Help Needed for a First Time PC Builder!

[jackyyellow]

To start off, I used to have a prebuilt PC and have been using my laptop for years so I am new to this. I have done some research on all the parts but I would appreciate help from more knowledgeable people.

 

Budget (including currency): 1200 USD

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Amateur Editing: Adobe Premier Pro, Photoshop, Lightroom, After Effects Casual Gaming: GTA V, NBA 2k, FIFA

Those should be the most intensive programs as I will use this as my work station (browsing, coding, Excel).

Other details I need all the parts except keyboard and mouse. (Tower, monitor) I am aiming for 1440p at 60 Hz.

Here is what I am planning but I am not super knowledgeable so I would like feedback on how to improve the build without too much of a price difference.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/jackyyellow/saved/VPTrD3

 

 

 

[Sat1600]

Your list is marked private 

[jackyyellow]

1 hour ago, Sat1600 said:

Your list is marked private 

Ok, thanks for letting me know. It should be viewable now.

[You_found_dom]

11 hours ago, jackyyellow said:

To start off, I used to have a prebuilt PC and have been using my laptop for years so I am new to this. I have done some research on all the parts but I would appreciate help from more knowledgeable people.

 

Budget (including currency): 1200 USD

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Amateur Editing: Adobe Premier Pro, Photoshop, Lightroom, After Effects Casual Gaming: GTA V, NBA 2k, FIFA

Those should be the most intensive programs as I will use this as my work station (browsing, coding, Excel).

Other details I need all the parts except keyboard and mouse. (Tower, monitor) I am aiming for 1440p at 60 Hz.

Here is what I am planning but I am not super knowledgeable so I would like feedback on how to improve the build without too much of a price difference.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/jackyyellow/saved/VPTrD3

 

 

 

That’s not a great psu

[You_found_dom]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$199.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$124.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	GeIL EVO SPEAR 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$52.99 @ Newegg
Storage	ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$64.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$54.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	PNY GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB Dual Video Card	$399.99 @ Best Buy
Case	Cougar MX330-G ATX Mid Tower Case	$51.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$74.99 @ Corsair
Monitor	Lenovo L24q-30 23.8" 2560x1440 75 Hz Monitor	$172.99 @ Lenovo
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1197.89
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-04 07:39 EDT-0400

 

[jackyyellow]

5 hours ago, YT_DomDaBomb20 said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$199.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$124.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	GeIL EVO SPEAR 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$52.99 @ Newegg
Storage	ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$64.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$54.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	PNY GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB Dual Video Card	$399.99 @ Best Buy
Case	Cougar MX330-G ATX Mid Tower Case	$51.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$74.99 @ Corsair
Monitor	Lenovo L24q-30 23.8" 2560x1440 75 Hz Monitor	$172.99 @ Lenovo
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1197.89
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-04 07:39 EDT-0400

 

Thank you, can you explain why you made the changes you did?

[You_found_dom]

On 9/4/2020 at 10:01 AM, jackyyellow said:

Thank you, can you explain why you made the changes you did?

Oh, just looked, cause I’m on vacation now, but the monitor is essentially the same for less money, the 2060 super is lightyears ahead of the 1660 super, and I just decreased the ram speed just cause it was cheaper but won’t impact it that badly

[You_found_dom]

Also, the psu is in a better tier, and is one of the best in that tier