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visit http://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/buying-guides/ Approximate Price: $2,626INGREDIENTSPART PRICE
Case NZXT H700i $170
PSU 850W EVGA SuperNOVA 850
GA 80+ GOLD NEW
$129
Mobo ASRock X399 Phantom Gaming 6 NEW $238
CPU AMD Threadripper 2950X $680Cooler EVGA CLC 360 NEW $124
GPU MSI GeForce RTX 2080
Super Ventus 8GB NEW
$700
RAM 32GB (2x 16GB) G.Skill TridentZ RGB
@ 3,600MT/s NEW
$175
SSD 1TB Seagate BarraCuda
510 M.2 PCIe SSD NEW
$150
HDD 2x 3TB Seagate BarraCuda Compute $160
OS Windows 10 Home 64-bit OEM $100SAVINGS GALORE! We stripped almost $100 from the Turbo build,
thanks to a sale on ASRock’s X399 Phantom Gaming 6 mobo,
more price reductions on the second-gen Threadripper CPUs, and
the also-reduced 1TB model of the Seagate BarraCuda 510 M.2
SSD we used in the Mid-Range build. It’s an awesome selection,
and we reinvested some of our spare budget in some funky RGB
RAM, in the form of G.Skill’s 32GB TridentZ RGB kit.
The EVGA RTX 2080 Super is no longer on sale at $690, so we
also had to switch manufacturers on our GPU, keeping the price
relatively low with the excellent-value 8GB Ventus model from
MSI. We hadn’t intended to swap out our power supply, but the G+
version of the 850W EVGA SuperNOVA leapt in price by over $20,
so we switched over to its GA counterpart.
Lastly, we replaced the cooler. We wanted to stick with the
triple-fan setup to ensure maximum cooling for our Threadripper
2950X, but our previous 360mm Fractal Design cooler had risen
in price a tad much for our liking, so we found a replacement: the
EVGA CLC 360, a powerful but minimalistic AIO cooler with three
low-noise nano-bearing fans, and an RGB-lit pump block. EVGA’s
free Flow Control software enables you to tweak both the pump
and fan speed with ease, and the combination bracket means it is
fully compatible with TR4-socket Threadripper processors.©^CORSAIRIf you’re buying Ryzen, you can often keep your build costs
down by rocking the included Wraith cooler. These AMD stock
coolers are surprisingly effective, but if you’re going for an
Intel CPU, you need to invest in a proper cooler. In this case,
we’ve opted for Corsair’s high-performance A500 air cooler.
A thick heatsink served by four pipes and equipped with two
powerful maglev fans, the A500 is a straightforward cooling
solution that works effectively and comes with PWM support
for tweaking fan speeds. This being a Corsair product, it also
comes with a sweet five-year warranty.
$100, http://corsair.comCORSAIR A500
UPGRADE OF THE MONTH
TURBO