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AMD on a budget
I was wondering if there was any reason why you haven’t done a $1,300 AMD build for a while, and if there was any likelihood you’ll be doing one in the near future? That would be very much appreciated. I have the budget, and think it’s time for me to pull the trigger!
– Andrew S.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, GUY COCKER, RESPONDS: Thanks for the request and the build challenge—we always love to receive them! We haven’t done an AMD build at that budget for a while, you’re right, but with AMD’s new Ryzen 7 7800G chip (reviewed on page 78), or even the $549 Radeon RX 7900 GRE graphics card released this month (read more on page 11), now could be the time.
The 7800G would make an interesting basis for a low-cost build well below the $1,300 mark. It might just have the makings of the first modern PC that makes sense without a dedicated GPU, whatgraphics. That said, it’s less compelling if paired with a proper graphics card—you’d be better off with a Ryzen 7 7700X which gives you more pure CPU performance for less cash.
