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May 2021 - AMD Budget

Type	Item	Price	Print Price	"Street" Price
CPU	AMD Athlon 3000G (14nm) 3.5 GHz Dual-Core Processor	$89.95 @ Amazon	$106.00	N/A
Motherboard	B450M Pro-M2 Max		$65.00	N/A
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$75.98 @ Amazon	$72.00	N/A
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 250 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$79.99 @ Best Buy	$80.00	N/A
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$43.50 @ Amazon	$45.00	N/A
Video Card	AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card		$480.00	$1289.00
Case	Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case	$104.99 @ Amazon	$32.00	N/A
Power Supply	Corsair CV 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$78.39 @ Amazon	$29.00	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	$572.79
	Print Total	$1004.00
	"Street" Total	$1813.00

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May 2021 - Intel Budget

Type	Item	Price	Print Price	"Street" Price
CPU	Intel Core i3-10100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$94.34 @ Amazon	$157.00	N/A
Motherboard	ASRock B460M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard	$199.00 @ Amazon	$94.00	N/A
Memory	G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$49.99 @ Newegg	$76.00	N/A
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo Plus 250 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$61.06 @ MemoryC	$60.00	N/A
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$43.50 @ Amazon	$45.00	N/A
Video Card	Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060		$330.00	$1039.00
Case	Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case	$104.99 @ Amazon	$95.00	N/A
Power Supply	EVGA BR 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$63.16 @ Amazon	$50.00	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	$716.03
	Print Total	$939.00
	"Street" Total	$1648.00

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May 2021 - AMD Mid-Range

Type	Item	Price	Print Price	"Street" Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$140.88 @ Amazon	$220.00	N/A
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master MASTERLIQUID ML240L RGB V2 65.59 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$71.98 @ Amazon	$75.00	N/A
Motherboard	ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming 4S ATX AM4 Motherboard		$140.00	N/A
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$73.99 @ Newegg	$80.00	N/A
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$79.98 @ Amazon	$90.00	N/A
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$43.50 @ Amazon	$45.00	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	$168.00	N/A
Power Supply	Corsair RM650x (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply		$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	$660.31
	Print Total	$1450.00
	"Street" Total	$2550.00

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May 2021 - Intel Mid-Range

Type	Item	Price	Print Price	"Street" Price
CPU	Intel Core i7-10700K 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor	$254.99 @ Newegg	$321.00	N/A
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240L RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$94.99 @ Amazon	$55.00	N/A
Motherboard	ASRock Z590 Pro4 ATX LGA1200 Motherboard	$99.99 @ Newegg	$160.00	N/A
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory	$63.99 @ Amazon	$90.00	N/A
Storage	Western Digital Black SN750 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$69.98 @ Amazon	$69.00	N/A
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$35.99 @ Amazon	$45.00	N/A
Video Card	AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB Video Card		$650.00	$1800.00
Case	Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case	$149.99 @ Newegg Sellers	$168.00	N/A
Power Supply	SeaSonic FOCUS Plus 650 Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$119.99 @ Amazon	$95.00	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	$989.90
	Print Total	$1685.00
	"Street" Total	$2835.00

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May 2021 - AMD Turbo

Type	Item	Price	Print Price	"Street" Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor	$299.99 @ Amazon	$449.00	N/A
CPU Cooler	Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$167.99 @ Amazon	$190.00	N/A
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 GAMING X ATX AM4 Motherboard	$246.99 @ Amazon	$190.00	N/A
Memory	TEAMGROUP T-Force Dark Za 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory	$94.99 @ Newegg	$159.00	N/A
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 4.0 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$129.99 @ Amazon	$150.00	N/A
Storage	Western Digital Blue 6 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive	$99.99 @ Amazon	$130.00	N/A
Video Card	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB 10 GB Founders Edition Video Card		$700.00	$2300.00
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 ATX Full Tower Case	$189.99 @ Amazon	$147.00	N/A
Power Supply	Phanteks AMP 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99 @ Newegg	$110.00	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	$1429.91
	Print Total	$2257.00
	"Street" Total	$3857.00

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May 2021 - Intel Turbo

Type	Item	Price	Print Price	"Street" Price
CPU	Intel Core i9-10900K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor	$299.99 @ Newegg	$470.00	N/A
CPU Cooler	NZXT Kraken X73 73.11 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$155.00 @ Amazon	$180.00	N/A
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z590 GAMING X ATX LGA1200 Motherboard	$155.02 @ MemoryC	$210.00	N/A
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$169.99 @ Amazon	$200.00	N/A
Storage	Corsair MP400 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$132.99 @ Corsair	$115.00	N/A
Storage	Western Digital Blue 6 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive	$99.99 @ Amazon	$130.00	N/A
Video Card	AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB Video Card	$1197.99 @ Amazon	$999.00	$2300.00
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 ATX Full Tower Case	$189.99 @ Amazon	$147.00	N/A
Power Supply	SeaSonic FOCUS Plus 750 Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$139.00 @ B&H	$125.00	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	$2639.95
	Print Total	$2608.00
	"Street" Total	$3909.00

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