First Time Build

[Tru2theForce]

1. Budget & Location - $3,000 US, California, USA. (there is some flexibility to this number)

2. I am looking for a serious gaming platform that can handle nearly anything I can throw at it for the near future. 

3. I currently have an Alienware 1900R 34.1", Curved Gaming Monitor LED-Lit, WQHD 3440 x 1440p Resolution, 4ms 120Hz Overclocked Refresh Rate, NVIDIA G-Sync, 21:9, AW3418DW. I love this monitor and do not plan on upgrading it any point soon.

4. I'll be purchasing peripherals at the completion of the build.

5. I have been planning to build my own desktop for a number of years and I'll finally have the disposable income to do it, and do it well that is, in the spring. 

 

Here is my planned components from PC Part Picker. Let me know what your thoughts are. Do you have any suggestions on what I can change out without losing the intent of the build while saving cost? Thanks for your thoughts!

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JsT4Dx

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($558.89 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X72 Liquid CPU Cooler  ($181.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS MASTER ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($349.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($214.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB FTW3 HYBRID GAMING Video Card  ($813.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT H700 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($136.89 @ OutletPC) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.89 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($99.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $2846.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-12 18:55 EDT-0400

[WWicket]

If your only high-utilization workload is gaming: (no video editing etc.)

You could cut the cost a lot with minimal difference: eg., 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$328.90 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler	NZXT Kraken X72 Liquid CPU Cooler	$181.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock X570 Steel Legend ATX AM4 Motherboard	$188.98 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$179.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$214.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB TURBO Video Card	$699.99 @ SuperBiiz
Case	NZXT H700 ATX Mid Tower Case	$136.89 @ OutletPC
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA G3 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$129.89 @ OutletPC
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$99.89 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$2196.41
	Mail-in rebates	-$35.00
	Total	$2161.41
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-12 19:06 EDT-0400

Probably around 5% difference in performance/ 30% difference in cost. 

[dizmo]

No point in making builds right now if you're not building until the spring.
Come back to the build section when you're a couple weeks out. Too many things change in that amount of time.

 

That said, if you're only gaming you don't need the 3900x, and frankly the 3600 would give you near-same results.

If you're buying RAM, buy matched kits; a 64GB kit, in this case. Though, if you're only gaming, that's absolutely useless.

 

Higher numbers does not always mean better performance.

 

Welcome to the forum.