Help and advice on first PC

[RobynWilson17]

Budget (including currency): 2500-3000 GBP

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: unity, python, gaming. 

Other details Hi, I'm starting a games development course at college this summer and need a pc, any help or advice on if this list is adequate or any tweaks that would make it better would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/WPjjrr

 

[da na]

Why do you need a 1tb SSD and a 2tb HDD? I'd say go 1tb SSD and 4 or 6 tb hdd. Other than that it looks like a decent build.

[Downkey]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor  (£498.95 @ CCL Computers)
CPU Cooler: Scythe FUMA 2 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler  (£52.27 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£119.99 @ AWD-IT)
Memory: OLOy WarHawk RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  (£178.77 @ Newegg UK)
Storage: Samsung 980 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£94.99 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£44.67 @ Currys PC World Business)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Vision OC Video Card  (£1299.99 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  (£65.00 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£100.00 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: LG 27GN800-B 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  (£279.97 @ Laptops Direct)
Keyboard: Logitech G915 Lightspeed RGB Wireless Gaming Keyboard  (£235.93 @ Newegg UK)
Mouse: Logitech G305 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Optical Mouse  (£45.49 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £3016.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-06-24 21:46 BST+0100

[RobynWilson17]

8 minutes ago, Mel0nMan said:

Why do you need a 1tb SSD and a 2tb HDD? I'd say go 1tb SSD and 4 or 6 tb hdd. Other than that it looks like a decent build.

Thanks for the feedback. The 1tb SSD would be for storing my  games, and I already have the 2TB HDD in my current PC with all my personal files that I was going to put in this one. Should I still include a 4/6 TB HDD also? 

[da na]

2 minutes ago, RobynWilson17 said:

Thanks for the feedback. The 1tb SSD would be for storing my  games, and I already have the 2TB HDD in my current PC with all my personal files that I was going to put in this one. Should I still include a 4/6 TB HDD also? 

Ah, if you already have it that is alright! It just seemed like a bad deal to buy such a small capacity HDD when you had a large SSD. I think you'll be fine with that storage config.

If it makes you feel better, I have a 60gb SSD, a 1tb SSD, and 2tb HDDs. A combo of lots of stuff from previous builds and $3 thrift store discounts.

[RobynWilson17]

13 minutes ago, Downkey said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor  (£498.95 @ CCL Computers)
CPU Cooler: Scythe FUMA 2 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler  (£52.27 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£119.99 @ AWD-IT)
Memory: OLOy WarHawk RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  (£178.77 @ Newegg UK)
Storage: Samsung 980 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£94.99 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£44.67 @ Currys PC World Business)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Vision OC Video Card  (£1299.99 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  (£65.00 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£100.00 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: LG 27GN800-B 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  (£279.97 @ Laptops Direct)
Keyboard: Logitech G915 Lightspeed RGB Wireless Gaming Keyboard  (£235.93 @ Newegg UK)
Mouse: Logitech G305 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Optical Mouse  (£45.49 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £3016.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-06-24 21:46 BST+0100

Thanks for the feedback. Is the price to perfonce of the 3080 to 3070

 

3 minutes ago, Mel0nMan said:

Ah, if you already have it that is alright! It just seemed like a bad deal to buy such a small capacity HDD when you had a large SSD. I think you'll be fine with that storage config.

If it makes you feel better, I have a 60gb SSD, a 1tb SSD, and 2tb HDDs. A combo of lots of stuff from previous builds and $3 thrift store discounts.

Cool, thanks.

[RobynWilson17]

25 minutes ago, Downkey said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor  (£498.95 @ CCL Computers)
CPU Cooler: Scythe FUMA 2 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler  (£52.27 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£119.99 @ AWD-IT)
Memory: OLOy WarHawk RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  (£178.77 @ Newegg UK)
Storage: Samsung 980 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£94.99 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£44.67 @ Currys PC World Business)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Vision OC Video Card  (£1299.99 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  (£65.00 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£100.00 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: LG 27GN800-B 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  (£279.97 @ Laptops Direct)
Keyboard: Logitech G915 Lightspeed RGB Wireless Gaming Keyboard  (£235.93 @ Newegg UK)
Mouse: Logitech G305 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Optical Mouse  (£45.49 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £3016.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-06-24 21:46 BST+0100

Thanks for the feedback. Is two 16gb sticks better than four 8gb? Also is the 3080 over the 3070 worth it