As stated, buddy want to get into pc gaming. Need a build for him. Wants to buy over time so rebates won’t matter.


Budget: 3k - 5k
More specific use (what games, what programs): mainly apex, or first person shooters, and streaming.
Planned time until purchase: with in the next year/ overtime
Do you need an Operating System?:yes
Do you have any specific preferred components?: AMD
Do you need a sound or wireless card?: yes
Do you want stock cooling or do you plan on overclocking?:stock cooling
Do you need a monitor? mouse? keyboard?: yes
Zip code/location? (Shipping costs): 25443

https://www.newegg.com/abs-ali540/p/N82E16883360160
$4812.99 - Currently Sold out.
Supposed to be available again in November for blackfriday.



https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fkCKz7
Pretty much my entire build , its pretty nice, i have a msi water-cooler for cpu though.

If i had known about the Gundam Case, before i made my purchase, i would of definately probably just went with the pre-build.

This post was edited by conetopia on Aug 26 2021 04:05am

Sounds like your buddy is patient. We'll see how patient considering the GPUs are in high demand, with low supply.

CPU - AMD Ryzen 5800X
CPU cooler - Noctua NH-D15
Motherboard - any brand with X570 or X570S chipset and built-in WiFi/Bluetooth, such as Gigabyte X570 Aorus Ultra
RAM - Crucial Ballistix 3600MHz @ C16, 16GB
Storage - Samsung 980 Pro, 1TB
PSU - Seasonic Prime GX-850
Case - Corsair 5000D Airflow or Fractal Design Meshify 2
GPU - Any RTX 3080 or higher
Monitor - any 27", 1440p resolution or you can go higher on the size+resolution

As a reference, below is a link to my build, which I started purchasing around Feb 2021.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/k3QN8J

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/81314/heres-list-of-best-buy-stores-with-geforce-rtx-30-fe-cards-in-stock/index.html

That’s a list of what Best Buy’s will have what gpu’s available tomorrow. If he’s near one, great chance to get something