modest budget build
by George D Posted on: 11/21/2022
Build Description
Built for home use and mid-level gaming. Right now, I'm playing the pc release of Horizon: Zero Dawn. In hindsight there definitely is at least one thing I would have done differently. I learned only after building that the Ryzen 5 5500 does not have official support of PCI-E 4.0. The motherboard completely refused to recognize a pci-e 4.0 drive that was installed. Many hours later, I finally realized the cpu was the reason why.
Favorite Feature
I guess my favorite part is simply the small budget I was able to get by with. I feel like i definitely waiting for the right time to build with microcenter's current prices on the am4 processors. I'm happy to pass on the new shiny AMD cpu's if it means great budget options like this.
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Cezanne 3.6GHz 6-Core AM4 Boxed Processor - Wraith Stealth Cooler Included
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$94.99
MSI B550M-VC PRO WiFi AMD AM4 microATX Motherboard
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$109.99
Sapphire Technology AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT Pulse Dual Fan 8GB GDDR6 PCIe 4.0 Graphics Card
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$314.99
TeamGroup T-FORCE VULCAN Z 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 PC4-25600 CL16 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit TLZGD432G3200H - Gray
Qty: 1
$76.99
Thermaltake S100 matx
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$59.99
Seasonic USA FOCUS GX-650, 650W 80+ Gold, Full-Modular, Fan Control in Fanless, Silent, and Cooling Mode, 10 Year Warranty, Perfect Power Supply for Gaming and Various Application, SSR-650FX.
Qty: 1
$129.99
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB SSD 3-bit MLC V-NAND SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive
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$84.99