First-time builder looking for help, semi-budget build!

[LoFoTV]

First build!

 

I want something *decently* powerful, enough to handle video editing, some gaming (likely nothing too graphic intensive, see below), potentially streaming. Not really editing 4k all that much currently, but I imagine that will change in the coming years. Let me know where I can improve with my budget (i.e. more bang for the buck), and if there are any major changes I should consider. 

 

Any assistance welcome! VERY NEW to this. I've watched my fair share of LTT vids, along with other creators, but very much a novice here, lol.

 

Budget (including currency): $1300

Country: $US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Premiere Pro, After Effects (potentially), Streaming (potentially), Rocket League, CS:GO, Valorant, Minecraft

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): 

Selling 2017 iMac to help fund the computer.

Planned parts list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YkvXvj (also listed below)

- CPU:  Ryzen 7 5800x

- MOBO:  Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2

- GPU:  MSI RTX 3060 Ventus 3X 12gb OC

- RAM:  Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600

- Storage:  Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME (for OS)

                   Seagate BarraCuda 4TB 3.5" 5400 RPM (for bulk storage)

- Power Supply:  Corsair CX650M (2021) 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX

- CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 59 CFM

- Case:  Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case

- OS: Windows 11 (will need to buy) 

 

Already purchased: One 23.8" 1080p 165hz ASUS TUF Gaming Monitor (TUF Gaming VG247Q1A), customized Keychron C2. 

Peripherals needed: Mouse, additional Monitor (maybe one more for editing?)

 

Additional info: I can't really afford to buy all these parts at once, so I'll likely buy them piece by piece over the space of a couple months. If anyone has some ideas as to what I should buy first/last, let me know! Also -- brother suggested full size tower for ease of a first build, but I don't have THAT much space in my apartment, lol.

 

Thanks in advance for the help!

 

[Spakes]

Why do you need RGB?) Also there are cheaper cases that would be fine for you. I'd actually suggest getting more powerful PSU.

 

And there are cheaper ways to get Windows 11 keys, if you google them. Also get that second monitor only when you're going to understand that you can't live without one.

[Tetras]

An alternative that you might want to consider:

 

Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nmL8MV

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-13500 2.5 GHz 14-Core Processor  ($239.49) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.90) 
Motherboard: MSI B760 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($159.99) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL36 Memory  ($94.95) 
Storage: (unchanged) Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($49.99) 
Storage: (unchanged) Seagate BarraCuda 4 TB 3.5" 5400 RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.99) 
Video Card: (unchanged) MSI RTX 3060 Ventus 3X 12G OC GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 12 GB Video Card  ($299.99) 
Case: (unchanged) Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS GX 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($90.87) 
Operating System: (unchanged) Microsoft Windows 11 Home Retail - Download 64-bit  ($129.98) 

Total: $1248.14

Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-09-16 13:56 EDT-0400

 

In some cases, it can be quite a lot faster than the 5800X, though at other times similar, or even slower.

[brob]

28 minutes ago, LoFoTV said:

 I can't really afford to buy all these parts at once, so I'll likely buy them piece by piece over the space of a couple months.

 

It's not a good idea to buy components over the course of several months. Instead save up until you have your budget amount. Then buy.

 

One generally can't test parts until most or all of the components are available. As a result if a part needs to be returned there is a risk of being outside the merchant return period, (may be as short as 10 days). In which case one has to go through a warranty return process.

 

Tech changes constantly. If you bought a 13th gen Intel today, you would probably be disappointed next month when Intel introduces the 14th gen.

 

[Why_Me]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($189.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool AK400 66.47 CFM CPU Cooler  ($30.98 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 4 TB 3.5" 5400 RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI RTX 3060 Ventus 3X 12G OC GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 12 GB Video Card  ($299.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: *Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Best Buy) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home Retail - Download 64-bit  ($129.98 @ Walmart) 
Total: $1167.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-09-16 14:08 EDT-0400

[LoFoTV]

8 minutes ago, Spakes said:

Why do you need RGB?) Also there are cheaper cases that would be fine for you. I'd actually suggest getting more powerful PSU.

RGB isn't a necessity for sure, lol, but definitely wouldn't mind a pop of color in the case. Maybe for simplicity's sake, I'll go without for the first build.

 

How much more power do you think I should shoot for?

[LoFoTV]

10 minutes ago, brob said:

One generally can't test parts until most or all of the components are available. As a result if a part needs to be returned there is a risk of being outside the merchant return period, (may be as short as 10 days). In which case one has to go through a warranty return process.

That's definitely fair, I hadn't considered warranties and the like. How frequently do PC parts like these show up defective/malfunctioning?

[brob]

30 minutes ago, LoFoTV said:

That's definitely fair, I hadn't considered warranties and the like. How frequently do PC parts like these show up defective/malfunctioning?

 

It's not common but does happen.

[Spakes]

1 hour ago, LoFoTV said:

How much more power do you think I should shoot for?

Depends on what do you want to upgrade in the future. If something like 4070, then at least good quality 750 W.