Project Define: Thoughts and changes?

[smacca]

Budget (including currency): $2000AUD

Country: Victoria, Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 

• Adobe Premiere Pro (heavy)
• Adobe After Effects (light)
• Adobe Photoshop CC (light-mid)
• Fortnite
• Minecraft
• Rainbow 6 Siege
• Valorant
• PUBG
• OBS Studio (Streaming & Recording)

Other details:

Project Define looks like this so far, it's nothing fancy and just meant to be an upgrade from my current PC running an i5-7400 with a GTX 1080 (massive bottleneck!). I'm not new to the forums, this is another account because my previous one is from years ago and is a bit cringe haha. Please leave all your feedback below! I'm aware that 3060s are out of stock because of scalpers and miners, I'm not in urgent need of a new PC, it's just a case of whenever it happens, it happens.

 

[smacca]

I'm planning for the completed build to look something like this. I really like the black and white color scheme however the colors may be changed from white to a purple/blue in the future.

Source: PCPartPicker

[MarvintheParrot]

18 minutes ago, smacca said:

Budget (including currency): $2000AUD

Country: Victoria, Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 

• Adobe Premiere Pro (heavy)
• Adobe After Effects (light)
• Adobe Photoshop CC (light-mid)
• Fortnite
• Minecraft
• Rainbow 6 Siege
• Valorant
• PUBG
• OBS Studio (Streaming & Recording)

Other details:

Project Define looks like this so far, it's nothing fancy and just meant to be an upgrade from my current PC running an i5-7400 with a GTX 1080 (massive bottleneck!). I'm not new to the forums, this is another account because my previous one is from years ago and is a bit cringe haha. Please leave all your feedback below! I'm aware that 3060s are out of stock because of scalpers and miners, I'm not in urgent need of a new PC, it's just a case of whenever it happens, it happens.

 

Really great list! You do need a higher wattage PSU, though. I have a 3600 and a 3060 Ti and I recommend at LEAST a 600W

 

I would recommend this:

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/8zLrfP

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($288.10 @ Newegg Australia) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X53 73.11 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($194.49 @ Amazon Australia) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($155.00 @ Amazon Australia) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($147.40 @ Newegg Australia) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($147.40 @ Newegg Australia) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($95.00 @ Computer Alliance) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($79.00 @ BPC Technology) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB XC GAMING Video Card  ($729.00) 
Case: NZXT H510 Elite ATX Mid Tower Case  ($229.90 @ Newegg Australia) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($149.00 @ Centre Com) 
Total: $2214.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-03-02 11:14 AEDT+1100

 

 

Upgrades in this list include:

A different cooler (More like the one you pictured)

A higher wattage PSU (650W)

And the same RAM you have, but at 3200Mhz, Ryzen does like faster RAM, but with RYZEN 3000 the jump from 3200 to 3600 is not SUPER big.

 

Around $100 more for around the same performance with a better looking AIO (in my opinion) and a higher wattage PSU.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($489.00 @ Centre Com) better off with a better CPU than an AIO.
Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($216.40 @ Device Deal) 
Memory: Team T-Force Delta RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory  ($199.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($95.00 @ Computer Alliance) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($79.00 @ BPC Technology) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB XC GAMING Video Card  ($729.00) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-DELTA RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($107.87 @ Amazon Australia) 
Power Supply: In Win PB 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($122.00 @ I-Tech) 
Total: $2037.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-03-02 12:17 AEDT+1100

[smacca]

8 hours ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($489.00 @ Centre Com) better off with a better CPU than an AIO.
Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($216.40 @ Device Deal) 
Memory: Team T-Force Delta RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory  ($199.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($95.00 @ Computer Alliance) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($79.00 @ BPC Technology) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB XC GAMING Video Card  ($729.00) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-DELTA RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($107.87 @ Amazon Australia) 
Power Supply: In Win PB 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($122.00 @ I-Tech) 
Total: $2037.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-03-02 12:17 AEDT+1100

 

9 hours ago, MarvintheParrot said:

Really great list! You do need a higher wattage PSU, though. I have a 3600 and a 3060 Ti and I recommend at LEAST a 600W

 

I would recommend this:

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/8zLrfP

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($288.10 @ Newegg Australia) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X53 73.11 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($194.49 @ Amazon Australia) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($155.00 @ Amazon Australia) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($147.40 @ Newegg Australia) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($147.40 @ Newegg Australia) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($95.00 @ Computer Alliance) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($79.00 @ BPC Technology) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB XC GAMING Video Card  ($729.00) 
Case: NZXT H510 Elite ATX Mid Tower Case  ($229.90 @ Newegg Australia) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($149.00 @ Centre Com) 
Total: $2214.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-03-02 11:14 AEDT+1100

 

 

Upgrades in this list include:

A different cooler (More like the one you pictured)

A higher wattage PSU (650W)

And the same RAM you have, but at 3200Mhz, Ryzen does like faster RAM, but with RYZEN 3000 the jump from 3200 to 3600 is not SUPER big.

 

Around $100 more for around the same performance with a better looking AIO (in my opinion) and a higher wattage PSU.

Thanks to both of you, much appreciated. I'll take both your suggestions into account! Seriously, it helps so much, thank you!