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Hi guys, 

 

It is time to build a new gaming PC. I need help to pick nice components. I want to play new titels with high fps and with the best settings, I have two monitors (1 hdmi and 1 displayport), mouse, keyboard and usb-headset and an internet-cable to connect to the PC.

 

Budget some where around 3400-3600 USD, so a really nice PC :)

 

**EDIT** I already have a Fractal Design Define R6 TG Gunmetal

 

I want the following spec:

2080 Ti

2 x 16 GB RAM

1 TB SSD (I already have a 2 TB HHD)

CPU AIO water cooler

 

Please help me. I do not OC, I just want good and quiet components "out of the box".

 

 

 

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Monitor res and refresh rate ?

Are you planing to build a small form factor MITX or MATX build ?

CPU: Intel i7 3930k w/OC & EK Supremacy EVO Block | Motherboard: Asus P9x79 Pro  | RAM: G.Skill 4x4 1866 CL9 | PSU: Seasonic Platinum 1000w Corsair RM 750w Gold (2021)|

VDU: Panasonic 42" Plasma | GPU: Gigabyte 1080ti Gaming OC & Barrow Block (RIP)...GTX 980ti | Sound: Asus Xonar D2X - Z5500 -FiiO X3K DAP/DAC - ATH-M50S | Case: Phantek Enthoo Primo White |

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro 1TB SSD + WD Blue 1TB SSD | Cooling: XSPC D5 Photon 270 Res & Pump | 2x XSPC AX240 White Rads | NexXxos Monsta 80x240 Rad P/P | NF-A12x25 fans |

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28 minutes ago, wilda said:

Hi guys, 

 

It is time to build a new gaming PC. I need help to pick nice components. I want to play new titels with high fps and with the best settings, I have two monitors (1 hdmi and 1 displayport), mouse, keyboard and usb-headset and an internet-cable to connect to the PC.

 

Budget some where around 3400-3600 USD, so a really nice PC :)

 

**EDIT** I already have a Fractal Design Define R6 TG Gunmetal

 

I want the following spec:

2080 Ti

2 x 16 GB RAM

1 TB SSD (I already have a 2 TB HHD)

CPU AIO water cooler

 

Please help me. I do not OC, I just want good and quiet components "out of the box".

 

 

 

I'm gonna go do some hunting and i can probably find those parts for you at around 2-3k probably around 2.5K
what are you looking for in CPU?...well..actually i'll figure that out for you myself..it's a gaming rig XD

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33 minutes ago, wilda said:

Hi guys, 

 

It is time to build a new gaming PC. I need help to pick nice components. I want to play new titels with high fps and with the best settings, I have two monitors (1 hdmi and 1 displayport), mouse, keyboard and usb-headset and an internet-cable to connect to the PC.

 

Budget some where around 3400-3600 USD, so a really nice PC :)

 

**EDIT** I already have a Fractal Design Define R6 TG Gunmetal

 

I want the following spec:

2080 Ti

2 x 16 GB RAM

1 TB SSD (I already have a 2 TB HHD)

CPU AIO water cooler

 

Please help me. I do not OC, I just want good and quiet components "out of the box".

 

 

 

I also suggest getting the 2080 instead of the 2080 Ti because finding one of those that isn't 1k+ is gonna be difficult

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Definitely get 2 1080 TI in SLI rather than get 1 2080 TI. 

Here is a list that I put together for you.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor $369.99 @ Walmart
CPU Cooler Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $24.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $200.58 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $309.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung - 970 Evo 1.0TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $277.99 @ Amazon
Video Card EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 GAMING iCX Video Card (2-Way SLI) $804.98 @ Newegg Business
Video Card EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 GAMING iCX Video Card (2-Way SLI) $804.98 @ Newegg Business
Case NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case $65.33 @ Amazon
Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $99.99 @ B&H
Operating System Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $94.89 @ OutletPC
Monitor Alienware - AW2518HF 24.5" 1920x1080 240Hz Monitor $399.89 @ OutletPC
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $3473.60
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $3453.60
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-23 09:39 EDT-0400  

 

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You could go with this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6GHz 8-Core Processor  ($579.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H150i PRO 47.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($289.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB Pro 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($324.99 @ Corsair) 
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($87.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 1.0TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($277.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($1249.99) 
Case: Corsair - Obsidian Series 500D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($124.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($133.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($124.89 @ My Choice Software) 
Case Fan: Corsair - LL120RGB LED (Three Fans With Lighting Node PRO) 43.2 CFM  120mm Fans  ($109.53 @ Amazon) 
Total: $3474.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-23 09:42 EDT-0400

 

Overkill, honestly. Gonna last a long time though. I also threw in some nice RGB.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6GHz 8-Core Processor  ($579.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($146.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME Z390-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($184.90 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($432.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 1.0TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($277.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11GB ROG Strix Gaming OC Video Card  ($1300.00) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define R6 Gunmetal TG ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.89 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit  ($103.95 @ Trusted Tech Team) 
Total: $3126.59
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-23 09:46 EDT-0400

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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Thank you for all the answers! I live in Sweden and picked USD because I don't expect you to be browsing swedish sites, I can see that it is quite a difference in price levels on some of the parts. For example an i9-9900K in Sweden is at 685 USD right now, and that sucks. But I really liked what @brob and @Shini put togheter (a big plus for the RGB bro!) and will probably buy a mix of them. Even tho it will cost a bit more then 3500 USD in Sweden with the swedish crown. 

 

Do you know if I can sync thoose Corsair fans with the mobo (ASUS aura) or do I need a different program for that?

 

I know it might be an overkill PC I don't have a 4k montior right now, but I am planning on buying. I have a 240 Hz monitor and my studies at the univesity gives me plenty of spare time to play games, so I want something that will last a couple of years until i graduete. The price is not my maxlevel but I had to give you something and that's why I wrote 3.5 K. (It is not my resulution, lol)

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41 minutes ago, hiitswilliam said:

Definitely get 2 1080 TI in SLI rather than get 1 2080 TI. 

Here is a list that I put together for you.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor $369.99 @ Walmart
CPU Cooler Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $24.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $200.58 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $309.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung - 970 Evo 1.0TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $277.99 @ Amazon
Video Card EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 GAMING iCX Video Card (2-Way SLI) $804.98 @ Newegg Business
Video Card EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 GAMING iCX Video Card (2-Way SLI) $804.98 @ Newegg Business
Case NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case $65.33 @ Amazon
Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $99.99 @ B&H
Operating System Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $94.89 @ OutletPC
Monitor Alienware - AW2518HF 24.5" 1920x1080 240Hz Monitor $399.89 @ OutletPC
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $3473.60
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $3453.60
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-23 09:39 EDT-0400  

 

no...SLI is shid.....don't do that...especially SLI with the 2080's

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1 minute ago, BootyDustBandit said:

no...SLI is shid.....don't do that...especially SLI with the 2080's

I am a bit scared to have SLI, I will have one of my boyfriend's friend over for some beer and pizza so he can build the PC. I just want a pc that works... and SLI feels complicated and I don't like complicated things. I'm rather an idiot and pays some extra for a 2080 ti ;) 

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6 minutes ago, wilda said:

I am a bit scared to have SLI, I will have one of my boyfriend's friend over for some beer and pizza so he can build the PC. I just want a pc that works... and SLI feels complicated and I don't like complicated things. I'm rather an idiot and pays some extra for a 2080 ti ;) 

Yeah...if you had 1080 Ti's then maybe a SLI setup would be...okay?..i guess....but for now there is no need..i am making a custom setup that combines the two of theirs and some of my own personal tweaks...i'll send it when i'm done...could take awhile cause i have to research pricing on 2080 Ti cards and do a little more reasearch on which ones are better if you don't want stock Nvidia stuff...which...you don't..by the way

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1 minute ago, BootyDustBandit said:

Yeah...if you had 1080 Ti's then maybe a SLI setup would be...okay?..i guess....but for now there is no need..i am making a custom setup that combines the two of theirs and some of my own personal tweaks...i'll send it when i'm done...could take awhile cause i have to research pricing on 2080 Ti cards and do a little more reasearch on which ones are better if you don't want stock Nvidia stuff...which...you don't..by the way

Haha, Thanks man that was my thought as well, but since I'm a noob at this stuff is it nice to have someone else to say those things. Please, don't spend to much time on checking prices because they will not be as relevent when I order from our Swedish sites. 

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Haha, Thanks man that was my thought as well, but since I'm a noob at this stuff is it nice to have someone else to say those things. Please, don't spend to much time on checking prices because they will not be as relevent when I order from our Swedish sites. 

i'm checking the Swedish pricing tho

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Haha, Thanks man that was my thought as well, but since I'm a noob at this stuff is it nice to have someone else to say those things. Please, don't spend to much time on checking prices because they will not be as relevent when I order from our Swedish sites. 

also do you have a color scheme in mind?...or just RGB..what are you going for?

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4 minutes ago, BootyDustBandit said:

also do you have a color scheme in mind?...or just RGB..what are you going for?

I understand, I don't know how familiar you are with the swedish pricing, but we don't order from Amazon or companies ouside of Europe that much because we have to pay an extra customs fee. For example an i9-9900k from Amazon, Price: $579.99 + $156.54 (Shipping & Import Fees Deposit to Sweden) = 734 USD and an i9-9900k from a Swedish company is 690 USD (no shipping or extra fees)

 

I am thinking of blue, but would be nice to switch to pink/purple sometimes, so RGB. A big plus, and I'm willing to pay extra if everything can be controlled in one program

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46 minutes ago, wilda said:

Thank you for all the answers! I live in Sweden and picked USD because I don't expect you to be browsing swedish sites, I can see that it is quite a difference in price levels on some of the parts. For example an i9-9900K in Sweden is at 685 USD right now, and that sucks. But I really liked what @brob and @Shini put togheter (a big plus for the RGB bro!) and will probably buy a mix of them. Even tho it will cost a bit more then 3500 USD in Sweden with the swedish crown. 

 

Do you know if I can sync thoose Corsair fans with the mobo (ASUS aura) or do I need a different program for that?

 

I know it might be an overkill PC I don't have a 4k montior right now, but I am planning on buying. I have a 240 Hz monitor and my studies at the univesity gives me plenty of spare time to play games, so I want something that will last a couple of years until i graduete. The price is not my maxlevel but I had to give you something and that's why I wrote 3.5 K. (It is not my resulution, lol)

 

Given how the european prices are inflated i'd have used a country on the euro as your price comparison point. 3.5k USD is 3k E's or £2700. (Note my keyboard is too old to have a euro symbol).

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I understand, I don't know how familiar you are with the swedish pricing, but we don't order from Amazon or companies ouside of Europe that much because we have to pay an extra customs fee. For example an i9-9900k from Amazon, Price: $579.99 + $156.54 (Shipping & Import Fees Deposit to Sweden) = 734 USD and an i9-9900k from a Swedish company is 690 USD (no shipping or extra fees)

 

I am thinking of blue, but would be nice to switch to pink/purple sometimes, so RGB. A big plus, and I'm willing to pay extra if everything can be controlled in one program

Alright i have to make a few changes to the cooler then but other than that i think i can do that

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4 minutes ago, wilda said:

I understand, I don't know how familiar you are with the swedish pricing, but we don't order from Amazon or companies ouside of Europe that much because we have to pay an extra customs fee. For example an i9-9900k from Amazon, Price: $579.99 + $156.54 (Shipping & Import Fees Deposit to Sweden) = 734 USD and an i9-9900k from a Swedish company is 690 USD (no shipping or extra fees)

 

I am thinking of blue, but would be nice to switch to pink/purple sometimes, so RGB. A big plus, and I'm willing to pay extra if everything can be controlled in one program

How does white for the static components sound?....like the case will be white but the RGB will all light up whatever color you want

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1 hour ago, hiitswilliam said:

Definitely get 2 1080 TI in SLI rather than get 1 2080 TI. 

Here is a list that I put together for you.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor $369.99 @ Walmart
CPU Cooler Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $24.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $200.58 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $309.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung - 970 Evo 1.0TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $277.99 @ Amazon
Video Card EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 GAMING iCX Video Card (2-Way SLI) $804.98 @ Newegg Business
Video Card EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 GAMING iCX Video Card (2-Way SLI) $804.98 @ Newegg Business
Case NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case $65.33 @ Amazon
Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $99.99 @ B&H
Operating System Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $94.89 @ OutletPC
Monitor Alienware - AW2518HF 24.5" 1920x1080 240Hz Monitor $399.89 @ OutletPC
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $3473.60
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $3453.60
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-23 09:39 EDT-0400  

 

hyper 212 evo for an 8700k? I know that he said he isn't overclocking but, it isn't out of the realm of possibility that he could in the future. The cooler master fan cooler is good don't get me wrong but its kind of loud and would probably stand out in the build. This would also be a tight fit inside an h500, but it would work. Last, I feel like 32gb of ram is too much but its all up to the person who is building. 

8086k

aorus pro z390

noctua nh-d15s chromax w black cover

evga 3070 ultra

samsung 128gb, adata swordfish 1tb, wd blue 1tb

seasonic 620w dogballs psu

 

 

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Ooo i just read the blue theme that can be controlled all by 1 program, maybe the NZXT ecosystem? I love their stuff idk about anyone else here.

8086k

aorus pro z390

noctua nh-d15s chromax w black cover

evga 3070 ultra

samsung 128gb, adata swordfish 1tb, wd blue 1tb

seasonic 620w dogballs psu

 

 

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hyper 212 evo for an 8700k? I know that he said he isn't overclocking but, it isn't out of the realm of possibility that he could in the future. The cooler master fan cooler is good don't get me wrong but its kind of loud and would probably stand out in the build. This would also be a tight fit inside an h500, but it would work. Last, I feel like 32gb of ram is too much but its all up to the person who is building. 

I'll change it to a water cooler. I think he wanted 32 gigs of ram anyways, for a machine of that caliber. But 16 gigs would also be more than enough. I also didn't know if he wanted windows 10 pro. I can also change the case, but don't really know how big it should be. SLI 1080 TIs could probably do 4k 100 fps and easily 1080p240. Or you could do 2080 NVlink or just a single 2080 ti. But I think 2 1080 TI is still better value or at least better performance. And someone else can help me pick a case because I know nothing about that.

Here is the new list - 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor $369.99 @ Walmart
CPU Cooler Cooler Master - MasterLiquid ML240L RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $59.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $200.58 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $309.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung - 970 Evo 1.0TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $277.99 @ Amazon
Video Card EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 GAMING iCX Video Card (2-Way SLI) $804.98 @ Newegg Business
Video Card EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 GAMING iCX Video Card (2-Way SLI) $804.98 @ Newegg Business
Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $99.99 @ B&H
Operating System Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $94.89 @ OutletPC
Monitor Alienware - AW2518HF 24.5" 1920x1080 240Hz Monitor $399.89 @ OutletPC
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $3443.27
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $3423.27
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-23 11:36 EDT-0400  

 

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