990 EVO Plus

cpu : you've chosen a gaming CPU, if you have heavy compute tasks (like jobs that run for 20+ minutes at a time) that you are going to run, consider 9950x3d. cpu cooler: a 420 aio is overkill, I would recommend a 360 aio or even an air cooler, but 420 will work. if going with 9950, would recommend a

I went with Samsung 990 evo plus 1tb for the boot drive, and secondary games drive WD_BLACK SN850X. Why? Has high speed, and onboard DRAM. Crucial T500 and Lexar NM790 are also equally good

To use x3 SSDs i'm applied as workaround a m.2 pci-e expansion card into slot which goes through chipset pci-e lines to not deduce lines for the GPU (from 16x to 8x). Did that matter for my rx9070xt? Most likely no. I use x870e pro ice, but seems Gigabyte didn't changed plans for other mobo models i

I think for you here the Ryzen 9 5950x is the best option with its massive multi-core power.That is assuming you often work with high track count orchestral templates. SSD: Samsung evo is a great drive with good sustained read/write speeds, added a cheaper sata drive for less commonly used templates

Assuming no microcenter around you, buying parts in the us: PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor $419.00 @ Amazon CPU Cooler Cooler Master V4 Alpha 3DHP 63.1 CFM CPU Cooler $27.99 @ Amazon Motherboard Gigabyte X870 GAMING WIFI6 ATX AM5 Motherboard $