Help me Sanity Check my First Build / Pick a Monitor

[Fluffy The Panda]

1. Budget & Location

I am comfortable spending around $2500 USD (PC components only, monitor not  included) assuming I will not be spending money on the setup in the next few years. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($298.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT KRAKEN Z63 98.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($249.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: MSI MEG X570 UNIFY ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($299.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($244.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Adorama) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card  ($737.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair Crystal Series 680X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($137.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $2144.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-02 12:47 EDT-0400

 

2. Aim

I'm looking build a PC that will be able to play games for the next 5-6 years with minimal upgrades. I would love to game on a 1440p screen on high / ultra settings as my current setup is struggling a lot to handle them on lower settings at 1080p currently. I also want the computer to be VR ready as I think it would be fun to invest in this technology and try it out after seeing the huge success of the reset half-life game.

This is the first PC I will ever build as when I considered building a PC 6 years ago, I was a bit too young to comfortably shell out so much money. Any advice is much appreciate - I know that the motherboard and RAM could be much cheaper, but they just look so nice...

 

3. Monitors

I have finally decided to jump on for the curved monitor train - so I am specifically looking for something with a higher refresh rate than 60 Hz and a resolution of 1440p as I'm not sure how worthwhile gaming at 4k is. The only other monitor I will use is a dell ultra sharp for anything extra I need.

• ASUS ROG Swift PG348Q 34" Gaming Monitor Curved Ultra-Wide 3440x1440 100Hz IPS DisplayPort
• OMEN X by HP 35-inch Ultra WQHD Curved Gaming Monitor 21:9, 100Hz

• Deco Gear 35" Curved Ultrawide E-LED Gaming Monitor, 21:9 Aspect Ratio, Immersive 3440x1440 Resolution, 100Hz Refresh Rate, 3000:1 Contrast Ratio

One thing I was considering was one of those extra large curved monitor 

• Samsung CJ89 43" Curved UltraWide 3840 X 1200 Resolution 120Hz Monitor

 

I would love some recommendations on this front! 

 

4. Peripherals

OS: Windows

Keyboard: A K70 RGB I bought a long time ago

Mouse: My old razor mouth that's still kicking

 

5. Why are you upgrading?

I am currently gaming on the following laptop setup and thought it was time to finally move to a PC as I will be moving less now that I have graduated college and am working. As a side note - I was thinking it might be helpful to try and sell this laptop - it is in great condition and has had no issues in the past 5 years. Any suggestions on a reasonable price point to sell this on say eBay?

 

Case	1 x MSI GT80 Titan, 18.4" FHD, Anti-Glare 1920x1080 - 1st Mechanical Backlit Keyboard on Notebook
Processor	1 x Intel® Core™ i7-4720HQ Mobile Processor (4x 2.6GHz/6MB L3 Cache) [GT80]
Memory	1 x 16GB [8GB x 2] 1600MHz DDR3 SO-DIMM Laptop Memory - Corsair or Major Brand
Video Card	1 x DUAL (2x) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M 6GB GDDR5 SLI [GT80]

M.2 SSD Drive	1 x 256GB M.2 SSD - Single Drive
Primary Hard Drive	1 x 1 TB 7200rpm Super Slim Laptop Hard Drive - Single Drive

Media Card Reader / Writer	1 x Built-in SD Memory Card Reader/Writer [Laptop]
Sound Card	1 x HD Audio with Creative Soundblaster Cinema 2
Network Card	1 x Killer E2200 Gaming Networking
Internal Wireless Network Adapter	1 x 802.11 a/c Wi-Fi + Bluetooth Combo [M.2]

[Meganter]

Hello,

 

Same performance for less :

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$298.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler	be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$86.46 @ B&H
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$199.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	Crucial Ballistix RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$185.99 @ B&H
Storage	Crucial MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$69.99 @ B&H
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$54.98 @ Newegg
Video Card	MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card	$737.99 @ Newegg
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case	$49.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	SeaSonic FOCUS 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$104.99 @ B&H
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1799.37
	Mail-in rebates	-$10.00
	Total	$1789.37
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-02 13:10 EDT-0400

 

[boggy77]

made some changes

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$298.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler	NZXT Kraken X63 98.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$149.99 @ B&H
Motherboard	MSI MEG X570 UNIFY ATX AM4 Motherboard	$299.99 @ Newegg
Memory	Crucial Ballistix RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$185.99 @ B&H
Storage	Corsair MP600 Force Series Gen4 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$199.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$54.98 @ Newegg
Video Card	MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card	$737.99 @ Newegg
Case	Corsair Crystal Series 680X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply	be quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 650 W 80+ Platinum Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$158.85 @ B&H
Monitor	Acer Predator X34 34.0" 3440x1440 120 Hz Monitor	$849.99 @ B&H
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2936.76
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-02 13:12 EDT-0400

 

[Fluffy The Panda]

Both of you moved it down to a 650 W power supply - how does this affect upgrading the GPU in the future? Is it likely I would run over the power supply?

[Shrekpad]

5 hours ago, Fluffy The Panda said:

Both of you moved it down to a 650 W power supply - how does this affect upgrading the GPU in the future? Is it likely I would run over the power supply?

Hard to tell, considering a 2080 super is new, not sure how long you want to use it for. And we don’t know the power consumption of the next few generations of graphics cards. Based on the 2080ti’s ~280w, I think it should be good for at least the 3080ti.