Can an AMD Ryzen base unit command top dollar? AMD's re-emergence in the consumer desktop space is all but complete. Having started by eating away at Intel's dominance with first-generation Ryzen CPUs back in 2017, the firm's third-generation parts now pack enough firepower to challenge at the top-end of the scale where enthusiasts spend the big bucks.

System integrators are responding in kind, with Scan Computers choosing to send in a Ryzen 3rd Gen base unit priced at a whopping £4,000. Does an AMD rig make sense in an arena which has traditionally proven to be off limits? Let's get stuck in.