Friday, May 22, 2020

Ultimate PC Configuration - Q2 2020

Here's an expert enthusiast hardware configuration for an Extreme Performance Gaming PC with some of the most current and stylish hardware components. Keep in mind that this kind of build is not for the budget conscious or faint-hearted. It is a straight forward wallet-crushing fantasy build meant to show off some of the newest PC components. Prices are listed in Canadian funds (CAD) :


Computer case:
Lian Li O11D Dynamic XL, Brushed Metal, Tempered Glass, E-ATX
=   $ 270.00 (CAD)

Motherboard (MOBO):
Gigabyte Aorus Master TRX40, E-ATX w/ DDR4-4400
=  $ 710.00 (CAD)

Power supply (PSU):
Thermaltake Toughpower 850 Watt, iRGB PLUS Platinum TT Premium Edition Power Supply
=   $ 260.00 (CAD)

Processor (CPU):
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X Processor, 2.9GHz, 64 Cores,128 Threads
=    $ 5,400.00 (CAD)

CPU Cooler:
Cooler Master Wraith Ripper Ryzen ThreadRipper CPU Cooler w/ 120mm Fan, RGB LEDs
=  $ 200.00

Memory (RAM):
G.Skill Trident Z 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4 4266MHz PC4-34100
=    $ 460.00

Video card (GPU):
Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 2080Ti Extreme 11GB DDR6, Overclocked 1770 MHz
=   $ 1,830.00

Storage 1 (SSD for Windows OS):
Samsung 2TB 970 EVO Plus NVMe SSD M.2 PCI-E x, 3.5GB/second transfer speed
=   $ 725.00

Storage 2 (HDD for non OS files):
Seagate 16TB Exos X16 Enterprise, SATA III w/ 256MB Cache
= $750.00


APPROXIMATE GRAND TOTAL = $ 10,605.00