I have been a builder since 1987 and always leaned towards the AMD side. I am also an HP Expert in the HP Community forum. I am a retired Avionics Electrical Technician. I was one of the techs who worked on anything in a jet or helicopter with wiring and electronics, including navigation and automatic flight control systems. I have been a gamer since I bought my first computer, an Atari 400. I am now an occasional gamer with my new build . MSI MPG X570 Gaming Pro Carbon WIFI w/ an AMD AM4 3700X, a Radeon 5500 XT video card and 32GB of installed memory.