Blueprints

Value- and performance-driven hypothetical builds

Budget. A perfect balance between price and performance. We’re being very aggressive with our budget builds this issue. There have been a number of tweaks and changes to really try and make the most out of the budget we have, and see if we can’t keep the price to a maximum of around $1,500 without compromising too heavily on performance while we do it. Our AMD build had a few subtle changes in price, with last month’s spec dropping by $14. Still, we’ve swapped the motherboard for the Asrock B650 PG Lightning to save even more. It’s still a full-fat ATX board, with suitable power solutions, plenty of connectivity, and decent memory support, too. Also, after seeing how aggressively prices have fallen on the DDR front, we’ve upgraded to a…

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APC (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2024

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