Just a few days ago, a news made headlines that the ASRock B650 motherboard was available for purchase at just $125, making it the most affordable AM5 motherboard out there. This news is especially significant because it means that users can now buy an AM5 CPU and motherboard, complete with memory, for less than $500.
It appears that Newegg has come up with a much better offer now, which is almost at the same price point as the previous one. This new deal includes an 8-core Ryzen 7 7700X processor instead of the earlier 6-core 7600X. In addition, this package comes with a proper X670E chipset instead of a B650 motherboard. You will certainly not find any similar deals on Amazon or MicroCenter. Even MicroCenter only offers the 7700X paired with a B650 at this price, which is not as good as the Newegg deal.
The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X was released last year, and it has a TDP of 105W and can boost up to 5.7 GHz. It’s worth noting that this version doesn’t have the 3D V-Cache technology that the upcoming 7800X3D model will have, which may result in slower performance in games. However, the 7800X3D is expected to cost $449 at launch, so for just $50 more, users can get a motherboard and memory as part of the package.
The ASRock B670E motherboard is a proper design, featuring a 14+2+1 phase VRM power section, support for up to 4 DDR5-6600 memory overclocking, a PCIe Gen5 x16 slot for the GPU, and a Gen5 M.2 slot for storage. The memory kit included in this package is a 2x16GB kit with an AMD EXPO overclocking profile, rated for 6000 MT/s at 36-36-36-96 CL36.
Via Newegg