I have $5000 to drop on a PC, what is the most efficient setup for gaming?

[trevb0t]

I would rule SLI out, honestly.

Grab the desk/peripherals/monitor of your dreams, and just build the current king on the market.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor	$499.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$136.88 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 AORUS MASTER ATX AM4 Motherboard	$359.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$379.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$447.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Samsung 860 Evo 4 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$579.99 @ B&H
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB AORUS XTREME Video Card	$1299.99 @ Newegg
Case	Cooler Master MasterCase H500M ATX Mid Tower Case	$239.99 @ Adorama
Power Supply	BitFenix Whisper M 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$102.49 @ Amazon
Monitor	MSI Optix MPG341CQR 34.0" 3440x1440 144 Hz Monitor	$752.99 @ B&H
Keyboard	G.Skill RIPJAWS KM780R RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard	$89.99 @ Amazon
Mouse	Logitech G502 HERO Wired Optical Mouse	$53.99 @ Amazon
Headphones	Kingston HyperX Cloud Stinger Headset	$79.98 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$5024.25
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-15 20:11 EDT-0400

 

[Firebird_Gaming]

Component		Selection		Price
CPU			AMD Threadripper 2950X 3.5 GHz 16-Core Processor	$673.48	Buy
CPU Cooler			Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$136.88	Buy
Motherboard			Asus ROG ZENITH EXTREME ALPHA EATX TR4 Motherboard	$599.99	Buy
Memory			Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$174.99	Buy
Storage			Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$447.99	Buy
Video Card			NVIDIA TITAN RTX 24 GB Video Card	$2499.99	Buy
Case			Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case	$134.98	Buy
Power Supply			Asus 1200 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$284.98	Buy
Operating System			Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit	$119.00	Buy
Case Fan			Corsair LL120RGB LED (Three Fans With Lighting Node PRO) 43.25 CFM 120 mm Fans	$129.89	Buy
Total:   Assuming this dosen't break the UI here is my possible list				$5202.17

[Firebird_Gaming]

Is ryzen 9 3950x or intel 10th gen extreme edition worth it here?

[trevb0t]

23 minutes ago, Firebird_Gaming said:

Is ryzen 9 3950x or intel 10th gen extreme edition worth it here?

Yes and no. Yes because it's significantly better at gaming than Threadripper. No because it doesn't necessarily game much better than say a 3700X. 

 

Threadripper is straight up not for gaming. It's solid for workload, but the 3900X beats it outright and IS a great gaming CPU. 

 

The 9900K is still pulling the best gaming numbers, and has dropped a touch in price. At this budget, with gaming only in mind I would grab the 9900K (or the 3900X if you want team red.)

 

10th gen Intel is still a long ways out. 

 

Dont waste 2.5k on a Titan. Its 2-4FPS difference from the 2080TI for almost double the price. 

Grab a 2080TI and a sick ass monitor. 

[Firebird_Gaming]

As I said, I already have a pair of ROG 4k's. I don't think i'll be needing monitors anytime soon. 

[dalekphalm]

5 minutes ago, Firebird_Gaming said:

As I said, I already have a pair of ROG 4k's. I don't think i'll be needing monitors anytime soon. 

Why even spend that much on a PC then?

 

Forget about a budget - buy what components you want. Save the rest or spend it on something else if you must.

[Zando_]

Titan RTX is a terrible value, an overclocked 2080 Ti will beat it, and you can get 2 of those for barely more. Gives you Titan RTX performance in games that don't scale, and in ones that do scale with SLI the Titan RTX can't even dream of competing at all. Even SLI 2070 Supers will beat a Titan RTX by a large margin in any games that scale well. 
 

11 hours ago, trevb0t said:

The 9900K is still pulling the best gaming numbers, and has dropped a touch in price. At this budget, with gaming only in mind I would grab the 9900K (or the 3900X if you want team red.)

They did say more efficient, lol. Taking that literally, the 3900X wins. 4c/8t more with lower power consumption and heat than the 9900K/9900KS. Also OP has 4K monitors so the CPU won't be the bottleneck anyways. 

 

[Firebird_Gaming]

So is the verdict that I should get one titan or 2 2080tis? Again, any money I save I don't go back to me, so it's best I spend every penny I can. Better to go over budget then under. 

[dalekphalm]

38 minutes ago, Firebird_Gaming said:

So is the verdict that I should get one titan or 2 2080tis? Again, any money I save I don't go back to me, so it's best I spend every penny I can. Better to go over budget then under. 

I mean, you do you, but I would personally just spec out the components I wanted, rather than the most expensive.

 

If you go under budget but you still get the performance and capabilities you wanted, who cares?

[trevb0t]

If I had 5k to spend (okay, no monitors. I get it.) And gaming only in mind, and I see you like RGB, I'd do something like this:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i9-9900KS 4 GHz 8-Core Processor	$524.99 @ Best Buy
CPU Cooler	Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM 97 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$169.99 @ Best Buy
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$293.98 @ Newegg
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$339.99 @ Corsair
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$399.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Samsung 860 Evo 4 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$497.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card	$1469.75 @ Amazon
Case	Corsair Obsidian 500D RGB SE ATX Mid Tower Case	$279.99 @ Corsair
Power Supply	Corsair HX Platinum 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$119.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$4116.66
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$4096.66
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-03 17:11 EST-0500

That FTW3 Ultra Gaming card is likely going to match if not beat a titan. The clocks on it are insane. 

You can also say you've got FTW3 if status is your thing. Because it's a pretty elite piece. (EVGA comes with great support and warranties too.)

 

If RGB weren't such a factor, I'd personally get a Dark Rock Pro 4 air cooler. It cools extremely well and is as close to silent as they come. It's a big, bulky, all black air cooler though. 

 

You could always slap another 2TB 970 Plus or another 4TB 860 Evo in there if you wanna round the number closer to 5k. 

 

You could also swap out the 9900KS and Aorus Master for:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 3.5 GHz 16-Core Processor	$749.00 @ Best Buy
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 AORUS XTREME EATX AM4 Motherboard	$703.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1452.98
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-03 17:17 EST-0500

(The MSI Godlike is also a sick looking high end RGB board.)

This would pretty much put you at 5k if plugged into the same build.