i mean best bang for buck is like the 9600x 7800x3d is if you want a top of the line chip without being wasteful pretty much More on reddit.com

From my research its currently the best bang for buck CPU on the market. It's the best gaming CPU on the market, but IMO the best bang-for-the-buck is still either the 7600 or 7600X (not that I'm trying to talk you out of the 7800X3D - it's what I'd be buying right now. Just that you technically get more for your money with the 7600/7600X). I'm holding out on the graphics card for now as apparently there will be a bit of a price drop with current cards once the new cards are announced If you're holding out for Nvidia to drop prices, I'd really advise not holding your breath. Also not a lot of great value in the cards. There's not. And yet people are paying it. Hence - don't hold your breath for a price drop for anything except on the used market. Cooler Master MASTERLIQUID ML120L RGB V2 65.59 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler Terrible option - 120mm AIOs perform no better than a $20 120mm air cooler, yet they cost 3x as much. Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL36 Memory For a Ryzen 7000, you want 6000MHz RAM. No more, no less. Preferably in a CL of 36 or less, with 30 being ideal. Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive Samsung tax. Why people continue to pay it I'll never understand. There's options that are just as good (and sometimes better) for less money. Look into the TEAMGROUP Cardea Zero Z440 Graphene, Crucial T500, KIOXIA EXCERIA PRO, and ADATA XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade. All of which will be basically identical to the 980 Pro in performance, and cost less. More on reddit.com

It's the best gaming cu out there, so it all depends on what you want to use the PC for. Your RAM is slow, go for 6000 CL30 instead. More on reddit.com

Chip counterfeiting is active since the first Pentiums. Massive margins if you think about it. But sucks for people who buy a CPU and the thing turns into a dud. Stay with real retailers instead of trying to buy the cheapest through those 3rd party channels. More on reddit.com