Jaggsta

paid $300 for my used GTX 1080 you can also find used 1070s for $200

B&H Photo preorders i5 9600k $279.99 i7 9700k $399.99 i9 9900k $529.99

can get i5 2400 dekstop for this price off ebay why use core 2 duo its way slower they even have i7 2600 and i7 3770 desktops for around $100-150

can get used 1070 for around $230 on ebay if wait for 15% site wide promo day under $200

for 1440p you will want 1080Ti or 2080 if using high refresh rate.

1080Ti only worth it if can get it for under $600. 2080 will be faster once drivers are optimized you can see GTX 1080 2016 drivers vs 2018 10-20fps difference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_TlwEyU5rY

most likely will be patched https://www.techspot.com/article/1687-freesync-on-nvidia-gpu-workaround/

only thing can do is use LEDvisualizer from nvidia to change lighting

you won't get scammed all you do is contact amazon they will refund you within 5mins

if want to push 144hz monitor get 1080Ti or 2080

GT 1030 is low end not 970 or 980

Intel releasing new chips in october would wait till then.

all 4TB drives are 3.63TB even from WD

97c? that card won't last long at those temps reapply the thermal paste

Ryzen 2600 if on budget if not get i7 8700k or 9900k in october