This is the Calypso 1, the first in my mid-range lineup that features a good balance of performance and price, using the RTX 2080 and the Ryzen 7 3700X.

The RTX 2080 has plenty of power for any modern game, and in the benchmarks can even do a little bit of 4K if you want to play the better optimized, non-AAA games.

Paired with the RTX 2080 is the Ryzen 7 3700X, a decent 8-core CPU that can still handle some demanding workloads.

32GB of 3200MHz RAM and a 1TB NVMe ensure that games and applications run as smoothly as possible, as well as providing a snappy Windows environment.

Specs:

GPU: Zotac RTX 2080

CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X

RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32GB DDR4 @ 3200MHz

Storage: Western Digital 1TB M.2 NVMe

PSU: Corsair RM750i 80+ Gold

Cooler: FROZN A410 Black

Case: DIYPC-ARGB-G5-BK Black

Mobo: ASRock B450M/AC R2.0

Benchmarks:

3DMark Steel Nomad: 2449 pts

3DMark CPU Profile: 742-6079 pts

3DMark Speed Way: 2153 pts

All settings are in-game presets. No frame-gen or upscaling is used in any benchmark to boost the frame rate

Astroneer: 1080p Max, 143 FPS avg, 89 1% low (Couldn’t get a higher resolution past 1080p, changing beyond it doesn’t have an effect)

BeamNG.drive: 1080p Ultra, 82 FPS avg, 71 1% low | | 1440p High, 84 FPS avg, 76 1% low | | 4k Normal, 62 FPS avg, 56 1% low

CS2: 1080p Very High, 161 FPS avg, 84 1% low | | 1080p* Competitive^, 186 FPS avg, 81 1% low | | 4k Competitive^, 145 FPS avg, 101 1% low

*Didn’t get an option for 1440p ^Low preset, max shadows, disabled FidelityFX

(No RT) Doom Eternal: 1080p Ultra Nightmare, 175 FPS avg, 126 1% low | | 1440p Ultra Nightmare, 129 FPS avg, 96 1% low | | 4k Ultra Nightmare, 60 FPS avg, 46 1% low

(RT) Doom Eternal: 1080p Ultra Nightmare, 137 FPS avg, 103 1% low | | 1440p Ultra Nightmare, 80 FPS avg, 71 1% low | | 4k Low, 72 FPS avg, 45 1% low

Satisfactory: 1080p Max*, 60 FPS avg, 42 1% low | | (Unable to get 1440p) | | 4k Medium, 52 FPS avg, 44 1% low

*With High global illumination

SnowRunner: 1080p Ultra, 107 FPS avg, 84 1% low | | 1440p Ultra, 96 FPS avg, 59 1% low | | 4k Ultra, 56 FPS avg, 27 1% low

Division 2: 1080p Ultra, 106 FPS avg, 67 1% low | | 1440p Ultra, 74 FPS avg, 49 1% low | | 4k Medium, 62 FPS avg, 39 1% low

Trailmakers: 1080p “Pretty and Slow”, 129 FPS avg, 96 1% low | | (Unable to get 1440p) | | 4k “Middle Road”, 70 FPS avg, 41 1% low

War Thunder: 1080p Movie, 197 FPS avg, 135 1% low | | 1440p Movie, 124 FPS avg, 86 1% low | | 4k Movie, 68 FPS avg, 52 1% low

Software:

OS: Windows 11 (activated)

Browser: Firefox

Other: Steam

Most/all Microsoft bloatware will be removed, including Edge