$2000 budget, Gaming PC

[Kimg]

Hey so I’m about to start college and I need a PC that will get me through the bulk of it. (I mean for gaming lol) and I have a $2000 budget. My current build is an i5 4690 and GTX 960 with basically nothing salvageable. I’m partial to the 2080 and the i7 9700k. I also need a keyboard and mouse but I really am totally oblivious when it comes to good keyboards and mice. Also I don’t know if that CPU/ GPU combo is a good idea. Any thoughts?

 

I live in the US and I have a monitor and speakers (although I will eventually upgrade monitor as it’s only a 60hz 1080p)

 

thanks for for your time.

[WebPlayz]

Is this for a workstation? or casual gaming and work on your essay? 

[Kimg]

 

3 minutes ago, WebPlayz said:

Is this for a workstation? or casual gaming and work on your essay? 

I have a MacBook for all things school related. This is for gaming 

[WebPlayz]

Just now, Kimg said:

 

I have a MacBook for all things school related. This is for gaming 

Got it.

[WebPlayz]

Do you plan on streaming as well?

[Kimg]

 

Just now, WebPlayz said:

Do you plan on streaming as well?

I wish, but probably not

[Stormseeker9]

3 minutes ago, Kimg said:

 

I have a MacBook for all things school related. This is for gaming 

Wait another week. Ryzen 3xxx will be launched on 7/7, assume benchmarks will become available next day or two later.

[Fasauceome]

29 minutes ago, Stormseeker9 said:

assume benchmarks will become available next day or two later.

Benchmarks should be available day one, if not a day or two beforehand, because the reviewers have already done their testing.

[sirlamchops25]

4 hours ago, Kimg said:

Hey so I’m about to start college and I need a PC that will get me through the bulk of it. (I mean for gaming lol) and I have a $2000 budget. My current build is an i5 4690 and GTX 960 with basically nothing salvageable. I’m partial to the 2080 and the i7 9700k. I also need a keyboard and mouse but I really am totally oblivious when it comes to good keyboards and mice. Also I don’t know if that CPU/ GPU combo is a good idea. Any thoughts?

 

I live in the US and I have a monitor and speakers (although I will eventually upgrade monitor as it’s only a 60hz 1080p)

 

thanks for for your time.

i would actually recommend an i7-8700k over the 9700k - with sufficient cooling, it can boost to as quick, and believe it or not is 6 cores 12 threads, as opposed to 8 cores 8 threads on a 9700k. I also highly recommend you upgrading your monitor simultaneously as your GPU to take full advantage of your 2080, as that GPU can breeze through pretty much any game that is currently out at way above 60fps. Plus, once switching to a higher refresh rate monitor, you WILL NOT want to play at 60hz ever again. I can personally attest as I switched from a 75hz to 165hz

[Kimg]

thanks for the help guys

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($330.00) wait a couple days.
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100x Liquid CPU Cooler  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Biostar - X370GT7 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($139.89 @ OutletPC) placeholder but still good enough for zen 2 after a BIOS update.
Memory: OLOy - 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($27.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: OLOy - 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($27.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: HP - EX900 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($53.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - Constellation CS ISE 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($666.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - H500 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Rosewill - Capstone 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($73.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: VIOTEK - GN34CW 34.0" 3440x1440 100 Hz Monitor  ($399.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: G.Skill - Ripjaws KM570 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($59.79 @ OutletPC) 
Mouse: Logitech - G402 Wired Optical Mouse  ($25.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1995.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-05 22:24 EDT-0400

[Kimg]

On 7/5/2019 at 10:25 PM, Herman Mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($330.00) wait a couple days.
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100x Liquid CPU Cooler  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Biostar - X370GT7 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($139.89 @ OutletPC) placeholder but still good enough for zen 2 after a BIOS update.
Memory: OLOy - 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($27.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: OLOy - 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($27.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: HP - EX900 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($53.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - Constellation CS ISE 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($666.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - H500 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Rosewill - Capstone 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($73.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: VIOTEK - GN34CW 34.0" 3440x1440 100 Hz Monitor  ($399.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: G.Skill - Ripjaws KM570 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($59.79 @ OutletPC) 
Mouse: Logitech - G402 Wired Optical Mouse  ($25.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1995.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-05 22:24 EDT-0400

wow... thanks!