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Mona Lisa of Budgets
by Awaadh S Posted on: 9/15/2020Build Description
I started off with a console and found myself hitting a cap on my gaming skills and decided it was time for an upgrade. I worked a bit harder and pooled some money together after watching countless youtubers build budget systems using Dell Optiplex's but upon agreeing to my dad to check out the micro center, I was shocked! I quickly sold my xbox and a few of my old games and shoes and headed down to micro center and found the best motherboard cpu deals! If I win, I will use the money to purchase the all new RTX 3070 which has a starting price of exactly 499$ and will be a huge step up from my GTX 1650 Super!
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One thing that I really love about my build is how inexpensive it is. I always thought that PC's costed around 1000 dollars but I kept my budget well under 550 dollars and was able to build an amazing PC and upon hearing the specs, you too wont believe this is a 550 dollar system!![AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Matisse 3.6GHz 6-Core AM4 Boxed Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler](https://90a1c75758623581b3f8-5c119c3de181c9857fcb2784776b17ef.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/0608320_951970.jpg)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Matisse 3.6GHz 6-Core AM4 Boxed Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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$150.00
Got this discounted through the CPU/Motherboard Deals at Micro Center.
![MSI B550M PRO-VDH (WiFi) AMD AM4 mATX Motherboard](https://90a1c75758623581b3f8-5c119c3de181c9857fcb2784776b17ef.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/0625050_130963.jpg)
MSI B550M PRO-VDH (WiFi) AMD AM4 mATX Motherboard
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$70.00
Got this discounted through the CPU/Motherboard Deals at Micro Center.
![MSI GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER Ventus XS OC Overclocked Dual-Fan 4GB GDDR6 PCIe 3.0 Graphics Card](https://90a1c75758623581b3f8-5c119c3de181c9857fcb2784776b17ef.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/0617250_055715.jpg)
MSI GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER Ventus XS OC Overclocked Dual-Fan 4GB GDDR6 PCIe 3.0 Graphics Card
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$150.00
Got this for a very good price on offerup.
![G.Skill Ripjaws V 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 PC4-25600 CL16 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit F4-3200C16D-16GVKB - Black](https://90a1c75758623581b3f8-5c119c3de181c9857fcb2784776b17ef.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/0481738_348201.jpg)
G.Skill Ripjaws V 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 PC4-25600 CL16 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit F4-3200C16D-16GVKB - Black
Qty: 1
$46.00
Got my RAM at microcenter for 45 bucks open box.
![Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L mATX Mini Tower Computer Case - Black](https://90a1c75758623581b3f8-5c119c3de181c9857fcb2784776b17ef.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/0503389_710970.jpg)
Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L mATX Mini Tower Computer Case - Black
Qty: 1
$30.00
Got this budget case on amazon as a daily deal.
![Thermaltake Smart Series 500 Watt 80 Plus ATX Non-Modular Power Supply](https://90a1c75758623581b3f8-5c119c3de181c9857fcb2784776b17ef.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/0607487_956359.jpg)
Thermaltake Smart Series 500 Watt 80 Plus ATX Non-Modular Power Supply
Qty: 1
$44.00
Bought this on OfferUp and was barely used.
![Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Universal CPU Cooler](https://90a1c75758623581b3f8-5c119c3de181c9857fcb2784776b17ef.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/0513895_864199.jpg)
Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Universal CPU Cooler
Qty: 1
$34.44
Brand New on Newegg for 34 dollars using promotional codes.
![WD 500GB 7200RPM SATA III 6Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive](https://90a1c75758623581b3f8-5c119c3de181c9857fcb2784776b17ef.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/0608413_952978.jpg)
WD 500GB 7200RPM SATA III 6Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
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$0.00
Took this 500 gig hard drive out of my old laptop and formatted it so I could use it to play COD Warzone. (warzone talkes so much storage lol)
![Crucial MX500 250GB SSD 3D TLC NAND SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive](https://90a1c75758623581b3f8-5c119c3de181c9857fcb2784776b17ef.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/0502347_688853.jpg)
Crucial MX500 250GB SSD 3D TLC NAND SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive
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$22.00
Got this SSD on amazon for a discounted price.