First Timer: Moderate gaming, Graphic Design

[Vincent]

Hello all!

First Timer here, wanting to build my first PC

Budget: $500-$1300
Country: United States
Wants:
-Moderate gaming (Minecraft, Red Dead, GTA)
-Graphic design (Photoshop)
-Illustration (Paint Tool Sai, Clip Studio Paint)
-2-D animation (ToonBoom, Photoshop)

Nothing crazy required, but I want it to run smoothly when rendering high resolution illustrations, open to any advice, scared of getting ripped off on a pre-built


CGDirector.com Parts List: https://www.cgdirector.com/pc-builder/?=6MdzI

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($248.99)
CPU Cooler: AMD Wraith Spire Cooler (Included with CPU) (-)
Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk MAX ATX AM4 ($114.99)
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 560 4GB XFX ($328.68)
Memory: 16GB (2 x 8GB) Crucial Ballistix DDR4-3200 C16 ($81.33)
Storage PCIe-SSD: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512GB NVME M.2 Solid State Drive ($62.99)
Power Supply: Corsair CX Series CX450M 450W ATX 2.4 Power Supply ($63.23)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 275Q ATX Mid Tower Case ($98.08)
Total: $998.29

(Here's the recommended one)

 

[Alex Glawion]

While that build looks good overall, the GPU is quite price-inflated. See if you can find something like a GTX 1660 Super or Ti for that price, which would net you some higher performance for your workloads.