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A few suggestions: Take advantage of the Micro Center CPU/motherboard/RAM bundle deals. They did raise prices on the bundles recently (by about $100), but they are still good deals and will save you a couple hundred dollars versus buying them separately. No performance benefit to paying the premium for the Samsung drives - there are less expensive alternatives that will do the same. No need for Windows Pro given your stated use cases - Home will do the same, and you can get a transferable retail license for less than the one time OEM license. Suggestions below that cut over $500 from your list despite including the price of a pc case, using this Micro Center CPU/motherboard/RAM bundle, that will actually provide very slightly better performance plus some other minor improvements. CPU/Motherboard/RAM: The 9850X3D is the best gaming CPU available. While it's typically not worth the extra money over the 9800X3D for the small increase in performance, the bundle is only $20 more at Micro Center than the 9800X3D bundle. The RAM that comes with the bundle has higher latency, but it makes essentially no difference with X3D CPU's. CPU Cooler: The Phantom Spirit is the slightly improved version of the Peerless Assassin for only $1 more. Storage: The Sabrent Rocket 4 is a good spec 2TB PCIe 4 NVME that will do the same in games and office work for less cost. Video card: The PNY 5080 will perform essentially the same for $100 less. Case: Added a less expensive case that will still allow for good airflow. Added a 5-pack of 140mm PWM fans that will provide better airflow than the four 120mm included with the MSI case. Power Supply: 1000w is more than needed for the system, but it provides plenty of headroom for future upgrades. It's also the same price as the Corsair while being a better quality unit (10 year warranty versus the Corsair's sub-par 7 years). OS: Switched to a retail Home license. If you don't know why you might need Pro, you don't need Pro. PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor $799.99 @ Micro Center (bundle) CPU Cooler Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler $35.90 @ Amazon Motherboard Asus TUF GAMING B850-E WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard $0.00 @ Micro Center (bundle) Memory Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory $0.00 @ Micro Center (bundle) Storage Sabrent Rocket 4 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive $299.99 @ Amazon Video Card PNY OC GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB Video Card $1249.99 @ Amazon Case Phanteks XT PRO ATX Mid Tower Case $49.99 @ Newegg Power Supply ASRock Phantom Gaming PG-1000G 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $109.99 @ Newegg Operating System Microsoft Windows 11 Home Retail - Download 64-bit $129.99 @ Adorama Case Fan ARCTIC P14 Pro PST 110 CFM 140 mm Fans 5-Pack $31.99 @ Amazon Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total (before mail-in rebates) $2717.83 Mail-in rebates -$10.00 Total $2707.83 Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-06-19 08:42 EDT-0400