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July 2021 - AMD Budget

Type Item Price Print Price "Street" Price
CPU AMD Athlon 3000G (14nm) 3.5 GHz Dual-Core Processor $89.95 @ Amazon $90.00 N/A
Motherboard ASRock B450M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $72.80 @ Amazon $70.00 N/A
Memory G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory $49.99 @ Amazon $75.00 N/A
Storage Samsung 980 Pro 250 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $79.99 @ Best Buy $90.00 N/A
Storage Western Digital Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $39.99 @ Amazon $42.00 N/A
Video Card AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card $480.00 $875.00
Case Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case $104.99 @ Amazon $95.00 N/A
Power Supply EVGA BA 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $81.99 @ Amazon $35.00 N/A
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $99.99 @ Newegg $32.00 N/A
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $619.69
Print Total $1009.00
"Street" Total $1404.00

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July 2021 - Intel Budget

Type Item Price Print Price "Street" Price
CPU Intel Core i3-10100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor $94.34 @ Amazon $115.00 N/A
Motherboard MSI B460M PRO Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard $98.00 N/A
Memory OLOy WarHawk RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory $73.00 N/A
Storage Patriot P300 256 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $23.99 @ Amazon $40.00 N/A
Storage Western Digital Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $39.99 @ Amazon $42.00 N/A
Video Card Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 $330.00 $903.00
Case Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case $104.99 @ Amazon $95.00 N/A
Power Supply ARESGAME AGV 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $36.00 N/A
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $99.99 @ Newegg $32.00 N/A
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $363.30
Print Total $861.00
"Street" Total $1461.00

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July 2021 - AMD Mid-Range

Type Item Price Print Price "Street" Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor $265.00 @ Amazon $282.00 N/A
CPU Cooler Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240L RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $94.99 @ Amazon $75.00 N/A
Motherboard MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard $146.99 @ Amazon $155.00 N/A
Memory TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan TUF Gaming Alliance 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL19 Memory $63.48 @ MemoryC $85.00 N/A
Storage Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $79.98 @ Amazon $90.00 N/A
Storage Western Digital Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $39.99 @ Amazon $42.00 N/A
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB Founders Edition Video Card $500.00 $1600.00
Case Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case $149.99 @ Newegg Sellers $160.00 N/A
Power Supply Corsair CX650F 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $79.98 @ Amazon $80.00 N/A
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $99.99 @ Newegg $32.00 N/A
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $1020.39
Print Total $1501.00
"Street" Total $2601.00

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July 2021 - Intel Mid-Range

Type Item Price Print Price "Street" Price
CPU Intel Core i7-11700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $279.99 @ Newegg $400.00 N/A
CPU Cooler Enermax Liqmax III 240 ARGB 72.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $79.99 @ Newegg $70.00 N/A
Motherboard MSI Z490-A PRO ATX LGA1200 Motherboard $129.99 @ Best Buy $180.00 N/A
Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $179.95 @ Amazon $93.00 N/A
Storage Gigabyte AORUS 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $75.82 @ MemoryC $95.00 N/A
Storage Western Digital Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $39.99 @ Amazon $42.00 N/A
Video Card AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB Video Card $650.00 $1550.00
Case Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case $149.99 @ Newegg Sellers $160.00 N/A
Power Supply EVGA SuperNOVA GA 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $79.99 @ EVGA $97.00 N/A
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $99.99 @ Newegg $32.00 N/A
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $1115.70
Print Total $1819.00
"Street" Total $2719.00

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July 2021 - AMD Turbo

Type Item Price Print Price "Street" Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor $299.99 @ Amazon $430.00 N/A
CPU Cooler Fractal Design Celsius S36 87.6 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $119.99 @ Walmart $120.00 N/A
Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard $199.00 @ Amazon $200.00 N/A
Memory Patriot Viper Steel 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL14 Memory $97.99 @ Amazon $160.00 N/A
Storage Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $149.49 @ Amazon $200.00 N/A
Storage Western Digital Blue 6 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive $99.99 @ Amazon $140.00 N/A
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB 10 GB Founders Edition Video Card $700.00 $2250.00
Case Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 ATX Full Tower Case $189.99 @ Newegg $140.00 N/A
Power Supply Fractal Design Ion Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $125.39 @ Amazon $100.00 N/A
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $99.99 @ Newegg $32.00 N/A
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $1381.82
Print Total $2222.00
"Street" Total $3722.00

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July 2021 - Intel Turbo

Type Item Price Print Price "Street" Price
CPU Intel Core i9-10900K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor $299.99 @ Newegg $465.00 N/A
CPU Cooler be quiet! Pure Loop 360 Liquid CPU Cooler $119.99 @ Amazon $120.00 N/A
Motherboard MSI Z590 PRO WIFI ATX LGA1200 Motherboard $149.99 @ Amazon $220.00 N/A
Memory ADATA XPG SPECTRIX D41 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL17 Memory $180.00 N/A
Storage Sabrent Rocket Q 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $89.99 @ Amazon $110.00 N/A
Storage Western Digital Blue 6 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive $99.99 @ Amazon $140.00 N/A
Video Card AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB Video Card $1197.99 @ Amazon $999.00 $2200.00
Case Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 ATX Full Tower Case $189.99 @ Newegg $140.00 N/A
Power Supply NZXT C (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $99.99 @ Amazon $120.00 N/A
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $99.99 @ Newegg $32.00 N/A
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $2347.91
Print Total $2526.00
"Street" Total $3727.00

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