I can't choose which of these $2,000 AMD RTX 4080 gaming PCs to buy *checks feed* Oh wait, it'll be that one

$2,399.99 Newegg: $1,999.99 (Save $400) It's been a while since we saw an RTX-4080 Super-equipped system for $2,000, but the components of this system seem to be very powerful and well-balanced. This PC is equipped with a 7700X gaming CPU and 32 GB of DDR5 memory. It should be able to handle even the most demanding games. You'll likely want to add some additional RAM, as is the case with most PCs. Sizeable StorageThe 1,000 W power supply will be a welcome sight when you have the chance." data-widget-price=""currency":"USD"" data-widget-type="deal" data-render-type="editorial">

It's pretty impressive that you can get an upgraded RTX 4080 in a gaming computer for under $2,000, considering the original RTX 4080 launched at a staggering $1,200. The newer card has corrected some of Nvidia’s original hubris, bringing the price down to a more reasonable, though still painfully expensive, $999, despite its improved specs. But we haven't seen gaming PC deals better than this for the second-tier Nvidia graphics card.

Newegg sells the card that comes inside the ABS Vortex-X Ruby for $1,200, a $400 discount off the original price of $2,400.

ABS has made some concessions to achieve this price, as is evident in the CPU and SSD storage choices. The processor is AMD's midrange Ryzen 7 7700X, an eight-core 16-thread Zen 4 which is a reliable workhorse but little more. Storage space is only one terabyte. If you're going to spend that much money, you might want something around 2 TB.

ABS has also packed an MSI B650 board into the Thermaltake chassis, so you won't get the full PCIe 5.x monty that AMD can offer. This means no PCIe slots for graphics cards or SSD M.2 ports. It's not a huge loss, as Gen5 SSDs are merely a bunch of shiny benchmarks and a significant increase in heat, and graphics cards barely use the full bandwidth provided by the PCIe Gen4 Interface. All that aside, it's a pretty barebones board.

These are minor misses on a gaming computer otherwise filled with hits. On this motherboard, you get the necessary DDR5 for Zen 4 CPUs and 32 GB in 6,000 MT/s trim. This is more than enough to meet your gaming and content-creation needs. The graphics card is the most obvious hit. The RTX 4080 Super 4K GPU is a great option, and MSI Gaming X Slim ABS offers a solid alternative among all Nvidia board partners.

You also get a 1,000 W power supply. It is listed as a generic ABS supply, but the exact source of its power delivery tech is not known. This is enough juice to feed the RTX4080 Super and should last you until the next GPU generation... as long as they don’t get really silly when it comes to power demands.

If you prefer Intel, there's a RTX 4080 super gaming PC with an Intel Core i713700F in it. This chip is 16-core and 24-thread, so it has a bit more to offer than the Ryzen 7 7700X. However, the Yeyian machine, with its 850 W power supply, is very similar.

I bet you won't find a machine that delivers this kind of performance at a lower price for a long time.