Saved an extra 25 by moving to a B650M K which allows bios flashing with no cpu installed, and used the Ryzen 5 8500g. I could probably go lower.
Gigabyte B650M K bios flash
[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RtFqvj)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 4.1 GHz 6-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/y3XV3C/amd-ryzen-5-8500g-41-ghz-6-core-processor-100-100000931box) | $159.00 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte B650M K Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PskH99/gigabyte-b650m-k-micro-atx-am5-motherboard-b650m-k) | $119.49 @ Amazon
**Memory** | [PNY XLR8 Gaming MAKO 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL40 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/p6Hqqs/pny-xlr8-gaming-mako-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6000-cl40-memory-md32gk2d5600040mxr) | $79.04 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Crucial P3 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/XKt9TW/crucial-p3-500-gb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-ct500p3ssd8) | $39.99 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [PowerColor Fighter Radeon RX 6600 XT 8 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nyH7YJ/powercolor-radeon-rx-6600-xt-8-gb-fighter-video-card-6600xt-8gbd6-3dh) | $209.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [Thermaltake Smart BX1 650 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Yk448d/thermaltake-smart-bx1-650-w-80-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-ps-spd-0650nnfabu-1) | $59.99 @ Amazon
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **$667.50**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2024-06-26 16:25 EDT-0400 |
So now we're lower, i just went heavy cheap mode just to see how low i could go and still get a viable AM5 system with a decent-ish gpu. Technically you could go even lower, ditch the gpu, start with just the 8500G, and then slowly upgrade everything else.
[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CcpMh3)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 4.1 GHz 6-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/y3XV3C/amd-ryzen-5-8500g-41-ghz-6-core-processor-100-100000931box) | $159.00 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte B650M K Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PskH99/gigabyte-b650m-k-micro-atx-am5-motherboard-b650m-k) | $119.49 @ Amazon
**Memory** | [Crucial Classic 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR5-5600 CL46 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/y4BzK8/crucial-classic-16-gb-2-x-8-gb-ddr5-5600-cl46-memory-ct2k8g56c46u5) | $55.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Patriot P300 256 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/rWxbt6/patriot-p300-256-gb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-p300p256gm28) | $22.29 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [Gigabyte EAGLE Radeon RX 6600 8 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/G9ytt6/gigabyte-radeon-rx-6600-8-gb-eagle-video-card-gv-r66eagle-8gd) | $189.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [PowerSpec PS 650BF 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4xhKHx/powerspec-650-w-80-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-ps-650bf) | $56.99 @ Amazon
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **$603.75**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2024-06-26 17:27 EDT-0400 |