This is the same processor we chose the last time we built this. The dynamite Ryzen 7 5800XT comes with 4.8GHz peak clock speeds and eight cores of Zen 3 power. Grabbing this CPU from Amazon is now cheaper than Newegg. This CPU comes with AMD's capable Wraith Prism cooler, saving us vital cents on our build. If you insist on a third-party cooler to keep things quieter, grab this $20 Thermalright Assassin Spirit.
This Gigabyte Eagle board is a solid foundation for our 5800XT and the DDR4 RAM we've chosen for this build. It comes with Wi-Fi, a decent array of connectivity, and at just $89.99, is extremely affordable.
While the discount here is modest, the star of our show is actually cheaper than it was the last time we recommended it at just $349. AMD wins again in our budget build for GPU, as it does for CPU. Get $20 off this card with 3290 MHz clock speeds and crucially , 16GB of VRAM. If you want a 16GB card from Nvidia, you won't find one for less than $400, more than half our entire budget.
32GB of RAM is a non-negotiable for us at this price point, but recent increases have more than doubled our preferred kit's price compared to just a couple months ago. Still, this is the best you can do for a large, low-latency DDR4 kit.
A decent 1TB SSD with very respectable speeds and PCIe 4. Clean and simple.
Key considerations
- Investor positioning can change fast
- Volatility remains possible near catalysts
- Macro rates and liquidity can dominate flows
Reference reading
- https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/pc-building/SPONSORED_LINK_URL
- https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/pc-building/we-built-a-black-friday-gaming-pc-for-less-than-usd950-complete-with-16gb-of-vram-and-32gb-of-memory#main
- https://www.tomshardware.com
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