~1400 Dollar Build... Advice wanted

[kylander]

Budget (including currency):1417 USD

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Video Editing/Photoshop and heavily modded games like KSP
Component            Name                                                                              Price in USD

CPU                        AMD Ryzen 5600X                                                         309 USD
Cooler                    Noctua NH-U12S (black)                                               70 USD
Motherboard         MSI B550M PRO-VDH Wifi                                            95 USD   

RAM                       Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32GB 3600Mhz             172 USD      

SSD                        ADATA XPG SX8200 512GB                                         65 USD    
HDD                       2xToshiba HDD                                                              Pre-Purchased
GPU                       MSI RTX 3060Ti Ventus 2x OC                                      553 USD
Case                      Antec VSK10                                                                   30 USD
PSU                       XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold                                                77 USD
Fans                      Corsair AF120 Triple Kit                                                 40 USD
Total Price(Including Fees)                                                                          1416 USD

[AMD A10-9600P]

Not too bad. 32GB RAM probably isn't necessary though, and also check that you're buying a kit of 2 identical sticks, rather than just one stick.

[kylander]

Just now, AMD A10-9600P said:

Not too bad. 32GB RAM probably isn't necessary though, and also check that you're buying a kit of 2 identical sticks, rather than just one stick.

I do stream a lot and my games consume 16GB incredibly quickly even on low graphics settings at 1080p... so it's future proofing to be sure

[AMD A10-9600P]

1 minute ago, kylander said:

I do stream a lot and my games consume 16GB incredibly quickly even on low graphics settings at 1080p... so it's future proofing to be sure

Fair enough. A lot of people just buy 32GB for the sake of it as they see it is more expensive, so waste money there, but if you have a proper use case in mind for it then it isn't a bad buy. That said, graphics in games don't necessarily consume system RAM, but the VRAM on the GPU, so reducing graphics settings doesn't ever make a huge difference to usage of system RAM.

 

Again though, is it a kit of 2 sticks?

[kylander]

Just now, AMD A10-9600P said:

Fair enough. A lot of people just buy 32GB for the sake of it as they see it is more expensive, so waste money there, but if you have a proper use case in mind for it then it isn't a bad buy. That said, graphics in games don't necessarily consume system RAM, but the VRAM on the GPU, so reducing graphics settings doesn't ever make a huge difference to usage of system RAM.

 

Again though, is it a kit of 2 sticks?

Yes, and on discount as well so a great deal