This $2500 build is a complete and utter beast! It’s giving you an RTX 3080 graphics card, the i9 11700K CPU, 16GB of DDR4 RAM and 1.5TB of pure SSD storage.

This is, by far, the ultimate single card 4K gaming PC you could build in 2021.

Long story short, this gaming PC build is pure insanity. It’s packing more than enough power to walk through 4K gaming like nothing. Although raytracing isn’t being used too much yet, the RTX 3080 is the best choice to take advantage of ALL the newest releases and the best tech.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask me in the comment section. 

Complete Build Breakdown

This is the ultimate single GPU 4K gaming PC build, without a doubt. It hasn’t been until the release of the GTX 1080 Ti that a single card 4K build was even really possible without lowering the settings so low that gaming wouldn’t be enjoyable anyway.

Keep in mind that the price above is for the core components only, you will still need an operating system, and any other peripherals you don’t currently have.

Case: NZXT’s H510i is an upgrade on their previous H500i and before it, the S340 – some of the best cases of previous years. The H510i improves on the old design and offers great airflow options as well as a great layout that caters to clean cable management.

The best PC fan is super important to protect your gaming rig. This case comes with a built-in RGB/fan controller, 2x Aer F120mm fans, and RGB light strips to add some feature lighting. It’s built entirely from steel and although that makes it heavy, it also makes it very durable and gives it the high-quality feel this case deserves.

CPU & Cooler: Intel’s new 10th gen i7 10700KF is an absolute beast when it comes to gaming, content-creation, CAD, video editing, streaming, and pretty much anything else – especially overclocking. This is thanks to its incredibly fast 8 cores+8 threads that’ll push up to 5.1GHz without even requiring any overclocking. With overclocking, you can hit 5GHz without a problem.

Since the i7 10700KF does not come with a CPU cooler, I’ve included Arctic’s awesome Freezer 34 eSports DUO. However, there’s a lot of other options available, so why not check out my list of the best CPU coolers to use in 2021?

It’s worth noting that the i7 10700KF does not include an integrated GPU. However, being that this build is running a dedicated graphics card, the lack of an iGPU is a nonissue.

Motherboard: MSI’s Z590-A Pro is a great motherboard for the price that boasts all of the features we need for this build and them some. It features a great integrated audio chipset and a very good built-in ethernet controller. It has 6 SATA ports for added storage and it’ll support 4000MHz+ RAM without an issue on the stock XMP profile. You’re also getting a total of 6 USB ports, multiple fan headers and everything else you’ll need in a build at this level.

Graphics Card: The 10GB GDDR6 RTX 3080 is a complete and utter powerhouse when it comes to gaming. It completely blows away the last generation’s RTX 2080 and especially its little brother the GTX 1080. Simply put, the RTX 3080 Super is one of the best cards you could buy right now in terms of sheer gaming performance! It’s only outmatched by the far more expensive RTX 2080 Ti or a $3000 Titan.

EVGA’s RTX 3080 XC3 is absolutely no exception. It comes factory overclocked and features some of the best cooling you could have on a GPU – plus some decent RGB lighting. For connectivity, it has 2x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C, making it 100% VR ready.

As I mentioned, the only way to get a stronger GPU is upgrading to an RTX 2080 Ti, but on its own, it costs a little over 50% of what this entire build does.

RAM: 16GB of DDR4 RAM is more than enough for any dedicated gaming PC. With that in mind, I picked you out 16GB of Kingston’s HyperX Predator RGB RAM at 3200MHz.

If you feel that you might need more than 16GB, maybe because you want to try streaming or something like that, I’d suggest grabbing the 32GB kit instead. 

Power Supply: EVGA’s 750 B5 fully-modular power supply is a good, reliable, power supply. It’s rated to 80+ Bronze and comes with a 5-year warranty + 24/7 technical support from EVGA.

Being fully-modular, you don’t have to worry about hiding unused cables – you just plug in what you’re using and leave everything else in the box. Fully-modular is the way to go if you’re a stickler for clean cable management.

Storage: As far as storage goes, 1.5TB of pure SSD storage is either really excessive or not excessive enough. Depending on which way you see it, this build has an insane amount of potential in terms of storage configurations. So, feel free to customize it as you see fit!

There’s also a reason for the two drives, the faster NVMe SSD is meant to be your primary boot drive (where Windows and your primary programs are installed) and maybe a couple of your more load-intensive games. Then, the SATA SSD is meant to be used as a mass storage drive (for the bulk of your games, etc). This type of setup will ultimately make your PC perform better than having everything on a single drive.

Peripherals

Operating System

WiFi

Conclusion

This is the ultimate single card 4K gaming PC build this far into 2021. It’ll handle AAA games at 4K resolutions while putting out 60fps or better, less intensive games are going to run at significantly higher fps and you’ll exceed 144fps in quite a few.

If you came here looking for an awesome build for $2500, or you want the best single card 4K build you can find, this one is it, without a doubt.

If you have any questions about the build or the suggested peripherals, feel free to ask me in the comment section or check out this FAQ!

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