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My friend is new to PC gaming and he is interested in doing 4k Gaming

His budget is 2000$ 

What would be the best build for him if he wants to do 4k gaming?

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Just now, UltimaHeart said:

My friend is new to PC gaming and he is interested in doing 4k Gaming

His budget is 2000$ 

What would be the best build for him if he wants to do 4k gaming?

He can easily get a 2080ti and a 9900k. In fact, he should get the zotac amp extreme version, as it's very aesthetically pleasing, and it's very fast. I'm not gonna say wait for Ryzen 3000, someone else can tho ?

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5 minutes ago, Boinbo said:

He can easily get a 2080ti and a 9900k. In fact, he should get the zotac amp extreme version, as it's very aesthetically pleasing, and it's very fast. I'm not gonna say wait for Ryzen 3000, someone else can tho ?

Heck you can get away with a 9700K if you need to shave some money somewhere.

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Just now, Mira Yurizaki said:

Heck you can get away with a 9700K if you need to shave some money somewhere.

I wanna go as far as to say 8700k, as the difference is small, but I'm uncertain.

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6 core zen 2 for 200usd, gigabyte x570 elite for under 200usd, 16gb ddr3600 ram,  2080 ti, wait a month.

5950x 1.33v 5.05 4.5 88C 195w ll R20 12k ll drp4 ll x570 dark hero ll gskill 4x8gb 3666 14-14-14-32-320-24-2T (zen trfc)  1.45v 45C 1.15v soc ll 6950xt gaming x trio 325w 60C ll samsung 970 500gb nvme os ll sandisk 4tb ssd ll 6x nf12/14 ippc fans ll tt gt10 case ll evga g2 1300w ll w10 pro ll 34GN850B ll AW3423DW

 

9900k 1.36v 5.1avx 4.9ring 85C 195w (daily) 1.02v 4.3ghz 80w 50C R20 temps score=5500 ll D15 ll Z390 taichi ult 1.60 bios ll gskill 4x8gb 14-14-14-30-280-20 ddr3666bdie 1.45v 45C 1.22sa/1.18 io  ll EVGA 30 non90 tie ftw3 1920//10000 0.85v 300w 71C ll  6x nf14 ippc 2000rpm ll 500gb nvme 970 evo ll l sandisk 4tb sata ssd +4tb exssd backup ll 2x 500gb samsung 970 evo raid 0 llCorsair graphite 780T ll EVGA P2 1200w ll w10p ll NEC PA241w ll pa32ucg-k

 

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Just now, xg32 said:

6 core zen 2 for 200usd, gigabyte x570 elite for under 200usd, 16gb ddr3600 ram,  2080 ti, wait a month.

A leak shows the 3600 barely slower than the 9900k.

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1 minute ago, Boinbo said:

A leak shows the 3600 barely slower than the 9900k.

ya he said 60fps, don't need a 9900k for that, i've been trying to justify the 9700k/9900k even after the price drop, and i can't. Well the only exception is if some1's pushing 144-200 and absolutely need that last 5%, then the 9900k might be an option.

5950x 1.33v 5.05 4.5 88C 195w ll R20 12k ll drp4 ll x570 dark hero ll gskill 4x8gb 3666 14-14-14-32-320-24-2T (zen trfc)  1.45v 45C 1.15v soc ll 6950xt gaming x trio 325w 60C ll samsung 970 500gb nvme os ll sandisk 4tb ssd ll 6x nf12/14 ippc fans ll tt gt10 case ll evga g2 1300w ll w10 pro ll 34GN850B ll AW3423DW

 

9900k 1.36v 5.1avx 4.9ring 85C 195w (daily) 1.02v 4.3ghz 80w 50C R20 temps score=5500 ll D15 ll Z390 taichi ult 1.60 bios ll gskill 4x8gb 14-14-14-30-280-20 ddr3666bdie 1.45v 45C 1.22sa/1.18 io  ll EVGA 30 non90 tie ftw3 1920//10000 0.85v 300w 71C ll  6x nf14 ippc 2000rpm ll 500gb nvme 970 evo ll l sandisk 4tb sata ssd +4tb exssd backup ll 2x 500gb samsung 970 evo raid 0 llCorsair graphite 780T ll EVGA P2 1200w ll w10p ll NEC PA241w ll pa32ucg-k

 

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Just now, xg32 said:

ya he said 60fps, don't need a 9900k for that, i've been trying to justify the 9700k/9900k even after the price drop, and i can't.

Where? He said his friend wants 4k gaming, that's it :

My friend is new to PC gaming and he is interested in doing 4k Gaming

His budget is 2000$ 

What would be the best build for him if he wants to do 4k gaming?

I lurk 

HP Spectre x360 13t late 2019
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I'd just try to convince him that 1440p is the true sweet spot, if you want 3440x1440p is the true glory.

 

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