AMD launched their 2nd Ryzen 3000 series earlier this month (July 2019), and boy, what a storm it created. They beat Intel in the race to become the first manufacturer, to release the world’s first 7nm desktop processors. These new processors from AMD not only offered excellent performance, but also great value for the price.

A friend of mine wanted me to build him a REAL budget system for his home. I then asked him what his budget was … he said around USD $500. So I did the math and here’s what I came up with …