First build - help wanted

[Escariiot]

Budget (including currency): $2750 NZD

Country: New Zealand

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Minecraft, Rocket League, GTA 5, Streaming, Video Editing, Blender

Other details:

CPU -  AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processer 

CPU Cooler - Lian Li GALAHAD AIO 240 RGB 69.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

Motherboard - Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard

Memory - Corsair Vengence RGB Pro SL 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory

Storage - Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive AND Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

GPU - Asus GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB DUAL OC Video Card

Case - Lian Li Lancool II Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case

PSU - Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

 

pcpartpicker lists the total price at $2495.47 NZD

 

This is my first PC build, I've tried to do as much research as possible but I know that can't always compare to actual experience. Would like to know if these components are good choice.

[Jonathan Lee]

Any plans to overclock? If not, intel has pretty good value CPU's right now. You try this build around the same price:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($503.70 @ Newegg New Zealand) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H100i RGB PRO XT 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($194.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($225.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Memory: ADATA XPG GAMMIX D30 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($151.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($132.25 @ PB Technologies) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($94.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GAMING Twin Edge OC Video Card  ($929.00 @ Computer Lounge) 
Case: Lian Li Lancool II Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($179.00 @ Computer Lounge) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($159.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Total: $2566.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-07-28 05:53 NZST+1200

 

 You can swap the cooler with anything you want. If you want the best gaming CPU, the 5800X is a beast. Also, you can consider getting 32GB of RAM. I hear it helps with streaming having some RAM head room.

[Escariiot]

I don't really have any plans to overclock atm no, but depending on how I'm feeling once I do get this PC then maybe. I'll have a better look at the Intel CPU's, I've mostly stuck looking at the AMD CPU's as they tend to, from all the data that I've seen, do better for cheaper.

 

The 5800X does look like an absolute unit of a CPU, however, I think it'll probably be overkill for my first build. It's in my radar if I ever upgrade in the future.

 

I'll stay at 16GB of RAM for the time being as almost everything I've read or seen about RAM says that anything more than 16GB is usually just too excessive for any casual gamer or streamer. If I decide to end up streaming properly and consistently then I probably will. 

[Escariiot]

1 hour ago, Jonathan Lee said:

Any plans to overclock? If not, intel has pretty good value CPU's right now. You try this build around the same price:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($503.70 @ Newegg New Zealand) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H100i RGB PRO XT 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($194.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($225.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Memory: ADATA XPG GAMMIX D30 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($151.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($132.25 @ PB Technologies) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($94.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GAMING Twin Edge OC Video Card  ($929.00 @ Computer Lounge) 
Case: Lian Li Lancool II Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($179.00 @ Computer Lounge) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($159.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Total: $2566.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-07-28 05:53 NZST+1200

 

 You can swap the cooler with anything you want. If you want the best gaming CPU, the 5800X is a beast. Also, you can consider getting 32GB of RAM. I hear it helps with streaming having some RAM head room.

I don't really have any plans to overclock atm no, but depending on how I'm feeling once I do get this PC then maybe. I'll have a better look at the Intel CPU's, I've mostly stuck looking at the AMD CPU's as they tend to, from all the data that I've seen, do better for cheaper.

 

The 5800X does look like an absolute unit of a CPU, however, I think it'll probably be overkill for my first build. It's in my radar if I ever upgrade in the future.

 

I'll stay at 16GB of RAM for the time being as almost everything I've read or seen about RAM says that anything more than 16GB is usually just too excessive for any casual gamer or streamer. If I decide to end up streaming properly and consistently then I probably will. 

[Jonathan Lee]

Yea, that was true about a year ago so most info out there is a little out of date. When AMD beat Intel with their 5000 series, it pretty much flipped around. Currently Intel 10 series (sometimes 11 series) is more of the value one where 5000 series is the premium. I'm sure they'll keep switching position over the years to confuse us some more XD.

 

Although there is only really single digit percent performance difference between them, so you can't really go wrong with either.