Maximum PC

TURBO

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IT LOOKS LIKE we don’t have any major changes to our Turbo build this issue, either. The ones we have tweaked—PSU, GPU, and RAM—are all just variants of ones we had last issue. We’ve opted for a $10 more expensive Corsair RM power supply, the white variant, as it comes with pre-sleeved white cables; a 32GB kit of RGB Trident Z memory at 3,000 MT/s, as opposed to last issue’s 3,200 MT/s (no longer available at that price); and the RTX 2080 has transforme­d into a $10 cheaper Gigabyte variant, again with a white color combo to match the PSU, cables, memory (if configured), and mobo.

We’re still left with a $20 saving overall, which never hurts. There’s a few obvious changes we could have gone for. The 24core Thread ripper 2970WX, for instance, would be an obvious contender, but because it’s more of a workstatio­n part, as opposed to a gaming or mainstream part, we’re reluctant to recommend it, because these builds are designed around that all-arounder principle. The 2970WX does take some tweaking to get it running right; it doesn’t have immediate plug and play capability, and that’s a big deal for us. Storage is pretty strong here, though, as is the cooling. One thing we would recommend on that front is potentiall­y investing in a bit of extra case fan cooling, because both the RTX 2080 and the 2950X can punch out some serious heat. In hotter parts of the country, that may be a necessity. For more of our component recommenda­tions, visit www.maximumpc.com/best-of-the-best

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