Building a $2500 pc for a friend....

[BlazerBuddy]

Budget (including currency): $2500

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Satisfactory, other future games....

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): 

Would this be a good $2500 build for a friend? Is this power supply enough for the build, can this motherboard support a 5800x?

Link- https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=f5038d1b-23be-46fc-b3a0-d1f309e0c293

[Jeppes]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor	$600.00
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 240 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$99.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard	$139.99 @ B&H
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$139.99 @ B&H
Storage	ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$209.95 @ B&H
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB TUF GAMING Video Card	$800.00
Case	Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case	$79.99 @ Best Buy
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$144.99 @ Best Buy
Case Fan	Scythe Kaze Flex 51.17 CFM 120 mm Fan	$13.85 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Scythe Kaze Flex 51.17 CFM 120 mm Fan	$13.85 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2242.60
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-31 22:53 EST-0500

 

[BlazerBuddy]

9 minutes ago, Jeppes said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor	$600.00
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 240 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$99.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard	$139.99 @ B&H
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$139.99 @ B&H
Storage	ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$209.95 @ B&H
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB TUF GAMING Video Card	$800.00
Case	Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case	$79.99 @ Best Buy
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$144.99 @ Best Buy
Case Fan	Scythe Kaze Flex 51.17 CFM 120 mm Fan	$13.85 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Scythe Kaze Flex 51.17 CFM 120 mm Fan	$13.85 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2242.60
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-31 22:53 EST-0500

 

3080 for a $2500 build? The cpu is almost as expensive as the gpu...

[brob]

57 minutes ago, BlazerBuddy said:

Budget (including currency): $2500

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Satisfactory, other future games....

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): 

Would this be a good $2500 build for a friend? Is this power supply enough for the build, can this motherboard support a 5800x?

Link- https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=f5038d1b-23be-46fc-b3a0-d1f309e0c293

 

The psu is excellent and more than enough capacity. .

 

You might want to rethink the cpu cooler choice. It is an excellent cooler, however it is not aura sync compatible. As a result it won't be possible to sync all the lighting.

[Jeppes]

1 hour ago, BlazerBuddy said:

3080 for a $2500 build? The cpu is almost as expensive as the gpu...

Why not? You can downgrade to a 5600X if you want to spend less. Spending over 3080 price is just plain stupid at this point.

[BlazerBuddy]

13 hours ago, Jeppes said:

Why not? You can downgrade to a 5600X if you want to spend less. Spending over 3080 price is just plain stupid at this point.

For $2500? 6900xt is better then the 3080, the 3080 goes in a 1500-1800 build. My friend is doing this for gaming so a 5900x seems way overkill.

[Jeppes]

On 1/1/2021 at 9:00 PM, BlazerBuddy said:

For $2500? 6900xt is better then the 3080, the 3080 goes in a 1500-1800 build. My friend is doing this for gaming so a 5900x seems way overkill.

Id pick 5600X for gaming. 6900XT is nice for 1080p/1440p not really worth it for 4K though. And even that depends on pricing, as here 6900XT is +450€ to 3080.