Need help refining an Editing Build

[Toasty321]

Budget (including currency): $2000 USD (Room for Margin)

Country: United States of America

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere pro, Blender etc. 

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

 

Planning on a Micro-ATX build for a smaller build than the original idea, but keeping efficiency in editing at the same time.  

 

 

 

List

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700 2.1 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($342.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Scythe Fuma 2 Rev.B 39.44 CFM CPU Cooler  ($65.98 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B660M-A D4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($152.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sabrent Rocket Q 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Lian Li O11 Air Mini ATX Mid Tower Case  ($121.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Corsair) 
Case Fan: Noctua F12 PWM chromax.black.swap 54.97 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($24.95 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Noctua F12 PWM chromax.black.swap 54.97 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($24.95 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Noctua F12 PWM chromax.black.swap 54.97 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($24.95 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Noctua A14 PWM chromax.black.swap 82.52 CFM 140 mm Fan  ($26.95 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Noctua A14 PWM chromax.black.swap 82.52 CFM 140 mm Fan  ($26.95 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Gigabyte M27Q 27.0" 2560x1440 170 Hz Monitor  ($319.99 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Sennheiser HD 280 PRO  Headphones  ($99.95 @ Amazon) 
Custom: VIVO Dual Monitor Tension Spring Arm Sit-Stand Desk Mount for 2 Screens up to 32" each (STAND-V002K)  ($74.98 @ Amazon) 
Custom: FTW3 3060ti EVGA ($539.99)
Custom: Ducky One 2 Mini ($89.99)
Total: $2255.56

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Whc9cb 

 

Thoughts

 

CPU- 12gen E-cores are a plus. Not going to OC, so dont need K model, and intergrated graphics arent needed but nice to have ig.

CPU cooler- Dont exactly want to go AIO, and the fuma 2 is fast and quiet.

MOBO- Dont need z690, not going to OC. PrimeB660M-a is a good looking mATX.

RAM- 32gb for efficiency in editing/rendering. 3200 Cl16 bc 3600 dont really need, and apparently no noticeable difference.  

SSD- want a fast ssd, could go 980 pro for a bit more. Dont need more than 1tb, could even drop down to 512gb.

HDD- 2tb, dont need alot, but still 7200rpm for better speeds than a 5600rpm.

GPU- 3060ti better than majority of other nvidia cards. Dont need anything above that really. 

Case- o11 air mini is a nice *smaller* form-factor case. Fits where i would have it.

PSU- 650w b/c the 3060ti isn't as much of a power hungry beast as the later cards. *cough* 3090 *cough*

Case Fans- 140x2 120x3 Noctua fans. The case comes with 2 140's and 1 120, so only need 2 140's for bottom intake, then 3 120's for top exhaust.

Monitor Stand- Already have 24" 1080, so using that along with a new monitor would be nice.

Monitor- Top of the line for content creation, and also good for gaming so no need to upgrade for a while. 

Headset + keyboard- Quality headphones, good for the price. cherry mx brown switches on a nicely priced board is a plus. 

 

 

Advice appreciated  

[cat milker]

looks fine to me. All the parts are fine. The only thing I could think of is maybe a bit more vram, but it will still be fine. If you want to upgrade to more vram, the 6700xt or 3060 would be around the same performance wise, but just more headroom.

[drdrewnatic]

You may want to look into getting a 500GB SATA SSD for cache files. Those can add up quite quickly and you wouldn't want to have them just sitting in your project folder.

[Queen Chrysalis]

Did you ever go through with that gaming build you made a few threads about?  Most of what was in that should do pretty well for editing at home, for mobile/portable editing I'd honestly just get a 2022 macbook with the M1.  The whole adobe suite runs super well on that and you won't have to drag a monitor around.  Seriously look up the adobe benchmarks on the m1 chips compared to alder lake.  Getting that in really well built laptop with a good screen, case, and battery life is gonna serve you way better than hauling an itx build around and wasting 20 minutes on setup every time you wanna use it.

[Toasty321]

9 hours ago, Queen Chrysalis said:

Did you ever go through with that gaming build you made a few threads about?  Most of what was in that should do pretty well for editing at home, for mobile/portable editing I'd honestly just get a 2022 macbook with the M1.  The whole adobe suite runs super well on that and you won't have to drag a monitor around.  Seriously look up the adobe benchmarks on the m1 chips compared to alder lake.  Getting that in really well built laptop with a good screen, case, and battery life is gonna serve you way better than hauling an itx build around and wasting 20 minutes on setup every time you wanna use it.

After consideration, Ill be going for a cheaper build, considering that beast was adding up to ~3 grand. Ill be going for it in the future, but righ now I really just need something for photo/video editing and rendering. How does the M1 peform in Blender? Would going with a Mac be better than a Windows Laptop? 

 

*Also I plan on handing this build down when I purchase the more extravagent plan.

Edited May 11, 2022 by Toasty321

[Toasty321]

10 hours ago, drdrewnatic said:

You may want to look into getting a 500GB SATA SSD for cache files. Those can add up quite quickly and you wouldn't want to have them just sitting in your project folder.

Would something like the 870 Evo be sufficent? 

[drdrewnatic]

1 hour ago, Toasty321 said:

Would something like the 870 Evo be sufficent? 

Yeah, it'll work. You don't need something fancy, any 2.5" SSD would probably do the job just fine.

[Queen Chrysalis]

5 hours ago, Toasty321 said:

After consideration, Ill be going for a cheaper build, considering that beast was adding up to ~3 grand. Ill be going for it in the future, but righ now I really just need something for photo/video editing and rendering. How does the M1 peform in Blender? Would going with a Mac be better than a Windows Laptop? 

 

*Also I plan on handing this build down when I purchase the more extravagent plan.

It was underwhelming last year but it’s gotten way better now.  You can also just dual boot  windows.  I simply recommended the mac because as far as laptop physical quality (screen, case, battery) goes they’re second to none, and the new M1 pro chips are second to none in multithread performance.  Now that metal GPU support is a thing it should be even better.

[Toasty321]

On 5/10/2022 at 9:01 PM, Toasty321 said:

 

Advice appreciated

After some advice, and more practical changes: 

 

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-12500 3 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($202.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black 55 CFM CPU Cooler  ($79.95 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B660M-A D4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($105.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ Adorama) 
Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card  ($329.99 @ ASUS) 
Case: Lian Li O11 Air Mini ATX Mid Tower Case  ($124.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: MSI MPG A-GF 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Lian Li UNI SL120 58.54 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($84.99 @ B&H) 
Case Fan: Lian Li Uni Fan SL 70.5 CFM 140 mm Fans 2-Pack  ($67.52 @ MemoryC) 
Monitor: Dell S2721QS 27.0" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor  ($319.99 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Sennheiser HD 280 PRO  Headphones  ($99.95 @ Amazon) 
Custom: Ducky One 2 Mini ($89.99)
Total: $1899.29

 

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

 

Thoughts:

 

i7-> i5 bc works around the same, just less cores for less.

Noctua prob overkill, could switch back to sycthe or something similar. 

3600 cl16 -> 3200 cl16. Around same speeds, no noticable difference

+sata SSD for project files, fast ssd for cheaper than 980 pro.

3060->1660s Dont need RTX, 1660s still a decent card, and for cheap its perfect for plans.

Different powersupply for better reviews and efficency, also full modular

case fans, around same peformance for less.

m27q-> 4k dell, better quality for editing. 

 

[Jonathan Lee]

2 hours ago, Toasty321 said:

CPU: Intel Core i5-12500 3 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($202.98 @ Newegg) 

Could save some more with going to 12400

 

2 hours ago, Toasty321 said:

Storage: Crucial MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ Adorama) 
Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 

Would stick with a 1 TB gen 3 NVME drive instead of 2 separate ones. Some options:

 

Storage: Silicon Power 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Team MP34 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Mushkin Enhanced Pilot-E 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: PNY CS2130 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 

 

2 hours ago, Toasty321 said:

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card  ($329.99 @ ASUS) 

I think there are better options than that for the same price or slightly more:

ASRock Challenger D

MSI MECH 2X OC

 

I think you can get much better for the same price. Here is something I would go with:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700F 2.1 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($312.95 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black 55 CFM CPU Cooler  ($79.95) 
Motherboard: ASRock B660 Steel Legend ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($105.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Silicon Power 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB EAGLE Video Card  ($499.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Lian Li O11 Air Mini ATX Mid Tower Case  ($124.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: MSI MPG A-GF 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Gigabyte G27Q 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Headphones: Sennheiser HD 280 PRO  Headphones  ($99.95) 
Custom: Ducky One 2 Mini ($89.99)
Total: $1935.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-05-12 18:12 EDT-0400

 

Don't really need the extra fans cause case already comes with 3

[brob]

10 hours ago, Toasty321 said:

After some advice, and more practical changes: 

 

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-12500 3 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($202.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black 55 CFM CPU Cooler  ($79.95 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B660M-A D4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($105.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ Adorama) 
Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card  ($329.99 @ ASUS) 
Case: Lian Li O11 Air Mini ATX Mid Tower Case  ($124.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: MSI MPG A-GF 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Lian Li UNI SL120 58.54 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($84.99 @ B&H) 
Case Fan: Lian Li Uni Fan SL 70.5 CFM 140 mm Fans 2-Pack  ($67.52 @ MemoryC) 
Monitor: Dell S2721QS 27.0" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor  ($319.99 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Sennheiser HD 280 PRO  Headphones  ($99.95 @ Amazon) 
Custom: Ducky One 2 Mini ($89.99)
Total: $1899.29

 

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

 

Thoughts:

 

i7-> i5 bc works around the same, just less cores for less.

Noctua prob overkill, could switch back to sycthe or something similar. 

3600 cl16 -> 3200 cl16. Around same speeds, no noticable difference

+sata SSD for project files, fast ssd for cheaper than 980 pro.

3060->1660s Dont need RTX, 1660s still a decent card, and for cheap its perfect for plans.

Different powersupply for better reviews and efficency, also full modular

case fans, around same peformance for less.

m27q-> 4k dell, better quality for editing. 

 

 

There is the NH-U12S Redux that is significantly less expensive with very similar performance.

 

Unless you already own the MX500 you really should be getting an NVMe drive. There are several less expensive models available.

 

[Jeppes]

Spend more on gpu if its used for Blender rendering. Nvidia card better choice thanks to optix. And 12700 better than f-model in some Adobe programs.

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700 2.1 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($342.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING SE-224-XT 76.16 CFM CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI PRO B660M-A DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($102.97 @ Amazon)
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($92.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB XC3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($697.99 @ EVGA)
Case: NZXT H510 Flow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($72.81 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2021) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Gigabyte G27Q 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Headphones: Sennheiser HD 280 PRO  Headphones  ($99.95)
Custom: Ducky One 2 Mini ($89.99)
Total: $2032.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-05-13 07:39 EDT-0400

[Toasty321]

14 hours ago, Jonathan Lee said:

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB EAGLE Video Card  ($499.98 @ Newegg) 

How is the 6700xt compared to Nvidia cards in terms of productivity/multitasking?

 

14 hours ago, Jonathan Lee said:

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700F 2.1 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($312.95 @ Newegg) 

Is the $20 off worth it? Intergrated graphics are helpful... right?

 

14 hours ago, Jonathan Lee said:

Would stick with a 1 TB gen 3 NVME drive instead of 2 separate ones.

would the 1tb version of the western_black be good? Its one of the fastest on the market.

 

14 hours ago, Jonathan Lee said:

Monitor: Gigabyte G27Q 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 

Is this a good monitor? The dell is 4k, and has great color spectrum. 

[Toasty321]

2 hours ago, Jeppes said:

Spend more on gpu if its used for Blender rendering. Nvidia card better choice thanks to optix. And 12700 better than f-model in some Adobe programs.

 

So with basically any better 30 series, the price shoots up to 2 grand+. I want the build cost to stay around 1.5-2k with very slight room for margin. This would litterally just be a bit of a budget editing build. Is the 3050/3060 still good? I can get a 3060 like the ASUS 3060. 

 

2 hours ago, Jeppes said:

Motherboard: MSI PRO B660M-A DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Amazon)

Is the ASUS PRIME B660M-A good? its a bit less and seems to have the same specs. 

 

2 hours ago, Jeppes said:

Case: NZXT H510 Flow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($72.81 @ Amazon)

the air mini fits the space i have better, and is more small-form than the h510

2 hours ago, Jeppes said:

Monitor: Gigabyte G27Q 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  ($239.99 @ Newegg)

second time someone reccomended the G27q. does it have good color? This build is for editing and rendering, not gaming, so high hz isnt exactly needed. The dell is also 4k. 

[Jonathan Lee]

6 hours ago, Toasty321 said:

How is the 6700xt compared to Nvidia cards in terms of productivity/multitasking?

It should be fine, but you can go with 3060TI instead if you want Nvidia

 

6 hours ago, Toasty321 said:

Is the $20 off worth it? Intergrated graphics are helpful... right?

Yea you can get the one with integrated graphics. I wouldn't say it's worth the $20 off

 

6 hours ago, Toasty321 said:

would the 1tb version of the western_black be good? Its one of the fastest on the market.

If you're talking about SN750/850 yes, SN750_SE no not really. The NVME drive speed isn't too important unless you have heavy read/write workloads.  But if you can afford going gen 4, go for it.

 

6 hours ago, Toasty321 said:

Is this a good monitor? The dell is 4k, and has great color spectrum. 

If you need, the better color spectrum go for it. I'm not the most knowledgeable in the different monitors

 

[Toasty321]

20 minutes ago, Jonathan Lee said:

It should be fine, but you can go with 3060TI instead if you want Nvidia

 

I was thinking the ASUS 3060 12gb, for the 150% more memory, i could do a 3060ti for $100 more, but is it enough of a payoff for that newer system?

 

23 minutes ago, Jonathan Lee said:

Yea you can get the one with integrated graphics. I wouldn't say it's worth the $20 off

 

yeah, Im thinking maybe a 11700K for the higher base gHz, its around the same cost.

[Jonathan Lee]

2 hours ago, Toasty321 said:

I was thinking the ASUS 3060 12gb, for the 150% more memory, i could do a 3060ti for $100 more, but is it enough of a payoff for that newer system?

Yea, I say it would be worth it

 

2 hours ago, Toasty321 said:

yeah, Im thinking maybe a 11700K for the higher base gHz, its around the same cost.

The base doesn't really matter because the PC will boost it to the boost clocks as long as there's enough cooling and power. Also the 12700 has a much better IPC, which will affect performance a lot more than the clock speeds

[brob]

5 hours ago, Toasty321 said:

yeah, Im thinking maybe a 11700K for the higher base gHz, its around the same cost.

 

Checking a few benchmarks should quickly disabuse you of this thought. 

 

Modern CPU performance cannot be judged by a single number. 

[Toasty321]

11 hours ago, brob said:

Checking a few benchmarks should quickly disabuse you of this thought. 

 

it lookes to be not that much of a difference, considering I wasnt planning on getting a $500+ i9. PugetSystems Benchmark

[brob]

10 minutes ago, Toasty321 said:

it lookes to be not that much of a difference, considering I wasnt planning on getting a $500+ i9. PugetSystems Benchmark

 

Our understanding of "significant" differ remarkably.

 

The benchmarks linked show the i7-12700k has an 18% average performance edge over the i7-11700K. If you look at the various graphs in that article you should note that the i5-12600K actually out performs the i7-11700K in every instance. 

 

In Photoshop the difference is 12%. Once again the i5-12600K outperforms the i7-12700K.

 

The difference is even more remarkable in Blender, https://www.techpowerup.com/review/intel-core-i9-12900k-alder-lake-12th-gen/6.html

[Toasty321]

26 minutes ago, brob said:

In Photoshop the difference is 12%. Once again the i5-12600K outperforms the i7-12700K.

 

Huh. Im sorry i guess i wasnt actually looking lol. For the 12thgen would the $100+ for the i7 over the i5 be worth it?  

[brob]

1 hour ago, Toasty321 said:

Huh. Im sorry i guess i wasnt actually looking lol. For the 12thgen would the $100+ for the i7 over the i5 be worth it?  

 

First off, the CPU would have to be the unlocked i5-12600K. The locked versions of that model lack the 4 efficiency cores that do seem to make a difference in productivity work. 

 

For gaming any i5 would be fine. Although more cpu intensive games would benefit from an i7.

 

For the productivity work it really comes down to the value of your time and how much rendering is done. Only you can make that judgement. But if the system is used every day for 3 years, saving 1 minute a day translates to over 200 hours more productivity.

[Toasty321]

2 hours ago, brob said:

First off, the CPU would have to be the unlocked i5-12600K.

So, after looking up a couple blender, and adobe forums, it seems like they are more CPU intensive. 

 

So which one would be the better choice? an i7-12700k with a 3050, or a i5 12700k with a 3060?

[brob]

47 minutes ago, Toasty321 said:

So, after looking up a couple blender, and adobe forums, it seems like they are more CPU intensive. 

 

So which one would be the better choice? an i7-12700k with a 3050, or a i5 12700k with a 3060?

 

Could you squeeze an i7-12700 (with B660 motherboard) and RTX 3060 into the budget? (Using a locked CPU would mean a less expensive motherboard and cooling solution without sacrificing much performance.)

[Toasty321]

1 hour ago, brob said:

Could you squeeze an i7-12700 (with B660 motherboard) and RTX 3060 into the budget? (Using a locked CPU would mean a less expensive motherboard and cooling solution without sacrificing much performance.)

Hmmm..So after some adjustments, i can switch to a 12600K which has slightly better peformance than the 12700, and fit in a 3060.

 

List: 

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor  ($277.97 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black 55 CFM CPU Cooler  ($79.95 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B660M MORTAR WIFI DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($126.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ Adorama) 
Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB XC GAMING Video Card  ($439.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 275R Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($71.86 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Platinum 650 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($112.69 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Corsair iCUE SP120 RGB ELITE 47.7 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Sennheiser HD 280 PRO  Headphones  ($99.95 @ Amazon) 
Custom: Ducky Blackout One 2 Mini RGB LED 60% Double Shot PBT Keyboard (Cherry MX Brown)  ($108.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1734.34

 

(Also deciding to just stick with current monitor, and will purchase 4k display later)