Blueprints

Value- and performance-driven hypothetical builds

Budget. A perfect balance between price and performance. This time of year is the best, and for one reason: hardware launches. And lots of them. We’re being treated not only to a new array of Ryzen 9000 processors, but also Intel’s latest Ultra 200S series processors will have landed, confusing everything with their new nomenclature and odd architectural designs (see our review starting on page 48). It’s not just major change for the two big chip manufacturers either. Yes, we’re updating our trusty steeds. All six of our builds are getting brand new chassis, picked from the very best cases we’ve looked at over the last 12 months (and even one that we’ve not yet featured, it’s impressed us that much that we’re able to recommend it). So, budget build…

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