Due to high prices of various PC components, especially memory, building a system has become difficult. However, we have been reporting on various combo bundle packs which are offering gamers and the like the option to build DIY desktop PCs for significantly lower prices than buying them individually.
Today we have got another such combo deal which bundles MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI AMD AM5 motherboad with AMD"s hexa-core Ryzen 5 9600X and MSI MAG Coreliquid A13 240 Black AIO liquid cooler. It also comes with a TeamGroup DDR5-6000 2x8GB RAM kit. The bundle also packs a McAfee Total Protection anti-virus software solution (purchase link towards the end of the article).
The technical specifications of the MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI motherboard are given in the table below:
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| CPU Support | AMD Ryzen™ 9000 / 8000 / 7000 Series Desktop Processors (Socket AM5) |
| Memory | 4x DDR5 UDIMM, up to 256GB DDR5 8200–5600 (OC) MT/s / 5600–4800 (JEDEC) MT/s Dual-channel, Non-ECC, Un-buffered Supports AMD EXPO™, Overclocking, CUDIMM (Clock Driver bypass mode only) Max OC speeds vary by CPU and DIMM configuration |
| Onboard Graphics | 1x DisplayPort 1.2, max resolution 4K @ 60Hz (only with CPUs featuring iGPU) |
| Expansion Slots | 4x PCIe x16 slots: • PCI_E1: PCIe 5.0 x16 (Ryzen 9000/7000), PCIe 4.0 x8 (Ryzen 8700/8600/8400), PCIe 4.0 x4 (Ryzen 8500/8300) • PCI_E2: PCIe 3.0 x1 (Chipset) • PCI_E3: PCIe 4.0 x4 (Chipset) • PCI_E4: PCIe 3.0 x1 (Chipset) *PCI_E2, PCI_E3, PCI_E4 share bandwidth |
| Audio | Realtek® ALC897 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio |
| Storage | 3x M.2 slots: • M.2_1 (CPU): PCIe 5.0 x4, 2280/2260 • M.2_2 (CPU): PCIe 4.0 x4, 22110/2280 • M.2_3 (Chipset): PCIe 4.0 x2, 2280/2260 4x SATA 6Gb/s RAID 0/1 supported for SATA & NVMe |
| USB Ports | Rear: 4x USB 2.0, 1x USB 5Gbps Type-A, 1x USB 10Gbps Type-A, 2x USB 10Gbps Type-C Front: 4x USB 2.0, 4x USB 5Gbps Type-A, 1x USB 5Gbps Type-C |
| LAN | Realtek® 8126VB 5G LAN |
| Wireless | Wi-Fi 7 (pre-installed M.2 Key-E module) MU-MIMO TX/RX, 2.4GHz/5GHz/6GHz (320MHz), up to 5.8Gbps Supports 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be Bluetooth® 5.4 |
| Internal I/O | 1x ATX_PWR, 2x CPU_PWR, 1x PCIE_PWR (8-pin) 1x CPU Fan, 1x Pump/Combo Fan, 4x System Fan 3x Addressable RGB (JARGB_V2), 1x RGB LED (JRGB) 1x TPM 2.0 header, 1x Front Audio, 1x COM Port Multiple USB headers (2.0, 5Gbps Type-A, Type-C) |
| Back Panel Ports | Clear CMOS Button, Flash BIOS Button 2x USB 10Gbps Type-C, 1x USB 10Gbps Type-A 1x USB 5Gbps Type-A, 2x USB 2.0 5G LAN, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth antenna connectors DisplayPort, Audio connectors, S/PDIF-OUT |
| Form Factor | ATX, 243.84mm x 304.8mm |
The technical specifications of the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X are given in the table below:
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Codename | Granite Ridge |
| Architecture | Zen 5 |
| Cores / Threads | 6 Cores / 12 Threads |
| Base Clock | 3.9 GHz |
| Max Boost Clock | Up to 5.4 GHz |
| L1 Cache | 480 KB |
| L2 Cache | 6 MB |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB |
| Default TDP | 65W |
| Process Technology | TSMC 4nm FinFET (CPU cores), TSMC 6nm FinFET (I/O die) |
| Package Die Count | 2 |
| Unlocked for Overclocking | Yes |
| Supported Technologies | AMD EXPO™, Precision Boost 2, Precision Boost Overdrive, Curve Optimizer, AMD Ryzen™ Master |
| Instruction Set Extensions | x86-64, AES, AMD-V, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX+, SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 |
| Socket | AM5 |
| Compatible Chipsets | A620, B650, B650E, B840, B850 |
The full bundle is available for $460. Get it at the link below:
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MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI + Team Group FF3D516G6000HC38ADC01 (2x8GB DDR5-6000 CL38) + AMD Ryzen 5 9600X + MSI MAG Coreliquid A13 240 Black + McAfee Total Protection: $459.98 (Sold and Shipped by Newegg US)
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