AORUS Gen4 7300

I used this MicroCenter bundle for the CPU, mb, and memory. This saves you $180, compared to buying the same three parts individually online. All other parts were sourced from online retailers, because MC seldom has the best prices on individual parts. CPU: The 9800X3D is the fastest CPU for gaming.

PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF 3.9 GHz 20-Core Processor $529.99 CPU Cooler Thermalright Frozen Prism 70.4 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $54.09 @ Amazon Motherboard Asus Z890 AYW GAMING WIFI W ATX LGA1851 Motherboard $0.00 Memory Crucial Pro Overclocking 32 GB (2 x 16 GB

The RAM listing is a false listing - you're not getting 16GB of DDR5 RAM for $80 in today's market (it's listed as out of stock on the Walmart site - it's going to be out of stock in perpetuity). Unless you're going to be editing videos professionally, you don't need a 7900X. For hobby editing, you'

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Qnjv6h/gigabyte-aorus-gen4-7300-2-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-ag4732tb-n Probably the best deal right now unless you get lucky on one of the 4tb deals that crop up every few days but are almost instantly out of stock.

looks good but for a little less op can get a NVME with DRAM https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Qnjv6h/gigabyte-aorus-gen4-7300-2-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-ag4732tb-n

PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor $374.99 @ Amazon CPU Cooler Thermalright Grand Vision ARGB 69 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $131.90 @ Amazon Motherboard Asus B650E MAX GAMING WIFI W ATX AM5 Motherboard $168.00 @ Amazon Memory Silicon Power XPOWER Zenit

If you get the motherboard from MSI's website, you can bundle it with a 9800x3d for $400 If you want an air cooler, I'd go with an airflow-focused case. If you want a fishtank case, I'd get an AIO. Side note, the Ocypus is slightly worse than a PA140 according to Tom's Hardware. Definitely worth $31

PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF 3.9 GHz 20-Core Processor $399.00 @ Centre Com CPU Cooler MSI MAG CORELIQUID E240 WHITE 75.04 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $49.00 @ JW Computers Motherboard Gigabyte B860 GAMING X WIFI6E ATX LGA1851 Motherboard $259.00 @ Mwave Australia Me

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Qnjv6h/gigabyte-aorus-gen4-7300-2-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-ag4732tb-n Don't need one with a heatsink your motherboard has heatsinks enough for the nvme.

Not great, but not terrible either. As others have mentioned, consider going with the 9600X instead of the 7700X unless you specifically need the extra two cores. The motherboard, however, is by far the biggest waste of money in the budget. You can easily find boards that are 130 AUD cheaper and per