Made a parts list for a buddy of mine, his budget was for 2k. He specifically wanted a 3080 but everything else was up to my own discretion.

I want to make sure I help him get the best value for performance in his price range. As far as I'm aware he's only going to be gaming and doing light editing if any at all.

BUILD:

TOTAL  $1,832

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler AM4 $ 140

NZXT Kraken 240 - RL-KN-240-B1 - 240mm AIO CPU Liquid Cooler - Customizable 1.54" Square LCD Display for Images, Performance Metrics and More - High-Performance Pump - 2 x F120P Fans - Black NZXT Kraken 240 - RL-KN-240-B1 - 240mm AIO CPU Liquid Cooler - Customizable 1.54" Square LCD Display for Images, Performance Metrics and More - High-Performance Pump - 2 x F120P Fans - Black $ 139

Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II AMD AM4 (3rd Gen Ryzen) ATX Motherboard (PCIe 4.0,WiFi 6E, 2.5Gb LAN, BIOS Flashback, HDMI 2.1, Addressable Gen 2 RGB Header and Aura Sync) Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II AMD AM4 (3rd Gen Ryzen) ATX Motherboard (PCIe 4.0,WiFi 6E, 2.5Gb LAN, BIOS Flashback, HDMI 2.1, Addressable Gen 2 RGB Header and Aura Sync) DDR4 $ 159

MSI RTX 3080 Ventus 3X Plus 10G OC LHR Graphics Card Black MSI RTX 3080 Ventus 3X Plus 10G OC LHR Graphics Card Black $ 979

CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 RAM 32GB (2x16GB) 3200MHz CL16-20-20-38 1.35V Intel AMD Desktop Computer Memory - Black (CMW16GX4M2C3200C16) CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 RAM 32GB (2x16GB) 3200MHz CL16-20-20-38 1.35V Intel AMD Desktop Computer Memory - Black (CMW16GX4M2C3200C16) $ 81

KLEVV CRAS C910 2TB M.2 2280 SLC Cache NVMe PCIe Gen4x4 Laptop & Desktop Internal SSD Heatsink Included, up to 5200MB/s (K02TBM2SP0-C91) KLEVV CRAS C910 2TB M.2 2280 SLC Cache NVMe PCIe Gen4x4 Laptop & Desktop Internal SSD Heatsink Included, up to 5200MB/s (K02TBM2SP0-C91) $ 99

Segotep 750W Power Supply, 80 Gold Full Modular PCIe 5.0 & ATX 3.0 Gaming PSU for NVIDIA RTX 20/30/40 Series & AMD GPU, 120mm Silent FDB Fan, 100% Japanese Original Electrolytic Capacitors Segotep 750W Power Supply, 80 Gold Full Modular PCIe 5.0 & ATX 3.0 Gaming PSU for NVIDIA RTX 20/30/40 Series & AMD GPU, 120mm Silent FDB Fan, 100% Japanese Original Electrolytic Capacitors $ 74

MONTECH XR, PC Gaming Case, 3 x 120mm ARGB PWM Fans Pre-Installed, Full-View Dual Tempered Glass Panel, Wood-Grain Design I/O Interface, Support 4090 GPUs, 360mm Radiator Support, Black MONTECH XR, PC Gaming Case, 3 x 120mm ARGB PWM Fans Pre-Installed, Full-View Dual Tempered Glass Panel, Wood-Grain Design I/O Interface, Support 4090 GPUs, 360mm Radiator Support, Black ATX $ 80