5950x Photography Build

by Alex M Posted on: 12/27/2021

Build Description

This is a workstation/gaming rig I have finally finished putting together after some time. I work a lot with videos and photos with my side business as a wedding/portrait photographer so I used a lot of the creative cloud applications (Premiere, Lightroom, Photoshop, Camera Raw, etc). The priority was having something that could increase my turnaround time and limit frustrations but also serve as a gaming PC when I wanted to use it (I play a lot of Bannerlord and Baldur's Gate). So speed, efficiency, and productivity were my priorities with a bit of fun thrown in every now and then. This is my second build ever completed, and although I have a 3060ti right now I will eventually upgrade the GPU and the power supply once I can get my hands on a 3090 in the near future. (I have a RAID setup for my storage and archive of projects, however, since I bought that a while ago for another build I did not include it in the cost of this build).

This was probably the most fun I have had with a build, the case is awesome and so large that it made fan configuration a breeze (haha). Like I said I value efficiency over everything so having CL14 dual clock RAM, plenty of cores to work with, and a very versatile motherboard that was not going to bleed the bank.

Everything but the AIO and second NVME drive were bought at Microcenter (with most of it being on sale at Microcenter).

Favorite Feature

I like having an AIO to keep the 5950x between 40-50C and no more than 80C under heavy load (sometimes VERY heavy After Effects projects will push it there), as well as having little to no RGB on that AIO or on the fans. I am a big fan of quiet and large builds that are not that flashy.

Parts contained in build

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Vermeer 3.4GHz 16-Core AM4 Boxed Processor - Heatsink Not Included
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Vermeer 3.4GHz 16-Core AM4 Boxed Processor - Heatsink Not Included
Qty: 1 $669.99
ASUS TUF Gaming B550-Plus (Wi-Fi) AMD AM4 ATX Motherboard
ASUS TUF Gaming B550-Plus (Wi-Fi) AMD AM4 ATX Motherboard
Qty: 1 $179.99
ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti TUF Gaming V2 Overclocked Triple-Fan 8GB GDDR6 PCIe 4.0 Graphics Card
ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti TUF Gaming V2 Overclocked Triple-Fan 8GB GDDR6 PCIe 4.0 Graphics Card
Qty: 1 $609.99
Good for now, updating in the future
G.Skill Ripjaws V 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3600 PC4-28800 CL14 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit F4-3600C14D-32GVK - Black
G.Skill Ripjaws V 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3600 PC4-28800 CL14 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit F4-3600C14D-32GVK - Black
Qty: 1 $239.99
Corsair 7000D AIRFLOW Tempered Glass ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Black
Corsair 7000D AIRFLOW Tempered Glass ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Black
Qty: 1 $284.99
Seasonic USA FOCUS GX-750, 750W 80+ Gold, Full-Modular, Fan Control in Fanless, Silent, and Cooling Mode, 10 Year Warranty, Perfect Power Supply for Gaming and Various Application, SSR-750FX.
Seasonic USA FOCUS GX-750, 750W 80+ Gold, Full-Modular, Fan Control in Fanless, Silent, and Cooling Mode, 10 Year Warranty, Perfect Power Supply for Gaming and Various Application, SSR-750FX.
Qty: 1 $129.99
Good for now, updating in the future
SAMSUNG E 1TB 980PRO NVME GEN4SSD
Qty: 1 $174.99
Western Digital 2TB WD Blue 3D NAND Internal PC SSD - SATA III 6 Gb/s, M.2 2280, Up to 560 MB/s - WDS200T2B0B
Qty: 1 $136.47
Arctic Cooling P12 Fluid Dynamic Bearing 120mm Case Fan - 5 Pack
Qty: 1 $31.99
I only ended up using 3 of the fans
ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 - Multi Compatible All-in-One CPU AIO Water Cooler, Compatible with Intel & AMD, Efficient PWM Controlled Pump, Fan Speed
Qty: 1 $130.35
ARCTIC P14 140MM FAN
Qty: 3 $9.99

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