Blue SN5000

That Fifine microphone and interface aren't compatible, it's a USB-only mic with an XLR interface. If you want the interface for easy access to the volume sliders then you need a Fifine AM8 or K688 if you want to stick to the same brand. Otherwise get rid of the interface and just keep the USB mic.

IMO there's no need for a low-profile cooler like the AXP90-X53. A Thermalright Assassin X 90 SE is cheaper and will fit inside that casing .An AMD Wraith Prism (the one with the heatpipes) is another option, but only if you can get one for cheap. Don't get a WD Green SSD as a boot drive. Those are

People don't understand that read/write speeds mean nothing. So they will say it's slow just because it doesn't reach the 7000+ Read/Write. When in reality it all comes down to access times and application/gaming traces. Here's a transcript from Tom's Hardware review on the SN5000: "The WD Blue SN50

you can just install MacOS on your external SSD and use it as the startup drive and install wuthering waves there. That's what I did and I'm casually playing like I did not have the same problem before with a 256GB HDD. Just make sure your SSD is equally fast as your internal SSD or there will be pr

What resolution do you play at? If 1440p you probably want a better GPU. Rust likes the x3d chips, would be fine with a 7800x3d to save a bit of money. B840 mobo is not a good idea. B650 or B850 are better choices. Gigabyte eagle or MSI gaming plus are solid. The e100 is not a great SSD for a few re

Looks great. Get a better SSD like wd sn5000/sn7100, acer predator gm7/gm7000

anything used is always a risk. that is why used is prices lower than new That's what I'm looking for but I'm not finding them cheaper at all. Taking Best Buy, for instance, they have a refurbished gen 3 here: https://www.bestbuy.com/product/samsung-geek-squad-certified-refurbished-970-evo-plus-500g

How do you know it's SSD-related? The WD Blue SN5000 4 TB is a fast drive, even though it uses SLC NAND, and it's not like I'm using a ton of disk IO for other stuff simultaneously. The other guy said he had a Samsung 990 PRO which is just about the best quality NVMe SSD that you can get these days.

PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D 4.1 GHz 6-Core Processor $799.99 CPU Cooler Thermalright Frozen Notte ARGB 72.37 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $82.09 @ Amazon Canada Motherboard Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard $0.00 Memory TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan 32 GB (2 x 16 GB)

There is no reason to use separate drives; a single 2 TB NVMe SSD can handle everything. The NV3 often uses QLC flash, which has low durability and becomes noticeably slower after a few years. Get a better drive with TLC flash like the TeamGroup MP33 Pro, Kingston KC3000/Renegade Fury, WD Blue SN500