New to Tom's forums, and this is my first post so I apologize if it's in the wrong place.
I'm looking to build my first ever desktop due to my creative pursuits very quickly outgrowing my current laptop’s capabilities. I already have a couple SSD's, one of which has a Win 7 OS on it so I don't need to factor in storage or an OS to the budget of $600.
My needs are 1080p - 2k editing in Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and I deal with some pretty large catalogs in Lightroom. I'm doing essentially zero gaming, this is pretty much purely a creative workstation. I also don't plan on doing any 3D modeling or 4k editing for the time being.
This is what I'm looking at after shopping around between my local Microcenter and Newegg:
CPU: i5-6600K - $180
GPU: Sapphire Nitro Radeon RX 480 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5 - $185
RAM: G.SKILL Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200) Intel Z170 Platform / Intel X99 Platform Desktop Memory Model F4-2400C15D-16GIS - $90
PSU: CORSAIR CX series CX430 430W 80 PLUS BRONZE Active PFC ATX12V & EPS12V Power Supply - $20
CASE: Thermaltake V3 Black Edition ATX Mid Tower - $36
MOBO: ASUS Z170-AR LGA 1151 ATX Intel Motherboard - $85
TOTAL: $596
My main questions are if this is a suitably strong build for my aforementioned needs, and are there any things I missed? I heard you need a good CPU fan if you plan to overclock but I really don’t ever plan on overclocking so is it still necessary? I know the case only comes with 1 fan, should I invest in more? And overall, are there any glaring compatibility issues I may have stupidly overlooked? I'm very new to PC building so don't think I'll be offended by anything you think is obvious!
I’m open minded if you think I should swap out certain pieces for cheaper ones as long as they get the job done well. Thanks in advance to any opinions/suggestions/warnings!
I'm looking to build my first ever desktop due to my creative pursuits very quickly outgrowing my current laptop’s capabilities. I already have a couple SSD's, one of which has a Win 7 OS on it so I don't need to factor in storage or an OS to the budget of $600.
My needs are 1080p - 2k editing in Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and I deal with some pretty large catalogs in Lightroom. I'm doing essentially zero gaming, this is pretty much purely a creative workstation. I also don't plan on doing any 3D modeling or 4k editing for the time being.
This is what I'm looking at after shopping around between my local Microcenter and Newegg:
CPU: i5-6600K - $180
GPU: Sapphire Nitro Radeon RX 480 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5 - $185
RAM: G.SKILL Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200) Intel Z170 Platform / Intel X99 Platform Desktop Memory Model F4-2400C15D-16GIS - $90
PSU: CORSAIR CX series CX430 430W 80 PLUS BRONZE Active PFC ATX12V & EPS12V Power Supply - $20
CASE: Thermaltake V3 Black Edition ATX Mid Tower - $36
MOBO: ASUS Z170-AR LGA 1151 ATX Intel Motherboard - $85
TOTAL: $596
My main questions are if this is a suitably strong build for my aforementioned needs, and are there any things I missed? I heard you need a good CPU fan if you plan to overclock but I really don’t ever plan on overclocking so is it still necessary? I know the case only comes with 1 fan, should I invest in more? And overall, are there any glaring compatibility issues I may have stupidly overlooked? I'm very new to PC building so don't think I'll be offended by anything you think is obvious!
I’m open minded if you think I should swap out certain pieces for cheaper ones as long as they get the job done well. Thanks in advance to any opinions/suggestions/warnings!
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