Need Feedback on High End Gaming Build

[fstime]

1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.

Gaming, Streaming, General Browsing

2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread

~~$1500-2500

3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.

USA

4. IF you're buying parts OUTSIDE the US, please post a link to the vendor you'll be buying from.
We can't be expected to scour the internet on your behalf, chasing down deals in your specific country... Again, help us, help YOU.

N/A

5. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.

Not really, would like to stick with AMD for the CPU

6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.

Peripherals, two regular widescreen secondary monitors

7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.

Would like to overclock

8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?

3440*1440

9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Note that it is usually not cost or time effective to choose your build more than a month before you actually plan to be using it.

Soon

10. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software?

Yes, included Windows 10 in the parts list

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor ($292.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H115i RGB PLATINUM 97 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - X470 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Flare X Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX8200 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($162.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Black 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($164.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($699.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Lian-Li - PC-O11AIR RGB ATX Full Tower Case ($134.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - PRIME Ultra Titanium 750 W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($129.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: MSI - Optix MAG341CQ 34.0" 3440x1440 100 Hz Monitor ($409.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2670.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-01 20:26 EDT-0400

 

[VirtualLarry]

At a glance, that looks decent. I'll leave it for others to say if that water-cooler is compatible and adequate for that CPU, and the monitor.. Everything else looks high-quality and compatible.

Don't forget an "Accel" or "Nixus" brand VESA-COMPLIANT DisplayPort cable, I think Amazon carries those.

 

[fstime]

Here are the reviews I used for selecting the monitor. it seems to be great value and overclockable up to 115 hz. Being a VA panel it is sort of going to fall in between an TN and IPS displays and act like a jack of all trades performance wise.

https://www.displayninja.com/best-ultrawide-monitors/
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/msi-optix-mag341cq-curved-ultra-wide-gaming-monitor,5959.html

And those reviews were done when it was released at $500, Microcenter has it for $379 on sale so I went ahead and pulled the trigger on it as it seems really hard to go wrong for that price.

I have always heard how the cable industry is extremely misleading in their marketing and how much price gouging goes on in cables. Are these "VESA-COMPLAINT" DP cables necessary over the DP cable that would come with the monitor?

Thanks

 

[VirtualLarry]

It's not so much "pricy cables", like HDMI Monster cables and whatnot, and more like "properly-made cables". You see, the DP cable spec has power on like pin 19 or something, and proper VESA-spec compliant cables, don't pass power on that pin to the host. Improper cables can back-feed +5V (IIRC) into your PC. Which can do BAD THINGS. Just trying to keep you safe, that's all. The "proper" cables don't cost too much, like $15-30.

They're not like "audiophile" cables.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Or just look for cheaper cables with decent reviews that either mention VESA compliance, or don't mention back-feeding voltage.

 

[fstime]

thanks for the heads up, i'll add that to my list.