Newegg gift-card stacking cuts 32GB DDR5 kits to $420 and Ryzen 7 7700X to $209

According to TechRadar, Newegg is selling a $100 gift card that includes a $15 bonus, so buying two cards costs $200 and yields $30 in extra credit. Combined with current discounts, the publication selected three 32GB kits at $420 apiece. It said RAM prices have risen sharply, a trend it linked to demand from AI, making such promotions unusually important for upgraders.

The first option, Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400, is built for AMD Expo profiles and has CL38-46-46-110 timings. TechRadar described it as the fastest of the three at 6400MT/s and said it supports AMD 600 Series, 800 Series or Ryzen PCs. The second, TeamGroup T-Force Delta RGB DDR5-6000, is a dual-profile kit for AMD Expo and Intel XMP 3.0 with CL38-46-46-84 timings. The third, Klevv's 32GB DDR5-6000 kit, also supports Intel and AMD profiles and has tighter 30-36-36-76 timings. For all three, TechRadar's method requires buying two $100 gift cards to capture the $30 bonus; the TeamGroup and Klevv listings also require code GTWF569 for the full discount.

On the processor side, TechRadar said the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X is $239 at Newegg, down from $399, and comes with a free Cooler Master Elite Liquid 240mm AIO cooler. By buying two $100 Newegg gift cards to obtain the $30 bonus, the publication said the effective price falls to $209. The chip has eight Zen 4 cores and 16 threads, a 4.5GHz base clock, up to 5.4GHz boost, 32MB of L3 cache and a 105W TDP. It uses Socket AM5 and requires an AM5 motherboard and DDR5 memory. The 7700X does not normally ship with a cooler, so TechRadar said the bundled 240mm AIO removes an extra cost.

In TechRadar's testing, its components expert John called the Ryzen 7 7700X 'hands down the best processor on the market for most people.' TechRadar said the $209 effective price is $190 below the $399 list price, though not the lowest price ever recorded for the chip. It argued that the free 240mm AIO makes the offer stand out because buyers would otherwise have to purchase a cooler separately.

TechRadar recommended the Patriot kit for users prioritising speed, the TeamGroup kit for a stylish RGB kit that is close to plug-and-play on Intel XMP boards, and the Klevv kit for an AMD build, citing its 6000MT/s speed and CL30 timings as a sweet spot for AMD processors. For the Ryzen 7 7700X, it said buyers should consider the deal if they are building a new AM5 gaming or general-use PC, want eight fast cores without paying Ryzen 9 prices, or need a cooler anyway. It said buyers should skip it if they are on an older AM4 or DDR4 system and do not want to replace the motherboard and memory, do heavy professional rendering that would benefit from more cores, or have a case that cannot fit a 240mm radiator.