07/21/2020 $2,000 White and RGB Build List

Did someone ask for White and RGB puke? I went all out today and we are over budget by about $200. You could get back down to $2,000 with the Alternate Case and Fans instead of the ones in the main list.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 3.8 GHz 12-Core ($498.00 @ Amazon*) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler ($37.99 @ Amazon*)

Motherboard: MSI MPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard ($268.00 @ Amazon*)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($169.99 @ Amazon*) 

Storage: Patriot VPN100 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME SSD ($149.99 @ Amazon*) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 7200RPM HDD ($58.04 @ Amazon*) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB XC GAMING Video Card ($729.00 @ Amazon*) 

Case: Cooler Master MasterBox TD500 Mesh White ATX Mid Tower ($114.99 @ Amazon*) 

Power Supply: Antec 850 W 80+ Gold Fully Modular ($149.44 @ Amazon*) 

Optional: EDUP WiFi and Bluetooth Adapter PCI-E ($29.99 @ Amazon*)

Alternate Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.98 @ Amazon*) 

Alternate Case Fan: Fractal Design FD-FAN-SSLL-140-WT 47.1 CFM 140 mm Fan ($13.00 @ Amazon*) (Also grab this)

Total: $2261.96**

Alternate Total: $2,075.35**

Write up:

CPU: 

I went with the 3900XT because it is a 12 core 24 thread beast of a chip for under $500

CPU Cooler:

The Hyper 212 is a beast of a cooler and matches the RGB look.

Motherboard: 

I went with the MSI because of the price and features. Not to mention the X570 is the most feature-rich AM4 Chipset. Furthermore, while I will never tell you to get a Motherboard solely because of WIFI for the price it was worth it.

Memory: 

A fox list wouldn’t be complete without at least 16GB of memory and the Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB Doubles that and rips along at 3600mhz ensuring the CPU isn’t RAM bottlenecked While giving great RGB

Storage: 

As Always for this price point I am pairing a 1TB NVME with a 2TB HDD. Put your system and main games on the NVME and put your files and games on the HDD and yes, the NVME had DRAM

Video Card: 

I went with the 2080 Super because it’s the second-best gaming GPU on the market without going Titan.

Case: 

The Cooler Master Case is a beautiful and elegant case which is also great for new builders and veterans alike with its easy cable management. It comes with 3 RGB intake fans. You can add 4 RGB fans from Coolermaster and even some of their RGB strips to go all out if you wish.

Alternate 

Case: Most of you know by now that I love the NZXT H510. I love putting 2 140mm fans in the front and having a nice positive pressure case that will help to keep the dust out. Yes, there has been testing that shows that the stock cooling set up with negative pressure using only the 2 stock 120mm fans as exhausts runs cool and that adding 2 140mm fans from the front doesn’t add much in the way of cooling. But, I see it as worth the extra $20 as keeping dust out of the case keeps things cool longer and with less cleaning and more gaming.

Power Supply: 

When I saw the price for this fully modular PSU I couldn’t not put it on the list.

Alternate 

Case Fans: Straight up I chose these because they are White and black to match the case. Well reviewed, these fans should serve you well

Conclusion: 

This is a solid Gaming PC that will run most titles on Ultra settings With a Good amount of RGB.

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**Based on the prices and availability at the time of writing. Pricing and availability changes minute by minute.