Looking for advice on PC parts.

sternar4

Hello,

I'm new to PC building. I'm looking for advice on the parts, and whether I need any more parts for the PC to function. I'd also love to slightly cut the cost if at all possible. I intend to primarily use the PC for gaming, image processing, and video editing.

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 5600X Vermeer 3.7GHz 6-Core AM4 Boxed Processor - Wraith Stealth Cooler Included -- $169.99

Motherboard: ASUS - B550-PLUS TUF Gaming WiFi II AMD AM4 ATX Motherboard -- $184.99

RAM: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 PC4-25600 CL16 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit CMK32GX4M2E3200 - Black -- $107.99

Case: Fractal Design - Meshify 2 Black ATX Flexible Light Tinted Tempered Glass Window Mid Tower Computer Case -- $169.99

Power Supply: Corsair - RMx Series RM750x 750 Watt 80 Plus Gold ATX Fully Modular Power Supply -- $149.99

Video Card: EVGA - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming Dual-Fan 12GB GDDR6 PCIe 4.0 Graphics Card -- $429.99

M.2 / NVMe SSD: Samsung - 970 EVO Plus SSD 1TB M.2 NVMe Interface PCIe 3.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive with V-NAND 3 bit MLC Technology (MZ-V7S1T0B/AM) -- $104.99

Heatsink: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition CPU Air Cooler -- $59.99

Thermal Compound: Thermal Grizzly - Kryonaut Thermal Grease - 1g -- $11.99

Thank you for your help, I appreciate you :)

Ian

Greetings, what is your intended budget?

sternar4

Hello Ian, my budget is $1,500.

Ian

Do you need a copy of Windows? Right now you do not have it listed.

sternar4

I do. Thanks for pointing that out :)

Ian

Honestly there is not much you can really change in the current parts list in your budget and what you plan on doing with the PC, everything looks solid as-is.

sternar4

Thank you for your help, Ian. I appreciate you greatly.

Ian

https://community.microcenter.com/discussion/comment/43295#Comment_43295

You're welcome, if you have any other questions please let us know!

magarity

I think that motherboard supports PCIe 4 for its m.2 drive? Unless there's a deal you can't pass up on that 970 series which is PCIe 3, look at the 980 series which are PCIe 4.

sternar4

Thank you, magarity! I have switched to a 980 series. Any other changes that you recommend?

magarity

No, that's my only suggestion. Looks really well balanced

sternar4

Lovely, thanks again!