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March 2021 - AMD Budget

Type Item Price Print Price
CPU AMD Athlon 3000G (14nm) 3.5 GHz Dual-Core Processor $89.95 @ Amazon $94.00
Motherboard ASRock B450M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $72.80 @ Amazon $68.00
Memory OLOy MD4U083216BJDA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $49.99 @ Newegg $66.00
Storage Samsung 980 Pro 250 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $79.99 @ Best Buy $90.00
Storage Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $43.50 @ Amazon $40.00
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB OC Video Card $290.58 @ MemoryC $330.00
Case Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case $104.99 @ Amazon $95.00
Power Supply EVGA BR 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $63.16 @ Amazon $42.00
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $99.99 @ Newegg $25.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $894.95
Print Total $850.00

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March 2021 - Intel Budget

Type Item Price Print Price
CPU Intel Core i3-10100F 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor $59.99 @ Amazon $117.00
Motherboard MSI B460M-A PRO Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard $80.00
Memory ADATA XPG Z1 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory $70.00
Storage Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $65.00
Storage Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $43.50 @ Amazon $40.00
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB OC Video Card $290.58 @ MemoryC $330.00
Case Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case $104.99 @ Amazon $95.00
Power Supply EVGA BR 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $63.16 @ Amazon $42.00
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $99.99 @ Newegg $25.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $662.21
Print Total $864.00

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March 2021 - AMD Mid-Range

Type Item Price Print Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $140.88 @ Amazon $200.00
CPU Cooler Corsair H100x 57.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $115.23 @ Amazon $100.00
Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard $226.83 @ Amazon $170.00
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory $63.99 @ Amazon $83.00
Storage Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $79.98 @ Amazon $90.00
Storage Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $43.50 @ Amazon $40.00
Video Card MSI GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card $599.00 @ Amazon $650.00
Case Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case $149.99 @ Newegg Sellers $150.00
Power Supply Corsair RM550x (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $106.77 @ Amazon $100.00
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $99.99 @ Newegg $25.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $1626.16
Print Total $1608.00

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March 2021 - Intel Mid-Range

Type Item Price Print Price
CPU Intel Core i7-10700 2.9 GHz 8-Core Processor $268.99 @ Adorama $328.00
CPU Cooler Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240L RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $94.99 @ Amazon $60.00
Motherboard ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/2.5G ATX LGA1200 Motherboard $155.00
Memory G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 CL15 Memory $91.99 @ Amazon $65.00
Storage Western Digital Black SN750 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $69.98 @ Amazon $65.00
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $35.99 @ Amazon $45.00
Video Card PNY GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB Dual Video Card $28005.00
Case Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case $149.99 @ Newegg Sellers $150.00
Power Supply EVGA SuperNOVA GA 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $79.99 @ EVGA $95.00
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $99.99 @ Newegg $25.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $891.91
Print Total $1788.00

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March 2021 - AMD Turbo

Type Item Price Print Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor $299.99 @ Amazon $540.00
CPU Cooler Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $167.99 @ Amazon $190.00
Motherboard MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard $146.99 @ Amazon $169.00
Memory Kingston HyperX Fury 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory $159.00
Storage Gigabyte AORUS Gen4 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $99.99 @ Amazon $160.00
Storage Western Digital Blue 6 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive $99.99 @ Amazon $130.00
Video Card EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card $1199.95 @ Amazon $1050.00
Case Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 ATX Full Tower Case $189.99 @ Amazon $147.00
Power Supply Corsair RM750x (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $147.29 @ 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 $2452.17
Print Total $2705.00

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March 2021 - Intel Turbo

Type Item Price Print Price
CPU Intel Core i9-10900K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor $299.99 @ Newegg $505.00
CPU Cooler NZXT Kraken X73 73.11 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $155.00 @ Amazon $180.00
Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS ATX LGA1200 Motherboard $284.99 @ Amazon $180.00
Memory Kingston HyperX Fury 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory $159.00
Storage Corsair MP400 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $132.99 @ Corsair $115.00
Storage Western Digital Blue 6 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive $99.99 @ Amazon $130.00
Video Card EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card $1199.95 @ Amazon $1050.00
Case Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 ATX Full Tower Case $189.99 @ Amazon $147.00
Power Supply be quiet! Straight Power 11 750W 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $129.99 @ Amazon $120.00
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $99.99 @ Newegg $25.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $2592.88
Print Total $2611.00

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