indeed. TL/DR version – pick a CPU first, a compatible motherboard next, the motherboard’s manual will tell you about compatibility with RAM and disks. For RAM, go with maximum supported frequency, and minimum latency you can find (the latency is CL number, lower the better, if you’ll pick an AMD CPU the latency better be an even number). For disks, manufacturers typically specify both sequential (MB/second) and random (IOPS) performance, for both of them higher the better.
Once you picked the rest of the components, use an online calculator to find PSU wattage, leave some reasonable headroom like 20%.
> coding, compiling, somewhat heavy-ish on the browser
You’re lucky you didn’t list gaming, the global GPU shortage is still ongoing. A CPU with integrated graphics should work fine for you. BTW, I’m currently using a PC with Ryzen 7 5700G CPU, can recommend.