Ultimate Gaming

[GiftedNovaHD]

Budget (including currency): $10K USD

Country: 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc)

Out of curiosity, I am curious what you guys think would be the ultimate gaming set now, assuming you have an almost infinite budget and can afford everything. The ultimate gaming setup is targeting on speed, smoothness, low temperatures and high frame rates. I know that Nvidia 3000 and Big boi Navi is coming out in Q3 but let's focus on what we have and not what's upcoming.

This build is for my friend who is starting a gaming channel and it is going to be solely used for gaming FYI.

Here is what I came up with purely for frame rates ( My friend is a gigabyte fan)

CPU: Intel Core i9-10900K @5.3Ghz 

CPU Cooler: Corsair/EK custom loop tubing and fittings

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Xtreme Waterforce

RAM: Gigabyte AORUS RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory

          Gigabyte AORUS RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory

Storage: Gigabyte AORUS NVMe Gen4 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive

               Western Digital Black 4TB

GPU: Gigabyte Aorus 2080 Ti Xtreme Waterforce

Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic White

PSU: Corsair AX 1000W

Monitor: ASUS ROG PG279Q Swift

 

[GiftedNovaHD]

could not fine z490 parts on pcpartpicker. This is an overkill gaming rig for 4K Ultra but my friend prefers 1440p as it balances between quality and speed

[3rrant]

i9-10900K

2080 Ti kingpin

A 240Hz monitor

 

End. Like, there's really nothing exciting about that and everything else doesn't even matter.

[Fasauceome]

6 minutes ago, GiftedNovaHD said:

This build is for my friend who is starting a gaming channel and it is going to be solely used for gaming FYI.

spare some money for good editing software and recording equipment.

[FloRolf]

He is starting a channel? 

Well maybe he should focus on quality content before spending $$$ on equipment he doesn't need? 

 

Else I'd say, a second or even third monitor is good to monitor the stream/system. A good microphone is essential, as is a webcam or maybe even a good camera together with a elgato Camlink or a 4k60 capture card, maybe a streamdeck. It's really not only the main system that is important for something like this. 

Obviously it doesn't get much better than a 10900k and a 2080Ti at the moment, maybe step up the ram game a bit though. 

[gloop]

If he’s starting a channel, make sure he’ll actually upload/stream with it rather than wasting 10k. Most people, when they say streaming in their build requirements, will stream 2/3 times and the quit when they have no viewers. He’d be better if getting a 2k PC and then upgrading if he needs to. 

[phoon]

35 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

spare some money for good editing software and recording equipment.

I 200% agree with Fasauceome, I spent 4K out of my 4K budget on my setup and I regret it hard. Buying a camera, clip-on mic, lighting equipment maybe even a mini mixer, XLR condenser mic, DAS storage or NAS.

 

There's a lot of money you can waste trying to get the best of the best PC. Don't over spend bro.

 

Good Luck!  

[GiftedNovaHD]

So I guess he is better of spending money on an Elgato 4k60 capture card, a microphone and stuff and maybe just stick to a setup with a 3900x and 2070 Super. BTW after I made this post he already has 1000 subs in 2 weeks. He has already started but he is getting into the real deal now as Youtube may be monetising him anytime soon.

How about this setup

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor	$419.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler	Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM 97 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$169.99 @ Best Buy
Thermal Compound	Thermal Grizzly Hydronaut 3.9 g Thermal Paste	$13.25 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard	$269.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$154.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$154.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Corsair MP600 Force Series Gen4 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$194.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital Black 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$176.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card	$826.99 @ Dell
Case	Corsair Obsidian 500D RGB SE ATX Mid Tower Case	$249.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair AX 850 W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$240.99 @ Best Buy
Software	Adobe Premiere Elements 2019 - Mac & Windows Software	$99.99 @ HP
Case Fan	Corsair LL120RGB LED (Three Fans With Lighting Node PRO) 43.25 CFM 120 mm Fans	$129.99 @ Best Buy
Monitor	Asus PG279Q ROG Swift 27.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor	$636.71 @ Walmart
Monitor	Acer XB241H bmipr 24.0" 1920x1080 180 Hz Monitor	$349.99 @ B&H
Monitor	Asus VP278QGL 27.0" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor	$209.00 @ B&H
Keyboard	Logitech G915 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Keyboard	$249.99 @ Adorama
Mouse	Logitech G Pro Wireless Wireless Optical Mouse	$149.99 @ B&H
Headphones	Logitech Pro X Gaming 7.1 Channel Headset	$129.99 @ B&H
External Storage	Seagate Expansion 8 TB External Hard Drive	$144.99 @ Adorama
Custom	Logitech 960-001105 Brio 4K Ultra HD Webcam	$311.89 @ Amazon
Custom	Samson G-Track Pro Professional USB Microphone with Audio Interface	$129.99 @ Amazon
Custom	Elgato Key Light - Professional Studio LED Panel with 2500 Lumens, Color Adjustable, App-Enabled - PC and Mac	$409.00 @ Amazon
Custom	Elgato Green Screen MT - Mountable Chroma Key Panel for Background Removal, Wrinkle-Resistant Chroma-Green Fabric
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$5824.66
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-25 02:09 EDT-0400

 

Went 12 Cores for all the rendering and workload editing, along with having a relatively decent FPS. 64 GB of RAM for workload and rendering, 1TB SSD for OS and games, 4TB HDD for more games, 2080 Super because 2080 Ti is overkill and we don't really need 11GB of GDDR6. I went for the best condenser mic that I could find along with a 4K webcam for the clarity even though he is not planning to show his face until he reaches 50000 subs. But this is just preparation so yeah