GoKawiilB&H is getting in on the bundle action. We've seen a big uptick in bundle deals over the last several months, as it's becoming the ideal way to build a PC during the RAMpocalypse. The retailer is offering around 80 bundles at the time of writing, some much better than others. We've found a handful of options on DDR5 platforms that get the memory down to around $250.
Typically, with a bundle deal, you'll get a small discount on a bundle of components available at MSRP — maybe $20 to $30 for a small bundle, or upwards of $50 or $100 for a large one. These bundles are a bit different. RAM pricing is a major factor in building a new PC, so we're evaluating the bundles at B&H in a slightly different way.
B&H doesn't list the prices of individual components in a bundle, so we've shopped around to find the going price on each of the components individually, and then evaluated the RAM pricing in that context. We'll walk through what we found as we cover the bundles below.
First up is a bundle including the fastest CPU for gaming currently on the market, AMD's Ryzen 7 9850X3D. B&H has the CPU paired with the Asus ProArt X870E-Creator motherboard and 32GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 memory. If you bought the components on their own with current sales prices, you'd spend about $1,415 (just slightly off the $1,409.99 MSRP B&H quotes). With the bundle, you get everything for $1,259.99.
Taking into account the cost of the other components, the memory here is about $260. That's the most expensive of the lot we have here, but it's a downright bargain compared to buying the memory on its own. Right now, you'll spend about $410 to $420 on this kit of memory, depending on where you buy it.
As for performance, the Ryzen 7 9850X3D is the fastest gaming CPU currently on the market. The base Ryzen 7 9800X3D isn't far behind (about 3% to 4%), but if you want to squeeze every last drop of performance out of your gaming rig, the 9850X3D is what you're after.
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The bundle here comes with Corsair's standard Vengeance DDR5-6000 without lighting. If you want RGB, B&H is offering the same bundle with RGB RAM for for $14 more.
For something a bit more reasonably priced, B&H has a bundle around the Ryzen 7 7700X for $589.99. This bundle opts for the much cheaper Asus B650E Max Gaming motherboard, vastly reducing the price of the overall bundle (the ProArt board is north of $450). This bundle comes with just 16GB of DDR5-6000 memory, but it's also about half the price of the Ryzen 7 9850X3D bundles.
To buy all of these components right now, you'll spend about $650. Keep in mind that price is account for current sales as well. As you can see from our roundup of the best Prime Day CPU deals, the Ryzen 7 7700X is on a deep discount right now. With regular pricing, this bundle of components would easily reach into the $750 range. With current pricing, the memory clocks in at $210, but again, the discount is far greater if you look at the typical street price for the other components.
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