Pc build for game design student (2d, 3d, substance, unity, vr, gaming)

jomaa

Hey guys,

a girl from my university course asked me if I could help her choosing parts for her next Pc because hers is kinda old.
She hasn't told me a budget but I assume something mid range because less wouldn't make sense for 3d programs and vr.

I have choosen the following:

AMD Ryzen 5 3600x 6 x 3.80 GHZ - 199€

Gigabyte B550M Aorus Pro, µAtx - 108,78€

500Gb SanDisk Ultra 2,5" (6,4cm) SATA gb/s 3D-NAND TLC - 55,56€

Sata cable - 3,90€

32GB Corsair Vengance LPX black DDR4-3000 DIM CL 16 Dual Kit - 104,80€

550 Watt Corsair TX-M Series TX550M Modular 80+ Gold - 67,22€

Coller Master MasterBox Q300l black - 37,76€

Nvidia Rtx 3070 - no super special Edition - 499-550€

In Total it is around 1100€

In my mind this is a strong build for gaming and using 3d software like substance painter, but maybe I am missing something. What you think? Maybe a "girlish" mAtx case?

PolyHertz

Looks good overall, but you'll want a better power supply; The 3070 specs state "Required System Power (W) : 650" , so that 550w one you have could cause problems.

jomaa

Thanks, I have considered that. I think they write it to not have to deal with customer service if that happens.
I have used some calculators and even with eveything on 100%, and every slot ssd/ ram/ usb/ fan used you have a little bit room for oc (but not much ). I think 550w (*87%) 479w  is enough but thanks anyway, it gets close you right.

oglu

And in two years you need a new card and your PSU does not provide enough power. Get a 750w.

almighty_gir

https://www.logicalincrements.com/

Larry

I think the 32gb ram are overkill, i had 2x8 (and i3 prorcessor) and I could create everything in substance painter, up to 6 texture set props at 2k. So you can save some money there. Plus I don't think you need an extra cooler, as I don't think she will ever overclock it. This way you can still get the 550watt PSU

PolyHertz

@Larry 16GB of RAM might be ok with very small scenes and 2K textures, but once you start authoring 4K textures or getting into larger and more complex scenes it will limit you. No one who is serious about high fidelity art should be limiting themselves to 16GB these days unless they're dead broke.

Blaizer

I would buy a 750W psu aswell, and the ram modules, 3200mhz minimum. You can overclock them up to 3600 or 3800 and take more advantage of the Ryzen.