Originally I was planning on doing an Intel build for gaming, some Plex, and possibly some Stable Diffusion, but decided to opt for my first AMD build and first build in over 8 years. Case will probably be the Fractal Torrent with solid side panel so I don't care about aesthetics.
Leaning...
This has to be one of the best deal going for a top of the line CPU.
Newegg has the Ryzen 7 7800X3D discounted for $369.99 - $10.00 instant rebate (UBTSCVA66) = $359.99!
That's even $60.00 cheaper than Microcenter. :cool: