Sometimes, one of the best ways to get a good deal on computer hardware is to look for promotional bundles of components. This is especially true when building (or rebuilding) a PC from the ground up. There are plenty of reasons to start over with a new motherboard and CPU—one of the biggest right now being the need to upgrade hardware to run Windows 11, as Windows 10 is closing in on the end of its lifecycle. Whatever the case, if you’re a gamer looking for a deal, you should check out this bundle at Newegg that includes theAMD 7800X3D and Gigabyte B650E Aorus Elite X Ice motherboardfor just $504 — saving over $160 on what these components would cost separately. The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is listed for $425, and the Gigabyte B650E Aorus Elite X Ice for $239 separately.
While it’s no longer cutting-edge, we really enjoyed our experience with theAMD Ryzen 7 7800X3DCPU when reviewing it, giving it a rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars. We had very few complaints that are rendered moot by today’s discount and the lower price of DDR5 these days.
you’re able to pick up both the AMD 7800X3D and Gigabyte B650E Aorus Elite X ICE motherboard at Newegg in a combo to save over $150 off their usual prices. This setup supports PCIe 5.0 as well as DDR5-5200 RAM.
The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D has 8 cores and a total of 16 threads. The base speed is 4.2 GHz, but the chip boosts as high as 5.0 GHz with decent cooling. It has support for PCIe 5.0 as well as up to 128 GB of DDR5-5200 on the bundled motherboard via two memory channels.
While we haven’t had the opportunity to review this exact motherboard model, but we did review theGigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX Icemotherboard and appreciated its performance. That said, it’s hard to say exactly how the two compare without getting a close look at the B650E Aorus Elite X ICE. The latter is built around the AMD B650E chipset and can support up to 192GB of DDR5-8000 RAM. It has one PCIe 5.0 x16 slot and two PCIe 3.0 x16 slots. It goes without saying that this board is compatible with the AMD 7 7800X3D chip it’s bundled with.
At one point, the AMD 7 7800X3D was our top recommended CPU. Nowadays, it’s moved down ourCPU hierarchylist a bit, but it still stands out as a remarkable processor — especially with today’s discount in mind.
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Ash Hill is a contributing writer for Tom’s Hardware with a wealth of experience in the hobby electronics, 3D printing and PCs. She manages the Pi projects of the month and much of our daily Raspberry Pi reporting while also finding the best coupons and deals on all tech.
