First PC planning looking for opinions

[skamnox5]

Budget (including currency): $1500 usd

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Elden ring, Minecraft and Blender etc.

So, this is what I've put together for my potential build (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/p2Vy8r) and was just wondering if it's a good setup like is the power supply or cooler too much and maybe I should cut back a bit? or if there's any compatibility issues. I haven't put a GPU on the list yet since I'm not too sure what to get especially with these high prices my idea was to get a 3070 not sure from which manufacturer. which would be a good choice? Also, should I just hold off a bit since new things are about to get revealed. 

 

[RONOTHAN##]

11 minutes ago, skamnox5 said:

Also, should I just hold off a bit since new things are about to get revealed. 

Yes, you really should. 

 

I wouldn't really recommend anything in that system anyway, 980 Pros are really expensive and not noticeably better than a Gen 3 drive for 98% of people, the RAM kit is pretty expensive, the PSU is very expensive for what it is, and that cooler is downright a ripoff. That said, new stuff will be out within a month or two, so I wouldn't buy any of this in general, either waiting for AM5 to release and getting that, or waiting for AM5 to release and AM4 gear to go on heavy clearance. 

[Bombastinator]

53 minutes ago, skamnox5 said:

Budget (including currency): $1500 usd

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Elden ring, Minecraft and Blender etc.

So, this is what I've put together for my potential build (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/p2Vy8r) and was just wondering if it's a good setup like is the power supply or cooler too much and maybe I should cut back a bit? or if there's any compatibility issues. I haven't put a GPU on the list yet since I'm not too sure what to get especially with these high prices my idea was to get a 3070 not sure from which manufacturer. which would be a good choice? Also, should I just hold off a bit since new things are about to get revealed. 

 

I understand prices have been dropping like rocks for some time, mostly due to the crypto crash and the upcoming next series of cards.  They’ve actually gotten down to a point I would buy at.  The only reason I haven’t is other things have gotten in the way.  The used market is especially good atm for that size card.  It was a prime mining card.