iBuyPower Gaming RDY NTBG204 | RTX 4080 | Core i7 13700KF | 32GB DDR5 (2x16GB) | 2TB NVMe SSD | NZXT H710 chassis | $3,099$2,599 at iBuyPower (save $500)(opens in new tab) If you're looking for an RTX 4080 gaming PC, you probably don't want to make many sacrifices on your spec. That's why we like this iBuyPower PC. It has the GPU and CPU we're after, but it's also great on storage space and system memory. And that NZXT case is better quality than some cheaper chassis we see on pre-built PCs.
I'm used to seeing pre-built gaming PCs with something missing for a decent saving. Be it the CPU is a bit underpowered, the SSD is small, or there's a single stick of RAM running single-channel (this one is especially egregious), there's usually a concession made somewhere. But that's not the case with this iBuyPower machine: the catchy titled 'Gaming RDY NTBG204' is a very well-rounded machine for $2,599(opens in new tab).
The attention-grabbing component here is the Nvidia RTX 4080(opens in new tab), which is a mighty graphics card for the right money. It's a little too pricey for our tastes alone, but combined with a decent saving on a larger machine like this and it's definitely worth a look.
It won't struggle at 4K, and that's the resolution you want to run this graphics card at. That or pushing a very high frame rate at a lower res. With DLSS Frame Gen helping performance along in supported games, you can pair this GPU with a mighty fast 4K screen and actually hope to get top performance out of it.
That sort of GPU could be constrained by a weak CPU, and that's why it's great to see a plenty powerful enough CPU in this machine: the Intel Core i7 13700KF. This is one of Intel's up-to-date 13th Gen chips, built around its
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