The Best RTX 4080 SUPER Gaming PC Build

We’ll be sharing all of our thoughts on each component in this system, along with some gaming benchmarks and a full build video towards the end.

Main Components

GPU: Palit RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro OC

The RTX 4080 SUPER is one of the most powerful graphics cards on the market offering strong framerates across a plethora of games. The RTX 4080 SUPER is the most exciting option of the three RTX 4000 SUPER refreshes due to its new MSRP price point. NVIDIA have dropped the MSRP down to $999, aligning it with AMD’s RX 7900 XTX. This makes it a highly competitive option for those looking to build a top-end gaming PC, especially if you enjoy ray tracing.

This Palit GamingPro OC model does come in slightly above MSRP, but for this price bump you’re gaining a couple of extra benefits. The triple fan design enhances thermal performance, keeping a lid on temperatures even under load. Triple fan models generally offer better thermal performance compared to their dual fan counterparts, making them ideal for those looking to keep temperatures low across the entirety of their system.

Palit have also pushed the boost clock speed of this model up to 2.61GHz, providing some extra performance within your favourite games. The silvery-grey shrouding and RGB lighting on the front of the card also provides some additional flair for your system, spicing up the look of your PC build.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

For the brains of this PC build, we’ve picked out the Ryzen 7 7800X3D, one of AMD’s best CPUs on the market. This processor is geared towards enthusiast-level gamers looking to push their framerates to the maximum. Thanks to the 3D V-Cache this CPU is one of the most capable gaming processors that you can buy, making it perfect for those looking to play games at 1440p or 4K.

The Ryzen 7 7800X3D sports 8 cores and 16 threads, along with a 5GHz boost clock speed. While this CPU can handle some tougher threaded workloads, we would advise looking at alternatives if you’re pushing your system with a tougher load. Despite this, it offers nearly unrivalled gaming performance compared to alternative CPUs that offer similar specs.

On the pricing front, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D is a very competitive options versus market alternatives, making it a worthwhile consideration for those who are being a bit more price conscious.

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CPU Cooler: Thermaltake TOUGHLIQUID 360 ARGB Sync

To keep our Ryzen 7 7800X3D cool, we’ve chosen the Thermaltake TOUGHLIQUID 360 ARGB Sync AIO. The TOUGHLIQUID 360 AGRB Sync is a very capable liquid cooler, offering 3 120mm fans, rated at 2000RPM. The high speed pump and radiator design also ensures that heat is dissipated efficiently, ensuring your CPU stays cool even while under load.

The TOUGLIQUID 360 ARGB Sync comes with 3 TOUGHFAN 12s maximising airflow across the board. The high performance copper waterblock and pump design maximises water circulation while keeping the copper plate continuously cool.

On the aesthetic front, the TOUGHLIQUID 360 ARGB Sync offers a rotatable RGB CPU cap design, allowing you to easily change the orientation on the fly. The RGB lighting is also fully customisable through a range of different software, such as ASUS’ AURA Sync, Gigabyte’s RGB Fusion, MSI Mystic Light, and ASRock PolyChrome.

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Motherboard: ASUS TUF Gaming B650M-Plus

The TUF Gaming B650M-Plus is a motherboard that we’ve recommended a number of times in the past for price conscious buyers. While the TUF Gaming B650M-Plus is a smaller Micro-ATX option, it makes up for this by packing an awesome selection of features to choose from. This board sports high speed overclocking capabilities for your RAM, offering up to 7600MT/s. You can also leverage a Gen5 SSD slot, making this board ideal for those looking to pick up one of the latest drive options.

Rear IO is also pretty strong with support for a USB 3.2 Gen2x2 port rated 20Gbps, along with 7 other ports to choose from which is plenty for those with numerous peripherals and accessories. There isn’t any onboard WiFi on this particular board, but you can still utilise the 2.5 Gigabit LAN port, which will be more than ample for most gamers.

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RAM: Thermaltake ToughRAM XG RGB D5 32GB

Taking a look at our choice of RAM, we’ve picked out the TOUGHRAM XG RGB D5 kit, rated at 6000MT/s with a latency of CL36. This RAM kit is an excellent for this system as it provides you with the performance you need for gaming, while also contributing to the overall flair of your PC with some additional RGB. For those looking to push their system with some multi-core workloads, you’d want to pick up a lower latency kit, but for this gaming build, CL36 is great.

The TOUGHRAM XG RGB D5 kit sports a sleek design with a contrasting chrome stripe that separates the black and aluminium colouring on each side of the DIMMs. The RGB light bar on top also looks excellent and can be fully customised and configured with Thermaltake’s TT RGB Plus software.

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SSD: Corsair MP600 Elite 2TB

For storage, we’ve picked out an excellent option from Corsair, the MP600 Elite. This Gen4 drive offers excellent read and write speeds, with up to 7000MB/s on the reads, and 6500MB/s on the writes. This particular model is also the heatsink variant, offering compatibility with Sony’s PlayStation 5, making it a solid multifaceted option for those that need more storage for their console.

We’ve chosen a 2TB option for this particular build, as this is the sweet spot for storage nowadays. Although 1TB is solid for more budget builds, those with plenty of AAA titles are going to need ample space for these big games.

The MP600 Elite is one of the strongest Gen4 drives on the market. And although this is a pricier option, it is well worth picking up if you’re looking to maximise your game loading and boot times.

Case: Thermaltake The Tower 300

Thermaltake’s The Tower 300 is a case that we’ve reviewed in full, and is an excellent chassis for those building a small form factor system. This is the third iteration of The Tower design, opening up more component configuration options including support for 420mm liquid CPU coolers. The more open design offers an ample amount of space despite being a Micro-Tower chassis. You’ve got plenty of space for the RTX 4080 SUPER, with 400mm of clearance to play around with.

The Tower 300 offers a unique style versus other cases that makes it standout as a smaller form factor option. The seamless glass design offers a full unhindered window into your build, allowing you to show off all of your components in all their glory. The unique mesh panels that span the entire case also adds another layer of depth to the look while enhancing airflow.

PSU: Thermaltake TOUGHPOWER GF A3 850W

The Thermaltake TOUGHPOWER GF A3 is a power supply that we’ve picked out across a number of buyers guides and PC builds. This 850W unit offers consistent power delivery for your PC build, sporting an 80 Plus Gold efficiency rating that will minimise any excess power draw lost as heat or noise pollution. This is also further backed up by a Cybenetics Platinum rating, which solidifies how strong this particular unit is versus market alternatives.

The TOUGHPOWER GF A3 supports the ATX 3.0 standard. This means you only need to use 1 cable for your graphics card, which makes cable management much simpler, avoiding the use of any adapters. This unit also comes in at a competitive price, which is ideal for those on a budget.

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