Building (but not paying) this for brother-in-law as Christmas gift. Will be primarily for gaming, but gamer aesthetic not required, ie RGB, side panel. Primarily the user wants to game with this machine, intends to buy VR headset (Vive?) Wants high end machine that will have long life. 2080 Ti, High frame rate, 1440p, 144hz at minimum.
Budget is Under $3000 CAD, but obviously would be happy
I have two different options I've been looking at. What do you think? Specific changes?
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CPU: Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($497.04 @ Vuugo) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($99.95 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace) Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($171.99 @ Vuugo) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($219.99 @ Newegg Canada) Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ Amazon Canada) Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB Black Video Card ($1439.99 @ Vuugo) Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ Newegg Canada) Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.99 @ Best Buy Canada) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($134.50 @ Vuugo) Total: $2903.43 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-04 14:41 EST-0500
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CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 3.9 GHz 8-Core Processor ($438.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($99.95 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace) Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Memory Express) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($219.99 @ Newegg Canada) Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ Amazon Canada) Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB Black Video Card ($1439.99 @ Vuugo) Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ Newegg Canada) Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.99 @ Best Buy Canada) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($134.50 @ Vuugo) Total: $2813.38 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-04 14:44 EST-0500
