Need Help with building a Computer

[LostFade]

Budget (including currency): 3500 USD

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Star Citizen, Arma 3, Battlefield 2042, Blender, and AutoCAD

Other details: no existing parts, going to need a keyboard and a monitor. I am upgrading from a razer laptop. looking to buy as soon as possible. 

Here is a build i put together. A friend of mine helped put it together. i have never put a pc together before or know much lingo so all help would be appreciated.

CPU		AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	Price $289.99	Buy
CPU Cooler		Corsair iCUE H100i ELITE CAPELLIX 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	Price $147.12	Buy
Motherboard		Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard	Price $209.99	Buy
Memory		Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	Price $87.99	Buy
Storage		Samsung 870 QVO 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	Price $179.99	Buy
Video Card		MSI GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card	Price $1199.00	Buy
Case		Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case	Price $149.99	Buy
Power Supply		Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	Price $124.99	Buy
Operating System		Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	Price $108.78	Buy
Case Fan		Corsair LL120 43.25 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack	Price $91.99	Buy
Total:				$2589.83

 

[Lairlair]

No need to buy windows at that price. You can find licences for a couple of bucks on eBay or Amazon

[Daethz]

I'd suggest changing the PSU to a Corsair RMX 750w and perhaps spending a little more for a Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2tb NVME drive

NVME v Sata is a substantial performance boost.

 

Besides that the windows 10 oem is $110? I feel like you can get a "non-oem" full copy for that price.

And id say that the fans you picked aren't the greatest, but besides my ugly noctuas I wouldn't know which rgb's to pick atm

[Lairlair]

Also I'd go for a B550 motherboard as they're cheaper and you don't lose much in functionality. With that money you saved you can invest in a better CPU (5800x or 5900x) which will help you a lot of you do CAD renders.

Your cooler is super expensive too, you can find just as good in terms of performance for cheaper. It just depends on how much you like the looks of the Corsair your chose...

[Dedayog]

I'm having trouble with a $150 240mm AIO, as well as $30 fans.  $30 EACH?!

 

That's $240 that could be deployed into more RAM, SSD's or better mouse/keyboard/speakers.

[Middcore]

2 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

I'm having trouble with a $150 240mm AIO, as well as $30 fans.  $30 EACH?!

 

That's $240 that could be deployed into more RAM, SSD's or better mouse/keyboard/speakers.

 

That's Corsair for you. 

 

For a 240mm AIO you could get the Cooler Master ML240L V2 or DeepCool Captain 240Pro V2 for ~$100 or less. Or about the same price OP is already paying, you could get the Lian Li Galahad 360mm and a set of three UniFans and it would look better in that case IMO. 

[Downkey]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($849.00 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 A-RGB 48.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($141.22 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($187.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Mushkin Pilot-E 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($1710.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case  ($149.99 @ Adorama)
Power Supply: Enermax Revolution D.F. 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PWM PST A-RGB 0dB 48.8 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $3558.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-06-28 13:42 EDT-0400

[LostFade]

8 minutes ago, Downkey said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($849.00 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 A-RGB 48.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($141.22 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($187.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Mushkin Pilot-E 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($1710.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case  ($149.99 @ Adorama)
Power Supply: Enermax Revolution D.F. 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PWM PST A-RGB 0dB 48.8 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $3558.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-06-28 13:42 EDT-0400

Is this what you are currently running

 

[LostFade]

Component		Selection		Price
CPU			AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor	$394.00	Buy
CPU Cooler			Lian Li GALAHAD AIO 360 RGB 69.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$148.90	Buy
Thermal Compound			Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5 g Thermal Paste	$6.50	Buy
Motherboard			Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$192.99	Buy
Memory			Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$226.99	Buy
Storage			Samsung 870 QVO 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$179.99	Buy
Video Card			EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card	$1710.00	Buy
Case			Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case	$154.99	Buy
Power Supply			Corsair RMx White (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$144.99	Buy
Operating System			Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$108.78	Buy
Case Fan			ARCTIC P12 PST 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan	$9.86	Buy
Case Fan			ARCTIC P12 PST 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan	$9.86	Buy
Case Fan			ARCTIC P12 PST 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan	$9.86

here is my updated lists would this work for vr, gaming and AutoCAD

[Downkey]

1 hour ago, LostFade said:

Is this what you are currently running

 

no, what im suggesting

[Lairlair]

4 hours ago, Downkey said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($849.00 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 A-RGB 48.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($141.22 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($187.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Mushkin Pilot-E 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($1710.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case  ($149.99 @ Adorama)
Power Supply: Enermax Revolution D.F. 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PWM PST A-RGB 0dB 48.8 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $3558.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-06-28 13:42 EDT-0400

That's a great built but as far as I understood the 3500$ budget should also include a monitor + keyboard + mouse. Is that right?

[Lairlair]

4 hours ago, LostFade said:

would this work for vr, gaming and AutoCAD

Yes this would work, it sounds like a good build. As mentioned above, you can still spare some money, but it seems like the aesthetics of your build are important to you so I guess I shouldn't argue there.

Sorry for repeating myself but you can spare yourself 100$ by buying a windows licence somewhere else.

[LostFade]

16 hours ago, Lairlair said:

Yes this would work, it sounds like a good build. As mentioned above, you can still spare some money, but it seems like the aesthetics of your build are important to you so I guess I shouldn't argue there.

Sorry for repeating myself but you can spare yourself 100$ by buying a windows licence somewhere else.

Correct on the windows. I am just putting it there so I don't forget it. Aesthic wise i wanna try to with white since ive never had a white pc. I also dont need a monitor (just purchased) or a mouse i have those. i just need a keyboard.

[Dedayog]

Some good options in white, depending if you want a full or 60%...

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=white+keyboards&rlz=1C1SQJL_enUS913US914&oq=white+keyboards&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i433j0l8.1928j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

 

I like the CM SK650 for full and the RK Royal for 60%.

[LostFade]

8 hours ago, Dedayog said:

Some good options in white, depending if you want a full or 60%...

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=white+keyboards&rlz=1C1SQJL_enUS913US914&oq=white+keyboards&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i433j0l8.1928j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

 

I like the CM SK650 for full and the RK Royal for 60%.

not going to lie I really like the looks