The ASUS Prime H610M-E D4 has all the ports and connectors expected with a cheap PC build, including 10 USB ports on the front and rear that are either USB 3.2 Gen 1 or USB 2.0. For this build, the TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 16 GB DDR4 memory only takes up a fourth of the 64 GB capacity of the board. This motherboard has some impressive capabilities including PCIe 4.0 to support the most recent graphics cards, and it's of the few H610 boards with 2 M.2 storage slots. The Intel Core i3-12100F pairs extremely well with equally affordable LGA 1700 motherboards like the ASUS Prime H610M-E D4. The Intel Core i3-12100F is a locked chip that is not easily overclockable, so the included stock cooler is fine for managing CPU temps. The quad-core processor debuted in late 2021 as part of Intel's 12th generation of CPUs and offered an alternative to more costly AMD chips like the Ryzen 3 3100.

The brains of this build is the Intel Core i3-12100F processor, which is more than adequate to drive a lower-end system. Assembling a budget gaming PC build using a lower-end NVIDIA graphics card is relatively straightforward with fewer compromises than a builder might expect.

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