Help with reducing build cost

Build/Battlestation

Hello. My white MicroATX build is a bit over my budget, I was hoping some people could reccomend better parts? I want to decrease the build cost from 1686$ to somewhere around 1250$.

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/pV7QPf)

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5 GHz 8-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/WfqPxr/amd-ryzen-7-7700x-45-ghz-8-core-processor-100-100000591wof) | $233.99 @ Amazon

**CPU Cooler** | [Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE WHITE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/xMLFf7/thermalright-peerless-assassin-120-se-white-argb-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-pa120-se-white-argb) | $39.90 @ Amazon

**Motherboard** | [ASRock B650M-HDV/M.2 White Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/8LFCmG/asrock-b650m-hdvm2-white-micro-atx-am5-motherboard-b650m-hdvm2-white) | $109.99 @ Newegg

**Memory** | [Crucial Pro Overclocking 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/GLNscf/crucial-pro-overclocking-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6400-cl32-memory-cp2k16g64c32u5w) | $389.99 @ B&H

**Storage** | [Western Digital WD_BLACK SN7100 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wfMMnQ/western-digital-wd\_black-sn7100-2-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-wds200t4x0e-00cja0) | $242.96 @ Amazon

**Video Card** | [XFX Swift OC Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/CRYfrH/xfx-swift-oc-radeon-rx-9060-xt-16-gb-video-card-rx-96tsw16wq) | $449.99 @ Newegg Sellers

**Case** | [Asus Prime AP201 MicroATX Mini Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Y27scf/asus-prime-ap201-microatx-mini-tower-case-prime-ap201-tg-wh) | $84.99 @ Amazon

**Power Supply** | [MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/LPBzK8/msi-mag-a850gl-pcie5-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-mag-a850gl-pcie5-white) | $109.99 @ Amazon

**Case Fan** | [Thermalright TL-C12CW 66.17 CFM 120 mm Fan](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/rrpQzy/thermalright-tl-c12cw-6617-cfm-120-mm-fan-tl-c12cw) | $8.39 @ Amazon

| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |

| **Total** | **$1686.97**

| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2026-06-19 20:36 EDT-0400 |

Posted Jun 20, 2026, 12:42 AM UTC

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