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THE BUILDS

BUDGET

WE’RE IN THAT WEIRD in-between space right now where parts are coming in and out of circulation. Intel’s 14th gen has just landed, and new AMD chips and Nvidia GPUs are on the horizon, so the market is struggling to decide what goes on offer, and what the pricing of products should be. That puts us in an awkward position when it comes to selecting parts for our blueprints. Nevertheless, we’ve purged some of the more chaotic parts in favor of a few choice component upgrades instead.

AMD INGREDIENTS

Our AMD system had the biggest shake-up, with six new components, alongside a platform change. Yup, we blew

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