$2.000 Higher-Tier Gaming, Streaming, and Production

  A nice step up from the $1,500 build is this Higher-Tier PC. I try to stay +/- 15% of the budget and today we are pushing +15% but I feel the upgrade to a better case, 1TB NVME, and good looking ram is well worth it. 

  This R9 3900XT and RTX 2080 Super build will play most games on Ultra settings at 60-100+FPS. For production users, the NVIDIA Studio Driver works with the included graphics card to accelerate the performance of programs like Auto CAD, PhotoShop, AfterEffects. Premiere Pro… You can get the Studio Driver HERE.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($479.00 @ Amazon*) 

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

Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX ($189.10 @ Amazon*) 

Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB DDR4-3600 CL18 ($155.99 @ Amazon*) 

Storage (SSD): Patriot VPN100 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME ($144.99 @ Amazon*) 

Storage (HDD): Seagate Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM ($59.00 @ Amazon*) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB ($830.58 @ Amazon*) 

Case: Rosewill CULLINAN MX ($114.99 @ Amazon*) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 W 80+ Gold Fully-Modular ATX ($118.09 @ Amazon*) 

Total: $2129.73**

Optional WIFI: EDUP WiFi Wireless WiFi  Card with Bluetooth 5.0 ($29.99 @ Amazon*) 

Total with WiFi: $2159.72**

Write Up:

CPU:

  The 3900XT offers a 12-core 24-thread overclockable performance that will breeze through almost any workload with ease.

CPU Cooler:

  The 212 from Cooler Master is a great looking and great performing air cooler which will have no issues keeping up with the CPU.

Memory:

  This 32GB DDR4-3600 kit from G.Skill is the sweet spot for Ryzen CPUs to ensure the CPU is speeding right through all the Chrome Tabs you can throw at it (within reason lol) while also adding a nice bit of RGB to the case.

Storage (SSD):

  This 1TB NVME SSD drive from Patriot has 512MB of cache (DRAM). This is the drive to install your system and your main games and programs to ensure the pc is speeding along for years to come.

Storage (HDD):

  The Seagate Barracuda 2TB is a mainstay on my lists. This is the drive to put everything you don’t want clogging up your NVME. Games, songs, stream sources…. Any files that aren’t as demanding. HDDs get a lot of flak. A lot of builders switching to a single 1TB NVME. But the price to performance and storage of the Barracuda HDD is unbeatable. HDDs are great at one program at a time. If all you’re doing is loading a game, just playing a song, just loading a stream source… HDDs are awesome for single tasks.

Video Card:

  This 2080 Super from EVGA is a solid higher-tier video card that will breeze through most games on ultra settings. The RTX 2080 Super also has a Turing NVENC encoder that can take the stream encoding load off the GPU and the CPU for you aspiring streamers.

Case:

  This case from Rosewell offers great cable management and airflow. The addition of the 3 RGB fans in the front and one in the rear adds to the look and function.

Power Supply:

  This PSU from EVGA is a solid 650W fully-modular 80+ gold rated power supply. It has enough power for today and for upgrades tomorrow.

Conclusion:

This is a solid PC for gaming at ultra settings and a solid $2,000 Workstation for production users.

Daily Bible Verse:

Psalm 30:2

2 LORD my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me.

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**Price at the time of writing. Prices may change minute to minute and may not be the same as listed.