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September 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	MSI B450 Pro-M2 MAX		$70.00	N/A
Memory	GeIL Orion AMD Edition 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory	$51.99 @ Newegg	$80.00	N/A
Storage	ADATA Falcon 256 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive		$3452.00	N/A
Storage	Western Digital Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$39.99 @ Amazon	$45.00	N/A
Video Card	AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card		$480.00	$800.00
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	$40.00	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	$468.90
	Print Total	$997.00
	"Street" Total	$1297.00

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September 2021 - Intel Budget

Type	Item	Price	Print Price	"Street" Price
CPU	Intel Core i3-10100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$94.34 @ Amazon	$142.00	N/A
Motherboard	Gigabyte B460M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard		$87.00	N/A
Memory	TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory	$49.99 @ Newegg	$75.00	N/A
Storage	ADATA XPG GAMMIX S11 240 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive		$45.00	N/A
Storage	Western Digital Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$39.99 @ Amazon	$45.00	N/A
Video Card	Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060		$330.00	$700.00
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		$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	$389.30
	Print Total	$886.00
	"Street" Total	$1256.00

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September 2021 - AMD Mid-Range

Type	Item	Price	Print Price	"Street" Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$198.99 @ Amazon	$290.00	N/A
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240L RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$94.99 @ Amazon	$70.00	N/A
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard	$226.83 @ Amazon	$180.00	N/A
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$73.99 @ Newegg	$85.00	N/A
Storage	PNY XLR8 CS3040 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$53.99 @ Amazon	$100.00	N/A
Storage	Western Digital Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$39.99 @ Amazon	$45.00	N/A
Video Card	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB Founders Edition Video Card		$500.00	$1065.00
Case	Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case	$149.99 @ Newegg Sellers	$150.00	N/A
Power Supply	Fractal Design Ion Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$121.62 @ Amazon	$90.00	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	$1060.38
	Print Total	$1542.00
	"Street" Total	$2107.00

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September 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	$390.00	N/A
CPU Cooler	Enermax Liqmax III 240 ARGB 72.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$79.99 @ Newegg	$70.00	N/A
Motherboard	ASRock Z590M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard	$179.99 @ GameStop	$187.00	N/A
Memory	Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory		$85.00	N/A
Storage	Corsair MP600 Force Series Gen4 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive		$100.00	N/A
Storage	Western Digital Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$39.99 @ Amazon	$45.00	N/A
Video Card	AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB Video Card		$650.00	$1300.00
Case	Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case	$149.99 @ Newegg Sellers	$150.00	N/A
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA G6 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$79.99 @ EVGA	$82.00	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	$909.93
	Print Total	$1791.00
	"Street" Total	$2441.00

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September 2021 - AMD Turbo

Type	Item	Price	Print Price	"Street" Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor	$299.99 @ Amazon	$410.00	N/A
CPU Cooler	Lian Li GALAHAD AIO 360 RGB 69.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$208.94 @ Amazon	$145.00	N/A
Motherboard	MSI MPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard	$303.53 @ Amazon	$211.00	N/A
Memory	Patriot Viper Steel 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL14 Memory	$97.99 @ Amazon	$155.00	N/A
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$139.99 @ Adorama	$230.00	N/A
Storage	Western Digital Blue 6 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive	$99.99 @ Amazon	$150.00	N/A
Video Card	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB 10 GB Founders Edition Video Card		$700.00	$1750.00
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 ATX Full Tower Case	$189.99 @ Newegg	$150.00	N/A
Power Supply	NZXT C (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99 @ Amazon	$105.00	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	$1540.40
	Print Total	$2288.00
	"Street" Total	$3338.00

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September 2021 - Intel Turbo

Type	Item	Price	Print Price	"Street" Price
CPU	Intel Core i9-11900K 3.5 GHz 8-Core Processor	$279.99 @ B&H	$550.00	N/A
CPU Cooler	MSI MAG CORELIQUID R 78.73 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$114.99 @ Best Buy	$130.00	N/A
Motherboard	ASRock Z590 Steel Legend WiFi 6E ATX LGA1200 Motherboard	$124.99 @ Newegg	$220.00	N/A
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory	$79.99 @ Newegg	$180.00	N/A
Storage	Gigabyte AORUS Gen4 7000s 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$157.99 @ Newegg	$210.00	N/A
Storage	Western Digital Blue 6 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive	$99.99 @ Amazon	$150.00	N/A
Video Card	AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB Video Card	$1197.99 @ Amazon	$999.00	$1475.00
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 ATX Full Tower Case	$189.99 @ Newegg	$150.00	N/A
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA G6 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99 @ 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	$2445.90
	Print Total	$2721.00
	"Street" Total	$3197.00

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