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Get 32GB of Kingston DDR5 for $261 when bundled with the new 9850X3D and an X870 motherboard — get AMD's fastest gaming chip and the core of an AM5 build for less than $1,100
Newegg bundles continue to be one of the only ways to fight exorbitant prices on RAM and SSDs. It can seem like building a PC in 2026 just isn't an option, but if you know where to look, there are some big savings to be had. You can't buy 32GB of RAM for less than $300 in the U.S. right now, but if you head to Newegg, you can get 32GB of Kingston Fury Beast DDR5 for around $260 when bundled with the AMD 9850X3D and Asus Rog Strix X870E-H.
The heart of this bundle is the new AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D, the fastest gaming chip on the market. It hasn't unseated the 9800X3D as the best option, owing to its heftier power draw, but this 8-core, 16-thread beast with clock speeds of 5.6GHz will breeze past any gaming title you can imagine. Couple that with a powerful motherboard and 32GB of 6000Mhz RAM, and you've got the makings of a powerful AM5 build.
The AMD CPU and motherboard alone are worth $838, meaning you're getting the RAM for $261, rather than the inflated $694 list price and the $350-ish going rate for decent RAM in that capacity.
Get AMD's fastest gaming chip, X870E-E motherboard, and 32GB of DDR5 RAM to start your AM5 build. At $1,111, the cost of the motherboard and CPU alone means the RAM in this bundle costs around $160, rather than its list price of $399.
Per our testing, the 9850X3D is the fastest gaming chip on the market, owing in part to a substantial increase in power draw over the 9800X3D, which it unseats at the top of our benchmark charts. It's a tougher value proposition as a standalone item, but in a bundle like this one it's a pretty great purchase.
The premium motherboard should hold your build together for years to come, with a raft of overclocking features and optimized thermals for high performance. You get two PCIe 5.0 M.2 slots for high-speed storage, as well as a further two PCIe 4.0 options for expansion.
Networking is provided by on-board Wi-Fi 7 as well as 5Gb Ethernet. Other features include 16+2+1 power staging, four DIMM slots for up to 256GB of DDR5 RAM (should market conditions ever improve), and a raft of I/O ports. Specifically, you get 14 USB ports: two USB4 (40Gbps) ports (2 x USB Type-C), four USB 10Gbps ports (3 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C with up to 30W PD/PPS Fast-charge), six USB 5Gbps ports (6 x Type-A), and two USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A).
This motherboard will also seat the 32GB of Kingston Fury Beast DDR5, with low CL30-36-36-38 timings and RGB lighting.
Stephen is Tom's Hardware's News Editor with almost a decade of industry experience covering technology, having worked at TechRadar, iMore, and even Apple over the years. He has covered the world of consumer tech from nearly every angle, including supply chain rumors, patents, and litigation, and more. When he's not at work, he loves reading about history and playing video games.
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D / 32GB Kingston DDR5 / Asus Rog Strix X870E-H: was $1,099.99 now $434.99 at Newegg
No, this should be written in one of these formats:
was $1534.98 now $1099.99
was $1534.98 now $1099.99, save $434.99
was $1534.98, save $434.99
now $1099.99, save $434.99or something along those lines. And, if I recall, this isn't the first time a deal posting has been confusing/misleading like this.
