If you're wondering, I couldn't make any changes to the GPU (RTX 3080 FE) and SSD (WD Black SN770) I had selected during the contest. I could, however, use the remaining $900 for the CPU ...
on our own RTX 5090 FE rig and it will boot and play fine. Perhaps the most notable difference is a 170 fps jump between the RTX 3080 Ti + GT 1030 test and the RTX 3080 Ti with CPU-enabled PhysX ...