Gaming PC - $1950USD - No storage required

What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.

  • Gaming. AAA games to Multiboxing World of Warcraft ( 5 clients )

What is your maximum budget before rebates/shipping/taxes?

  • $1950

When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.

  • Within the next two weeks

What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (Tower/OS/monitor/keyboard/mouse/etc)

  • All peripherals are covered. In addition I do not need any storage, taking two 500GB SSDs from my old system and have a new unused 1TB ssd waiting to be installed. The only things required for this build are; case/motherboard/CPU/CPU Cooler/Power Supply/GPU/RAM

Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?

  • United States. Yes, I have access to a Microcenter. I would prefer to purchase online.

If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? Brands and models are appreciated.

  • Keyboard/Mouse/Storage. Primary monitor is currently an older Samsung at 1920x1080 60hz. Plan to upgrade the monitor at another time.

Will you be overclocking? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line? CPU and/or GPU?

  • No, no reason to.

Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)

  • Generally prefer to go with an i7 or i9 and prefer EVGA generally for components when available.

Do you have any specific case preferences (Size like ITX/microATX/mid-tower/full-tower, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?

  • Mid-tower. Color preference is black.

Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference?

  • Fairly certain I can transfer from my old system. If not, I'll be purchasing a new copy.

Extra info or particulars:

Posted Mar 4, 2019, 7:45 PM UTC

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pycs•

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

TypeItemPrice
CPUIntel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor$525.99 @ Amazon
CPU CoolerNZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler$155.89 @ OutletPC
MotherboardGigabyte - Z390 AORUS ELITE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard$175.06 @ Newegg
MemoryG.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory$140.98 @ Newegg
Video CardEVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Black Video Card$729.99 @ B&H
CaseNZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case$69.99 @ Amazon
Power SupplyCorsair - RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply$89.99 @ Newegg
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates)$1907.89
Mail-in rebates-$20.00
Total$1887.89
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-04 14:50 EST-0500
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rangedDPSOP•

Thanks! I'll try using this as a baseline. Is the $150 cooler worth it for that price point?

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pycs•

The Kraken is a great cooler. And from experience, it has great build quality and cools really well so I recommend it.

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HankFrank123•

You’re not going to see any benefit if you have a 1080 60hz monitor. You should probably upgrade your monitor at the same time.

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