| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor | $76.20 @ Amazon |
| Motherboard | ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming 4/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard | $94.99 @ Newegg |
| Memory | Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory | $42.95 @ Newegg Sellers |
| Memory | Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory | $42.95 @ Newegg Sellers |
| Storage | Silicon Power P34A60 512 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive | $27.99 @ Newegg Sellers |
| Case | Antec NX100 ATX Mid Tower Case | $43.65 @ Amazon |
| Power Supply | Thermaltake Smart 500 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply | $39.99 @ Amazon |
| Case Fan | ARCTIC P14 PST 72.8 CFM 140 mm Fan | $12.99 @ Amazon |
| Case Fan | Iceberg Thermal IceGALE 29 CFM 80 mm Fan | $5.90 @ Amazon |
| Case Fan | ENDORFY Stratus 120 mm Fan | $5.50 @ ModMyMods |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total | $393.11 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-02-08 06:58 EST-0500 |
One tip, wait for holidays and special sales days- the savings can be significant then. Plan for purchase during Thanksgiving and black Friday especially- spring sales and winter sales often come up too.
I always used to renew my online racing subscription on Thanksgiving, saving alMost $60 in the process. I bought and built a new computer at Christmas, and the savings were in the hundreds of dollars. Saved Almost $300 alone for the 4060 ti video card i beleive (ill have to check it agaisnt the current price, but i think i paid around $500, not the $780 or so it is now).
I have built PCs for myself. But the last two were in 2014. Today I rather buy used on eBay and modify it upward. With more memory and more NVMe and hard drive space.
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Next year or two I will buy a used OptiPlex i5-12500. With 2x DisplayPort outs, so I can have dual QHD or 4K displays at a high refresh rate. The intel 770 UHD graphics are good enough for moi.
When I buy that used OptiPlex I will install 32GB memory. I currently use 16GB memory, and I can just about get by. My current desktop CPU is i5-8400 with......
500GB NVMe and 1TB hard drive storage
My monitor is 27” QHD ultra low blue light by Dell -— https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0D3FGFPPB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 -—— bought as an Amazon return for $105 last Christmas. Has one year Dell warranty.
—— ComfortView Plus technology to reduce blue light emission, minimizing eye strain.-——