Need Help Choosing Parts

DragonWyvryn

Hey all! I'm recent grad and as a graduation present to myself I'm building a higher-end PC for the purposes of Gaming and Game Design. This means I want it to be able to handle stuff like 3D modeling software, game engines like Unity, Unreal, Godot, etc, as well as my extensive steam catalogue. I have a pretty decent budget of 2k-3k (My dad's offered to pay 1k matching with my and I'm willing to pay up to 2k myself)

I'm not knowledgeable at all when it comes to PC building so any help would be amazing! I made a test build I made with the based on a recommended bundle from a friend but I have no clue if I made it correctly or missed important stuff so feel free to critique/suggest stuff.

https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder-amd.aspx?load=d99a810e-6ab0-4fa1-82af-d8c822ad0731

Configure Your PC: https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder-amd.aspx?load=d99a810e-6ab0-4fa1-82af-d8c822ad0731
CPU: (1) AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Granite Ridge AM5 4.30GHz 16-Core Boxed Processor - Heatsink Not Included ($669.99 EACH)
Motherboard: (1) Gigabyte X870E AORUS ELITE WIFI7 AMD AM5 ATX Motherboard ($319.99 EACH)
RAM: (1) Corsair VENGEANCE RGB 64GB (2 x 32GB) DDR5-6000 PC5-48000 CL30 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit CMH64GX5M2M6000Z30 - Gray ($249.99 EACH)
Video Card: (1) PNY NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Overclocked Triple Fan 16GB GDDR7 PCIe 5.0 Graphics Card ($999.99 EACH)
2.5" SSD: (1) Samsung 870 EVO 4TB SSD 3-bit MLC V-NAND SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive ($259.99 EACH)
Hard Drive: (1) Seagate BarraCuda 8TB 5400 RPM SATA III 6Gb/s 3.5" Internal NAS SMR Hard Drive ($134.99 EACH)
Case: (1) Antec Flux Pro Tempered Glass eATX Full Tower Computer Case - White ($199.99 EACH)
Power Supply: (1) MSI MPG A1000G PCIE5 1000 Watt 80 Plus Gold ATX Fully Modular Power Supply - ATX 3.1 Compatible ($159.99 EACH)
Water Cooling Kits: (1) Corsair NAUTILUS 360 RS ARGB 360mm All in One Liquid CPU Cooling Kit - White ($119.99 EACH)
Operating System: (1) Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-Bit FPP USB - English ($139.99 EACH)
Total: $3,254.90
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