Never built a PC, using UE5 for Cinematics (black friday deals) 2000$ budget

[CameronDutra]

As the title states I have never built a PC. I am coming from mac and quickly ran into walls learning UE5. I am a filmmaker who will primarily use UE5 for cinematics so that is key, Im hoping to keep my whole set up including monitor keyboard etc, literally everything I need to plug in and go around 2000$. I am also hoping to take advantage of black friday deals. Thanks for helping a noob like me.

what I currently have in my amazon cart:

ASUS The SFF-Ready Prime GeForce RTX 4070 Super OC Edition 12GB GDDR6X Graphics Card (PCIe® 4.0, 12GB GDDR6X, DLSS 3, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort™ 1.4a)

Kingston FURY Beast Black 128GB (4x32GB) 5600MT/s CL40 DDR5 XMP DIMM | Overclocking | Plug N Play | Intel XMP 3.0 | Kit of 4 | KF556C40BBK4-128

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

LG UltraGear QHD 34-Inch Curved Gaming Monitor 34GP63A-B, VA with HDR 10 Compatibility and AMD FreeSync Premium, 160Hz, Black

CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW Tempered Glass Mid-Tower ATX Case - High-Airflow - Cable Management System - Spacious Interior - Two Included 120 mm Fans - Black

Logitech G413 SE Full-Size Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Backlit Keyboard with Tactile Mechanical Switches, Anti-Ghosting, Compatible with Windows, macOS - Black Aluminum

Logitech M720 Triathlon Multi-Device Wireless Mouse, Bluetooth, USB Unifying Receiver, 1000 DPI, 8 Buttons, 2-Year Battery, Compatible with Laptop, PC, Mac, iPadOS - Black

current total sitting at 1800$ What else do I need to make this thing run. any swaps? and any good youtube tutorials on how to actually build a PC once the parts come?

Thank you all.

[Everynone]

What else do I need to make this thing run.

• a motherboard
• a power supply
• storage:
  • faster, system - minimum 1TB SSD
  • slower, storage - minimum 2TB SSD

any swaps?

• hunt down a 4070 Ti Super with 16GB vRAM
• you do not need a 160Hz refresh rate screen for cinematic production, but instead want a decent IPS / OLED with great colour reproduction (not critical unless you’re a real pro-pro)

good youtube tutorials on how to actually build a PC once the parts come?

If you can stomach Linus:

How to Build a PC, the last guide you’ll ever need! (2024 Update)

If you cannot stomach Linus:

How To Build a PC in 2023 - Part 1: The Basics

[CameronDutra]

This is extremely helpful thank you.

[Tactikast]

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I confirm you can perfectly work with such setup Even 16GO of Ram is far enough. And the CPU with 4 * 2.5 Ghz you also have enough, especially if it’s a little FPS (For strategy it will depend the scale and the optimisation you did). Still an SSD is highly recommended without it might, this time, be much more slow. The Epic Team have obviously Gargantuan setup but it’s the Epic Team. Everyone would be kidding if they would have less. But a Solo Dev you can not compare. And don’t forget If Yo…

You probably don’t need so much (What you suggested first Post) but well, depend where you work and for who… Still indeed I would also say that the SSD is a need.