Ryzen 7 1800X (8core/16thread) "on sale" at Newegg $340. They are still showing the "old" $500 list price -- maybe this is old stock that they paid more for. However, the new official list price is supposed to be only $350.

Installed my $100 (overpriced) RX550 2GB half height GPU in the HTPC yesterday. It works -- runs cool and quiet. No surprise there.

I installed Steam in the HTPC and will try a couple games to see what it can do -- but this is not a gaming setup. We use the HTPC in our ballroom to study advanced Dancesport technique.