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be quiet! (almost) Budget System Build!

be quiet! sent KitGuru a stack of hardware to use in a PC build, including a Pure Base 500DX case, Pure Loop 240mm AIO cooler, a Pure Power 11 FM 650W power supply, an MC1 Pro SSD cooler and a huge 80×40 be quiet! mouse mat. Our plan was to build a budget gaming PC and we pretty much achieved that aim except, you know, graphics cards.

Build list:

Processor: Intel Core i5-11400F (6 cores/12 threads) £150
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Loop 240mm £80
Thermal compound: Arctic MX-5
Motherboard: MSI B560M Mortar WiFi £114
Memory: 16GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB DDR4-3200MHz CL16 £114
Graphics card: Gigabyte RTX 2080 Super Gaming OC 8GB £750
Power supply: be quiet! Pure Power 11 FM 650W Gold £80
SSD: 500GB Sabrent Rocket 4.0 M.2 NVMe £81
SSD Cooler: be quiet! MC1 Pro SSD cooler £13
OS: Windows 10

Find out more about the be quiet! hardware here:

be quiet! Pure Base 500DX Black – https://bit.ly/3belUsO
be quiet! Pure Power 11 FM 650W – https://bit.ly/3i2IRUy
be quiet! Pure Loop 240mm – https://bit.ly/3ecNg68
be quiet! MC1 Pro – https://bit.ly/3keBlZk

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