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Get started on a new AMD AM5 PC build for under $500. Although PC component prices are through the roof at the moment, there are still a few ways to stretch your money out and get moving on a new PC build. Newegg's combo bundles have been a port in a storm for all the recent price accelerations, and although some of the individual list prices for components like RAM make your eyes water, you can take away some of that sting when bundled together with other parts at a discounted price.
This particular AM5 bundle at Newegg places an AMD Ryzen 5 9600X processor with an MSI Pro B850-S WiFi 6E motherboard, and 16GB of G.Skill Ripjaws M5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 RAM for a total of $490. The original cost of the bundle before discounts is $609.98, so you're getting a saving of $119.98. But wait, there's also a free MSI MAG Coreliquid A13 240mm liquid AIO CPU cooler included, worth $84.99, perfect for keeping that 9600X nice and chilled.
Contained in this Newegg combo is the AMD Ryzen 9600X processor, a six-core 12-thread chip from the ‘Granite Ridge’ line of Zen 5 architecture CPUs. This budget processor performs well in both productivity work and gaming.
MSI's Pro B850 motherboard offers WiFi 6E network connectivity, support for AMD's AM5 processors, a 12+2+1 dual rail power system, and a PCIe 5 M.2 slot.
Plenty of memory for a small gaming PC. This 16GB of G.skill Ripjaws M5 Neo RGB RAM has a CAS latency of CL36 with timings of 36-36-76, and a 1.10V voltage. Perfect for an AMD AM5 system, this DDR5 RAM hits the 6000MT/s sweetspot for Ryzen processors.
To finish off the combo, there's an MSI MAG Coreliquid A13 240mm liquid AIO CPU cooler included. A twin fan cooler with a minimalist design, but plenty of ARGB lighting if you so desire. This cooler is a great pairing with the 9600X, as the CPU doesn't come with a stock cooler, and a 240mm radiator is ample to keep the 9600X running at optimum temps.
In our review of the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, we benchmark tested the CPU in our suite of games and found the budget CPU to perform exceptionally well as a gaming CPU, as you can see from our chart below. It's not as fast as an X3D processor or the latest 9800X3D CPU, but it costs substantially less, uses a lot less power, and is very easy to cool.
Today's Newegg combo bundle is a genuinely good start to a low-cost gaming PC. The bundle includes a bunch of the core components needed for a new build, with just an SSD, GPU, PSU, and PC case needed to complete the build. At just $490 for the lot, you can easily knock together a new rig for under $1000.
If you're looking for more savings, check out our Best PC Hardware deals for a range of products, or dive deeper into our specialized SSD and Storage Deals, Hard Drive Deals, Gaming Monitor Deals, Graphics Card Deals, Gaming Chair, Best Wi-Fi Routers, Best Motherboard, or CPU Deals pages.
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