Newegg has
Ryzen 5 5500 CPU + ASRock B450M/AC AM4 mATX Motherboard + 16GB Team T-Force Delta RGB DDR4 Memory + Thermal Paste on sale for
$193.47.
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Bundle Includes:
- AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core / 12-Thread AM4 Desktop Processor (100-100000457BOX)
- ASRock B450M/AC R2.0 AM4 AMD Promontory B450 Micro ATX Motherboard
- 16GB Team T-Force Delta RGB 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory
- Cooler Master CryoFuze Thermal Paste
Community Reviews
This bundle is mainly a low-cost entry into a Ryzen 5 5500 and B450M build, with RGB memory and thermal paste included. The price looks less compelling next to newer AM5 and B650 deals, and the motherboard is an older 2018-era platform with PCIe 3.0 only. Expansion is limited, with the second slot capped at PCIe 2.0, though the x4 slot is still better than a PCIe 3.0 x1 slot. Rising DDR4 prices also make the memory portion harder to value, so it fits best as a budget stopgap.
The bundle can still deliver a faster expansion path because the B450M/AC provides an x4 slot.
The included thermal paste may be better than the paste included with the Ryzen retail box.
DDR4 pricing pressure can create temporary opportunities when RAM is discounted through promotions.
The B450M/AC limits the second PCIe slot to PCIe 2.0, which can restrict expansion performance.
The CPU and motherboard are PCIe 3.0 only, which can limit throughput for newer high-bandwidth components.
RAM availability and pricing can swing sharply, and backorders can force long waits while prices rise.
The motherboard is described as older, and current-gen AM5 alternatives can cost only about $100 more.
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- RAM manufacturers seeing higher demand for DDR5 memory are both:
- Taking higher margins on an increasingly constrained supply of DDR5
- Shutting down DDR4 production to shift to DDR5
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Insane-DDR5-and-DDR4-RAM-inflation-results-in-2x-or-more-price-increase-from-record-lows-and-it-is-likely-to-get-worse.1156635.0.html(current demand is high while supply is low, so DDR5 manufacturers have pricing power)
(a key factor being the aforementioned profitability)
Good luck!
Jon
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