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March 2020 - AMD Budget

Type Item Price Print Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor $149.94 @ Amazon $119.00
Motherboard ASRock B550M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $118.99 @ Newegg $74.00
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory $56.99 @ Newegg $54.00
Storage Gigabyte AORUS Gen4 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $69.98 @ Amazon $82.00
Storage Seagate Constellation ES 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $85.00 @ Amazon $30.00
Video Card XFX Radeon RX 5500 XT 8 GB THICC II Pro Video Card $148.00
Case Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case $104.99 @ Amazon $80.00
Power Supply Gigabyte P450B 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $79.98 @ Amazon $40.00
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $99.99 @ Newegg $25.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $765.86
Print Total $652.00

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March 2020 - Intel Budget

Type Item Price Print Price
CPU Intel Core i5-10400 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor $112.99 @ B&H $152.00
Motherboard ASRock B460M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard $131.31 @ Amazon $75.00
Memory TEAMGROUP T-Force Dark Za 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $60.99 @ Amazon $50.00
Storage Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $45.00
Storage Seagate Constellation ES 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $85.00 @ Amazon $30.00
Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER 4 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card $639.99 @ Amazon $150.00
Case Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case $104.99 @ Amazon $80.00
Power Supply Gigabyte P450B 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $79.98 @ Amazon $40.00
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $99.99 @ Newegg $25.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $1315.24
Print Total $647.00

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March 2020 - AMD Mid-Range

Type Item Price Print Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor $469.79 @ Amazon $236.00
Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard $226.83 @ Amazon $156.00
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory $56.99 @ Newegg $54.00
Storage Gigabyte AORUS Gen4 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $69.98 @ Amazon $82.00
Storage Seagate Constellation ES 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $85.00 @ Amazon $30.00
Video Card MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB MECH OC Video Card $324.00
Case Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case $149.99 @ Newegg Sellers $150.00
Power Supply Corsair CX650 (2017) 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $113.00 @ Amazon $69.00
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $99.99 @ Newegg $25.00
Custom Corsair A500 Dual Fan CPU Cooler $53.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $1271.57
Print Total $1179.00

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March 2020 - Intel Mid-Range

Type Item Price Print Price
CPU Intel Core i7-10700 2.9 GHz 8-Core Processor $268.99 @ Adorama $324.00
Motherboard MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1200 Motherboard $130.00 @ Amazon $170.00
Memory TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $65.98 @ Amazon $75.00
Storage Western Digital Black SN750 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $70.81 @ Amazon $63.00
Storage Seagate Constellation ES 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $85.00 @ Amazon $30.00
Video Card MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB MECH OC Video Card $324.00
Case Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case $149.99 @ Newegg Sellers $150.00
Power Supply Cooler Master MasterWatt 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $69.98 @ Amazon $68.00
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $99.99 @ Newegg $25.00
Custom Corsair A500 Dual Fan CPU Cooler $53.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $940.74
Print Total $1282.00

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March 2020 - AMD Turbo

Type Item Price Print Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 3.5 GHz 16-Core Processor $695.00 @ Amazon $715.00
CPU Cooler Corsair iCUE H115i RGB Pro XT 63 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $124.99 @ Amazon $140.00
Motherboard MSI MPG X570 GAMING PRO CARBON WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard $309.30 @ Amazon $255.00
Memory Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory $117.99 @ Newegg $150.00
Storage Seagate FireCuda 520 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $160.99 @ Amazon $200.00
Storage Seagate BarraCuda 6 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive $126.00 @ Amazon $140.00
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3080 10GB 10 GB EAGLE Video Card $730.00
Case Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 ATX Full Tower Case $189.99 @ Amazon $140.00
Power Supply Corsair RM750x 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $164.99 @ Amazon $135.00
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $99.99 @ Newegg $25.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $1989.24
Print Total $2630.00

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March 2020 - Intel Turbo

Type Item Price Print Price
CPU Intel Core i9-10900K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor $299.99 @ Newegg $530.00
CPU Cooler NZXT Kraken X63 98.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $132.51 @ Amazon $151.00
Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX LGA1200 Motherboard $299.99 @ Amazon $200.00
Memory Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory $117.99 @ Newegg $150.00
Storage Western Digital Black SN750 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $109.99 @ Amazon $135.00
Storage Seagate BarraCuda 6 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive $126.00 @ Amazon $140.00
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3080 10GB 10 GB EAGLE Video Card $730.00
Case Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 ATX Full Tower Case $189.99 @ Amazon $140.00
Power Supply NZXT C (2019) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $119.99 @ GameStop $140.00
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $99.99 @ Newegg $25.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $1496.44
Print Total $2341.00

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