Intact Piggy Bank Build
by Mason A Posted on: 4/29/2022
Build Description
This is a PC build for my friend, who wanted to game and avoid spending too much money. The objective was to keep it under $700 while still having decent gaming performance, and I think we achieved that. A nicer GPU would've been great, but an RX 6600 is a significant jump in price that would make us go over the budget, so we didn't go for it. However, this PC has great upgrade potential, and once he saves up enough money, he could swap the CPU for an i5 or i7, and swap to a better GPU as well.
Favorite Feature
Not really related to the build itself, but I'm happy about the prices. We were able to snag quite a few things on sale, which is why the price for some components is lower than usual. This allowed us to dedicate more money to other parts of the PC that would improve performance.
Intel Core i3-10105F Comet Lake 3.7GHz Quad-Core LGA 1200 Boxed Processor - Intel Stock Cooler Included
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$69.99
MSI H510M PRO Intel LGA 1200 microATX Motherboard
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$79.99
XFX Radeon RX 6500 XT 4 GB Speedster QICK 210 Video Card
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$219.99
TeamGroup T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 PC4-25600 CL16 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit TLZGD416G3200H - Gray
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$56.99
Lian Li LANCOOL 205M Mid-Tower Chassis Micro ATX Computer Case PC Gaming Case with Tempered Glass Side Panel, Magnetic Dust Filter, Water-Cooling Ready, Side Ventilation, 2 x 120mm PWM Fan Pre-Installed - White
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$34.99
Corsair CX650M 650 Watt 80 Plus Bronze ATX Semi-Modular Power Supply
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$39.99
ID-COOLING SE-224-XT 76.16 CFM CPU Cooler
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$18.99
Crucial MX500 500GB SSD 3D TLC NAND SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive
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$39.99