Competition Best PC Builds -- Win an Nvidia RTX 3080!

[Lucky Muppet]

NAME: DARK NIGHT

(all black parts, no RGB, max power. It's the Night City in the end!)

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler ($33.32 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($99.84 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory ($74.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB TUF GAMING Video Card
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Cooler Master MasterWatt 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $463.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-20 15:25 EST-0500

With MSRP of Ryzen 5 5600x (300$) and Asus 3080 TUF gaming (730$) the total comes to 1493.11$!

 

[keen900]

PC Build - Midtier gamer

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($324.95 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 120 ARGB Sync 56.45 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($87.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($98.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Team MP33 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PNY GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB XLR8 Gaming REVEL EPIC-X RGB Video Card ($539.99 @ Adorama)
Case: Thermaltake V250 TG ARGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 PE 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1496.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-21 04:15 EST-0500

 

[fearless_fx]

Build Name: One Paunch Man

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($219.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard ($189.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($162.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB XLR8 Gaming REVEL EPIC-X RGB Video Card ($539.99 @ Adorama)
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($124.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1461.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-21 04:49 EST-0500

I'm actually surprised I was able to get this to fit the budget lol

 

[mel132]

Build Name: Micromelo

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-10600KF 4.1 GHz 6-Core Processor ($257.16 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X52 Rev 2 73.11 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.99 @ NZXT)
Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard ($186.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL14 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: PNY GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB UPRISING Video Card ($539.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL 205M MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($71.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($124.14 @ Amazon)
Total: $1495.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-21 06:22 EST-0500

 

[Fairulodd]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($324.95 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler ($74.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($184.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team T-FORCE DARK Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($64.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 250 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB DUAL EVO OC Video Card ($382.94 @ Office Depot)
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA GD (2019) 500 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1322.71
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-21 07:15 EST-0500

Kinda new to this, hope this is at least a good selection

 

[gumboi]

MUTED BLACK

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($324.95 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($89.99 @ Corsair)
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB THICC II Pro Video Card ($549.98 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CV 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Monitor: LG 24MK600M-B 24.0" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor ($146.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1549.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-21 08:34 EST-0500

 

[SGTBones]

The CyberBuster 3070

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($219.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler ($33.32 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($122.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate FireCuda 520 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($199.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: PNY GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB XLR8 Gaming REVEL EPIC-X RGB Video Card ($539.99 @ Adorama)
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($156.75 @ Amazon)
Total: $1476.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-21 09:33 EST-0500

 

[invader]

Name: The Sister Dementia

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($324.95 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Green 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card ($489.99 @ Adorama)
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Best Buy)
Power Supply: EVGA G5 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1452.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-21 10:23 EST-0500

 

[Tudor132]

Build name: The Punk

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor MSRP: approximately 300 $
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master MasterAir MA410P 66.7 CFM CPU Cooler ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B550 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory ($74.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Team MP33 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 6800 16 GB Video Card MSRP: somewhere around 580 $
Case: Silverstone FARA R1 ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.76 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Gigabyte P GM 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($97.82 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 61.2 CFM 140 mm Fan ($12.90 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 61.2 CFM 140 mm Fan ($12.90 @ Amazon)
Total: $618.32+ ~880 $ that is CPU/GPU price for both, the total cost reach a number of: approximately: 1498.32 $

Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-23 14:56 EST-0500

 

[Druvistorer]

Build Name: Optimist V1.0

Rationale: 3070 FE ($499 MSRP?) availability is probably a bigger lottery than this giveaway, hence the Optimist! While a better GPU could have popped in there, this build is geared to have enough space (just!), power and pizzazz to upgrade to the 3080 when (well... if) I win it! Two SSD's so that games and OS can have their own respective domains, the Mobo should allow that processor to be turned all the way up to 11, and if we have to stick with the 3070 FE the word among the street kids is that it overclocks even better than a lot of the AIB cards. Also, Punks don't use optical drives.

Edit: Forgot that Punks aren't supposed to use an OS in this competition either.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-10700K 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Best Buy)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master MASTERLIQUID ML120L RGB V2 65.59 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($53.10 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1200 Motherboard ($169.99 @ Adorama)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB Founders Edition Video Card
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case ($98.89 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx White (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $970.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-21 13:15 EST-0500

 

[MrGerwant]

Build name: More RAM!!!

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($269.00 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock B365M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($83.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($122.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ Lenovo)
Video Card: *PNY GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB XLR8 Gaming REVEL EPIC-X RGB Video Card ($539.99 @ Adorama)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox MB311L ARGB MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Gigabyte P GM 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: NZXT AER RGB 2 52.44 CFM 120 mm Fan ($37.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1453.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-21 13:33 EST-0500

EDIT:If I needed the PC only for gaming, I would be happy with 16 GB of RAM, but since I also do some "professional stuff" 32 gigs is what I went for. I also see that while most of the the previous comments didn't include a case fan, there's never too much cooling. Also double 1TB SSD, so I would never run out of disk space.

 

[alphacarotene]

The "GPU-price-taking-a-chunk-of-budget-build"

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($219.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($94.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: ADATA XPG Z1 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory ($54.95 @ B&H)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB VENTUS 3X OC Video Card ($849.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA BR 700 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1460.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-21 13:49 EST-0500

 

[Outamyhead]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($324.95 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler ($33.32 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-4000 CL19 Memory ($164.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Toshiba 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($138.99 @ Other World Computing)
Video Card: PNY GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB Dual Gaming OC Video Card ($409.94 @ Office Depot)
Case: Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GA 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($164.97 @ Newegg)
Total: $1483.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-21 16:38 EST-0500

 

[Aergis]

mostly my current parts + 3080 I plan to get in near future

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($273.98 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.95 @ Amazon)
Thermal Compound: Coollaboratory Liquid Pro 0.15 g Thermal Paste ($12.70 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($71.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($25.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: SanDisk SSD PLUS 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($56.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 1 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Vision OC Video Card ($1349.00 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT H440 ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($222.09 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($139.88 @ Other World Computing)
Case Fan: Noctua F12 PWM 54.97 CFM 120 mm Fan ($26.94 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua F12 PWM 54.97 CFM 120 mm Fan ($26.94 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua F12 PWM 54.97 CFM 120 mm Fan ($26.94 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua P12 redux-1700 PWM 70.75 CFM 120 mm Fan ($13.90 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus MG278Q 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor ($899.00 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Samsung UH750 31.5" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor ($1768.00 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K65 Compact Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech G502 HERO Wired Optical Mouse ($39.99 @ Best Buy)
Headphones: Sennheiser HD 660 S Headphones ($421.00 @ Amazon)
External Storage: Seagate Backup Plus Slim 1 TB External Hard Drive ($52.49 @ Adorama)
Webcam: Logitech C920s HD Pro Webcam ($69.99 @ Target)
Total: $5639.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-21 16:56 EST-0500

 

[Aether229]

Name: DDR(eamer)

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($324.95 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($101.77 @ Amazon)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB Founders Edition Video Card (499$ MSRP)
Case: Corsair 275R Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($72.06 @ Amazon)
Total: $1351.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-21 17:42 EST-0500

 

[Classikh]

Build name: Hamrit

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-10600K 4.1 GHz 6-Core Processor ($259.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4 ATX LGA1200 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper Steel 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-4400 CL19 Memory ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB XLR8 Gaming REVEL EPIC-X RGB Video Card ($759.94 @ Office Depot)
Case: Cougar MX340 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12III 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1469.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-21 17:53 EST-0500

 

[jackboo]

Goodnight Sweeper 5600X3070

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H100i ELITE CAPELLIX 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($129.99 @ Best Buy)
Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory ($89.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Crucial P2 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($91.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB Founders Edition Video Card
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Phanteks PH-F120SK 50 CFM 120 mm Fan ($15.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $677.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-21 20:46 EST-0500

Currently OOS (as of posting) CPU Ryzen 5600X MSRP @ $299 and Video Card NVIDIA RTX 3070 FE @ $499 (originally wanted to use the MSI Gaming X one for more RGB power lol but its above MSRP) totals this build around $1,478 (as of posting).

Ryzen 5600X and RTX 3070 combo makes this build viable for Ultra 2160p resolution according to https://support.cdprojektred.com/en...issue/1556/cyberpunk-2077-system-requirements (w/o RT). Enough cooling and additional RGB eye candy by the Corsair cooler, MSI's B550-A PRO is recommended for Ryzen 5000 series according to GN
View: https://youtu.be/S_FUe36jHaw

One of the best recommended airflow case Phanteks P400A Digital + additional exhaust fan (rear), and a trusty PSU by Corsair RMx (2018) series (650W recommended for RTX 3070).

 

[Brusco]

Build Name: Arasaka’s Demise

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($300.00)
Motherboard: MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($118.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB GAMING TRIO Video Card ($820.00)
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CXF 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1486.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-22 03:22 EST-0500

 

[Mico Selva]

Build Name: I Don't Want To Set The World on Fire

PCPartPicker Part List

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($299 MSRP)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler ($74.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B550M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper Steel 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3733 CL17 Memory ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Founders Edition Video Card ($699 MSRP)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12III 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $484.85 + $998 (unavailable parts MSRP) = $1482.85

Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-22 07:22 EST-0500

 

[sayapay]

FLATLINED Build

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($324.95 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken M22 Liquid CPU Cooler ($79.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($99.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card ($489.99 @ Adorama)
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($124.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1349.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-22 12:48 EST-0500

 

[MridulGhosh]

build_name: LOVE like FIRE

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-10700K 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Best Buy)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.95 @ Amazon)
Thermal Compound: Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut 1 g Thermal Paste ($11.32 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO ATX LGA1200 Motherboard ($159.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory ($65.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital SN750 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX500 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB Founders Edition Video Card
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR600 (w/o ODD) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Gigabyte P GM 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.00 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Corsair AF140L 67.43 CFM 140 mm Fan ($4.99 @ Corsair)
Case Fan: Corsair AF140L 67.43 CFM 140 mm Fan ($4.99 @ Corsair)
Case Fan: Corsair AF140L 67.43 CFM 140 mm Fan ($4.99 @ Corsair)
Case Fan: Corsair AF140L 67.43 CFM 140 mm Fan ($4.99 @ Corsair)
Total: $996.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-24 04:43 EST-0500

RTX 3070FE	+$500
Rebates/Coupons/Shipping	+ $0
GRAND TOTAL	$1,496.16

MY THOUGHTS:
I apologise to all mods and staff members for making a alot of edits. It's actually my first time building and recommending a build. And also I wanted to refine it to be as fast as possible and deliver the best gaming performance at this sweet price point.

Now lets jump towards the technical part-

1. There are three no brainers in this build, first i7 10700K, second being the RTX 3070FE and third being the 3600mhz CL16 16gigs of Dual channel goodness. Ik about the 5600X and stuff, practically(benchmarks) amd theoretically(on paper) lags behind the 10700K and as of gaming performance thats 5+ fps on avg.

2. When it comes to budget builds, the most neglected part is cooling, so I provided it the best air cooling solution available in the market wiz, Noctua's NHD15 paired with Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut (Liquid metal) which would "Literally" keep our CPU cool and open a room for mild overclocking. Also to mention the four Corsair's 140mm fans to maintain ample amount of airflow inside NR600 (best airflow case at this price point).

3. With SN750 you can kiss your loading screens and texture popins GOODBYE! and the great MX500 secondary storage that would make your daily life stuffs alot faster.

4. About the MoBo, MSI Z490-A PRO is a killer and really a bang for your precious eddies at this budget.

5. 850Watts could be a bit over in terms of our system as RTX3070 recommends only 650 Watts but hey! we are all aware of how power thirsty Ampere cards are! and all those power spikes are not hidden from anyone anymore! Hence, we wouldn't leave anything to chance (as long as we're in budget). Thus, an 850watt 80+ GOLD fully modular PSU.

Thank you PCGamer for giving away this opportunity and also alot of my parts for this build came from your own recommendations

 

[KPage03]

Build name - Putting the ‘Night’ into Night City
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($299.99)
CPU Cooler: EVGA CLC 240 74.82 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($79.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B550M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($80.98 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital SN750 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Founders Edition Video Card ($699.99)
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA BQ 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($77.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $1488.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-22 13:53 EST-0500

$1,498.89 without the rebate

 

[Howthiez]

PANAM'S PANZER HEIST

The actual price comes to 1495.22 because of the 11.50 shipping on the graphics card.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock Slim 35.14 CFM CPU Cooler ($31.30 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard ($98.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card ($861.49 @ Adorama)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR600 (w/o ODD) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($124.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1506.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-22 15:42 EST-0500

 

[chazhopkins99]

Build name: Every Last Penny

At time of writing the exchange rate for $1500 comes to £1123.95. This allows me to more easily stick with the budget being from the UK. This did however make the challenge more difficult budget-wise, due to increased UK pricing, but I embraced the challenge!

I used the pc parts picker format, but again being from the UK I had to change suggested sites to find cheaper UK pricing.
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor (£280 @ currys)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M AORUS ELITE Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£98.99 @ SCAN)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory (£76.79 @ SCAN)
Storage: Crucial MX500 500GB M.2 SATA SSD/Solid State Drive (£52.99 @ SCAN)
Video Card: GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB EAGLE Graphics Card (£490 @ currys)
Case: LANCOOL 205M MICRO-ATX CASE - BLACK WINDOW (£43.99 @ Overclockers UK)
Addition Case Fans: Arctic P14 Static Pressure 140mm PWM Fan (£31.96 @ SCAN)
Power Supply: Seasonic S12III 650W Fully Wired 80+ PSU/Power Supply (£44.99 @ SCAN)
Total: £1119.71

Overall very pleased with this build. Nothing fancy going on, everything in the budget is purely going towards maximising performance for your money. Aesthetic future upgrades could include lighting strips, additional RGB case fans and a non-stock cpu cooler. I decided with keeping using the stock cooler, because purely for gaming it should be able to handle the 5600x temperatures nicely. It was between the RTX3070 and RX6800 for the graphics card slot. I chose to go with the 3070, due to having more budget aftermarket cards available and the more advance ray tracing capabilities to get the most out of modern RTX titles such as cyberpunk 2077.

Thanks for the giveaway and good luck to everyone involved!

 

[Zenno]

Build Name: Steel Samurai
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-10600K 4.1 GHz 6-Core Processor ($259.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock B460 Steel Legend ATX LGA1200 Motherboard ($140.97 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($80.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($108.16 @ Amazon)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Founders Edition Video Card
Case: Antec NX400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($98.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $768.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-22 18:00 EST-0500

*Excluding $30.00 rebate = $798.07 + $699.99 (Nvidia RTX 3080) = $1,498.06