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Advice in replacing Graphic Card

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George

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Hi, I am thinking to buy the below list for building a PC workstation for primary use of Premier Pro/Blender softwares.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 3.9GHz 8-Core Processor ($334.89)
CPU Cooler: AMD Wraith Prism Cooler (Included with CPU) (-)
Motherboard: MSI B550-A Pro ATX AM4 ($136.99)
GPU: Nvidia RTX 3070 8GB - ZOTAC Gaming Twin Edge ($1499.00)
Memory: 16GB (2 x 8GB) G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3200 C16 ($64.99)
Storage PCIe-SSD: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512GB NVME M.2 Solid State Drive ($64.99)
Power Supply: Corsair CX Series CX550M 550W ATX 2.4 Power Supply ($70.04)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($141.31)
Total: $2312.21

Can i replace the graphic card with following one to reduce the cost, or does it have compatibilty issue. Please suggest.

EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming, 12G-P5-3657-KR, 12GB GDDR6, Dual-Fan, Metal Backplate​

Also if there is still some components I can replace that reduce cost then please suggest
 
Alex Glawion

Alex Glawion

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Yes, you can change the GPU to the RTX 3060 model you listed without any issues. The rest of the components look good to me! I'd say, go for it :)
 
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