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January 2021 - AMD Budget

Type Item Price Print Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor $149.94 @ Amazon $130.00
Motherboard ASRock B550M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $118.99 @ Newegg $90.00
Memory OLOy MD4U083016BGDA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory $54.99 @ Newegg $50.00
Storage Samsung 980 Pro 250 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $79.99 @ Best Buy $80.00
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 $180.00
Case Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case $104.99 @ Amazon $70.00
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 $773.87
Print Total $695.00

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January 2021 - Intel Budget

Type Item Price Print Price
CPU Intel Core i5-10400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor $128.99 @ Adorama $172.00
Motherboard ASRock B460M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard $131.31 @ Amazon $80.00
Memory ADATA XPG Z1 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory $51.00
Storage Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $60.00
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 $170.00
Case Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case $104.99 @ Amazon $70.00
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 $1270.25
Print Total $698.00

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January 2021 - AMD Mid-Range

Type Item Price Print Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $140.88 @ Amazon $223.00
Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard $226.83 @ Amazon $182.00
Memory OLOy MD4U0836180BHKDA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory $52.99 @ Newegg $57.00
Storage Gigabyte AORUS Gen4 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $69.98 @ Amazon $90.00
Storage Seagate Constellation ES 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $85.00 @ Amazon $30.00
Video Card MSI Radeon RX 5700 8 GB GAMING X Video Card $394.00
Case Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case $149.99 @ Newegg Sellers $140.00
Power Supply Corsair CX650 (2017) 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $113.00 @ Amazon $76.00
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $99.99 @ Newegg $25.00
Custom Corsair A500 Dual Fan CPU Cooler $63.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $938.66
Print Total $1280.00

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January 2021 - Intel Mid-Range

Type Item Price Print Price
CPU Intel Core i7-10700 2.9 GHz 8-Core Processor $268.99 @ Adorama $325.00
CPU Cooler Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240L RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $94.99 @ Amazon $64.00
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 $65.00
Storage Western Digital Black SN750 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $69.98 @ Amazon $73.00
Storage Seagate Constellation ES 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $85.00 @ Amazon $30.00
Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card $599.99 @ Amazon $334.00
Case Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case $149.99 @ Newegg Sellers $140.00
Power Supply Cooler Master MasterWatt 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $69.98 @ Amazon $86.00
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $99.99 @ Newegg $25.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $1634.89
Print Total $1312.00

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January 2021 - AMD Turbo

Type Item Price Print Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 3.5 GHz 16-Core Processor $695.00 @ Amazon $690.00
CPU Cooler Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $167.99 @ Amazon $160.00
Motherboard ASRock X570 Extreme4 ATX AM4 Motherboard $179.99 @ Amazon $232.00
Memory Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory $117.99 @ Newegg $144.00
Storage Gigabyte AORUS Gen4 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $99.99 @ Amazon $154.00
Storage Western Digital Red Pro 6 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $199.99 @ Amazon $136.00
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 $1915.92
Print Total $2546.00

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January 2021 - Intel Turbo

Type Item Price Print Price
CPU Intel Core i9-10900K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor $299.99 @ Newegg $540.00
CPU Cooler NZXT Kraken X73 73.11 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $155.00 @ Amazon $160.00
Motherboard Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA ATX LGA1200 Motherboard $308.83 @ Amazon $240.00
Memory Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory $117.99 @ Newegg $144.00
Storage Western Digital Black SN750 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $109.99 @ Amazon $116.00
Storage Western Digital Red Pro 6 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $199.99 @ Amazon $136.00
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 $130.00
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $99.99 @ Newegg $25.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $1601.76
Print Total $2361.00

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