What I do is look at the benchmarks and divide that by the cost to find a sweet spot for your budget (price/performance). It's always a compromise, but value can be found.

It's far better to know what you're getting than find out your got incompatible parts (don't ask me why I know this!).

The good news is your selections so far are so high end that it limits your options. (As opposed to being nearly universal where anything will work.)

Empire

Dock

Biggest issue is compatibility. That CPU has major horsepower. This may help: https://www.cameraegg.org/test/best-motherboard-for-amd-ryzen-threadripper-pro-9995wx/ The motherboard will dictate what kind of RAM you can use and how much will work. That Puget systems site has a system configurator tha...

Glad to hear you and mom cleared the air. Sorry to hear about work. Do you agree you failed to accomplish assigned tasks? I used to carry a small flip notebook and pen (would fit in the spiral) and would write the date and list a to-do list for that day. I'd draw a line through each item I'd complet...

Carbs

Emperor

Yellow

Those are great parts. Pick a motherboard and you're good to go.

I've only been to one Mircrocenter (hours away). I always see doorbuster deals they have (in store only), so I guess living far away is a good thing. :/

Time flies!

Great! When you nail down specific parts please let us know!

You might find this useful:
https://www.pugetsystems.com/solutions/ ... endations/

Lord

Catcher