best hardware for new build to handle many mods

[mrenfrew]

Ive been looking for components for a new build and when I search with "mods or can handle multiple mods" I don't get anything that can tell me how these components will perform with mods. I am considering a Ryzen 5 paired with a b450 tomahawk, with a Nvidia 1660.I will be playing Fallout 4 mostly with a minimum of 150 or so mods.I have also played F4California with my alienware 13 with a GTX 840m and it lagged a lot.Future plans include California,Miami,New York,Fusion city rising,war of the commonwealth, and Sim settlements.Has anyone played with these mods or with 150 mods with these components and if so,did they perform well? I was also thinking of going Linux now that steam supports it for some games but Ive never used linux. All the videos Ive watched say its easy especially Linux Mint Cinnamon which is close to how windows works.If not Linux, then windows 7 as I cant deal with 10.Anyone out there using these components for a lot of mods? Or for the bigger Mods like California?Id appreciate feedback on what your using and how it performs.I am also not a computer whiz, I have been modding for a while but have limited skills mostly just as it pertains to fallout 4 so I probably would be reluctant to overclock.Thank You.

[tekmage]

Give yourself a budget. The parts you are mentioning can be good for mods. Linux is going to be a no-go for modded Fallout or Bethesda games that use the Creation engine so you'll have to stick with windows.

[Tower01]

Ryzen 5 3600 on B450 Tomahawk board with NVIDIA 1660Ti (6 GB) will run your game very nicely. As you can probably guess, the faster the CPU, the larger and faster the memory on the Tomahawk, and the faster and larger the video card, the better. From the case you describe, the next step up would be a Ryzen 7 3700X with Vega 64 or even RT 5700 (8 GB) video card; no change to mobo is needed, but you may need to flash a newer version of Bios (you will need an older AMD CPU on the board to do this); and we're talking another $300 - $350.

[Vivec2001]

May be a little late, but just a small tip. Don't cheap out on the ram, minimum should be 16 gigs, 8 is fine, but 16+ won't cause you any headaches and you'll basically be able to run whatever as long as you have the right cpu and gpu to go with it.

 

I personally use two Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 gb sticks. But use whatever is compatible with your motherboard.

 

And at the end of the day, it all comes down to budget and personal preference. Also, use windows, I would not recommend Linux as an OS to play heavily modded games made by bethesda. Save yourself the pain, brother.