You. Yes you. That nerd over there. Get over here and answer these questions about a new computer thing for Boomertard over here:

1) 4x8Gb RAM or 2x16Gb? Want 32Gb because 16 is looking like just not enough anymore. FF is getting to 3 GB daily for fucks sakes'.
2) 3800x because that's about what games use now or 3900x because games might benefit from this in the future

@nerdman
Unless you're buying some server grade equipment that has quad-channel memory, just stick with 2x16gb. If you grab a motherboard with 4 slots it will also leave you options for upgrade in the future.
If you're not sure if you'll be willing to invest money again in the future, especially since it might involve changing both motherboard and CPU, it might be better to "future proof" and grab the better components. Or even if building a PC isn't fun for you, and you don't see yourself spending time doing this research again soon, also try to "future proof".

@alyx

I used to find it fun, but I haven't done it consistently in so long it scares me. I'm getting a friend who does that way more often and getting the components and we're getting together to eat pizza and build the damn thing.

Current one lasted me a good 5-6 years. Next one I expect will be about the same. Except I'll eventually replace the graphics card to some AMD model because I want to move to Linux.

@nerdman @alyx Switching to Linux is difficult but once you get the hang of it you won't be able to tolerate Winblows anymore.