Hey everyone! I'm pretty new to building PCs—my last experience was about 15 years ago. I'm looking for some advice on my current build to see how I can optimize it for better performance or save a few bucks. Here's my parts list, and I'd love any suggestions or tweaks you might have!
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Consider getting an OEM copy of Windows instead of the retail version. You can save a good amount there! Also, here's a budget-friendly build that could work better for you:
- **CPU**: Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz
- **Motherboard**: Gigabyte B850 EAGLE WIFI6E
- **Memory**: Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB DDR5-6000
- **Storage**: Western Digital Black SN770 2 TB NVME (much cheaper than your current SSD)
This setup should give you solid performance at a total of about $2490, which is quite a bit less than your current total of $3089!
Thanks for the input! What's the difference between USB and OEM Windows?