Maximum PC - USA (2022-06)

JUN 2022  97

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WE DIDN’T CHANGE the power supplies found in our mid-range
systems this month because the NZXT C750 and EVGA SuperNOVA
750 GA remain the best-value PSUs available at this wattage. At the
time of writing, you can buy the C750 for just $40, but only if you have
all the power cables you need since this one comes without.

Approximate Price: $1,819 / $2,029 Approximate Price: $1,674 / $1,888

AMD INGREDIENTS INTEL INGREDIENTS

PART PRICE

STREET

PRICE

Case Lian Li PC-O11-Dynamic $183

PSU 750W NZXT C750 80+ Gold $90

Mobo Gigabyte X570 Gaming X NEW $130

CPU AMD Ryzen 7 5800X $349

Cooler Raijintek Orcus 240 RBW ARGB NEW $80

GPU Sapphire PULSE Radeon

RX 6800 XT 16GB NEW

$649

$859

RAM 32GB (2 x 16GB) Kingston FURY

Renegade RGB CL16 @ 3600MHz NEW

$150

SSD 500GB Samsung 980 Pro NVME

M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD

$102

HDD 4TB WD Blue 5400 HDD $54

OS Windows 10 Home 64-bit OEM

(Windows 11 Compatible)

$32

PART PRICE

STREET

PRICE

Case Lian Li PC-O11-Dynamic $183

PSU 750W EVGA SuperNOVA 750 GA 80+ Gold $95

Mobo ASUS Prime Z690-P LGA 1700 $188

CPU Intel Core i7-12700F $313

Cooler Corsair iCue H100i RGB Pro XT 240mm $72

GPU Asus TUF Gaming GeForce

RTX 3070 8GB NEW

$499

$713

RAM 32GB (2 x 16GB) Corsair Vengeance

RGB RT CL16 @ 3600MHz NEW

$157

SSD 500GB Corsair Force MP600 M.2 PCIe 4.0 $81

HDD 4TB WD Blue 5400 HDD $54

OS Windows 10 Home 64-bit OEM

(Windows 11 Compatible)

$32

Both systems keep their processors for now but the AMD build

gets a new motherboard, the X570 Gaming X from Gigabyte, an

absolute steal at $130. The Intel rig keeps its Asus Prime mobo,

thanks to an excellent sale that drops the price by more than $40

from RRP. For $3 more, you can upgrade to the WiFi-enabled

version of that Asus board; a potentially savvy decision for future-

proofing your build even if you currently have easy Ethernet access.

A sale on Raijintek’s Orcus 240 RBW all-in-one liquid cooler

prompted us to use it in the AMD system this month, with the price

dropping from $110 to $80. This cooler also has addressable RGB

fans and pump block, which is a nice extra but it doesn’t have LGA

1700 socket compatibility, so wouldn’t have worked in the Intel build.

Instead, that retains the Corsair H100i cooler (no longer on sale).

Joining the AMD build’s new arrivals this month is the Sapphire

PULSE Radeon RX 6800 XT, cheaper than the previous 6800 XT we

were using last month. Prices of mid-to-high-end GPUs seem to be

easing, though not as quickly as budget cards. The Intel system gets

an RTX 3070 from EVGA, which is also cheaper than last month’s

Asus TUF model but not as much of an expense drop as the 6800 XT.

We’re making one last big change to our midrange builds in

this issue: an upgrade to 32GB of total RAM. This will increase the

total price, but falling GPU prices and greater performance from

current-gen CPUs with access to more memory inspired us to

make the switch. The AMD system gets the discounted Kingston

FURY Renegade RGB, while the Intel system sticks with the Corsair

Vengeance RGB RT (while upgrading to 16GB per stick, of course).

MID-RANGE