AMD 3800x processor (8c/16t @ around 4.5 GHz), $330
AMD 5700xt GPU, $450 for the better versions
512 GB Corsair Force MP600 (5gbit/s NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD), around $115 iirc
32 GB DDR4-3200 RAM for around $90 iirc
ASUS mini-itx X570 motherboard, around $200-250 - X570 is the highest tier of AMD chipsets but is needed for PCIe 4.0. Could save $100 here with a lower SSD. This one also has the latest Intel WiFi 6 chipset.
$100 for power supply, $100 for case, $30 for quieter fans.
Including tax and everything the total came out to around $1600. After deciding the specs I spent some time looking for comparable laptops and they were all much more expensive. I didn't do anything special to save. You could get this exact same build for a bit cheaper today I think; I did this in November. I just purchased a second one of the same GPU this week and it was $20 cheaper. The other components have probably also had some drops in price.
AMD 5700xt GPU, $450 for the better versions
512 GB Corsair Force MP600 (5gbit/s NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD), around $115 iirc
32 GB DDR4-3200 RAM for around $90 iirc
ASUS mini-itx X570 motherboard, around $200-250 - X570 is the highest tier of AMD chipsets but is needed for PCIe 4.0. Could save $100 here with a lower SSD. This one also has the latest Intel WiFi 6 chipset.
$100 for power supply, $100 for case, $30 for quieter fans.
Including tax and everything the total came out to around $1600. After deciding the specs I spent some time looking for comparable laptops and they were all much more expensive. I didn't do anything special to save. You could get this exact same build for a bit cheaper today I think; I did this in November. I just purchased a second one of the same GPU this week and it was $20 cheaper. The other components have probably also had some drops in price.