What can I do to improve this build?

[Penguin5666]

Budget (including currency): 3000 AUD

Country: Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming / Video and photoediting

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):  At least 1440p 144hz with 100% or more sgrb preferably close to 90ish% AdobeRGB. Already have keyboard and mouse.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$469.00 @ PC Byte
Motherboard	MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$180.40 @ Newegg Australia
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$122.96 @ Amazon Australia
Storage	Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$155.27 @ Amazon Australia
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive	$129.00 @ PC Byte
Video Card	MSI GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB VENTUS 2X OC Video Card	$949.00 @ Austin Computers
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case	$159.00 @ PCCaseGear
Power Supply	SeaSonic FOCUS Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$169.00 @ Umart
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full 32/64-bit	$129.00 @ Amazon Australia
Custom	Samsung LC27JG54QQEXXY 27inch WQHD Curved 144Hz FreeSync Monitor	$459.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2921.63
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-07 21:48 AEDT+1100

 

[mbntr]

pretty much nothing, except that $130 windows licence, you can use windows without activating it or you can get a licence for less money from more questionable places, but for the love of god don't pay $130 for windows 10

[AndreiArgeanu]

Perhaps remove the Windows 10 Home license, you can download Windows 10 for free from microsoft's website, and if you want to activate you can get a key for about 2-3$.

Also the hard drive you've chosen is 5400RPM, I'd suggest going for a 7200RPM one instead.

You could also potentially get a motherboard that's a tier or 2 above like a B550-A Pro.

But otherwise your list is pretty solid.

[Penguin5666]

1 minute ago, mbntr said:

pretty much nothing, except that $130 windows licence, you can use windows without activating it or you can get a licence for less money from more questionable places, but for the love of god don't pay $130 for windows 10

Yea, thanks for the tip. What price would be too questionable for your likeing?

[NTDaws]

Changed you're power supply. Don't pay $130 for a Windows License, go to kinguin and buy one for like $20, $30

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/3PyGqp

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($469.00 @ PC Byte) 
Motherboard: MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($180.40 @ Newegg Australia) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($122.96 @ Amazon Australia) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($155.27 @ Amazon Australia) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($129.00 @ PC Byte) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB VENTUS 2X OC Video Card  ($949.00 @ Austin Computers) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case  ($159.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($216.70 @ Newegg Australia) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full 32/64-bit  ($129.00 @ Amazon Australia) 
Custom: Samsung LC27JG54QQEXXY 27inch WQHD Curved 144Hz FreeSync Monitor ($459.00)
Total: $2969.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-07 22:07 AEDT+1100

[NTDaws]

$40 my bad https://www.kinguin.net/category/19429/windows-10-professional-oem-key

[mbntr]

1 minute ago, Penguin5666 said:

Yea, thanks for the tip. What price would be too questionable for your likeing?

well, I don't personally care, but I don't want to suggest people things that might be in grey territory legality wise

[Penguin5666]

1 minute ago, Dawson Wehage said:

$40 my bad https://www.kinguin.net/category/19429/windows-10-professional-oem-key

Thanks for the tip @RTX 3090

[mbntr]

1 minute ago, Dawson Wehage said:

$40 my bad https://www.kinguin.net/category/19429/windows-10-professional-oem-key

why is it 25 EUR here?

[Penguin5666]

Just now, mbntr said:

well, I don't personally care, but I don't want to suggest people things that might be in grey territory legality wise

Another user surggested this. https://www.kinguin.net/category/19429/windows-10-professional-oem-key I think thats probs what ill go with. Because its alooot cheaper and not that sketchy.

[Penguin5666]

Just now, mbntr said:

why is it 25 EUR here?

Aussie dollars

[NTDaws]

1 minute ago, mbntr said:

why is it 25 EUR here?

You have a different currency, this is cad and aud. Euros look cheaper.

[mbntr]

2 minutes ago, Penguin5666 said:

Aussie dollars

ah, makes sense, for a second I though the USD decreased in value even more

[AndreiArgeanu]

1 minute ago, Penguin5666 said:

Another user surggested this. https://www.kinguin.net/category/19429/windows-10-professional-oem-key I think thats probs what ill go with. Because its alooot cheaper and not that sketchy.

You can check various vendors here. The keys cost about 5$ or so.

https://www.allkeyshop.com/blog/buy-windows-10-professional-cd-key-compare-prices/

[NTDaws]

2 minutes ago, AndreiArgeanu said:

You can check various vendors here. The keys cost about 5$ or so.

https://www.allkeyshop.com/blog/buy-windows-10-professional-cd-key-compare-prices/

Mmm personally have had a lot of issues on this site.

[mbntr]

1 minute ago, Dawson Wehage said:

Mmm personally have had a lot of issues on this site.

I usually use windows without a licence and then modify the registry to unlock most of the features

[Penguin5666]

Made some changes. Decided to stick with the motherboard because of the wifi. 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$469.00 @ PC Byte
Motherboard	MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$180.40 @ Newegg Australia
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$122.96 @ Amazon Australia
Storage	Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$155.27 @ Amazon Australia
Storage	Seagate IronWolf Pro 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$200.60 @ Device Deal
Video Card	MSI GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB VENTUS 2X OC Video Card	$949.00 @ Austin Computers
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case	$159.00 @ PCCaseGear
Power Supply	Corsair RMx 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$207.00 @ I-Tech
Custom	Samsung LC27JG54QQEXXY 27inch WQHD Curved 144Hz FreeSync Monitor	$459.00
Custom	Windows 10 (ligit)	$44.63
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2946.86
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-07 22:24 AEDT+1100

 

[NTDaws]

9 minutes ago, mbntr said:

I usually use windows without a licence and then modify the registry to unlock most of the features

I activate it, considering it can be moved to a different device anyway.