THE RTX 2080 SUPER GPUS

are still dropping in price, almost alarmingly so. But we’re not complaining; $680 for the 2080 Super Ventus from MSI is a fantastic deal that we recommend to anyone building a high-end system. We’ve made a few changes to our Turbo build this issue, starting with a shift over to Gigabyte’s X399 motherboard—the Asus Prime model we had last issue leapt back up in price—and another memory shift, going to G.Skill’s Ripjaws V memory, but sticking with the same specs. Hopefully soon we’ll be able to buff up the memory in these systems.

We’ve also changed up the cooling. We’re sticking with AIO, of course, with a three-fan radiator to deal with the Threadripper’s heat generation. Specifically, we’re using Enermax’s Liqfusion 360, a solid AIO cooler with some sweet-looking RGB ring fans and an illuminated water block. It’s a great, inexpensive cooler that comes with a little RGB controller, or can be synched with your ARGB software of choice. The Turbo build has also been peeking at the Mid-Range’s notes, as we’re going with Sabrent’s 1TB model of its Rocket SSDs, currently on sale. At the time of writing, it’s the cheapest 1TB M.2 drive that can hit those kick-ass fourth-gen PCIe write speeds, and we can’t recommend it enough. You can skip the slightly pricier model that comes with a heatsink, as the X399 Aorus Pro mobo comes with a heat shield for an M.2 drive. For more of our component recommendations, visit www.pcgamer.com/hardware/buying-guides/