AFTER FEATURING a sub $1K Intel machine in last month’s issue, it’s only fair to turn our attention toward Team AMD and see what we can build for the same amount of money. This battle of the two main CPU competitors has left us changing teams constantly. We’ve twisted and turned about which is the better of the two, but there will always be a place in the market for both to coexist.
In the driving seat for this build, we have the AMD Ryzen 3 3100 CPU. We’re putting our faith in this budget-end processor to deliver a smooth 1080Pp gaming experience alongside an MSI GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING X 8G GPU.
As far as looks go, we’re starting strong with Corsair’s iCUE 220T RGB Airflow case. This mid-tower chassis certainly gives off a more
