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[ludicrouspratfall]

Budget (including currency): ~$650 USD

Country: Switzerland (although prices are very similar to US)

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Mostly going to be used for video editing, 3D rendering & programming (a lot of Python data science type stuff), as well as everyday use.

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): 

This is my first proper PC build (I've done a couple before, but never from scratch and without help). I already have peripherals, hard drives and graphics card (Asus GeForce GTX 960) to transfer from my current PC.

My current machine has a Ryzen 3 2200G, with 8GB RAM, and it can barely cope with the work I'm trying to do, and is actually a bit slow in regular day-to-day use (becomes laggy if I have more than 5 tabs open in my browser).

 

This is what I currently have planned, is there anything that I've completely missed the mark on, or improvements I can make without increasing my cost too much?

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/sM9mcT

 

Any help would be hugely appreciated!

[dean_5234]

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-11400F 2.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME H570-PLUS ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  ($149.00 @ Amazon) 
Memory: ADATA XPG GAMMIX D20 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($81.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA B5 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 87 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($16.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $587.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-05-19 17:52 EDT-0400

 

[ludicrouspratfall]

24 minutes ago, davemc said:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-11400F 2.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME H570-PLUS ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  ($149.00 @ Amazon) 
Memory: ADATA XPG GAMMIX D20 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($81.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA B5 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 87 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($16.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $587.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-05-19 17:52 EDT-0400

 

Thanks for the suggestions.

I have changed my M.2 to the one you suggested. Unfortunately, the case and PSU you suggested are actually more expensive in Switzerland than the ones I had on my list.

You suggested I switch to the i5 over the Ryzen 5 3600, but that actually ends up being more expensive if I include the mother board you suggested. Realistically what is the performance difference between the two going to be?

Is there anything specifically wrong with what I had?

[dean_5234]

6 minutes ago, ludicrouspratfall said:

You suggested I switch to the i5 over the Ryzen 5 3600, but that actually ends up being more expensive if I include the mother board you suggested. Realistically what is the performance difference between the two going to be?

 

How much more expensive

7 minutes ago, ludicrouspratfall said:

I have changed my M.2 to the one you suggested. Unfortunately, the case and PSU you suggested are actually more expensive in Switzerland than the ones I had on my list.

 

Thats probably fine

7 minutes ago, ludicrouspratfall said:

Is there anything specifically wrong with what I had?

No

[ludicrouspratfall]

2 minutes ago, davemc said:

How much more expensive

The i5 and its motherboard come to $330 in switzerland, compared to $299 for the Ryzen and its motherboard. It's not a big difference, but is the performance increase worth while?

[dean_5234]

12 minutes ago, ludicrouspratfall said:

The i5 and its motherboard come to $330 in switzerland, compared to $299 for the Ryzen and its motherboard. It's not a big difference, but is the performance increase worth while?

Yes, I would say that is worth it.