I was thinking about building a media PC and had looked at Ryzen but I ended up getting an nVidia Shield TV box for now because they go for less than $200.00. Kinda wish I'd gone ahead with the build though. I hate when it starts up and I see the Android logo, knowing it's google. Ah well, next year.
Not all all: Having tried every major and many minor (Xubuntu and Puppy were my favorites) I find improvement over what Linux offers as regards getting all hardware to work plus easy customization (like enabling 200 tweaks available in Ultimate Windows Tweaker 4 for Windows 10).
Linux Mint 19 could not even connect to the Internet with this build, failing to even find the USB wireless, and has problems with the graphics, and still seems to have problems with AMD Ryzen. Plus there are often printer issues, etc.
It is hard to even find a Linux distro that enables (not suggestions, but that works) remapping the CapsLock key to ctr+c, and Esc to ctrl+v, and then NumLock to Esc and the middle mouse key to ctrl+c as a AutoHotKey script enables (NumLock::Esc CapsLock::^c Esc::^v mbutton::^x). And which for me is essential due to my stiff arthritic fingers. And that is just one thing that is difficult to find out how to do, if it can be. Plus besides AutoHotKey there is some software that lacks equal Linux equivalent.
It is fine if it works for you, but why should I spend time trying to learn the Linux way (and its distro and desktop variables) when I am happy with Windows?
I do want to install a version of Linux on my old PC though.