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I'm using Scan to order my first custom PC. I've never built before and need it soon, got unlucky with timing.

I'm stuck on whether it's worth an extra £215 to go from a 9700X to the 9950X.
Any thoughts appreciated, as I keep changing my mind! Especially if you've used either CPU.

My use case:

• Heavy personal / work. Daily, 3D game dev w/ Unreal Engine, Blender, Maya, Da Vinci Resolve. Mostly modelling and animation, with rendering left for Unreal instead of like Arnold in Maya.
• Started video editing, mostly 1080p but increasingly long 4k videos from iPhones.
• Gaming is just a bonus
• Budget up to £3k

The config so far:

		Notes
GPU	16GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, 8960 Cores, 2452 MHz Boost, GDDR7, 256 bit, 300W TDP	Was considering the AMD 9700X due to similar specs and being £200 less, but apparently the software I use most is best with NVIDIA.
Motherboard	ASUS TUF GAMING B850-PLUS WIFI - PCIe 5.0, 3x M.2, 2.5G/WIFI 7, 9x USB-A, 1x USB-C	Not sure the X870 is worth it for a 9950X for my needs. I don't plan on using more than 2 SSDs or 1 HDD overall.
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-U12A chromax.black - Air Cooler	Avoiding liquid cooling.
RAM	32GB (2x16GB) Corsair Vengeance - 6000MHz	Plan to get 64GB when RAM prices lower.
PSU	Corsair HX1000i, 80PLUS PLATINUM, ATX 3.1, Fully Modular, Zero-Fan Mode
SSD	1TB Kingston NV3 NVMe PCIe 4.0, 6000MB/s Read, 4000MB/s Write
SSD	2TB Kioxia Exceria NVMe PCIe 4.0, 7,300MB/s Read, 6,800MB/s Write
Fans	120mm Noctua NF-A12X25 Chromax Black x 1	Maybe x2 for a 9950X?
Case	Fractal Design North XL [Charcoal Mesh - 3x pre-installed 140mm Fans]	Was considering Fractal Torrent for 5x pre-installed fans, but heard the fan sizes are harder to replace, and liked the size of XL.

The things I'm stuck on are:

• Unless I've missed something in the config, I think I'd still get the same parts for a 9700X, to make upgrading easier later.
• The 9950X's main performance difference from the 9700X is multi-threaded use. If I understand right, that mostly would affect just Unreal Engine and Da Vinci Resolve?
• The 9700X has a bit higher performance/£ than the 9950X. I have budget room for the extra £215, but I'm unsure if it's better used elsewhere.
• I'm not sure if the extra power consumption the 9950X uses is worth it for me currently. Like if it's still high even when not doing heavy tasks, I'm not sure how to check that.
• Since Scan will be building this PC, I was wondering if it's better to start with the 9950X so they prepare and test it from the start? Rather than I upgrade myself later. My concern is the 9950X is more complex with dual CCD and core-parking, and if it makes it harder to upgrade smoothly.
• If getting the 9700X now, I could wait if the 9950X's price drop later to get separately or maybe save for the 9950X3D to have both performance and gaming, if I decide to game more and the prices get similar.
• If going with the 9950X, was wondering if it helps the budget to get just 1 x 2TB SSD for the OS and files, instead of 1 x 1TB and 1 x 2TB, and I can get the other SSD when its prices calm down.

Thanks for reading.

I am trying to build my own pc, a good friend has made a parts list for me. I just need someone to look over it and make sure everything will work, and that everything would fit.
Parts list:

CPU
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6 GHz 6-Core
Processor

CPU Cooler
Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120
SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler

Motherboard
ASRock B450M/ac R2.0 Micro ATX
AM4 Motherboard

Memory
Silicon Power GAMING 16 GB (2 x 8
GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory

Storage
Timetec 35TTFP6PCIE 512 GB M.2-
2280 PCle 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State
Drive

Video Card
ASRock Challenger OC Arc B570 10
GB Video Card

Case
Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L
MicroATX Mini Tower Case

Power Supply
ASRock Challenger CL-650B 650 W
80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power
Supply

Totals to around 730$.

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I appreciate any advice and my apologies if I didn’t word something right. I am still learning and breaking into these areas of interest and figure it’s time to invest in some good equipment, I just want to try to avoid breaking the bank if I can!