After effects animation / motion graphics rig. some gaming on the side

[Newbie Penguin]

1. Budget & Location

1-1.5 k USD, Russia

2. Aim

work and some gaming. i dont play a lot of AAA games, and graphics are not my priority. good fps at medium settings is preffered. 

3. Monitors

i use a wide 1080p 75 hz right now, maybe will get a 2nd, 1440p, dunno if it will be wide or not.

4. Peripherals

as stated before, i already have a pc so for starters i'm looking just to upgrade the pc. from peripherals i'd only get a new keyboard in the near future, so if you know any good ~100 usd mechanical keyboards, that'd be great. currently looking at HyperX origins core aqua switches. need to check out some ducky's and leopold's to see if they're worth the extra.

5. Why are you upgrading?

have been using my current one (which this forum helped build) for like 6 years, so thanks for that :D. but its been a pain working on it lately cuz it barely lets me even see the preview in AE at half res. not enough ram and its like 1600 anyway, that was the main reason of thinking to upgrade. 

 

Here's what i put together, again, the prices are not what im gonna buy them for. also the GPU is what im gonna buy when the prices come down, if they do. for now will be using my old one (msi gtx 960 4g) because Russian retailers sell them for their overpriced prices (idk how thats allowed) but w.e

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/X9pWgt

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($272.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($84.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($134.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($217.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($67.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1048.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-08-26 07:25 EDT-0400

 

the real total is 1200 WITHOUT the gpu. probaly another 450-500 for the 3060 once they drop

 

 

Edited August 26, 2021 by Newbie Penguin

[Freakwise]

It's pretty ok imo

[KKLawrence]

58 minutes ago, Newbie Penguin said:

4. Peripherals

as stated before, i already have a pc so for starters i'm looking just to upgrade the pc. from peripherals i'd only get a new keyboard in the near future, so if you know any good ~100 usd mechanical keyboards, that'd be great. currently looking at HyperX origins core aqua switches. need to check out some ducky's and leopold's to see if they're worth the extra.

 

Here's what i put together, again, the prices are not what im gonna buy them for. also the GPU is what im gonna buy when the prices come down, if they do. for now will be using my old one (msi gtx 960 4g) because Russian retailers sell them for their overpriced prices (idk how thats allowed) but w.e

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/X9pWgt

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($272.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($84.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($134.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($217.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($67.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1048.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-08-26 07:25 EDT-0400

 

the real total is 1200 WITHOUT the gpu. probaly another 450-500 for the 3060 once they drop

Great overall build, The cooler is overkill tho. The Ryzen 5 5600X is a cool chip and a cheaper cooler for 30$ will be sufficient. Unless you want to overclock the hell out of the CPU.

Your Motherboard is pretty good, you can get a lower tier one and still be fine. I personally like the B550 A-Pro.

Rest of the build is really nice!

For GPU, maybe aim more for the 3060TI, as it performs even better then the 3060.

 

For Keyboards, I own a Cherry MX 3.0 gaming board or something like that, it has silent reds and comes also with browns and blues. Good built quality, nice RGB lighting but garbage software. For its price (sub 80€ was it) a great keyboard tho.

[Newbie Penguin]

8 minutes ago, KKLawrence said:

Great overall build, The cooler is overkill tho. The Ryzen 5 5600X is a cool chip and a cheaper cooler for 30$ will be sufficient. Unless you want to overclock the hell out of the CPU.

Your Motherboard is pretty good, you can get a lower tier one and still be fine. I personally like the B550 A-Pro.

Rest of the build is really nice!

For GPU, maybe aim more for the 3060TI, as it performs even better then the 3060.

 

For Keyboards, I own a Cherry MX 3.0 gaming board or something like that, it has silent reds and comes also with browns and blues. Good built quality, nice RGB lighting but garbage software. For its price (sub 80€ was it) a great keyboard tho.

What cooler would you recmmend?

 

also im planning to stick another nvme down the road, thats why i went with this mobo. im seeing that the b550 a pro is a rebranded 450, and those have pcie gen 2

 

the difference in price between a pro and mag tomahawk is 40 bucks. which is not that little here, so if im not losing much, i'd take it

Edited August 26, 2021 by Newbie Penguin
extra info

[KKLawrence]

8 minutes ago, Newbie Penguin said:

What cooler would you recmmend?

 

also im planning to stick another nvme down the road, thats why i went with this mobo. im seeing that the b550 a pro is a rebranded 450, and those have pcie gen 2

 

the difference in price between a pro and mag tomahawk is 40 bucks. which is not that little here, so if im not losing much, i'd take it

No, the MSI B550 A-pro has PCIe Gen4 lanes. The rest of the board is gen3, which is still more than fast enough.

With the a-pro, you can also you a second NVMe. For purely gaming tho, a Sata SSD will also be similar in response and load speeds tho.

 

For cooling, the pure rock 2 (not slim), cooler master 212 and arctic freezer e34 esports will be solid choices, most of the time available. These or any slight variations will perform more than good enough on your CPU.

I had a esports 33 and it kept my Ryzen 7 1800X under 80°, which means no thermal throttling.

[Newbie Penguin]

5 hours ago, KKLawrence said:

No, the MSI B550 A-pro has PCIe Gen4 lanes. The rest of the board is gen3, which is still more than fast enough.

With the a-pro, you can also you a second NVMe. For purely gaming tho, a Sata SSD will also be similar in response and load speeds tho.

 

For cooling, the pure rock 2 (not slim), cooler master 212 and arctic freezer e34 esports will be solid choices, most of the time available. These or any slight variations will perform more than good enough on your CPU.

I had a esports 33 and it kept my Ryzen 7 1800X under 80°, which means no thermal throttling.

so whats the difference between those boards? why would anyone go for the MAG if the A-PRO exists?

[KKLawrence]

11 hours ago, Newbie Penguin said:

so whats the difference between those boards? why would anyone go for the MAG if the A-PRO exists?

Because RGB and other features. It doesn't "look" as good. But you the mainbord is not that visible anyway. Maybe it's a bit better for overclocking, but it's the same reason why some people by a 300hp car if the 100hp version still works and can drive up to tempo limit.