Herman Mcpootis

You're neglecting the extra 4 cores, HT and IPC improvements from a newer architecture, but sure let's go with that...

They all come with standoffs.

I recommend this instead: PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.00) Motherboard: ASRock B450M Pro4-F Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Canada Computers) Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg Canada) Storage: Corsair MP510 480 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($65.39 @ Vuugo) Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB GAMING OC Video Card ($378.00) Case: Antec VSK10 Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($54.06 @ Vuugo) Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modula

PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($299.99) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE AX ATX AM4 Motherboard ($169.99 @ Amazon) has integrated wifi. Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Western Digital) Case: Lian Li Lancool II Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case ($115.00) Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 650 W 80+ Gold Certifie

PCPartPicker Part List CPU: Intel Core i5-10400 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Adorama) Motherboard: MSI MAG B460M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard ($93.98 @ Newegg) Memory: OLOy 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($53.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: PNY GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB Dual Gaming OC Video Card ($409.94 @ Office Depot) you'll need to wait for stock. Case: Metallic Gear Neo Sil

Buy a motherboard with bios flashback, then just use a usb drive with the bios file and push the flashback button.

you got at least 4 reviews saying otherwise. this is also measured from the wall, so you can shave off 10-12% from the numbers.

PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor ($549.99) CPU Cooler: Deepcool ASSASSIN III 90.37 CFM CPU Cooler ($79.98 @ Amazon) Motherboard: ASRock B550 Extreme4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($229.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Founders Edition Video Card ($700.00) Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case ($77.98 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Fractal Des

The 3600/x costs too much to be worth it atm, while the 5600x and 3070/6800 are out of your budget and out of stock anyway.

by spending money on an old, low-end 120GB SSD that was under a bait-and-switch scandal while costing more than 500GB high-end pci-e 3.0 NVMe SSDs, and then spending peanuts for a crappy PSU...

PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($300.00) CPU Cooler: Thermalright Le Grand Macho RT 73.6 CFM CPU Cooler ($79.98 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg) Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($69.99 @ B&H) Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: PNY GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB XLR8 Gaming REVEL EPIC-X RGB Vide

PCPartPicker Part List CPU: Intel Core i5-10400 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Adorama) Motherboard: Gigabyte B460M DS3H AC Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard ($83.98 @ Newegg) Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($44.49 @ Amazon) Storage: Team GX2 512 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($42.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Phantom Gaming D OC Video Card ($399.99 @ Newegg) Case: Cougar MG130-G MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($41.98 @ Neweg

you don't have to buy everything from one site, most will tell you the ETA on the product page.

wait until 1-2 weeks before you saved up enough to buy everything, then buy it all at once. if anything breaks and it goes past the 1-2 week return window then an RMA would set you back some time.

why?