I’m building my first PC and I’m looking to stream, edit videos, and game comfortably. Here are the parts I’ve selected: AMD Ryzen 9 9950x3d for the CPU, ASUS TUF x870 plus Wifi for the motherboard, 2 sticks of Corsair Vengeance RGB totaling 48GB for RAM, a Samsung 990 Pro 4TB SSD for storage, an ASUS TUF GeForce RTX 5080 for the graphics card, a Corsair 850x power supply, and a Kraken 360 Elite cooler. I also have an H9 Flow Elite case and I’m planning to use Windows 11 Pro. I bought Corsair XTM70 thermal paste too. Do you think these parts are good for my needs?
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The RTX 5080 is seriously bad value at the moment. You might want to consider looking into other options if you’re budget-conscious.
Just to let you know, a lot of CPU coolers come with thermal paste already, so you might not need to buy extra. It’s a good idea to check what’s included!
Honestly, your build isn’t terrible, but I think you could have made better choices, especially with the GPU. It’s pretty overhyped for the price right now.
Yeah, I feel like I’m slowing down my decision-making here, but I hope that was just sarcasm!
The Ryzen 9 9950X3D should handle video editing just fine. If you’re not doing heavy editing all the time, you might’ve over-invested in the CPU, but it will definitely work for your needs!
My wife plans on animating projects and I’m looking to create some animated maps for D&D, along with editing videos in Adobe Premiere. I might even use Blender for 3D printing projects.
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Oh, thanks for the heads up! I had no idea.