Science and gaming build help

[Peter Smyth]

Budget (including currency): £1400 including monitor, flexible

Country: United Kingdom

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Scientific analysis, Minecraft, productivity

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc):

Upgrading from 5 year old gaming laptop that is too slow. I plan to build this PC myself, and I want a micro-ATX size so it's more portable and is less imposing on my desk.

I own a 1080 monitor, but am used to dual monitors with my laptop for multitasking, so want something more. I don't need any new input devices.

I want to use it for some scientific analysis using CCP4, which is a multithreaded CPU task, but a good GPU is beneficial for the 3D visualisation steps. I also plan to game with it, which is mostly Minecraft, but I'll probably want to play other things as I'll have the capabilities.

I'd like general advice on this parts list, any pointers would be great. Thanks

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£152.00 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler	£30.90 @ Box Limited
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£73.95 @ Amazon UK
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	£74.98 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Western Digital SN750 250 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	£63.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Western Digital Blue 2 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive	£53.75 @ Amazon UK
Video Card	MSI Radeon RX 5700 8 GB GAMING X Video Card	£309.99 @ CCL Computers
Case	Fractal Design Define Mini C MicroATX Mid Tower Case	£69.98 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	EVGA 600 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply	£49.99 @ Amazon UK
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit	£99.00 @ Amazon UK
Wireless Network Adapter	Gigabyte GC-WB1733D-I PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter	£38.02 @ Amazon UK
Case Fan	ARCTIC ACFAN00119A 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan	£4.99 @ Amazon UK
Monitor	AOC CU34G2X/BK 34.0" 3440x1440 144 Hz Monitor	£381.99
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£1403.53
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