First build pc - casual gaming/video editing (davinci resolve)

[BbeJi]

Hello all!


I'm a first-time PC builder and have spent many long hours going around in circles while researching specs for a (relatively) budget gaming/video editing PC. Honestly, at this point my brain is so full of computer jargon and acronyms that if I don't commit to a build soon I'm going to lose sight of what I was even aiming for lol.

Can someone please have a quick look at the build below and tell me if there is anything majorly wrong with it (i.e. potential bottleneck), or if I'm overdoing it for a casual gaming/video editing PC.

I'll mostly be using it to play Steam indie games, as well as edit 1080p videos in DaVinci Resolve. I might want to venture into casual streaming in the future too, so I tried to keep it relatively upgrade-friendly.


Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Eight Core CPU (4.5GHz-5.4GHz/40MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B650-PLUS (DDR5, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 4800MHz (1 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
960GB KINGSTON A400 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (500MB/R, 450MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
External DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x Slim USB 2.0 External DVD-RW
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 150 Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ASUS Xonar AE 7.1-Channel Gaming Audio Card
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
Browser
Firefox™
Monitor
ASUS TUF GAMING VG249Q1A 24"
Keyboard & Mouse
ASUS TUF K1 Gaming Keyboard & M3 Mouse Bundle


Any and all feedback is welcome so please let me know your thoughts!
Thank you

 

[B4zookaw]

Couple of issues at first glance

• Slow ram, 6000 is the sweet spot for Ryzen
• Strange drive setup. I’d get a fast gen 4 M.2 for OS, 500GB is fine, 1TB max. Then a second larger drive for games and data. 2TB ideally. Gen4 if budget stretches, but with Gen3 you wouldn’t see a noticeable performance impact in most scenarios.
• I’d go with a better air cooler, one of the Deepcool ones, which are excellent.
• Do you need the audio card? Motherboard has on board audio. Would this be sufficient?

 

[sck451]

What's the budget? As well as the things @B4zookaw mentions, I'm also a little unsure about the 3060 for Davinci Resolve. It has lots of VRAM but not the greatest GPU grunt in general, and Resolve will use all the GPU grunt you can throw at it...

 

[BbeJi]

Thank you for your advice! My budget is around £1500 so I couldn't really stretch it for a better GPU, but I guess I can reconfigure some things (drive setup, sound card, etc) and allocate more of the budget for a better suited GPU. @sck451 Is there a GPU you would recommend?