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0:00 Welcome to Paul’s Hardware – Nov Build of the Month
1:14 A couple notes about the build lists
1:29 $688 Gaming PC Parts Overview (Ryzen 5600 + Arc A750)
4:23 AM4 vs AM5 vs LGA 1700 – platform starting costs and pros/cons
6:30 What about an Intel LGA 1700 Build? $390 Core Parts
9:08 What about an AM5 Build? $510 Core Parts / $1200 overall
9:43 GPU Options – $200, $300 and $500 range
11:41 The Rest of the Parts – Case, M.2 NVME SSD, Power Supply
14:06 Extras – CPU Air Coolers and Gaming Monitors
15:18 PIE CHARTS
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CORE COMPONENTS (CPU/Motherboard/Memory)
AM5 – lowest price ~$510
CPU Options:
Ryzen 5 7600 6c/12t ($227, includes cooler) –
Ryzen 5 7600X 6c/12t ($240, no cooler) –
Ryzen 7 7700 8c/16t ($300, includes cooler) –
Ryzen 7 7700X 8c/16t ($320, no cooler) –
Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8c/16t ($385 after promo, no cooler) –
MOTHERBOARD:
MSI PRO B650-P WIFI ATX ($180) –
Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX ($190) –
MEMORY:
G.SKILL 32GB (2x16GB) Flare X5 DDR5-6000 RAM ($96) –
Intel LGA 1700 – lowest price ~$390
CPU Options:
Intel Core i5 12400F 6c/12t ($150, includes cooler) –
Intel Core i5-13400F ($205, 6P+4E-cores, 16t, includes cooler)
MOTHERBOARD:
MSI PRO Z790-S WIFI LGA 1700 DDR5 ($150 after MIR) –
MEMORY:
G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-6000 ($90) –
AM4 – lowest price ~$303
CPU Options:
Ryzen 5 5600 6c/12t ($133, includes cooler)
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Ryzen 5800X3D 8c/16t ($323)
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MOTHERBOARD Options ($130-$140)
Option 1 – ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS ($132) –
Option 2 – MSI B550-A PRO ($130) –
Option 3 – ASUS TUF Gaming B550-PRO ($137) –
Option 4 – Gigabyte B550 Gaming X V2 ($130) –
MEMORY –
Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3600 ($40)
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3600 ($70)
GPU OPTIONS:
$500 range – Radeon RX 7800 XT (700W PSU recommended) or RTX 4070
SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB ($500) –
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 4070 12GB ($530) –
$300 range – Radeon RX 6700 XT (650W PSU) or Intel Arc A770 16GB (550W PSU)
Sapphire Pulse RX 6700 XT 12GB ($310) –
Sparkle Intel Arc A770 Titan OC Edition 16GB ($320) –
$200 range – Intel Arc A750 (500W PSU recommended)
Sparkle Intel Arc A750 ORC OC Edition, 8GB ($220) –
Acer Predator BiFrost Intel Arc A750 8GB (price went up to $240) –
EVERYTHING ELSE (SSD Storage/Case/PSU – low price $150-$170)
CASE:
Phanteks Eclipse G300A Case ($40 single fan,$70-80 3-fan) –
SSD:
Gen3 – TEAMGROUP MP34 2TB PCIE 3.0 M.2 NVME SSD ($47 1TB, $82 2TB) –
Gen4 – MSI M461 2TB PCIE 4.0 M.2 NVME SSD ($80 after MIR) –
PSU:
Thermaltake Toughpower GX2 80+ Gold 600W ($60) –
Rosewill HIVE 750S 750W Modular 80+ Bronze PSU ($78) –
Thermaltake Toughpower 750W 80+ Gold Modular PSU ($90) –
OTHER PARTS YOU MIGHT NEED
CPU Cooler:
Thermalright Silver Soul 135 Black ($35 Amazon) –
Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ($35) – /
ARGB Version also $35 at Amazon –
Gaming Monitors:
2560×1440 144Hz+ Gaming Monitors in the $200-$300 range
$270 – Gigabyte M27Q-P –
$250 – LG Ultragear 27GL83A-B –
Ultrawide – $325 (was $430-$450) – GIGABYTE M34WQ 34″ 144Hz
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