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Help "Improving" build for Rendering/Gaming

ResonantAce

Right now, I am looking to upgrade from my old computer here: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vgVQTH.  I'm upgrading from this one because it can take a while for videos to render (we get Adobe CC Premier free) and some games are only running on 1080p low quality at or sub 60fps (Overwatch, Pubg, Prey, Doom,etc).  My planned build right now is: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CzMk4C.  What is going on, is this semester I will also need to do CAD, programming, and some computer simulations (I know I will be using at least Unity for "games", I believe) along with the above video rendering for classes and research.  I will also try gaming on it, and possibly streaming, at medium-high quality 1080p 60fps.  If at all possible, 1080p 144fps, and finally, if it's within budget, 1440p 144fps.  I already found a used monitor for 1440p and 144hz but my graphics card can't handle it yet.  I may buy a smaller monitor to use for having textbooks open, music playlists or,if I do it, viewing stream comments.  Finally, my budget is US$800, but if I could bring it closer to US$700 or even US$600 and still be able to do the rendering and gaming, that would be amazing.  I know already that I could wait to see if the RX 580 4/8Gb drops back to $200/$230 MSRP, the 1060 6Gb at $260 or get the CPU,GPU and RAM used for much cheaper overall.  Some components may be overkill so any help narrowing down the needed specs and overall cost would be fantastic and appreciated!

 

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why change from a CX550M to a CX550? 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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Whoops, that's my bad in the build.  Should just be the same PSU, forgot to add the M.

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If you can reuse parts, you might consider something like the following.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($73.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SanDisk - X400 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($269.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $728.65
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-08 21:42 EST-0500

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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12 minutes ago, brob said:

If you can reuse parts, you might consider something like the following.

 

I may reuse part, definitely.  I'm going to see if it will cost lest marginally by selling my old computer as a whole or selling each excess component individually (unless you/anyone has an educated guess).

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