Build 80 – Jango: VR Gaming Computer

Jango is a VR gaming computer, designed around an 8-core Ryzen 7 3800X processor and an RTX 2080 Super 8GB video card.

Description

Jango is a VR gaming computer, designed around an 8-core Ryzen 7 3800X processor and an RTX 2080 Super 8GB video card.

General System Design

This build is designed around an 8-core Ryzen 7 3800X processor and an RTX 2080 Super 8GB video card.

Software Workload/Customer Need

This customer was looking for a new powerful VR gaming computer that would last a long time and be easily upgraded over time.

This build was designed specifically for VR and Dota.

This order was managed by one of our former tech consultants, now memorialized in The Johnson Process. Builds managed by Chris include Hephaestus, The Beast, Jango, Nautilus, Data Dozer, Houdinier, The Bebop, Silver Surfer, El Rey Del Muerto, and The ArkenScripter.

System Spec

Processor (CPU): AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 4

Motherboard: MSI MPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 2x8GB DDR4-3200

Storage (SSD): HP EX950 512GB NVME

Storage (SSD): HP EX950 1TB NVME

Video Card (GPU): EVGA RTX 2080 Super 8GB XC GAMING

Power Supply (PSU): Seasonic FOCUS GX-850

Case: Fractal Design Meshify C White

Fans: 3x Phanteks PH-F120MP

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Design Rationale

The Ryzen 7 3800X gave the customer a great amount of single-core performance for VR gaming, and multicore performance for heavily-threaded tasks.
To ensure the CPU runs at full speed, air cooling with a single-tower cooler is recommended.
The customer wanted a stable motherboard with a good amount of desktop functionality.
The customer wanted at least 16GB of RAM, 32GB was an easy upgrade.
The customer was fine with our default storage setup.
We recommended the RTX 2080 Super for gaming performance.
The overall design of the build meant that a 850W power supply was recommended.
We used a white version of our default mid-tower case to fit the build.
We used our default fans to ensure proper airflow and static pressure.

Customer Review

“Lightning storms and flooding took out the stream but didn’t stop them from building my PC on schedule. Chris Johnson in sales went especially above and beyond for me.
Wish these guys the best, they’ve got a great thing going so far.”
Robert, Apex NC