I already own an RTX 5070 and want to build the rest of the system for roughly $1,000. I put together a parts list with a Ryzen 5 7600X, 32GB of DDR5-6000 CL30 memory, an MSI B650 Wi-Fi motherboard, a 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD, a 650W Corsair power supply, a Montech AIR 903 case, and a Thermalright Peerless Assassin cooler. The listed total is about $670 before the graphics card, although I may eventually want 4–8TB of total SSD storage. I'll mainly use the PC for gaming, 3D animation, livestreaming, ZBrush, and FL Studio plugins. Are these parts balanced, and are there any components I should replace?
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The Ryzen 5 7600X is perfectly reasonable, especially if it is genuinely around $165. If a Ryzen 5 7600X3D is only about $70 more and gaming performance is your priority, that could be worth considering. However, your animation, sculpting, and music workloads may benefit more from additional RAM and storage than from spending the extra money on the gaming-focused CPU. Also make sure the advertised component prices are current—the list appears to have been assembled by an AI and some figures may be wrong.
The general platform is a good starting point, but double-check every price before buying. The memory price in the list looks suspiciously inaccurate, and the Patriot SSD would not be my first choice if you want several terabytes of reliable storage. Consider a well-reviewed 2TB drive initially, then add more storage later. For your workloads, 32GB is usable, but 64GB would be a worthwhile upgrade for 3D work, ZBrush, and streaming.
I mostly want to use it for games, 3D animation, livestreaming, ZBrush models, and FL Studio plugins. I may need 4–8TB eventually, but I’m not sure whether to buy it all at once.
I would choose a higher-quality 750W power supply rather than settling on a budget 650W model. A good 750W unit gives the RTX 5070 more headroom and is a safer choice for a system you plan to keep for years. Look for a reputable model with strong independent reviews and modern GPU power connectors; don’t choose solely by the efficiency label.
So the AI-generated list is mostly solid, but the power supply should be replaced with a better 750W model?
I did use AI to make the initial list because I’m new to building PCs. I already have the RTX 5070, so I’m mainly trying to avoid compatibility or quality mistakes.